Overpower

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT pairing delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Overpower, with 4K remaining playable at medium settings. The data shows a clear performance curve: at 1080p, the combo averages 155 FPS on Low, 97 FPS on Medium, 90 FPS on High, and 75 FPS on Ultra. At 1440p, those numbers drop to 138, 86, 80, and 67 FPS respectively. At 4K, the averages fall to 117 FPS on Low, 73 FPS on Medium, 68 FPS on High, and 57 FPS on Ultra. The CPU sits in the 93rd percentile among all processors, while the GPU lands in the 72nd percentile, making this a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows indicate that the Medium preset is the sweet spot for most users. At Medium, the combo maintains 97 FPS at 1080p, 86 FPS at 1440p, and 73 FPS at 4K. The min FPS readings at Medium are also respectable: 82 FPS at 1080p, 73 FPS at 1440p, and 62 FPS at 4K. This means even during demanding scenes, the frame rate stays comfortably above 60 FPS at all three resolutions. The jump from Medium to High costs roughly 7 FPS at 1080p (97 to 90), 6 FPS at 1440p (86 to 80), and 5 FPS at 4K (73 to 68). That is a modest penalty for the visual improvement that High typically provides in action games.

For competitive play, the Low preset at 1080p delivers 155 FPS, which is the highest measured average in the entire dataset. At 1440p Low, the combo still hits 138 FPS, and even at 4K Low it manages 117 FPS. This makes Low a viable option for players prioritizing maximum frame rates, especially on 1440p panels where the game still looks reasonably sharp. The Ultra preset, by contrast, shows diminishing returns: 75 FPS at 1080p, 67 FPS at 1440p, and 57 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result dips below the 60 FPS threshold, which may be problematic for smooth gameplay in a fast-paced action title.

Given the data, the recommendation is to use Medium as the baseline for a balanced experience, then adjust toward High if the display refresh rate is 60Hz or lower, or toward Low if chasing high refresh rates. At 4K, Medium is the upper limit for consistent playable performance; High and Ultra are technically playable but leave less headroom. The min FPS data only exists for Medium across all resolutions, which suggests the benchmark captured more detailed frame-time data at that preset, and those minimums confirm that Medium holds up well under load.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a Navi 22 chip on a 7 nm process. It carries 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 2000 MHz, with 16 Gbps effective speed, while the GPU base clock is 2321 MHz, the game clock is 2424 MHz, and the boost clock reaches 2581 MHz. These specifications are directly relevant to Overpower's performance profile because the game’s frame rates scale predictably with resolution, indicating a GPU-bound workload at higher settings.

The 12 GB frame buffer is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p at all measured settings, as the average FPS remains above 67 even at 1440p Ultra. At 4K, the frame buffer is still adequate, but the compute load becomes the limiting factor: the 4K Ultra average of 57 FPS is 18 FPS below the 1440p Ultra average of 67 FPS, a 15% drop. The GPU’s 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 413.0 GTexel/s texture rate are the likely bottlenecks at 4K High and Ultra, where the pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s is also tested heavily. The RX 6700 XT’s 40 ray accelerators do not appear to be a major factor here, as the benchmark scores for ray tracing are not separately reported for Overpower.

Compared to its nearest rivals in the synthetic benchmark suite, the RX 6700 XT scores 27425 on average, which is effectively tied with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile at 27435 (0.0% delta) and within 1.1% of the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell at 27135. It trails the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 by 1.5% (27839). In Overpower specifically, the measured FPS data shows that the GPU can drive 1080p High at 90 FPS and 1440p High at 80 FPS, which are strong results for a card in this performance tier. The GPU’s 72nd percentile ranking among all GPUs aligns with these mid-range-to-high performance figures.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT ranks 1528 out of 2980 tested combos in Overpower. That places it in the 51st percentile among all pairings in this game, meaning roughly half of the tested configurations perform better and half perform worse. This rank reflects the balanced nature of the pairing: the CPU is a high-end part (93rd percentile), while the GPU is a mid-high tier part (72nd percentile), so the overall combo lands near the middle of the distribution because the GPU limits the ceiling.

