Overpower

The Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination delivers a predictable scaling pattern in Overpower, with the most dramatic performance shift occurring between the Low and Medium presets rather than across resolutions. At 1080p, the Low preset produces 118.5 FPS, which drops to 73.5 FPS at Medium—a substantial 45 FPS penalty. Moving from 1080p Medium to 1440p Medium yields 66.6 FPS, and 4K Medium lands at 55.1 FPS. This indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint as settings increase, while the CPU handles lower graphical loads with considerable headroom. The 4K Ultra result of 42.2 FPS versus 4K Low at 88.5 FPS highlights that the RTX 2060’s rendering pipeline becomes the bottleneck at higher quality levels, with the resolution scaling from 1440p to 4K at Ultra costing roughly 8.8 FPS—a smaller absolute drop than the 21.7 FPS reduction seen when jumping from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data reveals a consistent pattern: Overpower scales more steeply with settings changes than with resolution changes. From 1080p Low (118.5 FPS) to 1440p Low (106.1 FPS), the performance loss is 12.4 FPS, while 4K Low (88.5 FPS) represents a further 17.6 FPS decline. This progressive degradation suggests the RTX 2060’s 6 GB GDDR6 memory and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth begin to saturate as pixel count rises, but the effect is moderate. At Medium settings, the 1080p to 1440p drop is 6.9 FPS (73.5 to 66.6), and 1440p to 4K is 11.5 FPS (66.6 to 55.1). The High preset shows similar behavior: 67.5 FPS at 1080p, 62.8 FPS at 1440p, and 51.5 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings exhibit the largest relative scaling penalty, with 4K Ultra at 42.2 FPS representing only 71.9% of the 1080p Ultra frame rate. This indicates that Ultra’s additional effects—likely shadow quality and post-processing—place disproportionate strain on the GPU’s 1920 shading units and 48 ROPs. The data shows no sudden cliff between 1440p and 4K, which would suggest a VRAM capacity issue; instead, the gradual decline points to raw compute throughput limits.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060’s specifications directly explain its behavior in Overpower. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and boost clock of 1680 MHz, with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivering 336.0 GB/s. The 4K Ultra result of 42.2 FPS aligns with the card’s 6.451 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, which must process increasingly complex pixel shaders at higher resolutions. The memory bandwidth becomes more relevant at 4K Medium (55.1 FPS) versus 1440p Medium (66.6 FPS), where the 11.5 FPS gap reflects the additional memory traffic required for higher-resolution textures. Notably, the RTX 2060 includes 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, but Overpower’s measured results do not show a distinct ray-tracing workload penalty, implying the game’s standard rasterization path dominates. The GPU’s 80.64 GPixel/s pixel rate and 201.6 GTexel/s texture rate are sufficient for 1080p Ultra (58.7 FPS), but the 4K Low result of 88.5 FPS versus 1080p Low at 118.5 FPS shows that fill-rate limits emerge only when pixel count quadruples. The 12 nm Turing architecture’s power envelope of 160 W and PCIe 3.0 x16 interface do not appear to constrain performance, as the scaling curves are smooth and predictable.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific pairing of Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 1428 out of 1744 tested combinations in Overpower, placing it in the lower third of all configurations. The CPU component alone sits at the 77th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 19850. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-9700 (19831, +0.1% delta), Intel Core i7-8700 (19894, -0.2%), AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX (19928, -0.4%), and Intel Core i5-11600K (19771, +0.4%). This indicates the i5-12400 is essentially performance-equivalent to these older high-end parts, with deltas under 0.5% in either direction. The GPU, however, is less competitive: the RTX 2060’s average benchmark score of 16074 places it at the 58th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (15996, +0.5%), AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (16351, -1.7%), AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (16351, -1.7%), and AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15786, +1.8%). The combination’s rank of 1428/1744 suggests that while the CPU is a strong performer in isolation, the GPU drags the overall gaming experience down relative to other pairings that might use higher-tier graphics cards. The measured FPS data confirms this: even at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 118.5 FPS, which is adequate but not exceptional for a system with a top-quartile CPU.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide clear guidance for optimal settings. At 1080p, the Medium preset delivers 73.5 FPS, which is a 45 FPS improvement over the 28.5 FPS gap between Medium and Low (118.5 FPS). The difference between Medium and High at 1080p is only 6 FPS (73.5 vs 67.5), while Ultra drops to 58.7 FPS. Given that the jump from Medium to High costs just 6 FPS, High is the recommended preset for 1080p if visual fidelity matters—it provides a 14.8 FPS advantage over Ultra while retaining most quality features. At 1440p, Medium (66.6 FPS) and High (62.8 FPS) are both playable, with the 3.8 FPS difference being negligible. Ultra at 1440p (51 FPS) is borderline, and the 11.6 FPS loss from High to Ultra is not justified. For 4K, the situation changes: Medium (55.1 FPS) and High (51.5 FPS) are the only presets that maintain reasonable frame rates, while Ultra (42.2 FPS) falls below the 45 FPS threshold that many users consider minimum for smooth action gameplay. Low at 4K (88.5 FPS) is viable for competitive play, but the visual trade-off is severe. The optimal balance across all resolutions is Medium: it provides 73.5 FPS at 1080p, 66.6 FPS at 1440p, and 55.1 FPS at 4K, representing the best frame-rate-per-setting ratio in the measured data. Users prioritizing visual quality should choose High at 1080p or 1440p, but Medium is the safest universal recommendation.

FAQ

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

A: 1080p Medium delivers 73.5 FPS, which is the highest frame rate at that setting tier. For higher resolutions, 1440p Medium (66.6 FPS) is playable, while 4K Medium (55.1 FPS) is acceptable for less demanding play.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2060’s average benchmark score is 16074, which is 0.5% above the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (15996) and 1.8% above the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15786). It trails the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and Pro 5700 by 1.7% (both at 16351).

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-12400 a bottleneck for this GPU?

A: The CPU ranks at the 77th percentile among all processors with an average score of 19850. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-9700, has a score of 19831 (+0.1% delta), indicating the CPU is not the limiting factor in most scenarios. The GPU’s 58th percentile ranking suggests it is the primary constraint.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 4K Ultra?

A: The measured average is 42.2 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is the lowest result across all tested configurations and may feel stuttery in fast-paced action sequences.

Q: How much performance is lost when going from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At 1080p High, the combo achieves 67.5 FPS, while 4K High drops to 51.5 FPS—a 16 FPS reduction. This 23.7% loss is moderate and indicates the GPU handles the resolution scaling reasonably well at this preset.

Q: Does the combo perform better with Low or Medium settings at 1440p?

A: Low at 1440p produces 106.1 FPS, while Medium yields 66.6 FPS. The 39.5 FPS difference is substantial, suggesting that Medium’s added effects (likely shadows and textures) impose a heavy load on the RTX 2060’s 1920 shading units.