Overpower

The Intel Core i5-9400 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Overpower, but the data shows that the Ultra preset is the only setting tier that pushes the hardware to its limits at higher resolutions, resulting in a sub-60 FPS average at 4K. For the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, the High preset is the recommended choice, as it maintains a 60+ FPS average at 4K (60.8 FPS) while offering a substantial improvement over Medium settings across all resolutions. The combo ranks in the 60th percentile (1059 out of 1744 tested combinations), indicating a competitive but not top-tier pairing for this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for this combo reveals a clear hierarchy in settings presets. At 1080p, the Low preset achieves a very high 146 FPS average, while Medium and High reach 91.8 and 83.5 FPS respectively. The Ultra preset drops to 65.5 FPS, which is still playable but represents a significant 17.7% performance hit compared to High. At 1440p, the pattern holds: Low hits 125.1 FPS, Medium reaches 79.6 FPS, High delivers 73.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 61 FPS. The most critical data point appears at 4K, where the Ultra preset averages only 55 FPS, dipping below the 60 FPS threshold that many consider the baseline for smooth gameplay.

Given these numbers, the High preset is the optimal choice for this hardware. It is the only preset that keeps the average FPS above 60 at 4K (60.8 FPS) while delivering a noticeably better experience than Medium (66.8 FPS) — the difference between High and Medium at 4K is a 6 FPS gain, but at 1080p the gap is 8.3 FPS in favor of High. The Low preset offers the highest frame rates (146 FPS at 1080p) but sacrifices the visual quality that the RTX 2070 SUPER is capable of producing. Ultra should be avoided at 4K, as the 55 FPS average indicates the GPU is fully saturated, but it remains viable for 1080p and 1440p gaming where the average FPS stays above 61.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution to play Overpower with this CPU and GPU combo?*

A: The data shows that 1440p on High settings is the sweet spot, delivering a 73.9 FPS average while providing a significant resolution upgrade over 1080p. The 4K High preset is also playable at 60.8 FPS, but the margin above the 60 FPS threshold is slim.

Q: Does the Ultra preset provide a playable experience at 4K?

A: No. The measured 4K Ultra average FPS is 55, which falls below the standard 60 FPS target. This indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting factor at this settings/resolution combination, as even the High preset at 4K manages 60.8 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's core configuration affect performance in this game?

A: The Intel Core i5-9400 has 6 cores and 6 threads, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.10 GHz. Benchmark results show this CPU is a mid-range part (50th percentile vs all CPUs), and the measured FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K suggests the game is not severely CPU-bound at higher resolutions, as the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck.

*Q: Is the RTX 2070 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Overpower?*

A: The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 256-bit bus and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth appears adequate for this game across all tested settings and resolutions. The data does not show any VRAM-related stutters or crashes, and the performance drop from High to Ultra at 4K (60.8 to 55 FPS) is consistent with increased rendering load rather than memory capacity issues.

Q: What is the expected FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: The measured data shows a 146 FPS average on Low versus 65.5 FPS on Ultra at 1080p. This represents a 123% performance increase for the Low preset, but the High preset at 83.5 FPS offers a better trade-off for visual quality.

Q: How does this combo compare to other tested combinations in the benchmark database?

A: This combo ranks 1059 out of 1744 tested combinations in Overpower, placing it in the upper-middle tier. The GPU itself ranks in the 65th percentile vs all GPUs, while the CPU sits at the 50th percentile, indicating the GPU is the stronger component in this pairing.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data across the three tested resolutions reveals how this combo scales with pixel count. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 83.5 at 1080p to 73.9 at 1440p (an 11.5% decrease) and then to 60.8 at 4K (a 17.7% decrease from 1440p). This scaling pattern is classic GPU-bound behavior: as resolution increases, the GPU's workload grows faster than the CPU's, and the frame rate drops proportionally to the pixel count increase.

The Low preset shows a similar but slightly shallower scaling curve: 146 FPS at 1080p, 125.1 FPS at 1440p (14.3% drop), and 110.5 FPS at 4K (11.7% drop from 1440p). This suggests that even at Low settings, the GPU remains the primary limiting factor at 4K, as the frame rate does not scale linearly with the 2.25x pixel increase from 1080p to 4K. The Ultra preset shows the steepest drop: 65.5 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p (6.9% drop), and 55 FPS at 4K (9.8% drop from 1440p). The relatively small percentage drops from 1080p to 4K on Ultra (16% total) indicate that the game's Ultra settings are heavily GPU-intensive at all resolutions, and the CPU's 6-core/6-thread configuration with a 4.10 GHz boost is sufficient to feed the GPU without introducing a CPU bottleneck.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested hardware combinations for Overpower, this specific CPU-GPU pairing achieves a rank of 1059 out of 1744 combos. This places it in the 60.7th percentile, meaning it outperforms roughly 60% of all other tested combinations. The GPU is clearly the stronger component in this pairing: the RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 22206 and ranks in the 65th percentile vs all GPUs, while the Intel Core i5-9400 has an average benchmark score of 2305 and ranks in the 50th percentile vs all CPUs.

