Overpower

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate for this combo at 1080p with High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Intel Arc B580 combination delivers an average of 72 FPS. This is the middle-ground preset for this resolution, sitting between the Low preset's 125 FPS and the Ultra preset's 60 FPS.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset yields 54 FPS average, while High delivers 65 FPS. The 11 FPS difference between these two presets is consistent with the pattern seen at 1080p, where Ultra produces 60 FPS and High produces 72 FPS.

Q: Which resolution and settings combination provides the highest measured average FPS?

A: The highest measured average FPS in the entire dataset is 125 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 111 FPS at 2560x1440 with Low settings, indicating that Low settings consistently unlock the best performance at any resolution.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for the Medium preset at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the minimum FPS recorded is 50, with a maximum of 68 and an average of 59 FPS. This is the only 4K configuration in the dataset that includes min/max FPS data.

Q: What percentile does this GPU rank in compared to all GPUs?

A: The Intel Arc B580 ranks in the 68th percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score is 23,021, which places it within 0.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080's average score of 23,172.

Q: How does this CPU's multi-core performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D has an average benchmark score of 58,386. Its closest rival, the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M, scores 58,323, meaning the Ryzen is 0.1% ahead. The gap to the Intel Core i9-14900 is 0.5% in favor of the Ryzen.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces 125 FPS, Medium produces 78 FPS, High produces 72 FPS, and Ultra produces 60 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is a 47 FPS drop, which is substantial. The step from Medium to High is only 6 FPS, and the step from High to Ultra is 12 FPS. This pattern suggests that the Medium preset offers a reasonable balance, but the largest performance cliff sits between Low and Medium.

At 2560x1440, the same ordering holds: Low yields 111 FPS, Medium yields 70 FPS, High yields 65 FPS, and Ultra yields 54 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 41 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is only 5 FPS. The High to Ultra step is 11 FPS. At this resolution, the Medium preset again appears as the point where diminishing returns begin to steepen, but the High preset still maintains a playable 65 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset delivers 95 FPS, which is the only 4K configuration above 60 FPS. Medium drops to 59 FPS, High drops to 55 FPS, and Ultra falls to 46 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 36 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is only 4 FPS. The High to Ultra step is 9 FPS. This resolution shows that the 4K Ultra preset is the only measured configuration below 50 FPS.

The data indicates that the Medium preset provides the most consistent experience across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium offers 78 FPS; at 1440p, it offers 70 FPS; at 4K, it offers 59 FPS. This preset maintains frame rates above 55 FPS even at the highest resolution, with a minimum FPS of 50 at 4K. For users prioritizing smoothness, the High preset at 1080p (72 FPS) or 1440p (65 FPS) is also viable, but the Medium preset's 4K performance (59 FPS average, 50 FPS minimum) makes it the only preset that keeps all resolutions above the 45 FPS threshold.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals how the system scales under increasing pixel load. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 125 at 1080p to 111 at 1440p (an 11.2% decrease) and then to 95 at 4K (a 14.4% decrease from 1440p). This represents a total drop of 24% from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is relatively gentle, suggesting that at Low settings, the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU even at higher resolutions.

At Medium settings, the drop is steeper: 78 FPS at 1080p, 70 FPS at 1440p (a 10.3% decrease), and 59 FPS at 4K (a 15.7% decrease from 1440p). The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 24.4%. The pattern is similar to Low settings, indicating that medium settings do not dramatically shift the balance between CPU and GPU load.

At High settings, the scaling becomes more pronounced: 72 FPS at 1080p, 65 FPS at 1440p (a 9.7% decrease), and 55 FPS at 4K (a 15.4% decrease from 1440p). The total drop is 23.6%. This is the most gradual scaling curve of all presets, suggesting that the GPU is not the sole limiting factor even at 4K.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is the most severe: 60 FPS at 1080p, 54 FPS at 1440p (a 10% decrease), and 46 FPS at 4K (a 14.8% decrease from 1440p). The total drop is 23.3%. The fact that Ultra settings show a similar relative drop to other presets indicates that the resolution scaling is consistent regardless of preset.

The pattern across all presets shows that the largest FPS drop occurs between 1440p and 4K, not between 1080p and 1440p. This suggests that the GPU begins to feel the pixel throughput pressure at 4K, but the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at any resolution. The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, provides sufficient computational headroom to keep frame rates within 24% of the 1080p baseline even at 4K, regardless of settings.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Intel Arc B580 ranks 2,222 out of 2,980 tested combos in Overpower. This places it in the 74.6th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning it outperforms roughly three-quarters of all other CPU-GPU pairings tested in this game.

