Overpower

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER achieves a combo rank of 422 out of 2980 tested combinations in Overpower. This places the pairing in the top 14.2% of all tested combos, a strong result for a system built around a mainstream 8-core processor and a mid-to-high-end graphics card. The rank reflects the balanced nature of this pairing; neither component is the absolute fastest in its class, but together they deliver frame rates that outpace the vast majority of tested hardware configurations in this Action title.

Benchmark data indicates the CPU holds a 94th percentile ranking against all tested processors, while the GPU sits at the 83rd percentile against all tested graphics cards. The gap between these percentile positions suggests the system is slightly more CPU-advantaged than GPU-advantaged, yet the overall combo rank of 422 shows that the two components complement each other well in Overpower's specific workload. The data shows that this combo outperforms roughly 86% of all tested pairings, which is notable given that the GPU is marked as end-of-life and the CPU is a recent release.

When examining the nearest rivals by average benchmark score, the CPU's performance is tightly clustered. The Ryzen 7 9700F scores an average of 69,996, which is just 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69,875) and 0.7% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69,515). It trails the Intel Core i7-14700KF by a marginal 0.2% (70,163) and the Core i7-14700K by 0.9% (69,355). This clustering indicates that in synthetic CPU benchmarks, the 9700F is effectively interchangeable with these high-end rivals, with deltas well within run-to-run variance. The GPU's nearest rivals show similar tight grouping: the RTX 4070 SUPER averages 43,223, sitting just 0.1% below the Quadro M6000 24 GB (43,262) and 0.1% below the RTX 5050 Mobile (43,268), while trailing the RTX 4090 Mobile by 1% (43,667). These small deltas suggest that in pure compute terms, the 4070 SUPER punches at a level comparable to much more expensive workstation and mobile flagship parts.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz, translating to 21 Gbps effective. The GPU's base clock is 1980 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz. This configuration of memory capacity and bandwidth is well-suited for Overpower's demands at high resolutions, as the measured frame rates at 4K remain playable even at Ultra settings.

The GPU is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using the AD104 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. It features 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. The ray tracing hardware includes 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 198.0 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 554.4 GTexel/s, with FP32 compute rated at 35.48 TFLOPS. These specifications indicate a GPU that can handle both rasterization and ray-traced workloads, though the measured FPS data in Overpower does not distinguish between these rendering paths.

The GPU's performance in synthetic benchmarks shows a Passmark G3D score of 29,995 and a Passmark GPU compute score of 17,108. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 4,627, while Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores are 172,795 and 205,624 respectively. The GPU's 83rd percentile ranking against all tested GPUs, combined with its nearest rivals being workstation and mobile parts, suggests that in Overpower, the RTX 4070 SUPER is delivering performance that exceeds its desktop mid-range positioning. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the game's demands, as evidenced by the fact that even at 4K Ultra, the average FPS does not collapse due to memory pressure.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge), fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is DDR5 with dual-channel configuration, providing a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. The CPU connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes from the CPU only.

This processor's benchmark scores reveal a strong balance between single-thread and multi-thread performance. The Passmark single-thread score is 4,691, which is excellent for gaming workloads that rely on high IPC. The multi-thread score is 36,470, with an average benchmark score of 69,996. Specific workloads show the CPU excelling in integer math (120,788), floating-point math (77,955), and extended instructions (33,688). Data compression scores 421,988, data encryption scores 21,488, and random string sorting scores 45,890. The find prime numbers test scores 183, and physics scores 2,122.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The 8-core/16-thread configuration is ample for modern game engines, and the high boost clock of 5.50 GHz ensures strong single-thread performance. The 94th percentile ranking against all CPUs indicates that this processor outperforms the vast majority of installed hardware. The nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks are all high-end parts, and the deltas are negligible, meaning the 9700F is not the limiting factor in this combo. The fact that the combo ranks 422nd overall, rather than higher, is more likely attributable to the GPU's 83rd percentile standing than any CPU deficiency.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4070 SUPER paired with the Ryzen 7 9700F delivers an average of 235 FPS on Low settings, 147 FPS on Medium, 137 FPS on High, and 113 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset records a minimum of 125 FPS and a maximum of 169 FPS, showing a tight frame time distribution. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a drop of 122 FPS, or roughly 52%, which is typical for a game that scales well with graphics settings.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 210 FPS on Low, 131 FPS on Medium, 122 FPS on High, and 101 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 111 FPS and a maximum of 151 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 109 FPS, or about 52%, consistent with the scaling observed at 1080p. The fact that the 1440p Low average (210 FPS) is only slightly below the 1080p Low average (235 FPS) suggests that at Low settings, the system is approaching a CPU or engine limit rather than a pure GPU limit.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 178 FPS on Low, 112 FPS on Medium, 103 FPS on High, and 86 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 95 FPS and a maximum of 128 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra at 4K is 92 FPS, or about 52%. Notably, the 4K Low average of 178 FPS is significantly higher than the 1080p Ultra average of 113 FPS, indicating that resolution scaling is more impactful than settings scaling at the high end. The minimum FPS at 4K Medium is 95, which is above the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered playable, and even the 4K Ultra average of 86 FPS remains smooth.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings drops the average from 137 to 122 FPS, a reduction of 15 FPS or about 11%. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings drops the average from 122 to 103 FPS, a reduction of 19 FPS or about 16%. At Low settings, the scaling is more pronounced: 235 FPS at 1080p, 210 FPS at 1440p (an 11% drop), and 178 FPS at 4K (a 15% drop from 1440p). At Ultra settings, the averages are 113 FPS at 1080p, 101 FPS at 1440p (an 11% drop), and 86 FPS at 4K (a 15% drop from 1440p).

