Overpower

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX paired with the AMD Radeon 760M is a profoundly GPU-limited configuration in Overpower. The benchmark data shows the integrated GPU becoming the decisive bottleneck across every resolution and settings preset, with the CPU’s substantial 16-core/32-thread architecture providing no visible headroom for frame rate improvement. The combination ranks 2970 out of 2980 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 0.3% of all systems, a result driven almost entirely by the Radeon 760M’s lackluster 35th percentile standing among all GPUs.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a predictable but severe degradation in performance as resolution increases, confirming that the AMD Radeon 760M is the limiting component in this pairing. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 44 FPS average. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 39 FPS, and at 4K Low the average falls to 33 FPS. This progression from 44 to 39 to 33 FPS represents a 12.5% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 15.4% reduction from 1440p to 4K, showing that even at the lowest settings, the GPU is struggling to maintain playable frame rates at higher resolutions.

The High preset tells a similar story with even lower absolute numbers. At 1080p High, the system averages 26 FPS. This falls to 23 FPS at 1440p High, a drop of 11.5%, and then to 19 FPS at 4K High, another 17.4% reduction. The 4K High result of 19 FPS is barely above the 16 FPS recorded at 4K Ultra, suggesting that the GPU has already exhausted its capabilities and is hitting a hard performance ceiling. The difference between 1080p High (26 FPS) and 4K High (19 FPS) is only 7 FPS, indicating that resolution scaling has diminishing returns once the render load exceeds the GPU’s compute capacity.

Medium settings show the most consistent scaling pattern. At 1080p Medium, the system produces 28 FPS average with minimums of 23 FPS and maximums of 32 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 25 FPS with a range of 21-28 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average falls to 21 FPS with a range of 18-24 FPS. The consistent 3-4 FPS drops per resolution step indicate a linear scaling behavior typical of a GPU that is fully saturated at all tested resolutions. The minimum frame rates also scale proportionally, dropping from 23 to 21 to 18 FPS, which means the experience becomes progressively less stable as resolution increases.

Ultra settings produce the lowest results across the board. The system manages 21 FPS at 1080p Ultra, 19 FPS at 1440p Ultra, and 16 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 4K Ultra result of 16 FPS is below the threshold for comfortable viewing, and even the 1080p Ultra result of 21 FPS is marginal. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings results in a 23.8% performance loss, which is proportionally smaller than the loss seen at Low settings, further evidence that the GPU is the limiting factor rather than the CPU or memory subsystem.

Settings Recommendations

For this combination, the data clearly shows that Low settings are the only viable option for achieving near-playable frame rates at any resolution. At 1080p Low, the system delivers 44 FPS, which is the highest average recorded across all tests. This represents a 57% improvement over 1080p Medium (28 FPS) and a 110% improvement over 1080p Ultra (21 FPS). The jump from Low to Medium is substantial, costing 16 FPS at 1080p, which is too large a sacrifice for the visual quality gain that Medium settings would provide on an integrated GPU.

At 1440p, Low settings produce 39 FPS, which is still usable but noticeably lower than the 1080p result. The 5 FPS difference between 1080p Low and 1440p Low is significant enough that users should prefer 1080p if frame rate consistency matters. At 4K, even Low settings only achieve 33 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target and represents a 25% reduction from the 1080p Low result. For this reason, 1080p Low is the recommended preset, as it is the only configuration that approaches a smooth experience.

Medium settings are not recommended for any resolution. The 1080p Medium result of 28 FPS is a 36% drop from Low, and the 4K Medium result of 21 FPS is barely above the 4K Low result of 33 FPS. The minimum frame rates at Medium are particularly concerning: 23 FPS at 1080p, 21 FPS at 1440p, and 18 FPS at 4K. These minimums indicate that the experience will have noticeable stutters and frame pacing issues, especially during action-heavy sequences common in the Action genre.

High and Ultra settings should be avoided entirely with this hardware. The 1080p High result of 26 FPS is only 2 FPS better than 1080p Ultra (21 FPS) and 18 FPS worse than 1080p Low. The Ultra preset at any resolution fails to reach 25 FPS, with the 4K Ultra result of 16 FPS being essentially unplayable. The data suggests that the visual quality difference between Medium and High is not worth the 2 FPS average gain, and the difference between High and Ultra is negligible at 1 FPS at 1080p.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 760M is the primary determinant of performance in Overpower, and the benchmark results reflect its modest capabilities. The GPU operates at a base clock of 800 MHz and boosts to 2599 MHz, with 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, and 16 raster operation units. These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 41.58 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 83.17 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 5.323 TFLOPS. Despite these figures, the GPU’s 35th percentile ranking among all GPUs indicates that it sits in the lower third of the performance distribution.

The memory configuration is system-shared, meaning the GPU relies on the CPU’s DDR5 memory rather than dedicated VRAM. The system’s dual-channel memory bus provides 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth, but this is shared between the CPU and GPU, potentially creating contention during gaming. The Radeon 760M’s 15 W TDP classifies it as an integrated graphics solution, and the lack of dedicated memory means that higher resolutions and settings require more system memory bandwidth, which the data shows is insufficient for smooth performance in Overpower.

