Overpower

# Overpower with Intel Core Ultra 7 265 + AMD Radeon RX 570

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 delivers playable but not impressive frame rates in Overpower, with the combination ranking 2866th out of 2980 tested CPU-GPU combos in this title. The CPU is a modern 20-core Arrow Lake part that sits in the 93rd percentile among all processors, while the GPU is an end-of-life Polaris 20 card from 2017 that nevertheless lands in the 74th percentile among all GPUs. The measured data reveals a system where the graphics card is the clear bottleneck at every resolution, and where even the lowest settings struggle to push past 62 FPS at 1080p.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, confirming that this pairing is heavily GPU-limited. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 62 FPS at 1920x1080 to 55 FPS at 2560x1440 — a drop of 7 FPS — and then to 47 FPS at 3840x2160, another 8 FPS loss. That translates to a 24% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, which is relatively mild because the GPU is already near its ceiling even at the lowest resolution.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 39 FPS at 1080p, 35 FPS at 1440p, and 29 FPS at 4K. The 4K result includes a minimum of 25 FPS and a maximum of 34 FPS, showing noticeable frame time variance. High settings show 36 FPS at 1080p, 32 FPS at 1440p, and 27 FPS at 4K, while Ultra settings deliver 30 FPS, 27 FPS, and 23 FPS respectively. The delta between 1080p and 4K at Ultra is only 7 FPS, which suggests that the GPU is so saturated that resolution changes have diminishing impact.

The pattern across all four presets indicates that the RX 570 is the limiting component. If the CPU were the constraint, we would expect larger FPS gaps between resolutions, since the processor workload stays constant while pixel count changes. Instead, the modest 23% to 30% drops from 1080p to 4K point to a GPU that is maxed out even at 1080p, leaving little headroom for higher resolutions. The fact that Low settings at 4K (47 FPS) outperform Ultra at 1080p (30 FPS) underscores how much headroom the settings menu offers on this GPU.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 features 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU runs at a base clock of 1168 MHz with a boost clock of 1244 MHz, and its 2048 shading units produce 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The card supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3, which means it can run Overpower's modern rendering paths, but the 4 GB VRAM is likely a constraint at higher settings and resolutions.

The RX 570's benchmark results place it at the 74th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 28766. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6800M (scoring 28874, which is 0.4% higher) and the AMD Radeon RX 470 (scoring 28996, which is 0.8% higher). This means the RX 570 sits in a tight cluster of mid-range GPUs, performing slightly below the RX 6800M and RX 470 in aggregate benchmarks, while edging out the Radeon R9 M295X by 0.7% and the Quadro RTX 8000 by 1.2%.

In Overpower specifically, the GPU's limitations are evident from the measured FPS. At 1080p Medium, the card produces 39 FPS average with a minimum of 33 FPS and a maximum of 45 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average drops to 29 FPS with a minimum of 25 FPS. The VRAM capacity of 4 GB is likely the reason why Ultra settings at any resolution fail to reach even 31 FPS — the card simply cannot handle the texture and geometry load while maintaining frame pacing. The 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth also becomes a bottleneck at higher resolutions, where the GPU must fetch more data per frame.

Clock speeds play a role here as well. The boost clock of 1244 MHz is modest by modern standards, and the 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 figure places the card well below current mid-range GPUs. The pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s are adequate for 1080p gaming at low-to-medium settings, but they fall short of what Overpower demands at 1440p or 4K with higher presets. The data shows that this GPU is the primary constraint: even with a top-tier CPU like the Core Ultra 7 265, Overpower cannot exceed 62 FPS at 1080p Low.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, built on TSMC's 3 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with 30 MB of shared L3 cache and 3 MB of L2 cache per core. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, providing 102.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 20 CPU lanes. The integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 32EU provides basic display output, but the system under test uses the discrete RX 570.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Core Ultra 7 265 scores 42216 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 5960 in single-core, with a Passmark multi-thread score of 49682 and a single-thread score of 4689. The CPU sits at the 93rd percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 64640. Its nearest rivals are the AMD EPYC 4464P (scoring 64823, which is 0.3% higher), the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (scoring 64438, which is 0.3% lower), and the AMD EPYC 7343 (scoring 64202, which is 0.7% lower). This places the Core Ultra 7 265 in a dead heat with several server-class parts, indicating that it has far more compute headroom than the RX 570 can utilize in gaming.

The measured FPS data confirms that the CPU is not the bottleneck in Overpower. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 62 FPS, which is the highest result across all tested configurations. If the CPU were limiting, we would expect to see similar FPS numbers across different resolutions at the same settings, since the CPU workload is resolution-independent. Instead, we see clear resolution-based scaling: 62 FPS at 1080p Low drops to 55 FPS at 1440p Low and 47 FPS at 4K Low. This is a GPU-side bottleneck, not a CPU-side one.

