Overpower

# Overpower with Intel Core i5-10400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 delivers a compelling 1080p and 1440p experience in Overpower, but the data reveals a system that begins to strain at 4K Ultra settings. With measured frame rates ranging from 50 FPS at 4K Ultra to 136 FPS at 1080p Low, this combination ranks 1808th out of 2980 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. The benchmark results suggest a system where the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus become the primary constraints at higher resolutions, while the six-core Comet Lake processor maintains adequate headroom throughout most settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, but the rate of that decline is not uniform across settings presets. At Low settings, the system delivers 136 FPS at 1080p, drops to 121 FPS at 1440p (an 11% reduction), and then falls to 103 FPS at 4K (a further 15% reduction from 1440p). This relatively gentle slope at Low settings indicates that the GPU still has substantial compute headroom and that the bottleneck shifts gradually.

At High settings, the scaling tells a different story. The system produces 79 FPS at 1080p, 70 FPS at 1440p (an 11.4% drop), and 60 FPS at 4K (a 14.3% drop from 1440p). The 4K High result of exactly 60 FPS suggests the system is hitting a performance ceiling that aligns with common display refresh rates, but the data does not indicate whether this is a deliberate cap or a natural limit. The Medium preset shows a similar pattern: 85 FPS at 1080p, 76 FPS at 1440p, and 65 FPS at 4K, with the 4K Medium result being only 5 FPS higher than the 4K High result.

The Ultra settings reveal the most dramatic scaling penalty. Starting at 66 FPS at 1080p, the system drops to 58 FPS at 1440p (a 12.1% reduction) and then to 50 FPS at 4K (a 13.8% reduction from 1440p). The fact that 4K Ultra produces only 50 FPS while 4K Low produces 103 FPS — a 106% performance delta — strongly suggests that the limiting component is the GPU's memory subsystem rather than raw compute. The RTX 5050's 8 GB VRAM, 128-bit bus, and 320.0 GB/s bandwidth appear insufficient for the texture and shading demands of Ultra settings at 4K resolution, causing the steep drop-off.

The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 70 FPS (136 vs 66). At 1440p, that gap shrinks to 63 FPS (121 vs 58). At 4K, the gap closes further to 53 FPS (103 vs 50). This convergence indicates that at 4K, the GPU is becoming the universal bottleneck regardless of settings, whereas at 1080p, the settings preset has more influence on performance because the GPU has excess capacity.

Settings Recommendations

For players prioritizing smooth frame rates at 1080p, the Medium preset at 85 FPS offers the best balance between visual fidelity and performance when compared to the other measured options. The jump from Medium to High at 1080p costs only 6 FPS (79 vs 85), which is a modest penalty, but the jump from High to Ultra costs 13 FPS (66 vs 79), a more significant degradation. The Medium preset's measured minimum of 72 FPS and maximum of 98 FPS also suggests consistent frame delivery without major dips.

At 1440p, the Medium preset again emerges as the recommended choice with 76 FPS average, a 64 FPS minimum, and an 87 FPS maximum. The High preset at 1440p delivers 70 FPS, which is playable but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 58 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for smooth action gameplay. For 1440p owners, the data suggests that Medium is the sweet spot, as it maintains a 12 FPS advantage over High while providing a 18 FPS advantage over Ultra.

For 4K gaming, the situation is more constrained. The High preset at 60 FPS is exactly at the playability threshold, while Medium at 65 FPS offers slightly more margin. Low at 103 FPS is the only preset that provides substantial headroom, but it likely sacrifices too much visual quality for most players. The Ultra preset at 50 FPS falls below the 60 FPS target and would likely result in noticeable stuttering during fast-paced action sequences. The measured data suggests that 4K owners should use Medium settings for the best experience, accepting the 65 FPS average as the practical ceiling for this combination.

