Overpower

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers an exceptionally strong showing in Overpower, with measured frame rates that remain fluid even under maximum settings at 4K. The data indicates a system where the GPU is the dominant performance driver, though the CPU’s substantial 20-core, 28-thread configuration ensures it never becomes a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals a predictable but significant drop in average frame rates across all settings, highlighting the increasing load placed on the graphics card as pixel count quadruples. At High settings, performance falls from 174.8 FPS at 1080p to 152.9 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 132.6 FPS at 4K—a total reduction of 42.2 FPS, or roughly 24% from the starting point. This scaling pattern suggests that while the GPU is clearly the limiting factor at 4K, the CPU retains enough headroom to maintain a high baseline even at lower resolutions.

The Low preset shows the most dramatic scaling, with frame rates dropping from 279.7 FPS at 1080p to 265.5 FPS at 1440p and then to 229.5 FPS at 4K. The 50.2 FPS gap between 1080p and 4K at Low settings indicates that the game becomes increasingly GPU-bound as detail levels drop, since the CPU is less taxed by simpler scenes. Conversely, the Ultra preset exhibits the smallest absolute drop, from 142.6 FPS at 1080p to 128.8 FPS at 1440p and 106.8 FPS at 4K—a 35.8 FPS total decline. This tighter scaling at Ultra suggests that the GPU is already heavily loaded at 1080p, so adding more pixels produces a comparatively smaller relative impact.

Medium settings follow a similar trend, with 187.9 FPS at 1080p, 167 FPS at 1440p, and 140.8 FPS at 4K. The consistent pattern across all presets—where the 1440p to 4K step produces a larger frame rate drop than the 1080p to 1440p step—indicates that the RTX 4090’s memory bandwidth and compute resources are progressively saturated as resolution increases. The data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains over 100 FPS, demonstrating that this combination is primarily GPU-limited only at the highest pixel densities.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090’s specifications are central to understanding these results. With 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth, the card has ample resources for Overpower’s demands at any resolution. The GPU’s 16,384 shading units and 128 RT cores provide substantial raw compute power, reflected in its 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 1,290.2 GTexel/s texture rate. These figures explain why the card can push past 200 FPS at 1080p Low and still deliver 106.8 FPS at 4K Ultra.

The clock behavior is also relevant. With a base clock of 2235 MHz and a boost clock of 2520 MHz, the RTX 4090 maintains high frequencies under sustained load, which is critical for maintaining consistent frame rates in an action game like Overpower. The memory clock of 1313 MHz, running at 21 Gbps effective, ensures the 1.01 TB/s bandwidth is fully utilized during high-resolution texture streaming. The GPU’s 91st percentile ranking among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 66,473, places it near the top of the performance hierarchy—it trails the nearest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla T4, by only 0.4% in average score, and leads the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 0.9%.

The GPU’s role becomes even clearer when examining the measured FPS data. At 1080p Low, the 279.7 FPS result likely approaches the CPU’s frame delivery limit, as the RTX 4090 is capable of far higher output in less demanding scenarios. However, the i7-14700F’s 5.40 GHz boost clock and 33 MB of shared L3 cache provide enough single-thread performance to keep pace. The GPU’s 450 W TDP and triple-slot cooler design indicate it is built for sustained high-performance operation, which aligns with the consistent frame rates observed across all tested configurations.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 26th out of 1,744 tested combos for Overpower. This places it in the top 1.5% of all configurations, a position that reflects both the CPU’s and GPU’s individual strengths. The CPU itself holds a 94th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 54,097—just 0.6% below the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and 1.1% below the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, while leading the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 by 1.2% and the AMD EPYC 7313P by 1.7%.

The combo’s high rank is unsurprising given the GPU’s own 91st percentile standing. When combining a top-tier CPU with a top-tier GPU, the resulting performance in a GPU-bound game like Overpower is expected to be exceptional. The rank of 26 suggests that only a handful of combinations—likely those featuring newer or more specialized hardware—can outperform this pairing. The data shows no signs of significant bottlenecking: the CPU’s multi-core capabilities, demonstrated by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35,443 and Geekbench multi-core score of 16,571, are more than sufficient to feed the GPU’s frame production across all tested settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce 279.7 FPS, Medium achieves 187.9 FPS, High reaches 174.8 FPS, and Ultra maintains 142.6 FPS. The substantial gap between Low and Medium—91.8 FPS—indicates that the Medium preset introduces significant visual effects that tax the GPU, while the smaller 13.1 FPS difference between Medium and High suggests diminishing returns as settings increase. The 32.2 FPS drop from High to Ultra shows that Ultra settings add heavy post-processing and geometric detail.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected reduction. Low settings yield 265.5 FPS, a decrease of 14.2 FPS from 1080p. Medium produces 167 FPS (20.9 FPS less than 1080p), High delivers 152.9 FPS (21.9 FPS less), and Ultra achieves 128.8 FPS (13.8 FPS less). At this resolution, the GPU is still operating well within its capabilities, as evidenced by the fact that even Ultra settings maintain over 120 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is relatively uniform across presets, with drops ranging from 13.8 to 21.9 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance picture changes more dramatically. Low settings produce 229.5 FPS, down 36 FPS from 1440p. Medium drops to 140.8 FPS (26.2 FPS less than 1440p), High falls to 132.6 FPS (20.3 FPS less), and Ultra reaches 106.8 FPS (22 FPS less). The 4K results show that the RTX 4090’s 1.01 TB/s bandwidth is sufficient to handle the increased pixel load, but the GPU’s compute resources are now the limiting factor. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K—88.7 FPS—is nearly identical to the 1080p gap, suggesting that the settings-based workload differences are consistent across resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the optimal settings for this combination depend on the target display resolution and refresh rate. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset’s 142.6 FPS is more than adequate for high-refresh-rate monitors, making it the recommended choice for users seeking maximum visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness. The jump from High to Ultra costs only 32.2 FPS, which is a reasonable trade-off for the additional visual detail.

For 2560x1440, the High preset at 152.9 FPS offers the best balance, providing a significant improvement over Medium while staying well above the 144 Hz threshold that many gaming monitors support. The Ultra preset at 128.8 FPS is also viable if the display supports 120 Hz, but High is preferable for those with 144 Hz panels. The Low preset at 265.5 FPS is unnecessary given the system’s capability to run higher settings at competitive frame rates.

At 3840x2160, the Medium preset at 140.8 FPS is the recommended starting point, as it delivers excellent smoothness while maintaining a reasonable level of visual quality. The High preset at 132.6 FPS is nearly as fast and offers better image quality, making it a strong alternative for 120 Hz displays. The Ultra preset at 106.8 FPS is playable on 60 Hz monitors but falls short of the 120 FPS target that many 4K displays can handle. For users with 144 Hz 4K panels, the Low preset at 229.5 FPS provides the smoothest experience, though it sacrifices most graphical enhancements. Ultimately, the data suggests that High at 1440p or Medium at 4K provides the best overall experience, balancing visual quality with frame rate headroom.