Overpower

The Intel Core i7-12700K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT delivers a high-refresh-rate experience in Overpower, with the data showing a clear progression from 110 FPS at 1080p Ultra to 83 FPS at 4K Ultra. This combination ranks in the 82nd percentile of all tested configurations, placing it firmly in the upper tier for this action title. The measured results indicate that the GPU is the primary scaling factor across resolutions, while the 12-core processor provides ample headroom for the game’s threading demands.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings is 118 FPS, which is 16 FPS higher than the 4K High result of 100 FPS.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to Medium at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 110 FPS average, while the Medium preset achieves 142 FPS average. The Medium preset also reports a minimum of 121 FPS and a maximum of 164 FPS, whereas the Ultra preset has no recorded minimum or maximum values.

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

A: The lowest average FPS is 83 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is the only measured configuration below the 90 FPS threshold in the dataset.

Q: Is there a settings preset that maintains over 200 FPS at 1440p?

A: Yes, the Low preset at 2560x1440 achieves 203 FPS average. At 1080p, the Low preset reaches 228 FPS average, which is the highest recorded value across all tested configurations.

Q: How does the combo’s ranking break down?

A: The combo ranks 684th out of 3713 tested combinations, placing it in the top 18.4% of all configurations for this game.

Q: What is the frame time consistency like for the Medium preset?

A: The Medium preset shows a spread between minimum and maximum FPS: at 1080p the range is 121–164 FPS, at 1440p it is 108–146 FPS, and at 4K it is 92–124 FPS. This indicates a consistent scaling pattern as resolution increases.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data shows that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all three resolutions. At 1080p, Medium provides 142 FPS average with a minimum of 121 FPS, which is 32 FPS higher than Ultra’s 110 FPS but only 86 FPS lower than Low’s 228 FPS. The jump from Medium to High at 1080p yields a 10 FPS reduction (142 to 132), while the jump from High to Ultra costs 22 FPS (132 to 110). Given that the Medium preset maintains a minimum above 120 FPS at 1080p, it is the recommended starting point for competitive play.

At 1440p, Medium delivers 127 FPS average with a 108 FPS minimum, which remains above the 100 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 1440p drops to 118 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 98 FPS average. For users prioritizing visual fidelity over raw frame rate, High at 1440p still provides a playable experience, but Medium offers a more significant safety margin against frame drops.

For 4K, the Medium preset produces 108 FPS average with a 92 FPS minimum, which is the only 4K configuration with recorded minimum and maximum values. The High preset at 4K achieves 100 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 83 FPS average. The data suggests that Medium at 4K is the optimal choice for maintaining a frame rate above 90 FPS, while Ultra should be reserved for scenarios where the 83 FPS average is acceptable. The Low preset, while delivering 173 FPS at 4K, sacrifices too much visual quality for the marginal benefit over Medium.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is the dominant component in determining frame rates across the tested settings. The GPU’s specifications include a boost clock of 2394 MHz and a game clock of 2025 MHz, with a base clock of 1387 MHz. The 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus provides 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the texture and geometry demands of Overpower at all resolutions tested.

The GPU’s measured performance shows a clear scaling pattern: from Low to Ultra settings, the average FPS drops by 118 at 1080p (228 to 110), 105 at 1440p (203 to 98), and 90 at 4K (173 to 83). The percentage decrease from Low to Ultra is 51.8% at 1080p, 51.7% at 1440p, and 52.0% at 4K, indicating that the GPU’s rendering workload scales consistently with settings regardless of resolution.

The RX 7900 XT’s FP32 compute of 51.48 TFLOPS and texture rate of 804.4 GTexel/s are the key architectural metrics driving these results. The 5376 shading units and 192 ROPs handle the pixel output, with a pixel rate of 459.6 GPixel/s. The GPU’s percentile ranking of 55 among all GPUs is lower than the CPU’s 84, but the measured FPS data shows that the GPU is not a bottleneck at 1080p, where even Ultra settings exceed 110 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the dataset shows four distinct settings tiers: Low averages 228 FPS, Medium averages 142 FPS, High averages 132 FPS, and Ultra averages 110 FPS. The Medium preset has a minimum of 121 FPS and a maximum of 164 FPS, providing a 43 FPS range. The differences between consecutive settings are 86 FPS (Low to Medium), 10 FPS (Medium to High), and 22 FPS (High to Ultra).