The Medium preset's consistent performance across all three resolutions — 85 FPS at 1080p, 76 FPS at 1440p, and 65 FPS at 4K — indicates that it is the most predictable setting for this hardware pairing. The measured minimum and maximum values for Medium (72-98 at 1080p, 64-87 at 1440p, 55-74 at 4K) show that frame pacing remains stable even when the average FPS drops.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 ranks 1808th out of 2980 tested combos in Overpower, placing it in the 39.3rd percentile of all tested configurations. This ranking indicates that while the system is capable of running the game, a substantial majority of tested combos deliver higher average frame rates. The rank position is notable given that the individual components have percentile rankings of 68 for the CPU and 66 for the GPU against all their respective peers.

The discrepancy between the component-level percentiles (both above 65th percentile) and the combo-level ranking (39.3rd percentile) suggests that Overpower is particularly demanding on the combination's weaknesses. The RTX 5050's nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (deltaPct of -0.6%), the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (deltaPct of -1%), and the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (deltaPct of 1.6%). These rivals have similar average benchmark scores, but the measured FPS in Overpower may diverge from these synthetic benchmarks due to the game's specific resource requirements.

The CPU's nearest rivals — the Intel Xeon 6756E (deltaPct of 0.2%), Intel Core 7 160UL (deltaPct of -0.3%), AMD EPYC 7552 (deltaPct of 0.5%), and AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (deltaPct of -0.6%) — all have very similar average scores, indicating that the i5-10400F is competitive with these processors in general compute tasks. However, the 1808th rank out of 2980 combos suggests that the pairing is not optimized for Overpower's specific engine demands, particularly at higher resolution and settings combinations where the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset for Overpower with this hardware combination reveals a systematic progression across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the system produces 136 FPS at Low settings, 85 FPS at Medium (with a 72 FPS minimum and 98 FPS maximum), 79 FPS at High, and 66 FPS at Ultra. The 1080p results show a 51.5% performance difference between Low and Ultra (136 vs 66 FPS), demonstrating that settings have a substantial impact at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the measured values are 121 FPS at Low, 76 FPS at Medium (64 FPS minimum, 87 FPS maximum), 70 FPS at High, and 58 FPS at Ultra. The 1440p results show a 52.1% difference between Low and Ultra (121 vs 58 FPS), which is nearly identical to the 1080p spread. This consistency suggests that the GPU's compute units scale linearly with resolution, but the memory bandwidth becomes more stressed as pixel count increases.

At 3840x2160, the system delivers 103 FPS at Low, 65 FPS at Medium (55 FPS minimum, 74 FPS maximum), 60 FPS at High, and 50 FPS at Ultra. The 4K results show a 51.5% difference between Low and Ultra (103 vs 50 FPS), again matching the pattern seen at lower resolutions. However, the absolute values at 4K are significantly lower across all settings compared to 1080p and 1440p, confirming that resolution is the dominant factor in determining frame rates.

The Medium preset is the only setting with complete minimum and maximum FPS data across all three resolutions. At 1080p, the 72-98 FPS range represents a 26 FPS spread. At 1440p, the 64-87 FPS range represents a 23 FPS spread. At 4K, the 55-74 FPS range represents a 19 FPS spread. The narrowing range at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU's frame delivery becomes more consistent as it approaches its performance limits, likely because there is less headroom for variance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB207 chip manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process. The GPU contains 16,900 million transistors on a 149 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 113.4M per mm². The GPU operates at a base clock of 2317 MHz and a boost clock of 2572 MHz, with memory running at 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective). These specifications place the GPU in the 66th percentile against all GPUs in the database.

The memory configuration is likely the most significant factor in Overpower's performance characteristics. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is modest by modern standards. The measured FPS data shows that at 4K Ultra, the system produces only 50 FPS, while at 4K Low it produces 103 FPS — a 53 FPS difference that is primarily attributable to memory pressure from higher-resolution textures and effects. The 4K Medium result of 65 FPS, with a 55 FPS minimum, suggests that the GPU is operating near its memory bandwidth limit.

The GPU's compute capabilities include 2560 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, 32 raster output units, 20 ray tracing cores, and 80 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 82.30 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 205.8 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 13.17 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 13.17 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio). These specifications are competitive for 1080p and 1440p gaming, and the benchmark results confirm that the GPU handles these resolutions well at most settings.

