Overpower

FAQ

Q: What is the ideal resolution for this CPU/GPU combo in Overpower?

A: The data shows 2560x1440 as the sweet spot. At High settings, it delivers 139 FPS average, which is 21 FPS higher than 3840x2160’s 118 FPS, while still remaining well above 100 FPS. At 1920x1080, the gains shrink to 156 FPS, so the extra pixels at 1440p are worth the modest FPS cost.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to its closest rival in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER sits within 0.1% of the standard RTX 4080 in average benchmark score (54209 vs 54247), making them effectively identical in synthetic tests. It trails the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X by 1.1% and the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB by 2.7%, but this gap is small enough to be noise in real gaming.

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

A: At 3840x2160, Low settings produce 204 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 98 FPS. That is a 106 FPS swing—more than double the performance—indicating that Overpower’s Ultra preset imposes a heavy GPU load, likely from advanced shading and post-processing effects.

Q: Does the i5-14600KF bottleneck the RTX 4080 SUPER at any resolution?

A: Benchmark results indicate no significant bottleneck. The CPU scores 32544 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4594 in single-core, placing it in the 90th percentile of all CPUs. Even at 1080p Low, where CPU load is highest, the combo hits 269 FPS, suggesting the GPU remains the primary limiter.

Q: What is the best settings preset for competitive play?

A: Low at 1440p or 1080p is the competitive choice. At 1440p Low, the average is 240 FPS, and at 1080p Low it reaches 269 FPS. Both exceed typical high-refresh monitor limits, while Medium only adds 11 FPS over Low at 1080p (168 vs 156), making Low the clear pick for frame rate.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4080 SUPER have, and is it sufficient for Overpower?

A: The GPU has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, with bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. For this game, the measured FPS at Ultra 4K (98 FPS) shows no memory-related stutter or min FPS drops (min is null), indicating 16 GB is ample for Overpower’s highest preset.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and the measured FPS data reflects its Ada Lovelace architecture’s strength. With 10240 shading units, 80 RT cores, and 320 tensor cores, the GPU is built for heavy rasterization and ray-traced workloads, though Overpower’s benchmark rows do not specify RT usage. The boost clock runs at 2550 MHz, with a base of 2295 MHz, and memory clocks at 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective). The 16 GB frame buffer at 736.3 GB/s bandwidth ensures that even at 3840x2160, the GPU does not run out of memory headroom—the Ultra preset averages 98 FPS with no recorded minimum dips.

At 4K, the GPU’s raw compute shines: 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 and a pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s push 118 FPS at High and 204 FPS at Low. The gap between Low and High at 4K (204 vs 118 FPS) is 86 FPS, which shows that Overpower’s High preset activates significant shading work. Medium at 4K hits 127 FPS with a min of 108 FPS, suggesting that Medium is the most stable high-FPS option for 4K displays, as it stays above the 100 FPS threshold without the variance seen at Ultra.

The GPU’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6600 and Passmark G3D score of 34245 place it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Compared to its nearest rival, the RTX 4080, it is statistically tied (deltaPct -0.1%), meaning the SUPER variant offers no meaningful raw performance uplift in synthetic tests—but the 16 GB VRAM and higher boost clock (2550 vs the base model’s unspecified) still make it a capable 4K card. The data shows that at 1440p, the GPU still has headroom: High settings yield 139 FPS, and Low hits 240 FPS, which is likely a frame cap or CPU limit, as the GPU could theoretically push higher.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate, Medium settings at 2560x1440 are the recommended starting point. The measured average is 150 FPS, with a minimum of 127 FPS and maximum of 172 FPS. This preset keeps the frame time variance low (45 FPS spread) while delivering a smooth experience on high-refresh monitors. High at 1440p drops to 139 FPS average but adds visual quality; if the display is 144Hz, High is still viable, but Medium provides a safer margin above the refresh rate.

At 3840x2160, High is the sweet spot for 4K gaming. The 118 FPS average is playable on 120Hz panels, while Ultra drops to 98 FPS—below the 100 FPS psychological barrier—and Medium only gains 9 FPS over High (127 vs 118). Given that Medium has a recorded min FPS of 108, it is more stable, but High’s higher average with no min data suggests it is worth trying first. Low at 4K (204 FPS) is unnecessary for visual quality but useful for esports-style play on high refresh 4K monitors.

