Overpower

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a formidable 1080p and 1440p experience in Overpower, though 4K Ultra demands compromises. The data indicates a system where the GPU is the primary driver of frame rates at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s six performance cores provide ample headroom to keep up. This is a balanced pairing that ranks in the upper tier of tested configurations, but the scaling patterns reveal where its limits lie.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a clear and expected decline as resolution increases, but the magnitude of that decline is telling. At Low settings, the system produces 203 FPS at 1920x1080, which drops to 178.4 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 152.4 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 25% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating the GPU is still managing the load efficiently even at 4K. However, the scaling becomes steeper when moving to higher presets. At Ultra settings, the drop from 1080p (98.7 FPS) to 4K (76.3 FPS) is a 22.7% loss, but the absolute numbers are far more punishing.

The key insight is that at 1080p, the frame rate gap between Low and Ultra is relatively narrow—203 FPS versus 98.7 FPS—which suggests the CPU is not the bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 4K, the gap between Low (152.4 FPS) and Ultra (76.3 FPS) widens considerably, confirming that the RTX 3080’s compute resources are the limiting factor when pixel count rises. The 4K High preset delivers 92.1 FPS, which is only 15.4% lower than the 1440p High result of 103 FPS. This relatively modest drop indicates that the GPU is still coping well at 4K, but the Ultra preset’s 76.3 FPS shows where the silicon starts to struggle.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080 is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA102 chip fabricated on Samsung’s 8 nm process. It carries 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, providing 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is sufficient for Overpower at 4K, where the data shows playable frame rates above 90 FPS on High settings. The GPU’s boost clock of 1710 MHz and base clock of 1440 MHz are complemented by 8704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 164.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 465.1 GTexel/s, which are the raw throughput figures that drive the measured results.

The benchmark scores place this GPU in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35787. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, which scores 36101 (a 0.9% advantage), and the AMD Radeon Pro Duo at 35860 (a 0.2% edge). The RTX 3080 also outperforms the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile by 1%, which scores 35435. These margins are narrow, but the gaming data shows the desktop RTX 3080 holds its own in Overpower. The 10 GB VRAM is not a limiting factor in this title, as the 4K Ultra preset still achieves 76.3 FPS without any min-FPS data suggesting stutter or memory swapping.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Alder Lake-S family, 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 supports dual-channel DDR4 or DDR5 memory. In Overpower, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with enough draw calls and physics calculations to avoid becoming a bottleneck. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system hits 203 FPS, which is a high enough frame rate that even a capable CPU would be strained. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5895 and single-thread score of 909 indicate strong multithreaded and single-threaded performance.

The CPU’s 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19221, puts it in a solid mid-to-high tier. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Core i7-8700K (19210, 0.1% slower), the Intel Core i5-1335U (19167, 0.3% slower), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (19364, 0.7% faster). The deltaPct values show these are all within 1% of each other, meaning the 12400F is not leaving performance on the table in CPU-bound scenarios. In Overpower, the fact that frame rates scale so heavily with resolution and settings—rather than staying flat—confirms the CPU is not the primary limiter. At 1080p Ultra, the 98.7 FPS result is likely still GPU-bound, as the RTX 3080’s pixel throughput is maxed out.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the i5-12400F and RTX 3080 ranks 517th out of 1744 tested combos in Overpower. That places it in the top 29.6% of all configurations tested. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU, where the RTX 3080’s high-end performance is not held back by the mid-range processor. The data shows that the combo achieves its best results at 1080p and 1440p, where the GPU’s 80th percentile performance can shine. The 4K results are still respectable, but the combo is not optimized for maximum fidelity at that resolution.

The ranking also suggests that Overpower is not heavily CPU-dependent, as the 12400F’s 6 cores are sufficient to keep the RTX 3080 fed. If the game were more CPU-intensive, the combo would likely rank lower relative to configurations with higher-end processors. The 517th rank out of 1744 indicates there is a substantial number of combos that outperform this pairing, likely those with faster CPUs or more powerful GPUs, but this setup remains a strong mid-to-high performer.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 203 FPS, Medium settings hit 127.4 FPS, High settings reach 116.5 FPS, and Ultra settings manage 98.7 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is a 37.2% reduction, which is significant, but the difference between High and Ultra is only 15.3%, indicating diminishing returns on the highest preset.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong. Low settings yield 178.4 FPS, Medium hits 111 FPS, High reaches 103 FPS, and Ultra drops to 87.7 FPS. The 1440p results show a similar pattern to 1080p, with Low being 60.7% faster than Ultra. The 4K results at 3840x2160 are more demanding. Low settings still manage 152.4 FPS, Medium hits 97.4 FPS, High achieves 92.1 FPS, and Ultra falls to 76.3 FPS. The 4K Low result is impressive, but the Ultra preset’s 76.3 FPS is the lowest average in the entire dataset.

Comparing across resolutions, 1080p Ultra (98.7 FPS) is only 7.1% faster than 1440p Ultra (87.7 FPS), while 1440p Ultra is 14.9% faster than 4K Ultra (76.3 FPS). This suggests the GPU scaling is more efficient between 1440p and 4K than between 1080p and 1440p, likely due to the CPU’s ability to maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience, the data points to 1440p High as the sweet spot. It delivers 103 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while maintaining visual fidelity. The 1080p High preset at 116.5 FPS is also excellent, but the resolution increase to 1440p does not cost much performance—only 11.6% fewer frames—while providing a sharper image. If the goal is maximum frame rates, 1080p Low at 203 FPS is the clear choice, but this sacrifices visual quality for a frame rate that exceeds most displays’ refresh rates.

For 4K users, High settings at 92.1 FPS are the recommended configuration. This preset keeps the frame rate above 90 FPS, which is smooth for most players. The Ultra preset at 76.3 FPS is still playable, but the 17.2% drop from High to Ultra is not worth the marginal visual gains. Medium settings at 4K (97.4 FPS) offer a slight performance boost over High, but the difference is small enough that High is preferable for image quality. The Low preset at 4K (152.4 FPS) is unnecessary unless the user has a high-refresh-rate 4K display, which is rare.

In summary, the i5-12400F and RTX 3080 combo is best utilized at 1440p High, where it achieves a balanced 103 FPS. At 1080p, any preset above Low is viable, with Ultra still hitting 98.7 FPS. At 4K, stick to High for the best balance of visuals and performance, as Ultra’s 76.3 FPS is the only result that dips below the 80 FPS mark.