Overpower

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the Intel Arc B570 produces a highly consistent scaling pattern across the tested settings in Overpower. The data shows that the Medium preset offers the optimal balance of visual fidelity and frame rate, with the Low preset providing the only path to a consistently smooth 60+ FPS experience at higher resolutions. For users prioritizing a locked frame rate above all else, the Low preset is the only reliable option at 1440p and above, but Medium provides the best experience per the measured rows for those willing to accept some variance.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate a clear hierarchy where the Medium preset is the sweet spot for this combination. At 1080p, Medium delivers an average of 69 FPS with a minimum of 59 FPS, which is a significant improvement over the High preset’s 64 FPS average. The jump from Medium to High yields only a 5 FPS reduction at 1080p, but the gap widens to 7 FPS at 1440p and 7 FPS at 4K, making Medium the most stable choice across all resolutions.

Ultra settings, while visually demanding, show a steep performance cost. At 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 40 FPS average, which is 12 FPS below the Medium preset’s 52 FPS average. The data suggests that Ultra is not viable for this hardware pairing at any resolution above 1080p, where it still manages only 53 FPS. The Low preset, by contrast, provides the headroom needed for high refresh rate displays, achieving 110 FPS at 1080p and 98 FPS at 1440p, but it sacrifices too much visual quality for most users.

Given the measured rows, Medium is the recommended preset. It offers a minimum of 59 FPS at 1080p and 52 FPS at 1440p, which stays within playable territory. The High preset is a secondary option for those with adaptive sync displays, but the frame time variance is less controlled. For competitive play, Low at 1080p is the only preset that approaches the 144Hz mark, though the exact refresh rate support is not specified in the data.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is the primary bottleneck in this configuration for Overpower, and its memory subsystem plays a critical role in the observed performance. The GPU features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 2375 MHz with 19 Gbps effective speed, and the core operates at a fixed 2500 MHz for both base and boost clocks. This fixed clock behavior is notable because it means the GPU does not dynamically scale its frequency, which could explain the consistent frame rate drops between settings rather than erratic spikes.

The GPU’s shading units total 2304, with 144 texture mapping units and 80 raster output units. The pixel rate is 200.0 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 360.0 GTexel/s, which are modest figures for a 2025 GPU. The FP32 performance is 11.52 TFLOPS, placing it in the mid-range tier. The Arc B570’s percentile rank among all GPUs is 65, and its average benchmark score is 20556, which aligns it closely with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (deltaPct 0.1) and the Intel Arc A750 (deltaPct -0.1).

In Overpower, the GPU’s 10 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the tested settings, as the data does not indicate any memory-related stutters or crashes. However, the 160-bit bus width limits memory bandwidth, which becomes more apparent at 4K where the average FPS drops by roughly half compared to 1080p. The 18 ray tracing cores are present, but the benchmark data does not include ray tracing-specific results, so their impact cannot be quantified here.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 69 at 1080p to 62 at 1440p, a reduction of 7 FPS, and then to 52 at 4K, another 10 FPS drop. This represents a total decline of 17 FPS from 1080p to 4K, or roughly 75% of the 1080p performance retained at 4K. The scaling is not linear, suggesting that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and pixel throughput are the limiting factors rather than the CPU.

At Low settings, the trend is similar but with higher absolute numbers: 110 FPS at 1080p, 98 FPS at 1440p, and 84 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is 26 FPS, which is a 23.6% reduction. This relatively mild decline indicates that at Low settings, the workload is less demanding on the GPU’s fixed resources, allowing the Ryzen 9 9900X’s strong single-threaded performance to maintain higher frame rates.

The High and Ultra presets show more dramatic scaling. High goes from 64 FPS at 1080p to 57 FPS at 1440p and 49 FPS at 4K, a 15 FPS total drop. Ultra starts at 53 FPS at 1080p, falls to 47 FPS at 1440p, and bottoms out at 40 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 40 FPS is the lowest measured value in the entire dataset, and it underscores that this combo is not designed for maximum settings at high resolutions. The data clearly shows that the GPU is the limiting component, as the CPU’s performance does not degrade with resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and the Intel Arc B570 ranks 2373 out of 2980 tested combinations in Overpower, placing it in the 20th percentile from the top. This ranking reflects the imbalance of pairing a high-end 12-core CPU with a mid-range GPU. The GPU’s percentile rank of 65 among all GPUs is significantly lower than the CPU’s percentile rank of 92 among all CPUs, which explains why the combo does not perform better overall.

