Overpower

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 delivers a compelling 1080p experience in Overpower, but the data reveals a clear shift in system bottleneck as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 229 FPS, dropping to 163 FPS at High and 135 FPS at Ultra. Moving to 2560x1440, the same settings yield 221 FPS (Low), 145 FPS (High), and 120 FPS (Ultra). At 3840x2160, the figures fall to 209 FPS (Low), 123 FPS (High), and 102 FPS (Ultra). The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Low settings shows a modest 20 FPS decline (from 229 to 209), while the High settings drop is steeper at 40 FPS (163 to 123). This pattern suggests that at lower settings, the CPU is the primary limiter, as the GPU has ample headroom to render frames quickly regardless of resolution. At Ultra settings, the delta between 1080p (135 FPS) and 4K (102 FPS) is 33 FPS, indicating a growing GPU influence but still a relatively flat curve—the RTX 5080 is not being saturated at any resolution tested.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS deltas across resolutions tell a nuanced story about where the bottleneck resides. At Low settings, the gap between 1080p (229 FPS) and 1440p (221 FPS) is just 8 FPS, and the jump to 4K (209 FPS) only adds another 12 FPS loss. This near-flat scaling is a classic sign of CPU limitation—the Core i5-12400’s 6 cores and 12 threads are maxed out, and rendering more pixels doesn't change the CPU’s workload. The GPU, with its 10752 shading units and 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, is effectively idle-waiting for draw calls.

At High settings, the scaling becomes more pronounced but remains CPU-bound at the top end. The 1080p result is 163 FPS, dropping to 145 FPS at 1440p (an 18 FPS loss) and further to 123 FPS at 4K (a 40 FPS total loss from 1080p). The steeper drop at 4K suggests the GPU is beginning to contribute more to the frame time, but the absolute 4K score of 123 FPS still indicates that the CPU is holding back what the RTX 5080 could deliver—this card is capable of far higher frame rates in less CPU-constrained titles. Medium settings show a similar trend: 175 FPS at 1080p, 156 FPS at 1440p, and 133 FPS at 4K, with the 4K result including a minimum of 113 FPS and maximum of 153 FPS.

Ultra settings present the most resolution-sensitive curve. From 135 FPS at 1080p, the score falls to 120 FPS at 1440p and 102 FPS at 4K. The 33 FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is the largest of any settings tier, suggesting that Ultra’s additional shading and texture work starts to engage the RTX 5080 more fully. Even so, a 4K Ultra score of 102 FPS is remarkably high, and the fact that it stays above 100 FPS across all settings at 4K indicates that this combo is never truly GPU-bound in Overpower—the CPU is the limiting factor throughout. The data implies that players seeking maximum frame rates should prioritize CPU-bound settings, while those at 4K Ultra are still getting a playable experience without needing to dial back quality.

GPU Role

The RTX 5080’s specifications explain why it is not the limiting component in this pairing. With 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus providing 960.0 GB/s bandwidth, the card has ample memory capacity and throughput for Overpower’s textures and effects at any resolution tested. The GPU’s boost clock of 2617 MHz and base clock of 2295 MHz are high for a 5 nm TSMC process, and the 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores suggest the card is built for ray tracing and AI workloads that Overpower may not heavily utilize. The pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s are similarly robust, but the benchmark results show that these capabilities are underutilized.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 56083 places it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon 8060S (deltaPct 0.6), AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (deltaPct 0.7), AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (deltaPct 2.3), and AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (deltaPct -2.2). In Overpower, the RTX 5080 is operating far below its potential—at 4K Ultra, the 102 FPS result seems low for a card that scores 8637 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The measured FPS data shows that even at 4K Low (209 FPS), the GPU is not being pushed to its limits, as the frame rate is still limited by the CPU’s ability to feed it data. The card’s 10752 shading units are more than enough for this game’s directx 12 Ultimate (12_2) rendering, and the GDDR7 memory bandwidth is unlikely to be a constraint at 960.0 GB/s.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this combo in Overpower?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 229, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo achieves an average FPS of 102, with no minimum or maximum FPS recorded in the data.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in Overpower?

A: Benchmark results indicate the CPU is the primary limiter, as FPS does not scale significantly with resolution at Low settings (229 FPS at 1080p vs 209 FPS at 4K), suggesting the Intel Core i5-12400’s 6 cores and 12 threads are the bottleneck.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among tested systems in Overpower?

A: The combo ranks 261st out of 3713 tested combos in Overpower, placing it in the top 7% of all tested configurations.

