Overpower

Overpower is a demanding action title that stresses both processor and graphics hardware, and the measured results for the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile place this combination at rank 765 out of 3713 tested combos. This position puts the pairing comfortably in the top 21% of all tested systems, indicating a strong overall capability for the game, though the data reveals a nuanced performance profile where the GPU and CPU each take turns as the limiting factor depending on the resolution and settings chosen.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 765 out of 3713 combos places this specific hardware pairing in the upper echelon of tested configurations for Overpower. Being in the 79th percentile of all tested combos means that the vast majority of systems tested by the database will deliver lower frame rates than what this laptop configuration achieves. The data suggests that this is a high-performing combination, but not the absolute pinnacle, as 764 other combinations of CPUs and GPUs have produced better results in this specific title.

The ranking reflects the synergy between the Core Ultra 7 165H and the RTX 5090 Mobile. The GPU, in isolation, holds an 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs, while the CPU also holds an 84th percentile ranking among all CPUs. When combined, the system achieves a rank that is slightly lower than the individual component percentiles might suggest, which points to a potential bottleneck in certain scenarios. Specifically, the CPU’s average benchmark score of 34083 places it within 0.5% of rivals like the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, and AMD EPYC 4244P, while the GPU’s average score of 45152 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT. This means the combination is competitive with systems featuring those well-known components, but the game’s engine appears to leverage the specific strengths of this mobile platform in a way that lands it at rank 765.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which settings preset offers the best experience for this hardware. At 1080p, the Low preset achieves an average of 222 FPS, which is exceptionally high and well beyond the refresh rate of most displays. Moving up to Medium yields 139 FPS average, still a very smooth experience, while High drops to 129 FPS and Ultra to 107 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is significant, costing 83 FPS on average, but the visual quality improvement is typically substantial. Given that frame rates above 100 FPS are maintained even at Ultra, the data suggests that players with high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors can comfortably choose High or Ultra settings, with the latter still providing 107 FPS.

At 1440p, the pattern continues. Low delivers 198 FPS, Medium drops to 124 FPS, High to 115 FPS, and Ultra to 95 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p offers a compelling balance, staying above 120 FPS on average, which is a common target for competitive play. For a more visually demanding experience, High at 115 FPS remains fully playable. At 4K, the settings matter even more. Low produces 168 FPS, which is remarkably high for 4K, but Medium drops to 105 FPS, High to 98 FPS, and Ultra to 81 FPS. The data indicates that for a 4K display with a 60Hz or 120Hz refresh rate, the Medium or High presets are the sweet spot, as they keep the average FPS above the 100 FPS threshold, ensuring smooth motion without the significant visual compromises of the Low preset. Ultra at 81 FPS is still playable but represents a noticeable drop in fluidity.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic pattern of increasing GPU load. At the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 222 at 1080p to 198 at 1440p (an 11% decrease) and then to 168 at 4K (a 24% decrease from 1080p). This relatively modest scaling at Low settings indicates that the game is not purely GPU-bound at this preset, as the CPU is able to feed the GPU more frames as resolution decreases. The difference between 1080p and 1440p at Low is just 24 FPS, suggesting the CPU is holding the system back from reaching even higher frame rates at lower resolutions.

As settings increase, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint. At the Medium preset, FPS drops from 139 at 1080p to 124 at 1440p (an 11% decrease) and then to 105 at 4K (a 24% decrease from 1080p). The High preset shows a similar trend: 129 FPS at 1080p, 115 at 1440p, and 98 at 4K. The Ultra preset sees the most significant absolute drop, going from 107 FPS at 1080p to 95 at 1440p and then to 81 at 4K. The consistent percentage drops across settings indicate that the game engine scales resolution predictably, and the limiting component shifts from the CPU at low settings and low resolution to the GPU at high settings and high resolution. The fact that the 4K Ultra average of 81 FPS is still above 60 FPS confirms that the RTX 5090 Mobile is a very powerful GPU, but the data shows that the CPU starts to limit performance at 1080p Low, where the gap between Low and Medium is much larger than the gap between Medium and High.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Looking at the exact measured rows provides a complete picture. At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 222 FPS, Medium averages 139 FPS with a minimum of 118 and maximum of 160, High averages 129 FPS, and Ultra averages 107 FPS. The Medium preset’s min FPS of 118 is notably higher than the High preset’s average of 129, indicating that the Medium preset provides a more consistent frame time experience than High, which may have larger dips that pull the average down. At 2560x1440, Low averages 198 FPS, Medium averages 124 FPS with a min of 105 and max of 142, High averages 115 FPS, and Ultra averages 95 FPS. The 1440p Medium preset’s minimum of 105 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS threshold, making it a solid choice for smooth gameplay. At 3840x2160, Low averages 168 FPS, Medium averages 105 FPS with a min of 90 and max of 121, High averages 98 FPS, and Ultra averages 81 FPS. The 4K Medium preset’s min FPS of 90 is the most interesting data point, as it shows that even in the most demanding scenes at 4K, the system maintains a frame rate that is well above the standard 60 FPS target, ensuring no stuttering even with the visual fidelity of Medium settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is the clear workhorse for this game at higher resolutions. With a 24 GB GDDR7 memory pool on a 256-bit bus, the GPU has a massive 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for the textures and assets used in Overpower at any resolution. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, translating to 28 Gbps effective, and the GPU’s base clock of 990 MHz boosts to 1515 MHz under load. The shading units (10496) and texture mapping units (328) are responsible for the raw pixel-pushing power, and the data shows that at 4K Ultra, the GPU is still able to produce an average of 81 FPS, a signal of its architecture. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 45152 places it just 0.8% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, which is a high-end desktop card, indicating that this mobile GPU is performing at a level that rivals desktop-class components from the previous generation.

