Overpower

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the Intel Core i7-14700K with the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT in Overpower?

A: This combination ranks 1234th out of 3713 tested combos in the game, placing it in the upper third of all tested hardware pairings.

Q: Does the CPU outperform comparable processors in general benchmarks?

A: The Core i7-14700K scores 69355 on average across all benchmark tests, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. It is 0.1% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9115, yet 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and 0.9% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F.

Q: How does the Radeon RX 7800 XT compare to its nearest GPU rivals in average benchmark scores?

A: The GPU posts an average benchmark score of 11627, which is 0.5% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 but 1.8% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. It sits in the 51st percentile among all GPUs.

Q: What is the best frame rate achieved at 1080p with this hardware?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 191 FPS. The Medium preset delivers 119 FPS, while High reaches 111 FPS and Ultra drops to 92 FPS.

Q: Does lowering resolution from 4K to 1080p always improve performance?

A: Not uniformly. At Low settings, dropping from 4K to 1080p increases the average from 145 to 191 FPS. However, at Ultra settings, the jump from 4K (70 FPS) to 1080p (92 FPS) yields a smaller relative gain, indicating that the GPU becomes less of a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

Q: Is the measured data based on actual testing?

A: Yes, the field "dataIsMeasured" is true, confirming that the frame rate figures come from direct measurement rather than estimation or simulation.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT brings 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s. Memory clocks run at 2438 MHz, which translates to 19.5 Gbps effective. The GPU's boost clock is 2430 MHz, with a game clock of 2124 MHz and a base clock of 1295 MHz. These specifications position the card as a high-capacity solution for demanding titles like Overpower, an action game released in August 2023.

In Overpower, the GPU's role is evident in the scaling pattern across settings. At 4K Ultra, the combo produces 70 FPS, while dropping to 4K High raises that to 84 FPS. The gap between Low (145 FPS) and Medium (91 FPS) at 4K is substantial, showing that the card's compute throughput is heavily taxed by geometry and shading work. The RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 28,100 million transistors, delivers 37.32 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which aligns with the observed frame rates.

The 96 ROPs and 240 TMUs handle pixel and texture throughput at rates of 233.3 GPixel/s and 583.2 GTexel/s respectively. These figures explain why the card maintains playable averages even at 4K, though Ultra settings push the average down to 70 FPS. The 60 RT cores are present for ray-traced workloads, though Overpower's rasterized scenes appear to rely more on raw shader count, given the 3840 shading units.

The GPU's 51st percentile ranking among all GPUs suggests it is a mid-pack performer overall, yet in Overpower it yields respectable numbers. Notably, its nearest rivals by average benchmark score include the much older NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, indicating that the RX 7800 XT's score is dragged down by some compute tests. In gaming scenarios like Overpower, the card's real-world performance is stronger than its aggregate benchmark percentile might suggest.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 191 FPS average. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 170 FPS, and 4K Low further reduces it to 145 FPS. These numbers show that at Low settings, the CPU and GPU combination has enough headroom that even 4K remains well above 60 FPS.

At Medium settings, the scaling is tighter: 119 FPS at 1080p, 106 FPS at 1440p, and 91 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is roughly 23%, which is modest compared to the Low setting's 24% decline. This suggests that Medium settings still allow the GPU to stretch its legs without hitting a severe bottleneck.

High settings tell a similar story: 111 FPS at 1080p, 99 FPS at 1440p, and 84 FPS at 4K. The delta from 1080p to 4K is 24%, nearly identical to Low. However, the absolute numbers are lower, indicating that the GPU is doing more work per frame. The 4K High result of 84 FPS is still comfortably above 60 FPS, making this resolution viable for smooth play.

Ultra settings show the steepest scaling: 92 FPS at 1080p, 82 FPS at 1440p, and 70 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is 24%, consistent with other presets, but the 4K Ultra figure of 70 FPS is the lowest average recorded. This indicates that at Ultra, the GPU is the primary limiting component, as the CPU's high single-thread and multi-thread scores (2160 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 33440.5 in multi-core) are unlikely to constrain frame rates at these levels.

The pattern across all settings shows that resolution scaling is roughly linear, with about a 23-24% decrease from 1080p to 4K regardless of preset. This consistency suggests that the Radeon RX 7800 XT is the dominant factor in frame rate determination, while the Core i7-14700K provides enough headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck until very high frame rates are reached, such as the 191 FPS figure at 1080p Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest averages. Low settings produce 191 FPS, which is the fastest result in the entire dataset. Medium settings yield 119 FPS with a minimum of 102 and a maximum of 137 FPS. High settings drop to 111 FPS, while Ultra brings the average down to 92 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 99 FPS, showing that settings have a dramatic impact on performance.

