Overpower

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and AMD Radeon RX 9060 combination delivers a mid-pack experience in Overpower, ranking 1701 out of 2980 tested combos. This pairing sits in the 57th percentile of all tested configurations, indicating that while it handles the game, it is neither a top-tier nor a struggling setup. The CPU is a high-end desktop part with 20 cores and 28 threads, boosting up to 5.60 GHz, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU, however, is a more modest mid-range component, ranking in the 59th percentile of all GPUs. This asymmetry—a top-quartile processor paired with a mid-pack graphics card—shapes every result in this benchmark, with the GPU consistently acting as the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a Raptor Lake-R architecture part built on Intel’s 10 nm process. It features 20 cores and 28 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The processor’s cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 33 MB L3 cache. This is a desktop-class chip with a 125 W TDP, supporting DDR4 and DDR5 memory over a dual-channel bus, and it offers PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes for the CPU.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i7-14700KF posts strong numbers: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44167 and a single-core score of 6235. Its Geekbench scores are 21462 multi-core and 2578 single-core. The PassMark multi-thread score reaches 52425, with a single-thread score of 4480. Relative to its nearest rivals, the CPU sits extremely close to the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F, with a deltaPct of 0.2, meaning it is effectively tied. It is 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX and 0.9% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is 1% ahead of it.

For Overpower, an action title, the CPU’s high single-thread performance ensures that game logic and physics are rarely a bottleneck. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 142 FPS, which is the highest measured result in the entire dataset. This suggests that the CPU can feed the GPU ample frames when the graphical load is light. The 28 threads also help with background tasks and any multi-threaded game systems, though the data shows that the GPU, not the CPU, becomes the limiting factor as resolution and settings increase. The CPU’s 94th percentile ranking confirms it is not the weak link in this pairing.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip, manufactured on TSMC’s 4 nm process. It packs 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die. The GPU has 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units, along with 28 ray tracing cores. Clock speeds are a base of 1700 MHz, a game clock of 2400 MHz, and a boost of 2990 MHz. Memory consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In synthetic tests, the RX 9060 achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3322 and a PassMark G3D score of 17631. Its Geekbench OpenCL score is 88183, with a Vulkan score of 39476. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 16014, placing it in the 59th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which is 0.7% faster, while the AMD Radeon RX 7700 is 1% slower and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 is 2.1% slower. This places the RX 9060 in a tightly contested mid-range bracket.

In Overpower, the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p play, but the data shows a clear ceiling. At 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 52 FPS, while 4K High yields 63 FPS. The GPU’s mid-pack percentile ranking relative to the CPU’s top-tier status means that the RX 9060 is the definitive bottleneck in this system. The 2990 MHz boost clock helps at lower resolutions, but the 128-bit memory bus and 8 GB capacity limit performance when pixel count and texture detail rise.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data shows a consistent decline as resolution increases, with the most dramatic drop occurring at the highest settings. At Low settings, the combo moves from 142 FPS at 1080p to 127 FPS at 1440p, a drop of 15 FPS, and then to 108 FPS at 4K, a further drop of 19 FPS. This represents a 24% reduction from 1080p to 4K, indicating that even at Low settings, the GPU is increasingly stressed by pixel count.

At Medium settings, the pattern is similar: 89 FPS at 1080p, 79 FPS at 1440p, and 67 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is 22 FPS, or 25%. High settings show 83 FPS at 1080p, 74 FPS at 1440p, and 63 FPS at 4K, a 24% reduction. The Ultra settings reveal the steepest scaling: 69 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p, and 52 FPS at 4K, a 25% drop from 1080p to 4K.

The consistency of the percentage drop across settings—roughly 24-25%—indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at every resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the drop from 1080p to 4K would be much smaller, as higher resolutions offload work to the GPU. Instead, the FPS scales almost linearly with pixel count, confirming that the RX 9060’s compute and memory bandwidth are saturated. The CPU’s 94th percentile standing means it has ample headroom, but the GPU’s 59th percentile ranking caps the entire system.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combo ranks 1701 out of 2980 tested combinations in Overpower, putting it in the lower half of the distribution but not at the bottom. This rank reflects the GPU’s mid-range performance, which drags down the otherwise strong CPU. The i7-14700KF alone sits in the 94th percentile of CPUs, while the RX 9060 sits in the 59th percentile of GPUs. The combination of a top-tier CPU with a mid-tier GPU results in a system that is GPU-bound in practically all scenarios.

Compared to its nearest GPU rivals, the RX 9060’s average benchmark score of 16014 is nearly identical to the RTX 3060 Ti’s 16129, with a deltaPct of -0.7. This means the combo’s ranking in Overpower is likely to be similar to what one would get with an RTX 3060 Ti, assuming the same CPU. The rank of 1701 out of 2980 suggests that roughly 57% of tested combos perform better, which aligns with the GPU’s percentile standing. The CPU’s high benchmark scores do not boost the ranking because the game’s FPS is dictated by the GPU’s output.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a full matrix of resolution and settings combinations. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers the highest average at 142 FPS. Medium settings yield 89 FPS, with a minimum of 76 and a maximum of 102. High settings produce 83 FPS, while Ultra drops to 69 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 73 FPS, showing a significant performance hit from the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 127 FPS. Medium settings average 79 FPS, with a minimum of 67 and a maximum of 91. High settings yield 74 FPS, and Ultra drops to 61 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 66 FPS, slightly narrower than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is already struggling to maintain high frame rates at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 108 FPS. Medium settings average 67 FPS, with a minimum of 57 and a maximum of 78. High settings yield 63 FPS, and Ultra drops to 52 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 56 FPS. Notably, the minimum FPS at 4K Medium (57) is below the average FPS at 4K High (63), suggesting frame time variance at higher resolutions. The Ultra setting at 4K falls below 60 FPS, which may be noticeable in an action game.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Based on the measured data, the Medium preset at 1440p offers the best balance between visual quality and performance. At 2560x1440 Medium, the combo averages 79 FPS, with a minimum of 67 FPS, keeping the experience above the 60 FPS threshold. This is a 20% improvement over High settings at the same resolution (74 FPS) and only a 6% drop from Low settings (127 FPS). The Medium preset at 1440p also provides a minimum FPS of 67, which is higher than the average FPS of 63 at 4K High, indicating a smoother experience.

For users with 1080p displays, Medium settings at 1920x1080 deliver 89 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target and offers a solid balance. High settings at 1080p drop to 83 FPS, which is still playable but not worth the visual trade-off compared to Medium. Ultra at 1080p yields 69 FPS, which is acceptable but shows diminishing returns. At 4K, the data indicates that Low settings (108 FPS) are the only way to maintain high frame rates, as Medium drops to 67 FPS and Ultra falls to 52 FPS. For a 4K display, Low settings are recommended to keep the action fluid.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Overpower?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 142, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Does this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 52, which is below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF has an average benchmark score of 70163, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and 1% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X.

Q: What is the GPU’s percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 sits in the 59th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16014.

Q: At which resolution and settings does the combo achieve its lowest average FPS?

A: The lowest average FPS is 52, measured at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How much FPS is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 83 at 1920x1080 to 63 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 20 FPS or 24%.