The GPU’s FP32 compute rating of 31.80 TFLOPS and pixel rate of 169.7 GPixel/s are directly relevant to the game’s rendering workload. At 4K, the game requires the GPU to process a large number of pixels, and the data shows a 36% drop from Low (168 FPS) to Ultra (81 FPS) at this resolution, which is a direct result of the increased shader and texture work required by the Ultra preset. The GPU’s 82 RT cores and 328 tensor cores are present, but their impact on this specific game’s average FPS is not separately measured; however, the consistent scaling from Medium to High to Ultra suggests that the game is not heavily reliant on ray tracing, as the frame rate drops are more linear than what would be seen with a ray-traced workload. Overall, the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K and at higher settings, as the CPU has enough headroom to feed it frames.

FAQ

Q: What is the best setting to use for a 1440p monitor?

A: Based on the measured data, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 delivers an average of 124 FPS with a minimum of 105 FPS. High yields 115 FPS, and Ultra drops to 95 FPS. Medium provides the best balance of high average FPS and a high minimum FPS for consistent performance.

Q: Is this laptop capable of running Overpower at 4K?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 168 FPS, Medium averages 105 FPS, High averages 98 FPS, and Ultra averages 81 FPS. All presets maintain an average above 60 FPS, making 4K gaming viable, with Medium or High offering the most fluid experience.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 Mobile compare to a desktop RTX 4070 Ti?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score is 45152, which is 0.8% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti’s score of 44795. This indicates that the mobile GPU is statistically on par with that desktop card in synthetic benchmarks, though actual game performance can vary.

Q: Why is the 1080p Low preset so much faster than 1080p Medium?

A: The 1080p Low preset averages 222 FPS, while Medium drops to 139 FPS. This large 83 FPS gap suggests that the CPU is the limiting factor at Low settings, as the GPU is not fully stressed. The jump to Medium adds enough graphical load to shift the bottleneck to the GPU.

Q: Will the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: The data suggests yes, at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the frame rate of 222 FPS is likely capped by the CPU’s ability to process the game logic. At 4K Ultra, the GPU is the bottleneck, as the frame rate drops to 81 FPS, indicating the GPU is at its limit.

Q: How much performance is lost going from 1080p to 4K at the Ultra preset?

A: The average FPS drops from 107 at 1920x1080 to 95 at 2560x1440, and then to 81 at 3840x2160. This represents a 24% decrease from 1080p to 4K, showing that the GPU handles the resolution scaling well but still incurs a significant cost.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H, with its 16 cores and 22 threads, is a capable partner for the RTX 5090 Mobile. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz are high for a mobile processor, and the 24 MB of shared L3 cache helps keep the game’s data close to the cores. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 34083 places it within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 and 0.5% of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, which are both desktop-class or powerful mobile processors. This indicates that the CPU is not a weak link in the system, but the data from Overpower shows it can become the limiting factor under specific conditions.

The measured FPS at 1080p Low (222 FPS) compared to 1080p Medium (139 FPS) is the clearest evidence of CPU limitation. The 83 FPS difference is far larger than the difference between Medium and High (10 FPS), which suggests that the Low preset does not fully utilize the GPU, and the CPU’s single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1759, is what determines the maximum achievable frame rate. The CPU’s PassMark single-thread score of 3509 further supports this, as it is a decent score but not exceptional. In contrast, at 4K Ultra, the CPU has more time to prepare frames while the GPU is working harder, so the bottleneck shifts entirely to the GPU. The CPU’s memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s and dual-channel DDR5 support are sufficient for the game’s needs, but the data clearly shows that for those chasing the absolute highest frame rates at 1080p, the Core Ultra 7 165H will be the component that prevents frame rates from climbing above the 222 FPS mark on the Low preset. For all other settings and resolutions, the CPU provides enough headroom to keep the RTX 5090 Mobile fed without becoming a significant drag on performance.