The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the scaling behavior is primarily resolution-driven rather than settings-driven. The fact that the drop from 1080p to 1440p (11%) is smaller than the drop from 1440p to 4K (15-16%) indicates that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as resolution increases. However, the absolute FPS values remain high even at 4K, which suggests that the system is not severely bottlenecked at any resolution.

The data indicates that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 235 FPS, which is likely near the ceiling of what the CPU can deliver in this game's engine. At 4K Low, the system still manages 178 FPS, meaning the GPU is capable of handling the increased pixel count without a proportional drop. The fact that 4K Low (178 FPS) is higher than 1080p Ultra (113 FPS) reinforces that settings have a larger impact on frame rate than resolution, which is typical for a game that emphasizes pixel-level effects over raw resolution. The limiting component at 1080p Low appears to be the CPU, while at 4K Ultra, the GPU becomes the primary constraint.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall rank of this combo in Overpower?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 422nd out of 2980 tested combinations, placing it in the top 14.2% of all tested combos.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700F averages 69,996 in benchmark scores, which is 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, 0.7% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, 0.2% below the Intel Core i7-14700KF, and 0.9% below the Intel Core i7-14700K.

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo achieves an average of 86 FPS, with no minimum or maximum recorded for that specific configuration.

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for this game at high resolutions?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, and the measured FPS at 4K High (103 FPS) and 4K Ultra (86 FPS) indicates that memory capacity is not a limiting factor in Overpower.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance score?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700F scores 4,691 in the Passmark single-thread test, which is a key metric for gaming performance where instruction-level parallelism matters.

Q: How does the frame rate scale from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 147 at 1080p to 131 at 1440p (an 11% drop), and then to 112 at 4K (a 15% drop from 1440p), showing a consistent scaling pattern.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of the optimal settings for this combo. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 113 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 1080p delivers 137 FPS, and the Medium preset delivers 147 FPS with a minimum of 125 FPS. Given the high refresh rate potential of this system, the Ultra preset at 1080p offers the best visual quality without sacrificing playability, as the 113 FPS average is still excellent for fast-paced action.

At 1440p, the Ultra preset averages 101 FPS, which is still smooth, but the High preset at 122 FPS provides a more comfortable margin above 60 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p averages 131 FPS with a minimum of 111 FPS, which is ideal for competitive play where frame consistency matters. The data suggests that for 1440p, the High preset strikes the best balance between visual fidelity and performance, offering 122 FPS average without the risk of dipping below 60 FPS in demanding scenes.

At 4K, the Ultra preset averages 86 FPS, which is playable but may not be ideal for high-refresh-rate displays. The High preset at 4K averages 103 FPS, providing a better balance. The Medium preset at 4K averages 112 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS, which is the safest choice for maintaining a consistent experience at 4K. Given that the data shows 4K Medium (112 FPS) outperforms 1080p Ultra (113 FPS) by a negligible margin, users with 4K displays should prioritize the Medium preset to maximize frame rate stability, while those with 1080p or 1440p displays can comfortably use Ultra settings.

The Low preset is generally not recommended for this combo, as even at 4K, the Low preset (178 FPS) does not offer a substantial advantage over Medium (112 FPS) in terms of playability, and the visual compromise is significant. The measured data indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER has enough headroom to handle Medium settings at 4K and Ultra settings at lower resolutions without introducing frame pacing issues, as evidenced by the minimum FPS figures at Medium settings across all resolutions.