Overpower

Overpower presents a demanding workload that scales significantly with both resolution and quality settings, and the Intel Core i5-12400 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination demonstrates a clear performance profile across the measured spectrum. The data indicates that this pairing is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming and remains very playable at 1440p, while 4K requires careful settings management to maintain smooth frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data across all resolutions and settings reveals a consistent hierarchy where the Low preset offers the highest frame rates, followed by Medium, High, and finally Ultra. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 153 FPS average, which drops to 96 FPS on Medium, 89 FPS on High, and 74 FPS on Ultra. For competitive play where maximum frame rates are prioritized, the Low preset is clearly the best choice, providing a substantial 59 FPS advantage over the Ultra preset at the same resolution.

However, for the best overall experience that balances visual fidelity with smooth gameplay, the Medium preset emerges as the optimal recommendation at 1080p and 1440p. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 96 FPS average with a minimum of 81 FPS and maximum of 110 FPS, which comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay while offering significantly better visuals than Low. At 2560x1440, the Medium preset maintains 85 FPS average with a minimum of 73 FPS, still well within playable territory.

The High preset is also viable, with 89 FPS at 1080p and 79 FPS at 1440p, but the jump from Medium to High yields only a 7 FPS difference at 1080p and 6 FPS at 1440p, making Medium the more efficient choice. At 3840x2160, only the Low preset (116 FPS) and Medium preset (73 FPS) provide acceptable frame rates, while High (67 FPS) and Ultra (56 FPS) fall below the ideal threshold for fast-paced action. For 4K gaming, the Medium preset is recommended as it provides the best balance, with the data showing a 17 FPS improvement over High and 17 FPS improvement over Ultra at this resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 plays a central role in determining Overpower's performance, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute capabilities become the limiting factor. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is sufficient for the measured settings, though the 4K Ultra preset's 56 FPS average suggests the GPU is under significant stress at the highest visual quality.

The RTX 4060's clock speeds—1830 MHz base and 2460 MHz boost—are key contributors to its performance. The boost clock of 2460 MHz represents a 34% increase over the base clock, and the data shows this translates into strong scaling across resolutions. The GPU's 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output pipelines work together to deliver the measured frame rates, with the FP32 compute capability of 15.11 TFLOPS providing the raw processing power needed for Overpower's action-heavy scenes.

The GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution increases. At 1080p, the CPU can keep up with the GPU's output, but at 1440p and especially 4K, the RTX 4060's workload becomes more demanding. The 4K Low preset's 116 FPS average versus the 4K Ultra preset's 56 FPS average—a 60 FPS difference—demonstrates how dramatically the GPU's performance is affected by quality settings. The GPU's 61st percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17639, places it in the mid-range tier, and the measured results confirm this positioning.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Overpower with this combo?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 provides the highest frame rates across all settings, with the Low preset reaching 153 FPS average. However, 2560x1440 is also viable, with even the Ultra preset achieving 66 FPS average. For the best balance of visual quality and performance, 2560x1440 with Medium settings (85 FPS average) is a strong choice.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17639, which is 0.2% below the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17666), 0.3% above the AMD Radeon 780M (17588), 0.5% above the AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17551), and 0.7% above the AMD Radeon Pro 460 (17509). This places it in a tight competitive cluster.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Overpower at 4K?

A: The measured data shows that 4K performance is playable with Medium settings (73 FPS average) and High settings (67 FPS average), but Ultra settings drop to 56 FPS average. This suggests the 8 GB VRAM is adequate for the game's requirements up to High settings at 4K, though Ultra may push the memory capacity.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured data shows 74 FPS average at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings. This is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, indicating that Ultra is fully playable at this resolution.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: The data shows that at Low settings, the average FPS drops from 153 at 1080p to 116 at 4K, a 24% decrease. At Medium settings, the drop is from 96 to 73 FPS, a 24% decrease. At High settings, the drop is from 89 to 67 FPS, a 25% decrease. At Ultra settings, the drop is from 74 to 56 FPS, a 24% decrease.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: Based on the FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The consistent percentage drops across settings suggest that the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at all resolutions, with the GPU being the primary constraint on frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 2005 out of 3713 tested combos in Overpower, placing it in the 54th percentile of all tested systems. This mid-pack ranking reflects the balanced nature of this pairing, where neither component is a standout performer but together they deliver solid, consistent frame rates across the measured spectrum.