At 2560x1440, the average FPS values are 203 for Low, 127 for Medium, 118 for High, and 98 for Ultra. The Medium preset reports a minimum of 108 FPS and a maximum of 146 FPS, a range of 38 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 76 FPS, from Medium to High is 9 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 20 FPS. The 1440p results show a 10.9% reduction from 1080p for Low settings, 10.6% for Medium, 10.6% for High, and 10.9% for Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS values are 173 for Low, 108 for Medium, 100 for High, and 83 for Ultra. The Medium preset has a minimum of 92 FPS and a maximum of 124 FPS, a range of 32 FPS. The differences between settings are 65 FPS (Low to Medium), 8 FPS (Medium to High), and 17 FPS (High to Ultra). The 4K results show a 24.1% reduction from 1440p for Low settings, 15.0% for Medium, 15.3% for High, and 15.3% for Ultra.

The complete dataset reveals that the Low preset consistently provides the highest frame rates, while the Ultra preset provides the lowest. The Medium preset is the only configuration with complete minimum and maximum data across all resolutions, making it the most fully characterized settings tier in the dataset.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT ranks 684th out of 3713 tested combos for Overpower, placing it in the 81.6th percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects the measured FPS data, which shows strong performance at 1080p and 1440p, with the 4K Ultra result of 83 FPS being the limiting factor for the overall score.

The CPU’s nearest rivals show a tight grouping: the Intel Core i5-13600T has an average benchmark score of 35305, which is 0.1% higher than the i7-12700K’s 35287. The Intel Core i7-12700KF scores 35365 (0.2% higher), the Intel Core i7-13700T scores 35403 (0.3% higher), and the Intel Core 5 213PE scores 35428 (0.4% higher). These delta percentages indicate that the i7-12700K is within 0.4% of its closest competitors, meaning the CPU choice has minimal impact on the overall combo ranking.

The GPU’s nearest rivals show more variation: the AMD Radeon 660M has an average score of 13812 (0.5% higher than the RX 7900 XT’s 13745), the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile scores 13821 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 570X scores 13871 (0.9% higher). The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT scores 13543, which is 1.5% lower. These deltas suggest that the RX 7900 XT is positioned near other GPUs with similar average benchmark scores, but the measured FPS data in Overpower shows that this GPU delivers substantially higher frame rates than these rivals would suggest based on benchmarks alone.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700K provides 12 cores and 20 threads with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The CPU’s cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 25 MB of shared L3 cache. The 10 nm Alder Lake architecture supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, with 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes.

The CPU’s benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 19784, while single-core scores 1850.5. The 3DMark tests show scaling from 2065 for 2 threads to 9979 for max threads, indicating good thread scaling. The Passmark multithread score of 34404 and single-thread score of 4013 are consistent with the CPU’s position in the 84th percentile of all CPUs.

In Overpower, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU efficiently. The measured FPS data shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck at any resolution, as the frame rates scale predictably with GPU load. The 12-core configuration with 20 threads provides sufficient parallelism for the game’s engine, and the 5.00 GHz boost clock ensures responsive single-threaded performance. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 35287 places it within 0.4% of its nearest rivals, all of which are similar Intel 12th and 13th generation parts.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a consistent pattern of frame rate reduction as resolution increases. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops by 11.0% for Low settings (228 to 203), 10.6% for Medium (142 to 127), 10.6% for High (132 to 118), and 10.9% for Ultra (110 to 98). From 1440p to 4K, the drops are 14.8% for Low (203 to 173), 15.0% for Medium (127 to 108), 15.3% for High (118 to 100), and 15.3% for Ultra (98 to 83).

The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 24.1% for Low settings (228 to 173), 23.9% for Medium (142 to 108), 24.2% for High (132 to 100), and 24.5% for Ultra (110 to 83). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor in resolution scaling. The pixel count increases by 4x from 1080p to 4K, but the frame rate only drops by approximately 24%, which suggests that the game’s rendering pipeline is not purely pixel-bound and that other factors such as memory bandwidth and texture fetch rates contribute to the scaling behavior.

The 20 GB of GDDR6 memory with 800.0 GB/s bandwidth provides ample capacity for 4K textures, and the 320-bit bus width ensures sufficient throughput. The GPU’s boost clock of 2394 MHz maintains high utilization across all resolutions, with the game clock of 2025 MHz representing the sustained operating frequency. The measured results indicate that the RX 7900 XT’s performance scales gracefully with resolution, maintaining playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra, where the 83 FPS average remains above the 60 FPS minimum threshold for smooth gameplay.