Overpower

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is a combination that pits a high-end 12-core CPU against a mid-range Turing GPU. In Overpower, the measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets reveal a system that is clearly GPU-limited at higher settings, while the CPU’s strong multi-threaded performance keeps the system from becoming the bottleneck at lower resolutions. The data below is measured, not estimated, and provides a concrete picture of what this combo can deliver in this action title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS values show a consistent decline as resolution increases, which is the expected pattern when the GPU is the primary constraint. At High settings, the average frame rate moves from 71 at 1920x1080, to 60.1 at 2560x1440, and down to 51.9 at 3840x2160. The same trend appears across all presets: Low goes from 118.8 at 1080p to 104.6 at 1440p to 88 at 4K; Medium drops from 72 to 65.6 to 58.7; Ultra falls from 55.9 to 47.6 to 43.5. The gap between 1080p and 4K is substantial in every case, and the fact that even the Low preset loses about 30 FPS from 1080p to 4K indicates that the RTX 2060 is being pushed hard at higher pixel counts. The scaling pattern is smooth and monotonic, with no anomalous jumps, which suggests that the game is not hitting a CPU ceiling at any resolution. The 4K Ultra result of 43.5 FPS is the lowest value in the entire set, and even the 4K Medium result of 58.7 sits below the 60.1 FPS seen at 1440p High. This resolution sensitivity points directly to the GPU as the limiting component, a conclusion reinforced by the CPU’s high benchmark percentile.

How This Combo Ranks

In the Overpower combo ranking, this pairing sits at 1439 out of 1744 tested combinations. That places it in the lower third of all tested systems, which is a notable contrast to the individual component percentiles. The Ryzen 9 5900X ranks in the 90th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 2060 sits in the 58th percentile among GPUs. The large gap between the CPU’s high standing and the combo’s low rank strongly suggests that the GPU is dragging down the overall result. The CPU’s nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the AMD EPYC 4245P (0.2% ahead), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS (0.7% behind), the Intel Core i7-13700F (0.9% ahead), and the Intel Core i7-13700 (1% behind). These deltas are small, meaning the 5900X is competitive with those parts, but none of them are paired with a GPU as weak as the RTX 2060 in this test. The GPU’s nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (0.5% ahead), the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (1.7% behind), the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (1.7% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (1.8% ahead). The RTX 2060’s average benchmark score of 16074 is close to those parts, but in Overpower the combo rank shows that the GPU’s performance is not sufficient to push the system into a higher tier. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p or 1440p gaming, where the CPU can feed the GPU adequately, rather than for 4K or high-refresh-rate scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the TU106 chip with a 12 nm process and 10,800 million transistors. It has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 1365 MHz, the boost clock is 1680 MHz, and the memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). These specifications place it as a mid-range card from the Turing generation, and its benchmark scores reflect that positioning. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 it scores 1242, in Geekbench OpenCL it reaches 71278, in Vulkan 67425, and in Passmark G3D it scores 14111. The GPU’s percentile of 58 means it outperforms just over half of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are all within a couple of percentage points in average score, with the AMD Radeon RX 7600S being 0.5% faster and the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and Pro 5700 being 1.7% slower. In Overpower, the GPU’s role is decisive: at 4K Ultra the average FPS is 43.5, which is the lowest measured value, and even at 4K Medium it only reaches 58.7. The 6 GB VRAM capacity is a potential concern for high-resolution textures, but the measured data does not show any stutter or frame-time anomalies that would indicate memory overflow. The GPU’s performance scales predictably with resolution, and the fact that the 1080p Low preset hits 118.8 FPS shows that the card can deliver high frame rates when the load is light. The RTX 2060 is clearly the component that determines the playable settings in this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists all measured average FPS values for this combo in Overpower.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 51.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 88 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 58.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 43.5 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 60.1 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 104.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 65.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 47.6 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 71 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 118.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 72 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 55.9 |

The best result is 118.8 FPS at 1080p Low, while the worst is 43.5 FPS at 4K Ultra. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Medium is only 46.8 FPS, but the jump from Medium to Ultra is a drop of 16.1 FPS. At 1440p, Low is the only preset above 100 FPS, and Medium and High are close at 65.6 and 60.1. At 4K, only Low exceeds 60 FPS, with Medium and High falling to 58.7 and 51.9 respectively. The data shows that the RTX 2060 can handle 1080p and 1440p with medium to high settings, but 4K requires the Low preset to maintain a playable frame rate.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS, the optimal preset depends on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, Medium and High both deliver above 70 FPS (72 and 71), while Ultra drops to 55.9. For a smooth experience, Medium or High are the best choices; Low is unnecessary because it only adds 46.8 FPS over Medium, but the visual quality loss is likely not worth it. At 2560x1440, Medium (65.6) and High (60.1) are both above the 60.1 FPS threshold seen at 1440p High, while Ultra falls to 47.6. Medium is the safer pick, as it provides a 5.5 FPS margin over High. At 3840x2160, only Low (88) is above 60 FPS; Medium (58.7) and High (51.9) are below, and Ultra (43.5) is the lowest. For 4K, the Low preset is the only viable option for maintaining a high frame rate. In summary, the recommended presets are Medium or High for 1080p and 1440p, and Low for 4K. The data does not support using Ultra at any resolution, as it always results in the lowest FPS and never exceeds 55.9.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. It has 64 MB of L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel bus. Its benchmark scores are strong: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 33150, single-core 4680, and Geekbench multicore 11877. The CPU’s percentile of 90 places it in the top 10% of all CPUs, and its nearest rivals are all within 1% in average score. In Overpower, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with enough data to avoid bottlenecking. The measured FPS scaling shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor: as resolution increases, FPS drops consistently, which is a classic GPU-bound pattern. If the CPU were the constraint, we would expect FPS to remain flat or even increase at higher resolutions due to reduced CPU load, but that is not the case. The 5900X’s high multi-threaded performance is more than sufficient for this game, and the combo’s low rank is entirely attributable to the RTX 2060. The CPU’s launch MSRP was $549, and the GPU’s launch MSRP was 349 USD, but the measured performance in Overpower is what matters for practical use. For users with this CPU, upgrading the GPU would yield a much larger FPS improvement than any CPU change, as the data clearly shows the GPU is the bottleneck across all resolutions and settings.