Q: Does the RTX 5080’s 16 GB VRAM ever become a constraint?

A: There is no evidence of VRAM limitation in the data, as the 16 GB GDDR7 memory with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for all tested settings and resolutions, with FPS remaining high even at 4K Ultra.

Q: How does the RTX 5080 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5080 has an average benchmark score of 56083, which is 0.6% higher than the AMD Radeon 8060S (55757), 0.7% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55698), 2.3% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54828), and 2.2% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (57367).

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame data places this configuration at rank 261 out of 3713 tested combos, which places it in the 93rd percentile of all tested systems. This is a strong showing, but not a top-tier result, given the RTX 5080’s raw power. The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus is 72, meaning the i5-12400 outperforms 72% of all CPUs in general benchmarks, but its average benchmark score of 18683 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals: the AMD EPYC 7643 (18697, deltaPct -0.1), Intel Core i7-1355U (18730, deltaPct -0.3), AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 (18811, deltaPct -0.7), and Intel Core i3-14100F (18519, deltaPct 0.9). This clustering suggests that the i5-12400 is a mid-pack CPU, and its limitations are evident in Overpower’s frame rates.

The rank of 261 is notable because it is better than the CPU’s percentile might suggest, indicating that Overpower is not heavily dependent on CPU performance. However, the data shows that the combo is not reaching the RTX 5080’s full potential. The GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus is 87, and its average benchmark score of 56083 places it above most rivals, yet in Overpower, the frame rates at 1080p Low (229 FPS) are only slightly higher than 4K Low (209 FPS), a pattern typical of a CPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were stronger, the 4K scores would likely be closer to the 1080p scores, as the GPU would have more headroom. The 261st rank out of 3713 combos suggests that many systems with stronger CPUs achieve higher frame rates in Overpower, even if they have weaker GPUs.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It features 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, with 80 KB of L1 cache per core. Its 65W TDP is modest, and it supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. The CPU’s benchmark scores are solid but unremarkable: Cinebench R23 multi-core is 15989, single-core is 2257, and Geekbench multi-core is 8564 with single-core at 1848. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 5873 (16 threads) to 5890 (max threads), indicating that the CPU’s performance plateaus beyond 8 threads, which is typical for a 6-core part.

In Overpower, the CPU’s role is clearly the limiting factor. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo hits 229 FPS, but this does not increase at lower resolutions (there are none tested below 1080p), and the 4K Low result of 209 FPS is only 20 FPS lower. This indicates that the CPU is delivering a fixed frame rate ceiling around 229 FPS, and the GPU is capable of rendering frames faster than the CPU can issue draw calls. The CPU’s single-thread performance (Cinebench R15 single-core score of 227, R20 of 947, R23 of 2257) is adequate for gaming, but the game appears to be limited by the CPU’s multi-threaded throughput, as the FPS does not improve with resolution reductions. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5873 and max-thread score of 5890 show that the CPU’s 12 threads are fully utilized, and adding more threads would not help since the physical cores are saturated.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across all tested configurations. At 1920x1080, the Low settings yield an average of 229 FPS, High settings 163 FPS, Medium settings 175 FPS with a minimum of 149 FPS and maximum of 202 FPS, and Ultra settings 135 FPS. The Medium setting’s min/max range indicates some frame time variance, but the average is solid. At 2560x1440, Low drops to 221 FPS, High to 145 FPS, Medium to 156 FPS (min 133, max 180), and Ultra to 120 FPS. The 1440p Medium range of 133-180 FPS shows a 47 FPS spread, suggesting occasional dips during intense scenes. At 3840x2160, Low records 209 FPS, High 123 FPS, Medium 133 FPS (min 113, max 153), and Ultra 102 FPS. The 4K Medium min of 113 FPS is the lowest recorded minimum across all resolutions, indicating that 4K Medium can feel less stable than 1440p Ultra (which has no min/max data but averages 120 FPS).

The data shows a consistent pattern: Low settings are the most playable at any resolution, with all scores above 200 FPS, while Ultra settings stay above 100 FPS at 4K and above 120 FPS at 1440p. The Medium settings provide a middle ground with higher averages than High in every resolution—notably, 1080p Medium (175 FPS) is 12 FPS faster than High (163 FPS), and 4K Medium (133 FPS) is 10 FPS faster than High (123 FPS). This suggests that Medium settings may offer a better balance of visual quality and performance, as the High preset appears to add overhead without proportional visual gains. The lack of min/max data for most settings limits the analysis, but the averages clearly show that this combo is capable of high frame rates across the board, with the CPU being the only significant constraint.