Overpower

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a robust performance profile in Overpower, with measured frame rates that scale predictably across resolutions and settings. This analysis breaks down the benchmark data to explain where the bottleneck lies, how the components interact, and which configurations yield the best experience.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for this combo reveals how the rendering load shifts as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system produces 203 FPS average. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops that to 181 FPS, a reduction of approximately 10.8%. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls further to 154 FPS, another 14.9% decline from the 1440p figure. This scaling pattern—where each step up in resolution costs a similar percentage of performance—indicates that at Low settings, the GPU is still managing the workload efficiently, though the gap between 1080p and 4K is substantial.

The picture changes when settings are raised. At High settings, the 1080p average is 117 FPS, dropping to 105 FPS at 1440p and 89 FPS at 4K. The percentage loss from 1080p to 4K here is 23.9%, a steeper decline than the Low preset's 24.1% (from 203 to 154), which shows that higher quality presets amplify the resolution penalty. At Ultra settings, the averages are 98 FPS at 1080p, 87 FPS at 1440p, and 74 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-4K drop at Ultra is 24.5%, nearly identical to the other presets, suggesting the scaling behavior is consistent across quality levels.

The data indicates that the RTX 3080's 10 GB GDDR6X memory and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth become more stressed as resolution climbs, but the frame rate losses are not catastrophic. The 4K Ultra result of 74 FPS remains playable, while 4K Low at 154 FPS is comfortably fast. The limiting component shifts from the CPU at lower resolutions to the GPU at higher ones, as evidenced by the diminishing returns of higher settings at 4K—the gap between High and Ultra at 4K is only 15 FPS, while at 1080p it is 19 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA102 chip manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. It features 8704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, along with 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores. The GPU's base clock is 1440 MHz with a boost clock of 1710 MHz, and memory runs at 1188 MHz with 19 Gbps effective speed across a 320-bit bus.

This configuration produces a pixel rate of 164.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 465.1 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 29.77 TFLOPS. The GPU's PassMark G3D score is 25086, placing it in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the NVIDIA P106-100 with an average score of 23249 (0.3% lower) and the AMD Radeon RX 6600M at 23273 (0.4% lower), showing the RTX 3080 sits slightly above these in raw compute.

In Overpower, the GPU's role is central at higher resolutions. The 4K Medium result shows an average of 96 FPS with a minimum of 82 and maximum of 110, indicating some frame time variance but generally stable performance. At 1440p Medium, the average is 113 FPS with min/max of 96 and 130, respectively. The 1080p Medium row shows 127 FPS average with 108 min and 146 max. These Medium preset numbers demonstrate that the RTX 3080 handles the game's mid-tier settings with headroom, but the gap between Low and Medium at each resolution—roughly 50 FPS at 1080p, 68 FPS at 1440p, and 58 FPS at 4K—shows where the GPU begins to work harder.

The 10 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the presets tested, as no out-of-memory stutters are indicated by the min FPS data. The 68th percentile ranking versus all GPUs suggests this is a mid-to-high tier card, not a top performer, which aligns with its measured performance in this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 9700F and RTX 3080 achieves a combo rank of 780 out of 2980 tested combinations in Overpower. This places it in the top 26.2% of all combos in the database for this game. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU, where neither component is severely bottlenecking the other at the tested settings.

The CPU itself, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F, has an average benchmark score of 69996 and sits in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX with an average score of 69875 (0.2% higher), the Intel Core i7-14700KF at 70163 (0.2% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X at 69515 (0.7% higher). These delta values are minimal, indicating the 9700F performs essentially on par with these high-end chips in synthetic benchmarks.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 23172 places it in the 68th percentile, with nearest rivals all within 0.4% of its score. This combination of a top-tier CPU and mid-high-tier GPU results in a system that ranks well in Overpower but is not at the very top of the combo list. The 780/2980 rank suggests there are many combinations with faster GPUs that achieve higher frame rates, particularly at 4K where the GPU is the primary bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best experience. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers 203 FPS average, which is far above any display refresh rate in common use. However, the Medium preset at 127 FPS still provides a smooth experience with better visual quality, and the 1080p Medium minimum of 108 FPS ensures consistent frame delivery. The High preset at 117 FPS is also viable, but the Ultra preset at 98 FPS is the first to approach the 100 FPS threshold where frame drops become more noticeable.