The CPU's 72nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 18683, is notably higher than the GPU's 61st percentile ranking. This suggests the CPU has more headroom than the GPU in this pairing. The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7643 (18697, 0.1% higher), Intel Core i7-1355U (18730, 0.3% higher), AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 (18811, 0.7% higher), and Intel Core i3-14100F (18519, 0.9% lower). The GPU's nearest rivals are all AMD Radeon products, with the HD 7790 being 0.2% faster, the 780M being 0.3% slower, and the Pro 560 and Pro 460 being 0.5% and 0.7% slower respectively.

The combo's ranking of 2005 out of 3713 indicates that while this system is not at the top of the performance charts, it sits squarely in the middle of the pack. For a mainstream desktop configuration, this positioning is reasonable, and the measured FPS data confirms that the system delivers good performance in Overpower at 1080p and 1440p.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals consistent scaling patterns as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. Across all settings, the frame rate drops by approximately 24-25% when moving from 1080p to 4K. This consistent percentage decrease across different quality settings suggests that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at all resolutions, rather than the CPU.

At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 153 at 1080p to 137 at 1440p (a 10% decrease) and then to 116 at 4K (a 15% further decrease). At Medium settings, the progression is 96 to 85 to 73 FPS, with similar percentage drops. At High settings, it goes from 89 to 79 to 67 FPS. At Ultra settings, the progression is 74 to 66 to 56 FPS.

The relatively mild scaling from 1080p to 1440p (approximately 10% decrease) compared to the more significant drop from 1440p to 4K (approximately 15% decrease) indicates that the GPU handles the pixel count increase well up to 1440p but becomes more stressed at 4K. The 4K resolution has 2.25 times the pixels of 1440p and 4 times the pixels of 1080p, and the FPS scaling reflects this increased workload.

This scaling pattern confirms that the RTX 4060 is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it maintains high frame rates across all settings. At 4K, the GPU's performance is adequate for Medium settings but struggles at Ultra, where the 56 FPS average falls below the ideal threshold for smooth gameplay.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: 153 FPS on Low, 96 FPS on Medium, 89 FPS on High, and 74 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has the only recorded min/max values at this resolution, with 81 FPS minimum and 110 FPS maximum. The performance spread from Low to Ultra is 79 FPS, indicating significant scaling with quality settings.

At 2560x1440, the measured average FPS values are: 137 FPS on Low, 85 FPS on Medium, 79 FPS on High, and 66 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows 73 FPS minimum and 98 FPS maximum. The performance spread from Low to Ultra is 71 FPS, which is slightly narrower than at 1080p due to the increased GPU load.

At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS values are: 116 FPS on Low, 73 FPS on Medium, 67 FPS on High, and 56 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows 62 FPS minimum and 84 FPS maximum. The performance spread from Low to Ultra is 60 FPS, which is the narrowest across all resolutions, reflecting the GPU's increasing workload at 4K.

The minimum FPS values are only recorded for Medium presets across all resolutions. At 1080p, the minimum of 81 FPS represents a 15 FPS drop from the average, while at 1440p the minimum of 73 FPS is 12 FPS below average, and at 4K the minimum of 62 FPS is 11 FPS below average. This suggests that frame pacing is relatively consistent, with no severe drops below the average.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 provides the processing foundation for this system, with 6 cores and 12 threads running at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The CPU's cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. This Alder Lake-S architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process, delivers strong single-threaded performance as evidenced by the 3dmark single-thread score of 910 and the cinebench r23 single-core score of 2257.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are demonstrated by the 3dmark max-threads score of 5890 and the cinebench r23 multicore score of 15989. The passmark multithread score of 18747 indicates solid performance for gaming workloads that can utilize multiple cores. The CPU's 72nd percentile ranking among all CPUs reflects its position as a capable mainstream processor.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with data and handle game logic. The FPS scaling analysis shows that the CPU does not bottleneck the system, as frame rates scale consistently with resolution changes. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 153 FPS, which requires the CPU to process game state at a high rate. The CPU's 12 threads and high boost clock of 4.40 GHz are well-suited for this task, and the data suggests the CPU can comfortably handle the game's demands.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD EPYC 7643 (0.1% faster), Intel Core i7-1355U (0.3% faster), AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 (0.7% faster), and Intel Core i3-14100F (0.9% slower). These close margins indicate that the i5-12400 sits in a competitive performance tier, and its measured performance in Overpower aligns with this positioning.