Overpower

Overpower is a 2023 action title that responds strongly to both GPU and CPU resources, and the Intel Core i5-12600KF with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combo demonstrates a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions. Benchmark results show this pairing delivers playable frame rates at every setting level tested, with the RTX 5070 taking on more responsibility as resolution increases, while the i5-12600KF keeps pace at lower resolutions where the CPU bottleneck becomes more pronounced.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a predictable but significant drop as resolution scales from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 131 FPS at 1920x1080 to 117 FPS at 2560x1440, a decline of 14 FPS, and then to 99 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 32 FPS total drop from 1080p to 4K. This pattern indicates that the RTX 5070 is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the pixel throughput demand increases substantially.

Low settings show a more extreme scaling curve, with 226 FPS at 1080p dropping to 201 FPS at 1440p and then to 171 FPS at 4K. The 55 FPS gap between 1080p and 4K at Low settings suggests that even with minimal graphical workload, the GPU still faces a meaningful pixel-rate bottleneck at 4K. Medium settings follow a similar trajectory, starting at 141 FPS at 1080p, falling to 126 FPS at 1440p, and reaching 107 FPS at 4K.

Ultra settings produce the steepest relative decline, with 109 FPS at 1080p, 97 FPS at 1440p, and 82 FPS at 4K. The 27 FPS difference between 1080p and 4K at Ultra is proportionally similar to the High setting drop, confirming that the RTX 5070's rendering capacity is the dominant constraint as resolution increases. The data suggests that at 1080p, the i5-12600KF begins to exert more influence on performance, as evidenced by the smaller gaps between settings at that resolution compared to 4K.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 brings a substantial memory and bandwidth profile to Overpower, featuring 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus delivering 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. This configuration supports the texture-heavy environments and particle effects typical of action titles, and the benchmark results confirm that memory capacity is not a limiting factor at any tested resolution or setting.

Clock speeds for the RTX 5070 are listed with a base of 2325 MHz and a boost of 2512 MHz, which translates to a pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s. These figures underpin the GPU's ability to maintain 99 FPS at 4K High and 82 FPS at 4K Ultra, with the boost clock providing headroom for sustained performance during intense combat sequences. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 30.87 TFLOPS supports the compute demands of modern action games, and the 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores suggest ray-traced effects would be handled capably, though no ray tracing data is present in the measured results.

The memory clock of 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed complements the 192-bit bus, resulting in that 672.0 GB/s bandwidth figure. At 4K Ultra, the average of 82 FPS indicates the memory subsystem is feeding the shader units adequately, as the drop from Medium to Ultra at 4K is only 25 FPS (107 to 82), which is less severe than the 55 FPS drop from Low to Ultra at 1080p (226 to 109). This suggests that at lower resolutions, the CPU becomes a more significant factor, while at 4K the GPU's raw throughput dominates.

FAQ

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured average is 117 FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings, which falls between the 1080p High result of 131 FPS and the 4K High result of 99 FPS. This represents a solid high-refresh-rate experience for most displays.

Q: Is the RTX 5070's 12 GB VRAM sufficient for Overpower at 4K?

A: Yes, based on the data. At 3840x2160, the combo achieves 99 FPS on High and 82 FPS on Ultra without any min FPS values reported below playable thresholds, indicating the 12 GB GDDR7 memory with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth handles the game's demands at 4K.

Q: How much performance is lost when going from Medium to Ultra at 1080p?

A: The drop is from 141 FPS to 109 FPS, a decrease of 32 FPS. This is a 22.7% reduction in average frame rate, suggesting that Ultra settings impose a significant additional workload on the GPU even at 1080p.

Q: Does the i5-12600KF bottleneck the RTX 5070 at 1080p?

A: The data suggests some CPU limitation at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 226 FPS, but the scaling from Low to Ultra (226 to 109 FPS) shows a 117 FPS range. At 4K, the same settings range only spans 89 FPS (171 to 82), indicating the CPU has more influence on frame rates at 1080p.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest average is 82 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This remains comfortably above 60 FPS, making 4K Ultra a viable configuration for this game with this hardware pairing.

Q: Are there any settings where the combo exceeds 200 FPS?

A: Yes, at 1080p Low the average is 226 FPS, and at 1440p Low it is 201 FPS. These results indicate the combo can push very high frame rates when graphical fidelity is reduced.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination ranks 732 out of 3713 tested combos in Overpower, placing it in the top 19.7% of all configurations. This percentile ranking reflects the strong overall performance of the pairing, with the RTX 5070 contributing an 82nd percentile standing among all GPUs and the i5-12600KF achieving a 79th percentile among all CPUs.

The combo's ranking suggests that while it is not at the absolute top tier of performance, it outperforms the vast majority of tested systems. The GPU's average benchmark score of 40377 places it close to rivals like the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40318, 0.1% delta) and AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40063, 0.8% delta), while slightly ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39568, 2% delta). The CPU's average score of 27799 similarly sits near the Intel Core i9-10900K (27872, -0.3% delta) and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (27896, -0.3% delta), indicating balanced performance from both components.

This balanced profile likely contributes to the combo's solid rank in Overpower, as neither component severely bottlenecks the other. The measured FPS data supports this, showing consistent performance scaling across resolutions rather than abrupt cliffs that would indicate a single weak link.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. Its 20 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 per core provide the data locality needed for game logic and physics calculations common in action titles. The CPU's 125 W TDP and unlocked multiplier make it a flexible choice for various system configurations.

In Overpower, the CPU's influence is most visible at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 226 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra it drops to 109 FPS, a range of 117 FPS across settings. This wide spread indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is able to feed the GPU sufficiently to reach high frame rates, but the GPU still determines the ceiling based on graphical load. At 4K, the same settings range from 171 FPS to 82 FPS, a narrower 89 FPS spread, showing that the GPU becomes the dominant constraint at higher resolution.

The CPU's single-thread performance, reflected in a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3302 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2157, supports the frame pacing required for consistent frame delivery. The multi-threaded capabilities, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23391 and a Passmark multithread score of 27575, ensure that background tasks and game threads do not cause stutters. The i5-12600KF's 16 threads are sufficient for Overpower's workload, as the game likely does not scale beyond this thread count given the measured performance at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 226 FPS, Medium settings yield 141 FPS with min and max values of 120 and 162 FPS, High settings reach 131 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 109 FPS. The Medium setting data provides the only complete min/max range at this resolution, showing a 42 FPS spread between minimum and maximum frame rates.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages decrease across the board. Low settings still manage 201 FPS, Medium settings average 126 FPS with min/max of 107 and 145 FPS, High settings fall to 117 FPS, and Ultra settings settle at 97 FPS. The Medium setting at 1440p shows a 38 FPS spread between min and max, slightly tighter than at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the 4K results show the most significant impact of resolution scaling. Low settings average 171 FPS, Medium settings average 107 FPS with min/max of 91 and 123 FPS, High settings reach 99 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 82 FPS. The Medium setting at 4K exhibits a 32 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, the narrowest range of any resolution tested, indicating more consistent frame delivery at higher pixel counts.

The overall pattern shows that the combo maintains playable performance at all tested configurations, with the 4K Ultra result of 82 FPS representing the most demanding scenario. The data reveals that Low settings at any resolution provide high refresh rate capability, while Ultra settings at 4K still exceed 60 FPS, making this a versatile pairing for Overpower players who prioritize either frame rate or visual fidelity.