Overpower

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured frame rates for Overpower follow a predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases, but the magnitude of the drop reveals where the bottleneck sits for this particular combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers 230.7 FPS average. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 206.0 FPS, a reduction of roughly 10.7%. Continuing to 4K Low yields 171.2 FPS, which is another 16.9% decline from the 1440p figure. The total drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low is about 25.8% — substantial, but not catastrophic.

The scaling under Ultra settings tells a different story. At 1080p Ultra, the system produces 108.0 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, that falls to 100.8 FPS, a modest 6.7% decrease. Pushing to 4K Ultra brings the average down to 83.6 FPS, which is 17.1% lower than the 1440p result. The cumulative drop from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 22.6%. Interestingly, the percentage loss from 1440p to 4K is almost identical between Low and Ultra (16.9% vs. 17.1%), suggesting the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions regardless of the preset.

The gap between Low and Ultra widens as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference is 122.7 FPS (230.7 vs. 108.0). At 1440p, the gap narrows to 105.2 FPS. At 4K, it tightens further to 87.6 FPS. This convergence indicates that at lower resolutions, CPU headroom allows the GPU to stretch its legs, while at 4K the GPU is more consistently saturated, compressing the performance envelope between settings. The data points to the RX 7900 XT as the limiting component at 4K, while the i5-14400F still has reserve capacity at 1080p.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i5-14400F brings 10 cores and 16 threads to the table, which is a configuration that balances multi-threaded throughput with single-core responsiveness. Its base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz provide the frequency headroom necessary for games that rely on lower-thread-count workloads. The processor's 20 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 per core offer substantial on-chip storage for frequently accessed game data.

Benchmark results for this CPU show a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21914 and a single-core score of 3093. The Geekbench multi-core result is 11209, with a single-core score of 2333. These figures place the i5-14400F in the 88th percentile among all CPUs tracked, indicating strong overall performance. The nearest rival comparison shows the Intel Core i7-12800H with an average benchmark score of 32513, essentially tied with this chip's 32508 average score (0% delta). The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 sits 0.2% behind, while the AMD Ryzen 7 250 and Intel Core i7-13705H are each 0.2% ahead.

In Overpower specifically, the CPU's influence is most visible in the 1080p Low setting, where the system reaches 230.7 FPS. That figure is notably higher than the 4K Low result of 171.2 FPS, a difference of 59.5 FPS. At 1080p, the GPU is not fully taxed, allowing the processor's boost clock and cache hierarchy to push frame rates higher. The PassMark single-thread score of 3723 and multi-thread score of 25783 reinforce that this CPU can feed a high-end GPU without becoming a severe bottleneck in an action game like Overpower, which likely benefits from the 10-core/16-thread configuration.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Examining the measured FPS across all settings and resolutions, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience when considering frame rate stability and visual fidelity. At 1080p Medium, the system produces 144.2 FPS, which is 36.2 FPS higher than High at the same resolution (131.5 FPS) and 36.2 FPS lower than Low (230.7 FPS). The jump from Medium to Ultra at 1080p costs 36.2 FPS (144.2 down to 108.0), which is a significant penalty for the extra visual features.

At 1440p, Medium delivers 124.9 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and only 4.7 FPS behind High (120.2 FPS). The step to Ultra drops to 100.8 FPS, still smooth but with diminishing returns for the performance cost. For 4K, Medium yields 106.0 FPS, while High produces 99.9 FPS and Ultra falls to 83.6 FPS. The data suggests that Medium is the sweet spot across all three resolutions — it consistently maintains frame rates above 100 FPS at 1440p and above 105 FPS at 4K, while High and Ultra offer marginal visual gains at measurable performance losses.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, Low at 1440p (206.0 FPS) or 1080p (230.7 FPS) is the clear choice, but Medium at 1440p (124.9 FPS) provides a better balance for most displays. At 4K, Medium's 106.0 FPS is remarkably close to High's 99.9 FPS, making Medium the recommended preset for 4K gaming on this hardware.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS this combo achieves in Overpower?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 230.7 at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core i5-14400F has an average benchmark score of 32508, essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-12800H at 32513 (0% delta). The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 is 0.2% slower, while the AMD Ryzen 7 250 is 0.2% faster.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low produces 171.2 FPS while Ultra produces 83.6 FPS, a difference of 87.6 FPS in favor of Low.