The 20 cores and 20 threads of the Core Ultra 7 265 are far more than Overpower's engine can likely utilize, and the 5.30 GHz boost clock ensures that even single-threaded game workloads are handled with ease. The 30 MB L3 cache and high memory bandwidth help with asset streaming, but the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are the limiting factors. In this pairing, the CPU is effectively waiting on the GPU at every resolution and settings combination, which means upgrading the graphics card would yield far larger FPS gains than upgrading the processor.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the best experience for this CPU-GPU pairing in Overpower is achieved at 1080p with Low settings, which delivers 62 FPS average. This is the only configuration that approaches the 60 FPS target, and it does so by a slim margin. At 1080p Medium, the average drops to 39 FPS, which is playable but noticeably less smooth, while 1080p High yields 36 FPS and Ultra yields 30 FPS.

At 1440p, Low settings produce 55 FPS, which is still reasonably playable, but Medium drops to 35 FPS and High to 32 FPS, with Ultra falling to 27 FPS. At 4K, even Low settings only achieve 47 FPS, and Medium drops to 29 FPS. The data clearly shows that this system is not suited for 4K gaming in Overpower, and 1440p is only viable at Low settings.

The recommendation is to run Overpower at 1920x1080 with Low settings for the most consistent frame rate. If you prefer higher visual fidelity, 1080p Medium at 39 FPS is the next best option, though the minimum of 33 FPS suggests occasional stutters. The 30 FPS Ultra preset at 1080p is technically playable but offers no advantage over Low at 4K (47 FPS), which suggests that the settings menu has a disproportionate impact on performance relative to visual quality on this GPU. For a smoother experience, consider lowering the resolution to 720p (not measured) or accepting the Low preset as the sweet spot.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Overpower at 60 FPS?

A: Only at 1920x1080 with Low settings, where it achieves 62 FPS average. At Medium settings, it drops to 39 FPS, and at any higher resolution or preset, it falls well below 60 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in Overpower?

A: The GPU is the clear bottleneck. The Core Ultra 7 265 scores in the 93rd percentile among CPUs, while the RX 570 scores in the 74th percentile among GPUs. The FPS scaling across resolutions confirms this, as frame rates drop consistently with increasing resolution.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 570's average benchmark score of 28766 is 0.4% lower than the RX 6800M, 0.8% lower than the RX 470, 0.7% higher than the R9 M295X, and 1.2% higher than the Quadro RTX 8000. It sits in a tight performance cluster.

Q: What is the best resolution for this system in Overpower?

A: 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the system exceeds 60 FPS, and only at Low settings. At 1440p, the best result is 55 FPS at Low settings, which is playable but not ideal. 4K is not recommended, as even Low settings only reach 47 FPS.

Q: How much VRAM does the RX 570 have, and does it matter?

A: The RX 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. This is likely the reason Ultra settings perform so poorly, as the card cannot hold the necessary assets at higher presets, resulting in sub-30 FPS at all resolutions.

Q: Is the Core Ultra 7 265 overkill for this GPU?

A: Yes. The CPU is in the 93rd percentile among all processors and has 20 cores, but the RX 570 limits frame rates to 62 FPS maximum. The data shows the system is GPU-bound at every tested configuration.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS ranges from 62 at Low settings to 30 at Ultra settings. Low delivers 62 FPS, Medium delivers 39 FPS with a minimum of 33 FPS and a maximum of 45 FPS, High delivers 36 FPS, and Ultra delivers 30 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 23 FPS, which is substantial, while the gap between Medium and High is only 3 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 55 FPS at Low, 35 FPS at Medium (with a minimum of 29 FPS and a maximum of 40 FPS), 32 FPS at High, and 27 FPS at Ultra. The Low setting loses 7 FPS compared to 1080p, while Medium loses 4 FPS, High loses 4 FPS, and Ultra loses 3 FPS. The scaling is relatively uniform, with the GPU handling the increased pixel count at a consistent cost.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 47 FPS at Low, 29 FPS at Medium (with a minimum of 25 FPS and a maximum of 34 FPS), 27 FPS at High, and 23 FPS at Ultra. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 8 FPS at Low, 6 FPS at Medium, 5 FPS at High, and 4 FPS at Ultra. The 4K Medium result shows a frame time spread of 9 FPS between minimum and maximum, indicating unstable performance at that setting.

Across all resolutions, the Low preset provides the most playable experience, with 47 FPS at 4K being the worst Low-setting result. The Medium preset offers a consistent ~10 FPS advantage over High at each resolution, while Ultra lags High by 4-5 FPS. The overall ranking of 2866th out of 2980 combos reflects the system's position as a lower-tier gaming configuration for this title, with the RX 570's age and 4 GB VRAM being the primary limitations.