For competitive play, Low at 1080p is the best measured preset: 269 FPS average, which is the highest score in the dataset. Low at 1440p (240 FPS) is nearly as fast and offers more pixels, making it the better choice for players who want both speed and clarity. Ultra at any resolution is not recommended for serious play—at 1080p it hits 130 FPS, which is lower than High at 1440p (139 FPS), so the visual upgrade does not justify the frame rate penalty.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080: Low averages 269 FPS, the highest in the dataset. Medium averages 168 FPS with a min of 143 and max of 193. High averages 156 FPS, and Ultra averages 130 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is 101 FPS, from Medium to High is 12 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 26 FPS. This pattern shows that Low is disproportionately fast, while Medium through Ultra scale more linearly.

2560x1440: Low averages 240 FPS. Medium averages 150 FPS with a min of 127 and max of 172. High averages 139 FPS, and Ultra averages 115 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 90 FPS, from Medium to High is 11 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 24 FPS. At 1440p, Low remains the outlier, but the gap between Medium and High is minimal, making Medium the best quality-to-speed tradeoff.

3840x2160: Low averages 204 FPS. Medium averages 127 FPS with a min of 108 and max of 147. High averages 118 FPS, and Ultra averages 98 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 77 FPS, from Medium to High is 9 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 20 FPS. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, as even Low settings cannot reach the 240 FPS seen at lower resolutions.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Low is 60-100% faster than Medium, while the gap between Medium and High is small (9-12 FPS), and High to Ultra costs 20-26 FPS. This suggests that Overpower’s Medium preset uses only slightly more GPU resources than High, but Ultra adds expensive effects that halve the performance headroom.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck lies. At Low settings, 1080p averages 269 FPS, 1440p averages 240 FPS (a 10.8% drop), and 4K averages 204 FPS (a 24.2% drop from 1080p). This scaling is nearly linear with pixel count, indicating the GPU is the primary limiter. At High settings, 1080p averages 156 FPS, 1440p averages 139 FPS (an 10.9% drop), and 4K averages 118 FPS (a 24.4% drop). The consistency of these percentages across settings confirms that the RTX 4080 SUPER is the performance ceiling, not the CPU.

The absolute FPS deltas tell a similar story. From 1080p to 1440p, the average loss across all settings is roughly 16-21 FPS. From 1440p to 4K, the loss is 21-36 FPS. The 4K penalty is larger in absolute terms because the GPU is already near its limit at 1440p. For example, at Ultra, 1080p hits 130 FPS, 1440p drops to 115 FPS (15 FPS loss), and 4K drops to 98 FPS (17 FPS loss from 1440p). This shows that Ultra settings saturate the GPU quickly, leaving less headroom for resolution scaling.

The data indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck at any resolution. If the i5-14600KF were limiting, we would see smaller FPS differences between 1080p and 1440p, but the consistent 10-11% drop suggests the GPU is doing the heavy lifting. At 1080p Low, the 269 FPS result is likely near the CPU’s frame generation limit, but since the CPU scores 32544 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4594 in single-core, it is more than adequate for this game’s thread utilization.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14-core, 20-thread processor with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost of 5.30 GHz. Its Raptor Lake architecture, built on a 10 nm process, delivers strong single-thread performance, which is critical for Overpower’s frame pacing. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4594 and Geekbench single-core score of 2445 are in the 90th percentile of all CPUs, meaning it can feed the RTX 4080 SUPER without stalling. The 24 MB shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache provide ample bandwidth for game logic and draw calls.

In this game, the CPU’s role is secondary but not irrelevant. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 269 FPS, which is likely a CPU frame cap, as the GPU could push higher (it reaches 204 FPS at 4K Low, where the GPU is fully utilized). The Passmark multi-thread score of 38697 and data compression score of 485140 indicate strong parallel processing, which helps with Overpower’s open-world streaming and physics calculations. The CPU’s 125W TDP and dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 support (with ECC) make it a flexible choice for various system builds.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the i5-14600KF is marginally ahead. It scores 0.3% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 (49394 vs 49228) and 0.4% higher than the Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G (49196). It trails the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 by 0.8% (49796 vs 49394). These deltas are within noise, meaning the CPU is not a differentiator in Overpower. The measured FPS data confirms this: at 1440p High, the combo delivers 139 FPS, and at 1080p High, it delivers 156 FPS—both figures are GPU-limited, as the CPU has headroom to spare. For builders, this means the i5-14600KF is a balanced partner for the RTX 4080 SUPER, offering enough single-thread speed for high-FPS scenarios without creating a bottleneck at 4K.