The GPU’s benchmark scores reinforce its position as a low-end part. The PassMark G3D score of 5310 and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 400 are consistent with the measured FPS results. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 20255 and Vulkan score of 30336 suggest that the GPU has some compute capability, but this does not translate into gaming performance. The nearest rivals, including the AMD Radeon RX 6400 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M, have average scores within 0.3% of the Radeon 760M, confirming that this is an entry-level GPU.

The 4 nm process node and RDNA 3.0 architecture provide 25,390 million transistors on a 178 mm² die, but the GPU’s performance is constrained by its integration into the CPU package. The 8 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support are present, but the measured FPS results show that these features do not deliver playable performance in Overpower at any settings above Low. The GPU’s compute score of 2840 in PassMark further indicates that it is not designed for demanding workloads, and the game’s Action genre requirements exceed what this IGP can provide.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this CPU-GPU combo in Overpower?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 44 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This is the only configuration that exceeds 40 FPS in the entire test set.

Q: Is this combo capable of running Overpower at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings, where it produces 33 FPS average. At 4K Medium, the average drops to 21 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 16 FPS, making higher settings impractical.

Q: How does the Radeon 760M compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The Radeon 760M has an average benchmark score of 6019, which is 0.3% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6400 and 0.3% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M. It is 0.5% lower than the NVIDIA Quadro P2000.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, Low settings produce 44 FPS average, while Ultra settings produce 21 FPS average. This represents a 52.3% performance reduction when switching from Low to Ultra.

Q: Does the CPU’s 16-core configuration help gaming performance in Overpower?

A: No. The Ryzen 9 8945HX has 16 cores and 32 threads, but the GPU is the bottleneck. The FPS results are consistent with the Radeon 760M’s capabilities, and the CPU’s performance does not appear to influence the measured frame rates.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested systems for this game?

A: This combination ranks 2970 out of 2980 tested combos, placing it in the 99.7th percentile from the bottom. Only 10 other system configurations perform worse in Overpower.

How This Combo Ranks

The ranking of 2970 out of 2980 combos places this system in the bottom 0.3% of all tested configurations for Overpower. This is a remarkably poor result, driven almost entirely by the integrated GPU. The Radeon 760M’s 35th percentile ranking among all GPUs is the primary contributing factor, while the Ryzen 9 8945HX’s 95th percentile ranking among all CPUs shows that the processor is not the limiting factor.

The delta between this combo’s performance and the median is stark. With only 10 combos performing worse, this system is effectively at the bottom of the performance distribution. The measured FPS data confirms this ranking: even the best case scenario of 44 FPS at 1080p Low is below the 60 FPS target that most modern games aim for, and all other configurations produce results below 40 FPS.

The CPU’s nearest rivals illustrate the disconnect between processor capability and gaming performance. The Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX has an average benchmark score 0.1% higher than the Ryzen 9 8945HX, while the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is 0.6% higher. These differences are negligible in the context of gaming, as the GPU bottleneck dominates. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multicore score of 42713 and single-core score of 6030 demonstrate its high compute capability, but these figures do not translate into higher FPS in Overpower when paired with the Radeon 760M.

The rank suggests that users seeking to play Overpower should consider this configuration only for low-resolution, low-settings gaming. The data shows that the system is not competitive with dedicated GPU configurations, and the 2970th place ranking out of 2980 is a clear indicator that this is not a gaming-oriented setup despite the powerful CPU.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX is a high-end mobile processor with 16 cores and 32 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture. It operates at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boosts to 5.40 GHz, with 64 MB of L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core. The CPU’s 95th percentile ranking among all CPUs and its average benchmark score of 76212 place it among the top processors available, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, both within 0.6% of its average score.

Despite this compute power, the CPU’s role in Overpower is minimal due to the GPU bottleneck. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 42713 and single-core score of 6030 indicate excellent processing capability, and the PassMark multithread score of 51405 confirms strong multi-threaded performance. However, these capabilities are irrelevant when the GPU cannot render frames fast enough to utilize them. The 5 nm process node and 13,140 million transistors on a 2x 71 mm² die provide the foundation for this performance, but the integrated Radeon 610M graphics (not the tested 760M) is the only other integrated component.

The CPU’s memory support for DDR5 with a dual-channel bus providing 83.2 GB/s bandwidth is shared with the GPU. This shared memory architecture means that the CPU and GPU compete for the same memory resources, which can exacerbate the GPU’s limitations. The CPU’s PCIe Gen 5 support with 28 lanes is available for discrete GPUs, but this system uses the integrated graphics, so these lanes are not utilized for display output.

The benchmark data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combination. The FPS results scale consistently with GPU resolution and settings changes, and there is no evidence of CPU-related stuttering or frame drops. The CPU’s 55 W TDP and mobile segment classification make it suitable for high-end laptops, but pairing it with an integrated GPU creates a severe imbalance. The Ryzen 9 8945HX’s performance in productivity benchmarks, such as the PassMark data compression score of 677755 and floating point math score of 117453, demonstrates its capability, but these strengths do not manifest in Overpower’s frame rates.