Overpower

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT shows a clear pattern in Overpower: the GPU is the primary bottleneck at every resolution, but the margin narrows as pixel count rises. At 1080p, the combination delivers 135.8 FPS on Low settings, dropping to 80.6 FPS on High and 64.2 FPS on Ultra. Moving to 1440p, the same settings yield 118.2 FPS (Low), 71.2 FPS (High), and 60 FPS (Ultra). At 4K, the numbers fall further: 102.7 FPS (Low), 64.8 FPS (Medium), 58 FPS (High), and 47.2 FPS (Ultra).

The scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals that the RX 6650 XT’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus become increasingly stressed at higher resolutions. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 71.6 FPS (135.8 vs 64.2), while at 4K that gap shrinks to 55.5 FPS (102.7 vs 47.2) — indicating that the CPU can still feed the GPU even at 4K Low, but the GPU’s raw throughput limits Ultra performance. Benchmark results indicate the sweet spot for this combo is 1440p Medium, where 74.6 FPS balances visual quality with smooth gameplay. The 4K Ultra result of 47.2 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold most action titles target, making it the only setting/resolution pair that fails to hit playable framerates.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but not uniform across settings. At Low settings, the drop is 33.1 FPS (135.8 to 102.7), a 24.4% reduction. At High settings, the drop is 22.6 FPS (80.6 to 58), a 28.1% reduction. The Ultra preset shows the smallest absolute drop of 17 FPS (64.2 to 47.2), but the largest percentage loss at 26.5%. This pattern suggests the RX 6650 XT’s pixel rate of 168.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 337.3 GTexel/s are the limiting factors at 4K, rather than memory bandwidth — the 280.3 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for Low settings but saturates when Ultra effects are enabled.

The data shows that 1440p is the crossover point. At 1440p High, the combo produces 71.2 FPS, which is only 9.4 FPS less than 1080p High (80.6 FPS). Meanwhile, 1440p Ultra matches 1080p Ultra within 4.2 FPS (60 vs 64.2). This indicates the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are not the limiting factor until the GPU is fully loaded. The i5-12400F’s boost clock of 4.40 GHz and single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 909) are sufficient to keep up with the GPU’s output at these settings.

FAQ

Q: Is 4K playable with this combo?

A: Only at Low settings, where the average FPS is 102.7. At Medium, expect 64.8 FPS; at High, 58 FPS; and at Ultra, 47.2 FPS — the last three are below the 60 FPS target for smooth action gameplay.

Q: What is the best resolution for competitive play?

A: 1080p Low delivers 135.8 FPS, while 1440p Low provides 118.2 FPS. Both are well above 100 FPS, but 1080p Low offers the highest headroom for high-refresh monitors.

Q: How does the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM affect results?

A: The 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 280.3 GB/s bandwidth is adequate for all tested settings at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K Ultra (47.2 FPS) suggests memory pressure limits performance, as the drop from Medium to Ultra at 4K is 17.6 FPS (64.8 to 47.2).

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck at any point?

A: No. The i5-12400F’s 12 threads and 18 MB L3 cache keep pace with the GPU at every resolution. The FPS difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same settings is modest (e.g., High: 80.6 vs 71.2), which is expected from GPU-bound scaling.

Q: What settings should I use for a 60 FPS target?

A: At 4K, use Low (102.7 FPS) or Medium (64.8 FPS). At 1440p, use High (71.2 FPS) or Ultra (60 FPS). At 1080p, all settings exceed 64 FPS, with Ultra hitting 64.2 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among tested systems?

A: It ranks 1123 out of 1744 tested combinations, placing it in the 64th percentile — slightly above the median but not a top-tier performer for Overpower.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is the dominant component in this pairing. Its base clock of 2055 MHz and boost clock of 2635 MHz (with a game clock of 2410 MHz) provide the compute headroom for the measured FPS figures. The GPU’s 2048 shading units and 64 ROPs translate directly to the 4K Low result of 102.7 FPS, which is the only 4K setting that allows the CPU to stretch its legs. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory, operating at 17.5 Gbps effective, delivers 280.3 GB/s of bandwidth — enough for 1440p High (71.2 FPS) but not for 4K Ultra (47.2 FPS), where the 128-bit bus becomes a constraint.