The GPU's benchmark results show a PassMark G3D score of 17326 and a PassMark GPU Compute score of 9184. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2502. The Geekbench OpenCL score is 90334 and the Vulkan score is 89381. The DirectX 12 PassMark score of 66 is notably lower than the DirectX 11 score of 150, which may indicate driver optimization differences that could affect Overpower's performance depending on which API the game uses.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combination in Overpower?

A: The measured data shows that 1080p provides the most comfortable frame rates, with 136 FPS at Low, 85 FPS at Medium, 79 FPS at High, and 66 FPS at Ultra. At 1440p, Medium settings produce 76 FPS, which remains playable, while 4K only exceeds 60 FPS at Low (103 FPS) and Medium (65 FPS) settings.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Overpower?

A: Yes, but with significant caveats. The system achieves 60 FPS at 4K High settings and 65 FPS at 4K Medium settings, but drops to 50 FPS at 4K Ultra. Players seeking a stable 60 FPS experience at 4K should use Medium settings, as the 55 FPS minimum at Medium provides less margin than the High preset's average of 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5050 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score of 21035 is slightly lower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153, deltaPct of -0.6%) and the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237, deltaPct of -1%), but higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713, deltaPct of 1.6%). The NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile has a score of 21379, which is 1.6% higher than the RTX 5050.

Q: What is the CPU's performance ranking?

A: The Intel Core i5-10400F has a percentile ranking of 68 against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14185. It is closely matched with the Intel Xeon 6756E (14163, deltaPct of 0.2%), Intel Core 7 160UL (14232, deltaPct of -0.3%), AMD EPYC 7552 (14115, deltaPct of 0.5%), and AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (14277, deltaPct of -0.6%).

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 5050 have and does it matter?

A: The RTX 5050 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 320.0 GB/s bandwidth. The measured FPS data suggests that memory capacity and bandwidth become limiting factors at 4K Ultra settings, where the system produces 50 FPS compared to 103 FPS at 4K Low settings.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the RTX 5050?

A: The launch MSRP is 249 USD. The GPU is part of the GeForce 50-series, succeeding the GeForce 40 series and preceding the GeForce 60 series.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on the Comet Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 14 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 memory on a dual-channel bus with 42.7 GB/s bandwidth and connects via PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes. The cache configuration includes 64 KB L1 per core, 256 KB L2 per core, and 12 MB shared L3 cache.

The CPU's benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 10283 and a single-core score of 1451. The Geekbench multicore score is 6257 and single-core is 1420. The 3DMark scores range from 688 for single-thread to 4748 for 16 threads, with 4-thread at 2560 and 8-thread at 3929. The PassMark multithread score is 12115 and single-thread is 2541. These results place the CPU in the 68th percentile against all CPUs.

In Overpower, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU across most measured configurations. The fact that frame rates scale consistently with resolution and settings — rather than showing CPU-bound plateaus — indicates that the i5-10400F provides sufficient processing power for the game's engine. The 12 threads and boost clock of 4.30 GHz are adequate for maintaining frame delivery at the GPU's performance envelope, as evidenced by the stable minimum FPS values at Medium settings.

However, the combo's 1808th rank out of 2980 tested combinations suggests that the CPU may contribute to overall system limitations in specific scenarios. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1350 and single-thread score of 688 indicate that the CPU's per-core performance is modest, which could matter in game scenes with heavy draw-call overhead or physics calculations that rely on single-thread performance. The PassMark physics score of 696 and find prime numbers score of 35 further suggest that the CPU's computational throughput is adequate but not exceptional.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark performance — the Intel Xeon 6756E, Intel Core 7 160UL, AMD EPYC 7552, and AMD Ryzen 3 7320C — all have average scores within 0.6% of the i5-10400F. This clustering indicates that the CPU's performance level is common across a range of processors, and the differences in Overpower frame rates between these CPUs would likely be minimal in most scenarios. The data suggests that upgrading the CPU alone would not substantially improve Overpower performance; instead, the GPU's memory configuration is the more significant constraint, particularly at higher resolutions and settings.