Q: Does the GPU outperform its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has an average benchmark score of 38358, which is essentially even with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile at 38349 (0% delta). The NVIDIA CMP 70HX is 0.3% behind, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is 0.6% behind.

Q: Which setting at 1440p provides the highest FPS above 100?

A: Low provides 206.0 FPS, Medium provides 124.9 FPS, and High provides 120.2 FPS at 2560x1440. Ultra is the only preset below 100 FPS at 1440p, at 100.8 FPS.

Q: How much FPS is lost going from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: At Medium, 1080p produces 144.2 FPS while 4K produces 106.0 FPS, a loss of 38.2 FPS or roughly 26.5%.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is built on the Navi 31 chip using a 5 nm process from TSMC, containing 57,700 million transistors on a 529 mm² die. Its 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus provides 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for high-resolution textures in Overpower. The GPU's base clock is 1387 MHz, with a game clock of 2025 MHz and a boost clock of 2394 MHz — these frequencies directly influence the frame rates observed across the measured settings.

The GPU's shading units total 5376, with 336 TMUs and 192 ROPs. The texture rate of 804.4 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 459.6 GPixel/s indicate strong fill-rate capabilities. The FP32 performance of 51.48 TFLOPS places this card in the upper echelon of consumer GPUs. In synthetic benchmarks, the RX 7900 XT achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5623, a Geekbench Vulkan score of 160119, and a Passmark G3D score of 29009. Its 82nd percentile ranking among all GPUs is reflected in the Overpower results, particularly at 4K where the GPU is the clear limiting factor.

The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (83.6 FPS) and 4K High (99.9 FPS) show that the GPU is being pushed hard at this resolution. The drop from 4K Medium (106.0 FPS) to 4K Ultra (83.6 FPS) represents a 22.4 FPS penalty for the highest preset, which aligns with the GPU's transistor count and memory bandwidth being saturated by the game's ultra settings. At 1080p, the same GPU reaches 230.7 FPS on Low, demonstrating that the card has significant headroom when resolution is reduced, but the 4K results show the practical limit of this configuration in Overpower.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 230.7 FPS average
• Medium: 144.2 FPS average
• High: 131.5 FPS average
• Ultra: 108.0 FPS average

At 1080p, the spread between Low and Ultra is 122.7 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 86.5 FPS, which is the largest single-setting drop at this resolution. From Medium to High, the loss is 12.7 FPS, and from High to Ultra, another 23.5 FPS is lost. The system maintains frame rates well above 100 FPS even at Ultra, indicating that 1080p is not demanding enough to stress the RX 7900 XT fully.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 206.0 FPS average
• Medium: 124.9 FPS average
• High: 120.2 FPS average
• Ultra: 100.8 FPS average

At 1440p, the Low setting still delivers over 200 FPS, but the Medium to High transition is narrow — only 4.7 FPS separates them. The drop from High to Ultra is 19.4 FPS, which is the most significant step after Low to Medium (81.1 FPS). Ultra at 1440p barely crosses the 100 FPS mark, and the data shows that Medium and High offer nearly identical performance, making High a reasonable choice if visual quality is preferred without a major FPS penalty.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 171.2 FPS average
• Medium: 106.0 FPS average
• High: 99.9 FPS average
• Ultra: 83.6 FPS average

At 4K, Low remains exceptionally high at 171.2 FPS, but the Medium to High gap is just 6.1 FPS (106.0 vs. 99.9), and High to Ultra drops another 16.3 FPS. The total range from Low to Ultra is 87.6 FPS. The 4K results show the GPU becoming the dominant constraint — even at Low, the frame rate is only 25.8% below the 1080p Low figure, while at Ultra the gap between 1080p and 4K is 22.6%. The combo's overall rank in Overpower is 325 out of 1744 tested combinations, placing it in the top 18.6% of systems for this game.