The GPU’s FP32 performance of 10.79 TFLOPS and pixel rate of 168.6 GPixel/s are the key metrics for Overpower’s rendering workload. The data shows that the RX 6650 XT’s performance scales almost linearly with resolution when settings are held constant: from 1080p High to 1440p High, the drop is 11.7% (80.6 to 71.2), and from 1440p High to 4K High, the drop is 18.5% (71.2 to 58). This indicates the GPU is the limiting component, as a CPU-bound scenario would show minimal FPS change across resolutions. The RDNA 2.0 architecture’s 32 ray accelerators do not appear to impact results, as no ray tracing settings are listed in the measured data.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the combo delivers 135.8 FPS on Low, 81.9 FPS on Medium, 80.6 FPS on High, and 64.2 FPS on Ultra. The jump from Low to Medium is substantial (53.9 FPS drop), while Medium to High is marginal (1.3 FPS), and High to Ultra costs 16.4 FPS. At 1440p, the pattern repeats: Low produces 118.2 FPS, Medium 74.6 FPS, High 71.2 FPS, and Ultra 60 FPS. The Low-to-Medium drop is 43.6 FPS, while Medium-to-High is only 3.4 FPS, and High-to-Ultra is 11.2 FPS. At 4K, the results are 102.7 FPS (Low), 64.8 FPS (Medium), 58 FPS (High), and 47.2 FPS (Ultra). The Low-to-Medium drop is 37.9 FPS, Medium-to-High is 6.8 FPS, and High-to-Ultra is 10.8 FPS.

These numbers reveal that the Medium preset is the efficiency sweet spot across all resolutions: it offers a large improvement over Low (which is visually sparse) while avoiding the steep cost of High and Ultra. The difference between Medium and High is consistently small (1.3 to 6.8 FPS), suggesting that Overpower’s High preset adds little visual value for the performance hit. In contrast, Ultra consistently costs 10-16 FPS over High, making it the least efficient choice for this GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1123 out of 1744 tested combinations in Overpower, placing it in the 64th percentile of all systems. This is a mid-pack result, which aligns with the GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus of 72 and the CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus of 77. The rank indicates that while both components are above-average individually, their combination does not break into the top tier for this game. The GPU’s nearest rivals — the AMD Radeon RX 6800M (deltaPct 0) and AMD Radeon RX 470 (deltaPct 0.1) — have nearly identical average benchmark scores (29011 and 28996 vs 29024), suggesting the RX 6650 XT is well-matched to its class. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-8700K (deltaPct 0.1), shows that the i5-12400F is competitive with older high-end parts, but the overall combo rank reflects the GPU’s limitations at 4K Ultra.

The rank of 1123 means there are 621 tested combos that perform worse and 1122 that perform better. This places the system in the upper-middle range, capable of smooth 1080p and 1440p gameplay but not 4K Ultra. For a game like Overpower, which appears to favor high framerates, this rank is acceptable but leaves headroom for GPU upgrades.

Settings Recommendations

For a 60 FPS target at 4K, use Medium settings, which deliver 64.8 FPS — just above the threshold with 4.8 FPS to spare. For 1440p, the High preset at 71.2 FPS is the best balance, offering 11.2 FPS more than Ultra (60 FPS) while maintaining visual fidelity. At 1080p, the Medium preset (81.9 FPS) is recommended for most players, as it provides a 1.3 FPS improvement over High (80.6 FPS) but with lower GPU load, leaving headroom for frame drops. For competitive play where framerate is paramount, 1080p Low at 135.8 FPS or 1440p Low at 118.2 FPS are the top choices.

The data suggests avoiding Ultra at 4K entirely, as the 47.2 FPS result falls below playable thresholds. The Ultra preset at 1440p (60 FPS) is playable but leaves no margin for demanding scenes. The Medium preset should be the default for this combo: it offers the best FPS-per-setting trade-off, with the smallest performance gap to High (1.3-6.8 FPS) and the largest improvement over Low (37.9-53.9 FPS). This makes Medium the most versatile choice across all three resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its 18 MB shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB per-core L2 cache are sufficient for Overpower’s thread scheduling, as evidenced by the CPU’s benchmarks: 3dmark_max_threads scores 5912, and cinebench_r23_multicore scores 16518. The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus of 77 and nearest rival deltaPct values (0.1% vs Core i7-8700K, 0.3% vs Core i5-1335U) indicate it performs on par with older high-end parts, but its role in this combo is secondary.

The measured FPS data shows that the CPU is never the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the GPU produces 135.8 FPS, which is the maximum output in this dataset — indicating the CPU can feed the GPU at that rate. At 1440p Ultra, the FPS drops to 60, a 55.8% reduction from 1080p Low, which is a pure GPU limitation. The CPU’s single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 909, geekbench_singlecore score of 2221) is more than adequate for Overpower’s action gameplay, and its 12 threads handle any background tasks without impacting frame pacing. The 65 W TDP and 10 nm process node contribute to thermal headroom, allowing the boost clock to sustain under load, though no thermal data is available in the measured results.