Overpower

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a playable but not exceptional experience in Overpower, with performance that scales predictably with resolution and settings. The data shows a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, while the 16-core CPU provides ample headroom at lower settings. This combination ranks in the bottom half of tested configurations, indicating that while it can handle the game, it does not stand out among the 1,744 combos evaluated.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a classic pattern of GPU-bound scaling. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 143.3 FPS, which drops to 84.6 FPS at High settings—a reduction of approximately 41% when moving from the lowest to the highest preset. At 2560x1440, the same settings transition yields 128.3 FPS down to 72.5 FPS, a 43% drop. The most severe scaling occurs at 3840x2160, where Low settings produce 106.8 FPS, but High settings fall to 61 FPS, a 43% reduction.

The jump from 1080p to 4K at High settings is particularly telling. At 1080p High, the system posts 84.6 FPS; at 4K High, it drops to 61 FPS, a 28% decrease. This relatively modest drop between resolutions suggests that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting factor, as the CPU has significant headroom—the 5950X’s 16 cores and 32 threads are far beyond what this action game likely needs. The data indicates that at 1080p Low, the frame rate of 143.3 FPS is approaching the practical ceiling for this GPU, with CPU limitations not evident until much higher frame rates.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution. At 1080p, the spread is 78 FPS (143.3 Low vs. 65.3 Ultra). At 1440p, the spread is 67.3 FPS (128.3 vs. 61). At 4K, the spread narrows to 54.2 FPS (106.8 vs. 52.6). This narrowing at 4K confirms that pixel throughput, not settings complexity, is the primary constraint. The RTX 2070 SUPER’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are being saturated at 4K, limiting the impact of lowering graphical presets.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Overpower at 4K with playable frame rates?*

A: Yes, at High settings the average FPS is 61, and at Medium it rises to 66.9 FPS. Ultra dips to 52.6 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold many players prefer.

Q: How much performance is gained by dropping from Ultra to Low settings?

A: At 1080p, the gain is substantial: from 65.3 FPS to 143.3 FPS, a 119% improvement. At 1440p, the gain is from 61 FPS to 128.3 FPS, a 110% increase. At 4K, the gain is from 52.6 FPS to 106.8 FPS, a 103% improvement.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 5950X a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests minimal CPU bottlenecking. At 1080p Low, the system hits 143.3 FPS, which is high but not extreme. The CPU’s 3dmark single-thread score of 944 and passmark single-thread score of 3470 indicate strong per-core performance, and the 16-core/32-thread configuration provides massive headroom for background tasks.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals in this game?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score of 22206 is 0.5% below the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22307) and 0.9% above the GTX TITAN Z (22006). It falls 2.3% short of the RTX 4060 Mobile (22729) and leads the RX 5700 (21670) by 2.5%.

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Overpower?*

A: 1440p balances quality and performance. At High settings, it delivers 72.5 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS target, and at Medium it reaches 81.7 FPS. 4K is viable only at Low (106.8 FPS) or Medium (66.9 FPS) settings.

Q: Does the combo’s 4K Ultra performance indicate a hardware limitation?

A: Yes, the 52.6 FPS at 4K Ultra clearly shows the GPU is the limiting factor. The RTX 2070 SUPER’s 9.062 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 64 ROPs are insufficient for maxed-out 4K rendering in this title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the performance bottleneck in this pairing. Its Turing architecture, built on the 12 nm process, provides 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The GPU’s base clock of 1605 MHz and boost clock of 1770 MHz, combined with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yield a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. These specs place the card in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 22206.

The VRAM capacity is adequate for 1080p and 1440p but shows strain at 4K. The measured FPS at 4K Medium (66.9) and 4K High (61) suggest the 8 GB frame buffer is being filled, as the drop from Medium to High at 4K is only 5.9 FPS, while at 1080p the same settings change results in a 4.1 FPS difference. The card’s memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) provides sufficient bandwidth for most scenes, but the pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s and texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s are modest by modern standards.

The RTX 2070 SUPER’s ray tracing cores (40) and tensor cores (320) are present but do not appear to be heavily utilized in Overpower, as the game’s action genre likely focuses on rasterization. The GPU’s DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) ensures compatibility with modern APIs, and its passmark DirectX 12 score of 67 indicates solid, if not stellar, DX12 performance. The card’s 9.062 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is the key metric; it is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming but falls short at 4K Ultra, where the 52.6 FPS result confirms the GPU is saturated.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo performs admirably. Low settings deliver 143.3 FPS, Medium 88.7 FPS, High 84.6 FPS, and Ultra 65.3 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is minimal (4.1 FPS), suggesting that the game’s High preset does not add significant GPU load over Medium. Ultra, however, incurs a 23% performance penalty over High, indicating a heavy graphical feature set.

At 2560x1440, the results scale downward. Low settings produce 128.3 FPS, Medium 81.7 FPS, High 72.5 FPS, and Ultra 61 FPS. The Medium-to-High gap widens to 9.2 FPS, while the High-to-Ultra gap is 11.5 FPS. This resolution is the sweet spot for the combo, as even Ultra maintains 61 FPS, which is playable for most users. The 1440p Low result of 128.3 FPS is notably high, indicating that the GPU has enough headroom to push beyond 120 FPS when settings are reduced.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low settings yield 106.8 FPS, Medium 66.9 FPS, High 61 FPS, and Ultra 52.6 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is dramatic (39.9 FPS), while the Medium-to-High transition is only 5.9 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only configuration that dips below 60 FPS, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay. The 4K Low result of 106.8 FPS is surprisingly strong, suggesting that Overpower is not particularly demanding on memory bandwidth when textures are reduced.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination ranks 1072 out of 1,744 tested combos in Overpower. This places it in the bottom 38.5% of all configurations, indicating that while the combo is functional, it is not competitive with higher-end pairings. The rank reflects the GPU’s mid-tier status (65th percentile) and the CPU’s high-end position (93rd percentile), meaning the GPU drags the overall ranking down.

The CPU’s nearest rivals show a tight cluster of performance. The Ryzen 9 5950X’s average benchmark score of 49062 is 0.2% below the Intel Core i5-14600K (49166) and 0.6% below the i5-14600KF (49367). It is 0.7% above the Xeon Gold 5318H (48698) and 1.1% below the EPYC 4345P (49595). This indicates the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo; even a slightly faster CPU would not meaningfully change the game’s FPS, as the GPU is the bottleneck.

The GPU’s nearest rivals further contextualize the ranking. The RTX 2070 SUPER’s average score of 22206 is nearly identical to the RTX A400 (22307, -0.5%) and GTX TITAN Z (22006, +0.9%). It trails the RTX 4060 Mobile (22729) by 2.3% and leads the RX 5700 (21670) by 2.5%. These small deltas mean that swapping the GPU for any of these rivals would produce similar frame rates in Overpower, reinforcing that the combo’s rank is a function of the GPU’s mid-range position.

In practical terms, the 1072nd rank means the combo outperforms 672 other tested configurations but falls behind 1,071 of them. For a system built around a flagship 16-core CPU from 2020 and a mid-range GPU from 2019, this ranking is expected. The data shows that the combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it delivers consistently playable frame rates, but it is not designed for 4K Ultra gaming. Users seeking higher rankings would need to pair the 5950X with a more powerful GPU, as the CPU has substantial headroom for future upgrades.