Looking at the GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database, the RTX 2070 SUPER's average score of 22206 is 2.5% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21670) and 0.9% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (22006). It trails the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22307) by 0.5% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (22729) by 2.3%. The CPU's nearest rivals show a tighter cluster: the Intel Core i3-10305 (2300) and Intel Core i3-1125G4 (2299) are both just 0.2% behind the i5-9400, while the Intel Core i7-8809G (2319) is 0.6% ahead. This data indicates that the combo's mid-tier ranking is primarily driven by the CPU's modest performance, as the GPU performs above average relative to its peers.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-9400 is a 6-core, 6-thread processor based on the Coffee Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 14 nm process node. It has a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.10 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache configuration includes 64 KB L1 per core, 256 KB L2 per core, and a 9 MB shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a theoretical bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-9400 scores 803 in Cinebench R15 multi-core, 113 in single-core, 3346 in Cinebench R20 multi-core, 472 in single-core, and 7969 in Cinebench R23 multi-core with a single-core score of 1125. These results place it at the 50th percentile vs all CPUs, indicating it is an average-performing processor relative to the entire database. Its nearest rivals, the Intel Core i3-10305 and Intel Core i3-1125G4, are within 0.2% of its average score, showing that the i5-9400 does not have a distinct performance advantage over lower-tier parts.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The measured FPS data suggests the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at any resolution, as frame rates scale consistently with resolution changes. However, the fact that the combo ranks in the 60th percentile, below what the GPU alone would suggest, implies that the CPU's 6-thread limitation may hold back the RTX 2070 SUPER in certain CPU-intensive scenes, particularly at 1080p where the GPU has more headroom (146 FPS on Low) but the frame rate still does not reach the heights of faster CPUs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo provides a comprehensive picture across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers the highest average FPS at 146, followed by Medium at 91.8, High at 83.5, and Ultra at 65.5. At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 125.1 FPS, Medium reaches 79.6, High delivers 73.9, and Ultra drops to 61. At 3840x2160, the Low preset maintains a strong 110.5 FPS, Medium hits 66.8, High manages 60.8, and Ultra falls to 55.

The scaling from Low to Ultra at each resolution is consistent: at 1080p, Ultra is 55.1% slower than Low; at 1440p, Ultra is 51.2% slower; and at 4K, Ultra is 50.2% slower. This indicates that the relative performance cost of Ultra settings is nearly constant across resolutions, suggesting the GPU's compute resources are the limiting factor. The High preset offers the best absolute performance for visual quality, as it maintains a 60+ FPS average at all resolutions (83.5 at 1080p, 73.9 at 1440p, 60.8 at 4K). The Medium preset is only slightly behind High at 1440p (79.6 vs 73.9) and 4K (66.8 vs 60.8), but the gap widens at 1080p (91.8 vs 83.5), making High the better choice for those who want to maximize quality without sacrificing playability.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is a Turing-architecture GPU built on TSMC's 12 nm process, featuring 13,600 million transistors on a 545 mm² die. It has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, along with 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1605 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz, and its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 2070 SUPER scores 1651 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 98316 in Geekbench OpenCL, 94918 in Geekbench Vulkan, and 18169 in Passmark G3D. Its average benchmark score of 22206 places it in the 65th percentile vs all GPUs, and its nearest rivals show a tight grouping: the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22307) is 0.5% faster, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (22006) is 0.9% slower, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21670) is 2.5% slower. The GPU's TDP is 215 W, and it was launched with an MSRP of 499 USD.

In Overpower, the GPU is the dominant factor in determining frame rates. The data shows a clear GPU bottleneck at 4K Ultra (55 FPS) and a significant performance drop from High to Ultra at every resolution, indicating that the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth are fully utilized. The 8 GB VRAM capacity appears sufficient for all tested settings, as there is no evidence of memory-related performance cliffs. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present but their impact on this game's frame rates cannot be isolated from the measured data alone. Overall, the GPU's 65th percentile ranking vs all GPUs aligns with the combo's 60.7th percentile ranking in-game, confirming that the GPU is the primary driver of this system's Overpower performance.