The rank is notable given the GPU's position in the overall GPU hierarchy. The Intel Arc B580 sits in the 68th percentile of all GPUs, and its average benchmark score of 23,021 is nearly identical to that of the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (23,061, a 0.2% difference) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (22,895, a 0.6% difference). The GPU's performance class is mid-range, yet the combination still manages to land in the upper quartile of all combos.

The CPU's performance contributes significantly to this rank. The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 58,386. This is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M, 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i9-14900, and 0.7% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470. The CPU's strong multi-threaded performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,807 and a Passmark multi-thread score of 41,318, provides a solid foundation for the GPU to operate within.

The gap between the combo's rank (74.6th percentile) and the GPU's individual percentile (68th) suggests that the CPU boosts the system's overall gaming performance. In Overpower, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D's 96 MB of shared L3 cache and 5.60 GHz boost clock likely help maintain consistent frame pacing, which is reflected in the measured FPS data showing only modest drops between presets at the same resolution.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, codenamed Battlemage, and fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It features 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs, with 20 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a base and boost clock of 2670 MHz, and its memory runs at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) across a 192-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s.

The 12 GB of GDDR6 memory is a significant asset for Overpower at high resolutions. At 4K with Ultra settings, the combo maintains 46 FPS, which is the lowest measured result. The memory bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s provides sufficient throughput for the game's textures at 4K, but the pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s become limiting factors as resolution increases.

The GPU's compute capabilities include 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 27.34 TFLOPS of FP16 performance. The Passmark G3D score of 15,748 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,068 indicate that the GPU's raw performance is competitive with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (which it trails by 0.6% in average benchmark score) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (which it trails by 0.7%).

In Overpower, the GPU's role is most evident in the resolution scaling. The drop from 1080p Low (125 FPS) to 4K Low (95 FPS) represents a 24% reduction, which is consistent with the GPU being the primary scaling factor. However, the fact that the GPU's percentile rank (68th) is lower than the combo's rank (74.6th) suggests that the GPU is not the sole determinant of performance; the CPU compensates for the GPU's mid-range position.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the dataset includes four settings configurations. Low settings produce an average of 125 FPS, which is the highest measured result in the entire dataset. Medium settings produce 78 FPS with a minimum of 66 and a maximum of 90. High settings produce 72 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 60 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 65 FPS, indicating that the GPU has significant headroom at this resolution when settings are reduced.

At 2560x1440, Low settings produce an average of 111 FPS. Medium settings produce 70 FPS with a minimum of 59 and a maximum of 80. High settings produce 65 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 54 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 57 FPS, slightly narrower than at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is beginning to feel the resolution increase.

At 3840x2160, Low settings produce an average of 95 FPS. Medium settings produce 59 FPS with a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 68. High settings produce 55 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 46 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 49 FPS, the narrowest of all three resolutions. This indicates that at 4K, the GPU's performance ceiling prevents Low settings from achieving the same relative advantage over Ultra as seen at lower resolutions.

The Medium preset is the only one with min/max FPS data across all three resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 66-90 (a 24 FPS spread). At 1440p, the range is 59-80 (a 21 FPS spread). At 4K, the range is 50-68 (an 18 FPS spread). The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests that frame pacing becomes more consistent as the GPU approaches its limits.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a 9000 series processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The CPU features 96 MB of shared L3 cache, with 80 KB of L1 cache per core and 1 MB of L2 cache per core. The TDP is rated at 120 W.

The CPU's benchmark performance shows strength in multi-threaded workloads. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 22,807, while the single-core score is 2,228. The Passmark multi-thread score is 41,318, and the Passmark single-thread score is 4,704. These scores place the CPU in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 58,386.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is evident in the consistent frame rates across presets. At 1080p, the difference between Low and High settings is 53 FPS (125 vs 72), but the difference between High and Ultra is only 12 FPS (72 vs 60). This pattern suggests that the CPU can maintain high frame rates even when the GPU is not the bottleneck, as evidenced by the 125 FPS at Low settings.

The CPU's high boost clock of 5.60 GHz and substantial L3 cache likely contribute to the game's frame pacing. The measured FPS data shows that at 4K, even with Low settings, the combo achieves 95 FPS, which is 74% of the 1080p Low result. This indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently at all resolutions, and the GPU's 68th percentile performance is the limiting factor in the combo's overall rank of 2,222 out of 2,980.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s (dual-channel DDR5) and PCIe Gen 5 support with 24 lanes provide adequate data throughput for the GPU. The combination of the CPU's high single-thread performance (Passmark single-thread score of 4,704) and multi-thread capabilities (Passmark multi-thread score of 41,318) ensures that the system is not CPU-bound in this game, allowing the GPU to operate near its full potential across all tested settings and resolutions.