Overpower

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a playable experience in Overpower, but the data reveals a combination that is consistently bound by the graphics card at higher settings and by the processor at lower ones. Across the 12 measured configurations, the average frame rate scales predictably with resolution, yet the margins between settings tiers expose where the bottleneck shifts. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo reaches 140.5 FPS, but dropping to 4K Ultra cuts that figure by more than half to 52.1 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at each resolution is substantial, indicating that the RTX 2070 SUPER’s 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 256-bit bus are the primary drivers of performance as visual fidelity increases. Conversely, the i3-12100F’s 4 cores and 8 threads, with a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, appear sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, where the frame rate ceiling is less constrained by the graphics pipeline.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, confirming that resolution scaling heavily taxes the GPU. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 80.8 at 1920x1080 to 74.9 at 2560x1440, a modest 7% decline, but then plunges to 65.6 at 3840x2160, representing a 19% drop from the 1440p figure. This pattern intensifies at Ultra: 68.7 FPS at 1080p drops to 59.0 at 1440p (a 14% loss) and then to 52.1 at 4K (a 24% loss from 1440p). The Low settings tell a different story, as the frame rate remains high even at 4K—109.4 FPS—but the relative scaling is more linear: 140.5 at 1080p, 129.0 at 1440p, and 109.4 at 4K. This suggests that at Low settings, the CPU begins to limit performance, as the GPU has spare capacity and the i3-12100F’s single-thread score of 893 in 3DMark becomes more relevant. The data indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting component at Medium, High, and Ultra presets, where the 4K frame rates hover between 52.1 and 70.1, while the CPU constrains throughput only when the graphics load is minimal.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, the Medium preset at 1440p offers the most compelling measured result. The data shows 76.3 FPS at 2560x1440 with Medium settings, which is only 1.9% lower than the High preset at the same resolution (74.9 FPS) but provides a smoother experience than the 59.0 FPS seen at Ultra. At 1080p, Medium delivers 87.4 FPS, which is 8.2% faster than High (80.8 FPS) and 21.4% faster than Ultra (68.7 FPS), making it the sensible choice for competitive play on a 144 Hz monitor. The Low preset at 1080p reaches 140.5 FPS, but this sacrifices too much visual detail for a marginal gain over Medium. At 4K, the Medium preset yields 70.1 FPS, which is technically playable, but the High preset’s 65.6 FPS is close enough that users with a 60 Hz display could opt for High without a significant penalty. The Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution, as it drops below 60 FPS at 1440p (59.0) and falls to 52.1 at 4K, which is below the threshold for smooth action in a game of this genre.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the i3-12100F and RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1067 out of 1744 tested combos in Overpower, placing it in the 61st percentile of all configurations. This ranking is respectable given the hardware’s age, but it is far from top-tier. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 13516 places it in the 72nd percentile against all processors, while the GPU’s average score of 22206 puts it in the 65th percentile against all graphics cards. The nearest CPU rivals show a tight cluster: the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX scores 13534 (0.1% higher), the Intel Core i7-1250U scores 13462 (0.4% lower), and the Intel Core i3-10105 scores 13430 (0.6% lower). This indicates that the i3-12100F is well-matched against these alternatives in synthetic benchmarks, though the Threadripper’s 0.1% edge is negligible. For the GPU, the NVIDIA RTX A400 scores 22307 (0.5% higher), while the GeForce GTX TITAN Z scores 22006 (0.9% lower), and the RTX 4060 Mobile scores 22729 (2.3% higher). The combo’s mid-pack ranking in Overpower suggests that while neither component is a standout, their pairing produces consistent, playable frame rates across most configurations, with the 4K Ultra result being the only significant outlier.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are 140.5 FPS on Low, 87.4 FPS on Medium, 80.8 FPS on High, and 68.7 FPS on Ultra. The jump from Low to Medium is a 38% reduction, while the difference between Medium and High is only 7.5%, and High to Ultra is 15%. At 2560x1440, the averages are 129.0 FPS on Low, 76.3 FPS on Medium, 74.9 FPS on High, and 59.0 FPS on Ultra. The 1440p Low result is 8.2% slower than the 1080p Low, but the Medium preset at 1440p is 12.7% slower than its 1080p counterpart. At 3840x2160, the averages are 109.4 FPS on Low, 70.1 FPS on Medium, 65.6 FPS on High, and 52.1 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Low result is 22.1% slower than the 1080p Low, while the 4K Ultra result is 24.1% slower than the 1080p Ultra. Across all resolutions, the Ultra preset consistently delivers the lowest frame rates, with the 4K Ultra figure of 52.1 FPS being the only measured result below 60 FPS. The data shows a clear tiering: Low settings always exceed 100 FPS regardless of resolution, Medium and High stay above 65 FPS except at 4K Ultra, and Ultra is only viable at 1080p.

GPU Role

The RTX 2070 SUPER’s specifications directly explain the observed frame rate scaling. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 4K textures but becomes a limiting factor at Ultra settings where memory pressure increases. The boost clock of 1770 MHz and 2560 shading units deliver 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which aligns with the measured results: at 4K High, the GPU produces 65.6 FPS, while at 4K Low it reaches 109.4 FPS, indicating that the shading units are not the bottleneck at lower settings. The 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present but do not appear to influence the average frame rates in this title, as the game’s settings do not explicitly leverage ray tracing in the measured data. The GPU’s passmark G3D score of 18169 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1651 place it in the 65th percentile, which is consistent with its mid-range performance in Overpower. The 12 nm TU104 chip, with 13,600 million transistors, runs at a TDP of 215 W, but the thermal headroom is not a factor in the benchmark results. The GPU’s nearest rival, the RTX A400, scores 0.5% higher in synthetic tests, yet the measured FPS in this game shows the RTX 2070 SUPER is well-utilized, as the frame rate scales almost linearly with resolution at High settings, indicating the GPU is the primary bottleneck.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate measured for this combo in Overpower?*

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 140.5 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, at 4K, the combo averages 65.6 FPS on High, 70.1 FPS on Medium, and 109.4 FPS on Low, but drops to 52.1 FPS on Ultra, which is below 60 FPS.

Q: How does the i3-12100F compare to its closest CPU rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i3-12100F has an average benchmark score of 13516, which is 0.1% lower than the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX’s score of 13534, and 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i7-1250U’s score of 13462.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory bandwidth and how does it affect performance?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth from its 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, which is sufficient to maintain over 65 FPS at 4K High but not at 4K Ultra.

*Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested configurations in Overpower?*

A: The combo ranks 1067 out of 1744 tested combinations, placing it in the 61st percentile of all configurations.

Q: Which settings preset provides the most balanced experience at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 delivers 76.3 FPS, which is 1.9% higher than High (74.9 FPS) and 29.3% higher than Ultra (59.0 FPS), making it the best choice for smooth gameplay at that resolution.