The CPU alone benchmarks at an average score of 64640, with nearest rivals including the AMD EPYC 4464P at 64823 (-0.3% delta) and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F at 64438 (+0.3% delta). This indicates the CPU is competitive with high-end server and desktop parts, but in Overpower, the GPU is the primary driver of frame rates. The 1528th rank out of 2980 combos suggests that pairing this CPU with a stronger GPU would yield a much higher rank, while pairing this GPU with a weaker CPU might only slightly reduce the rank. The data shows that the combo sits in a zone where GPU upgrades would provide more measurable FPS improvements than CPU upgrades in this specific game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings sweep is available. Low averages 155 FPS, Medium averages 97 FPS with a min of 82 FPS and max of 111 FPS, High averages 90 FPS, and Ultra averages 75 FPS. The delta between Low and Medium is 58 FPS, which is the largest jump in the entire dataset, indicating that Medium introduces significant graphical effects that tax the GPU. The delta between Medium and High is 7 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 15 FPS, showing that Ultra carries a heavier load than High.

At 2560x1440, the same settings pattern emerges with lower absolute numbers. Low averages 138 FPS, Medium averages 86 FPS with a min of 73 FPS and max of 99 FPS, High averages 80 FPS, and Ultra averages 67 FPS. The resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p is roughly a 10-11% drop across all settings: Low drops from 155 to 138 (11%), Medium from 97 to 86 (11%), High from 90 to 80 (11%), and Ultra from 75 to 67 (11%). This consistent scaling indicates that the GPU has sufficient memory bandwidth and compute headroom to handle the 1440p pixel count without hitting a memory wall.

At 3840x2160, the performance degrades more steeply. Low averages 117 FPS, Medium averages 73 FPS with a min of 62 FPS and max of 84 FPS, High averages 68 FPS, and Ultra averages 57 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is more severe: Low drops from 138 to 117 (15%), Medium from 86 to 73 (15%), High from 80 to 68 (15%), and Ultra from 67 to 57 (15%). This consistent 15% drop across all settings at 4K suggests the GPU is hitting a compute or bandwidth limit at this resolution, regardless of quality preset. The 4K Medium min FPS of 62 FPS is the lowest recorded minimum in the dataset, but it still remains above 60 FPS, making 4K Medium the only 4K preset that guarantees a minimum playable frame rate.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Overpower at 4K smoothly?

A: Yes, but only at Medium settings, where the average FPS is 73 with a minimum of 62. High and Ultra at 4K average 68 and 57 FPS respectively, with Ultra dipping below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best preset for competitive play at 1440p?

A: Low settings at 1440p deliver 138 FPS average, which is the highest measured 1440p figure. Medium drops to 86 FPS, so Low is the clear choice for maximum frame rates in competitive scenarios.

Q: How does the RX 6700 XT compare to its nearest GPU rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 6700 XT scores 27425 on average, which is essentially tied with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile at 27435 (0.0% delta) and 1.1% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell at 27135. It trails the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 by 1.5%.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU ranks in the 93rd percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 72nd percentile. The FPS scaling across resolutions shows a consistent 11-15% drop when increasing resolution, which is characteristic of GPU-bound performance.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Medium and High at 1080p?

A: Medium averages 97 FPS, while High averages 90 FPS, a difference of 7 FPS. The min FPS at Medium is 82, but no min FPS is reported for High, so the frame-time consistency at High is unknown from the data.

Q: Does the combo rank highly among all tested configurations in Overpower?

A: It ranks 1528 out of 2980 tested combos, placing it near the middle of the distribution. This is a mid-pack result, reflecting the balance between a high-end CPU and a mid-high-end GPU.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, built on a 3 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, delivering 102.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth. These specifications place it in the top tier of desktop processors, and its benchmark scores confirm this: it 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.

In Overpower, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and handle game logic, which this processor does without becoming a bottleneck. The measured FPS data shows no signs of CPU limitation: the frame rates scale smoothly with resolution, and even at 1080p Low, where the GPU is least stressed, the combo still produces 155 FPS. If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect to see similar FPS across different resolutions at the same settings, but instead we see consistent 11-15% drops when moving from 1080p to 1440p to 4K. This indicates the GPU is the constraining component in all tested scenarios.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the AMD EPYC 4464P (64823, -0.3% delta), the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (64438, +0.3% delta), and the AMD EPYC 7343 (64202, +0.7% delta). The Core Ultra 7 265 scores 64640 on average, which is within 1% of all these parts. This tight grouping means that swapping to any of these CPUs would likely produce nearly identical frame rates in Overpower, since the game is GPU-bound. With 20 threads, the CPU also has ample headroom for background tasks while gaming, and its 5.30 GHz boost clock ensures strong single-thread performance, which is often important for game logic. The 93rd percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms that this processor is not a weak link in this pairing.