The combo rank of 2373 out of 2980 means that 607 tested combinations delivered higher average FPS in this game. This is a substantial number, suggesting that many other CPU-GPU pairings, likely with more powerful GPUs, outperform this setup despite the CPU’s computational strength. The data does not provide specific rival combo names, so a direct comparison is not possible, but the ranking indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor in achieving higher frame rates.

The CPU’s nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD EPYC 9015 (deltaPct -0.1), the AMD EPYC 7313 (deltaPct 0.2), the Intel Core i9-14900 (deltaPct -1.1), and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (deltaPct -1.4). These deltas are small, within 1.4%, meaning the CPU’s performance is comparable to these server and high-end desktop parts. However, none of these rivals are paired with the Arc B570 in the measured data, so the combo ranking is based on the specific pairing.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge, built on TSMC’s 4 nm process. It has a base clock of 4.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with a TDP of 120 W. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing a memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 64 MB of shared L3 cache.

In Overpower, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The benchmark results for the CPU show strong multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32172 and a single-core score of 2253. The Geekbench multi-core score is 22174, and the single-core score is 3010. These numbers indicate that the CPU is not a bottleneck at any of the tested settings, as the FPS differences between resolutions are consistent with GPU-bound behavior.

The CPU’s 92nd percentile rank among all CPUs means it outperforms 92% of tested processors. Its average benchmark score is 57498, which places it just 0.1% below the AMD EPYC 9015 and 0.2% above the AMD EPYC 7313. The Intel Core i9-14900 is 1.1% faster on average, and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is 1.4% faster. These small deltas confirm that the 9900X is a top-tier CPU, but its performance in Overpower is constrained by the GPU’s lower ceiling.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings. At 1080p, the Low preset achieves an average of 110 FPS, which is the highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium averages 69 FPS with a minimum of 59 FPS and a maximum of 79 FPS. High averages 64 FPS, and Ultra averages 53 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is a 41 FPS drop, which is substantial, while the step from Medium to High is only 5 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 11 FPS.

At 1440p, the same pattern holds with lower absolute numbers. Low averages 98 FPS, Medium averages 62 FPS with a minimum of 52 FPS and a maximum of 71 FPS, High averages 57 FPS, and Ultra averages 47 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 12 FPS at Low, 7 FPS at Medium, 7 FPS at High, and 6 FPS at Ultra. This consistent 6-12 FPS reduction indicates a smooth scaling curve.

At 4K, the performance degrades further. Low averages 84 FPS, Medium averages 52 FPS with a minimum of 44 FPS and a maximum of 60 FPS, High averages 49 FPS, and Ultra averages 40 FPS. The 4K Medium minimum of 44 FPS is the lowest minimum recorded in the dataset, highlighting the variance at higher resolutions. The total range across all measured points is from 40 FPS (4K Ultra) to 110 FPS (1080p Low), a spread of 70 FPS. The median average FPS across all 12 data points is approximately 61.5 FPS, calculated from the individual averages.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: The data shows that the Low preset delivers 110 FPS average at 1080p, which is the highest measured result. For a balance of quality and performance, Medium achieves 69 FPS average with a minimum of 59 FPS, making it the recommended preset for most users.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming?

A: At 4K, the Medium preset delivers 52 FPS average, while High drops to 49 FPS and Ultra falls to 40 FPS. Only the Low preset at 84 FPS average provides a consistently smooth experience at 4K, but with reduced visual quality.

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

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X has an average benchmark score of 57498, which is 0.1% lower than the AMD EPYC 9015, 0.2% higher than the AMD EPYC 7313, 1.1% lower than the Intel Core i9-14900, and 1.4% lower than the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and does it matter?

A: The Intel Arc B570 has 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus with 380.0 GB/s bandwidth. The memory clock is 2375 MHz. This configuration is sufficient for the tested settings, but the narrower bus contributes to the FPS drops at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in Overpower?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting component. The CPU’s percentile rank of 92 is much higher than the GPU’s percentile rank of 65, and the FPS scales consistently with resolution changes, which is characteristic of GPU-bound performance.

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

A: The combo ranks 2373 out of 2980 tested combinations. This places it in the lower half of the database, reflecting the GPU’s mid-range positioning relative to the CPU’s high-end capabilities.