At 1440p, the Low preset at 181 FPS is again excessive, while Medium at 113 FPS offers a strong balance. The High preset at 105 FPS remains playable, but Ultra at 87 FPS may show occasional dips below 60 FPS on demanding scenes, though the data does not record minimums for Ultra. The Medium preset's minimum of 96 FPS at 1440p suggests it holds frames well, making it the recommended choice for this resolution.

At 4K, the Low preset at 154 FPS is the only one that provides a high refresh rate experience. Medium at 96 FPS is still smooth, with a minimum of 82 FPS, while High at 89 FPS and Ultra at 74 FPS are progressively more taxing. For 4K, Medium appears to be the sweet spot, offering playable frame rates with improved visuals over Low without the performance cost of High or Ultra.

The data shows that Medium settings provide the best balance of frame rate and visual fidelity across all three resolutions tested, with the 1080p Medium minimum of 108 FPS being particularly strong.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages are as follows: Low settings produce 203 FPS, Medium produces 127 FPS with a minimum of 108 and maximum of 146, High produces 117 FPS, and Ultra produces 98 FPS. The Medium preset's min/max range of 38 FPS indicates moderate frame time variance, while the other presets do not have min/max data recorded.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 181 FPS, Medium averages 113 FPS with a minimum of 96 and maximum of 130, High averages 105 FPS, and Ultra averages 87 FPS. The Medium preset's min/max range of 34 FPS is slightly tighter than at 1080p, showing better frame pacing at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 154 FPS, Medium averages 96 FPS with a minimum of 82 and maximum of 110, High averages 89 FPS, and Ultra averages 74 FPS. The Medium preset's min/max range of 28 FPS is the tightest of all resolutions, indicating the GPU is under more consistent load at 4K.

Across all resolutions, the Low preset shows the largest absolute FPS numbers, but the percentage drop from Low to Medium is substantial: 37.4% at 1080p, 37.6% at 1440p, and 37.7% at 4K. The drop from Medium to High is smaller: 7.9% at 1080p, 7.1% at 1440p, and 7.3% at 4K. The drop from High to Ultra is 16.2% at 1080p, 17.1% at 1440p, and 16.9% at 4K. These consistent percentages suggest the settings presets scale uniformly across resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 98 FPS.

Q: How does the 4K Medium preset compare to 1440p Medium?

A: At 3840x2160 Medium, the average is 96 FPS with a minimum of 82 and maximum of 110. At 2560x1440 Medium, the average is 113 FPS with a minimum of 96 and maximum of 130. The 1440p result is 17.7% higher on average.

Q: Which preset has the highest minimum FPS across all resolutions?

A: The 1080p Medium preset has the highest recorded minimum FPS at 108. The 1440p Medium minimum is 96, and the 4K Medium minimum is 82.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 780th out of 2980 tested combinations in Overpower.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multithread score?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700F scores 4691 in PassMark single-thread tests and 36470 in PassMark multithread tests. The multithread score is approximately 7.8 times higher than the single-thread score.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low settings produce 154 FPS average while Ultra produces 74 FPS, a difference of 80 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is a Zen 5 architecture processor on the Granite Ridge codename, built on TSMC's 4 nm process. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. The CPU features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, totaling 8,315 million transistors on a 70.6 mm² die.

The 9700F supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s, and it uses PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes from the CPU. Its TDP is 65 W, and it has a PassMark multithread score of 36470. The CPU's percentile versus all CPUs is 94, indicating it outperforms the vast majority of processors in the database.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is most pronounced at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is not fully utilized. At 1080p Low, the 203 FPS average suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at very high frame rates. The 3.80 GHz base clock and 5.50 GHz boost clock provide the single-thread performance needed for game logic and draw call processing, with a PassMark single-thread score of 4691.

The CPU's benchmark scores in various workloads further illustrate its capabilities: 421988 in data compression, 21488 in data encryption, 33688 in extended instructions, 77955 in floating point math, 120788 in integer math, 2122 in physics, and 45890 in random string sorting. These numbers indicate a well-rounded processor that handles both gaming and compute tasks effectively.

The nearest CPU rivals show how close the 9700F is to other high-end chips: the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 69875 (0.2% higher), the Intel Core i7-14700KF scores 70163 (0.2% lower), the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scores 69515 (0.7% higher), and the Intel Core i7-14700K scores 69355 (0.9% higher). The 9700F's 69996 average score places it squarely in this competitive group, and in Overpower, this CPU strength prevents it from being a limiting factor at any tested resolution or setting, as evidenced by the consistent FPS scaling patterns.