At 2560x1440, the numbers scale down proportionally. Low settings reach 170 FPS, Medium averages 106 FPS (with min/max of 91 and 122), High achieves 99 FPS, and Ultra falls to 82 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 88 FPS, slightly less than at 1080p but still substantial. The Medium preset's minimum of 91 FPS ensures smooth gameplay even during demanding scenes.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is pushed hardest. Low settings still manage 145 FPS, which is remarkable for 4K. Medium averages 91 FPS with a minimum of 77 and maximum of 104 FPS, indicating some frame time variance but no severe drops. High settings reach 84 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 70 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 75 FPS, the smallest of the three resolutions, reinforcing that the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor at higher pixel counts.

The Medium preset is the only one with recorded min and max FPS values across all resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 35 FPS (102 to 137). At 1440p, it narrows to 31 FPS (91 to 122). At 4K, it tightens further to 27 FPS (77 to 104). This shrinking variance with higher resolution suggests that the GPU's workload becomes more uniform, reducing the impact of CPU-driven frame spikes.

Overall, the data shows that this combo is capable of high refresh rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K remains viable for 60+ FPS gaming at all settings except possibly the most demanding Ultra preset, which still averages 70 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700K with AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT ranks 1234th out of 3713 tested combinations in Overpower. This places it in the 66.8th percentile of all tested combos, meaning roughly two-thirds of all hardware pairings perform worse. The ranking reflects the balance between a high-end CPU and a mid-to-high-end GPU.

The CPU's individual percentile of 94 versus the GPU's 51st percentile creates an interesting dynamic. The processor is clearly not the limiting factor, as it outperforms 94% of all CPUs. The GPU, while ranked in the 51st percentile overall, still delivers strong gaming performance in Overpower, as evidenced by the measured frame rates.

Compared to the CPU's nearest rivals, the Core i7-14700K trades blows with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (0.2% faster) and the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (0.9% faster). This indicates that the CPU is competitive with top-tier alternatives, and swapping to those chips would likely yield minimal gains in Overpower given that the GPU is the more significant constraint.

The GPU's nearest rivals by benchmark score include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. However, these are older or lower-tier cards, and the RX 7800 XT's real-world gaming performance is far ahead of them, as shown by the game's frame rates. The 51st percentile ranking is skewed by compute-heavy benchmarks where the card does not excel, but in Overpower, the GPU's 16 GB VRAM and high bandwidth pay dividends.

The combo rank of 1234 out of 3713 suggests that while this is not a top-tier pairing, it is well above average. The vast majority of combos below this rank likely feature weaker CPUs or GPUs that cannot match the frame rates seen here. The ranking also implies that there is room for improvement, likely by pairing the RX 7800 XT with an even faster GPU or the i7-14700K with a more powerful card.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K features 20 cores and 28 threads, a configuration that mixes 8 performance cores with 12 efficiency cores under the Raptor Lake-R architecture. Base clock is 3.40 GHz, boosting up to 5.60 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. This CPU, released in October 2023, supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory across a dual-channel bus and includes UHD Graphics 770 as integrated graphics.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The high boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensures strong single-thread performance, which is critical for action games that often rely on a few heavily loaded threads. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2160 and Geekbench single-core score of 2569 confirm that the i7-14700K has excellent per-core performance.

The multi-threaded capabilities are equally impressive, with Cinebench R23 multi-core hitting 33440.5 and Geekbench multi-core reaching 20767. This headroom means that even if Overpower utilizes multiple threads for AI or simulation, the CPU can handle it without becoming a bottleneck. The 33 MB of shared L3 cache helps maintain data locality for frequently accessed game assets.

The CPU's 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates that it is far more powerful than what Overpower requires. The measured frame rates show that at 1080p Low (191 FPS), the CPU is still able to keep up, but the GPU is likely the constraint. At 4K Ultra (70 FPS), the CPU is certainly not the limiting factor, as the GPU is heavily loaded.

The nearest rivals in CPU benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 7 9700F, both of which score within 1% of the i7-14700K. This means that in Overpower, swapping to these CPUs would result in negligible frame rate differences, as the GPU would remain the primary determinant of performance. The 28 threads provide ample parallelism for any background tasks or streaming workloads, making this CPU a solid foundation for gaming builds.