Overpower

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination delivers a robust 1080p and 1440p experience in Overpower, with performance that scales predictably across the four tested presets. The data shows a clear hierarchy where Ultra settings demand a significant frame rate tax, while the gap between Medium and High remains relatively narrow, making the choice of preset more impactful than the choice of resolution in several cases. This analysis breaks down the measured results to determine where this combo stands, how its components contribute, and what settings offer the best balance.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among all tested system combinations in Overpower?

A: This specific configuration ranks 911th out of 2980 tested combos, placing it in the upper third of all systems for which data has been collected.

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

A: The Core Ultra 7 265HX has an average benchmark score of 63173, which is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-13790F (63080, +0.1%) and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450G (63331, -0.2%). It also edges out the Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX (62738) by 0.7%.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate recorded for this combo, and at what settings?

A: The highest average frame rate is 194 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. The second-highest is 173 FPS at 2560x1440 with Low settings, showing the resolution scaling at the lowest preset.

Q: Does the GPU have a significant performance edge over its closest competitor?

A: The RTX 4080's average score of 54247 is effectively a tie with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (54209, +0.1%). The data shows a negligible 0.1% difference, making them performance peers in this metric.

Q: Is the CPU's integrated graphics a factor in this game's performance?

A: The data indicates the CPU includes Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU, but all measured FPS results are for the discrete NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, so the integrated graphics do not influence the gaming results presented here.

Q: What is the most demanding settings and resolution combination tested?

A: The most demanding configuration is 3840x2160 (4K) with Ultra settings, which produced the lowest average frame rate in the dataset at 71 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the primary driver of Overpower's frame rates. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s, which is crucial for feeding the 9728 shading units at high resolutions. The card's boost clock of 2505 MHz, up from a base of 2205 MHz, directly translates to the raw compute throughput measured in its synthetic scores.

The GPU's performance trajectory across the measured rows shows its dominance. At 1080p Low, it reaches 194 FPS, but the more telling data is at 4K. At 3840x2160 with High settings, it still manages an 85 FPS average, which demonstrates that the 16 GB frame buffer and memory bandwidth are sufficient to avoid a catastrophic drop-off. The gap between Medium (92 FPS) and High (85 FPS) at 4K is just 7 FPS, suggesting that the card is not bandwidth-starved but rather hitting a compute limit that scales with the quality preset.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its position. With a Passmark G3D score of 34457 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 263779, it sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, is virtually identical in average score (54247 vs 54209), which implies that in Overpower, we are seeing the ceiling of what this silicon tier can achieve. The fact that the RTX 4080 is marked as end-of-life while the SUPER exists suggests this is a mature driver state, and the measured FPS likely represents optimized performance.

How This Combo Ranks

With a rank of 911 out of 2980 tested combinations, this system sits in the 69th percentile of all combos. This is a strong showing, but it is not at the absolute top tier. The ranking implies that while the RTX 4080 is a high-end part (86th GPU percentile), the Core Ultra 7 265HX is slightly less exceptional (93rd CPU percentile). The combination of a very strong GPU with a strong, but not flagship, mobile CPU places it in this upper-middle echelon.

The rank suggests that many other combinations, likely featuring desktop-class top-end GPUs or newer generations, can outperform it. However, the data indicates that for the vast majority of the 2980 combos, this system is faster. This is not a budget-oriented pairing; it is a high-performance mobile setup that delivers playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra, which many lower-ranked combos would struggle to achieve. The delta between the CPU's percentile (93) and the combo's percentile (69) suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor in the overall system ranking, meaning a more powerful GPU would likely push this combo much higher.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The dataset provides 12 distinct measurements across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the results range from 194 FPS at Low to 93 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset produces 121 FPS (min 103, max 140), while High yields 113 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is a substantial 73 FPS, indicating that the Low preset is heavily CPU-bound or that the Medium preset introduces significant visual effects that tax the GPU.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates compress. Low drops to 173 FPS, Medium to 108 FPS (min 92, max 124), High to 100 FPS, and Ultra to 83 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium here is 65 FPS, still a large jump. The progression from Medium to High is only 8 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 17 FPS. This suggests that at 1440p, the GPU is becoming the primary bottleneck, but the scaling between Medium and High is more efficient than the jump to Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the impact of resolution is clear. Low averages 147 FPS, Medium 92 FPS (min 78, max 106), High 85 FPS, and Ultra 71 FPS. The Low to Medium gap narrows to 55 FPS, while the Medium to High gap is just 7 FPS, and High to Ultra is 14 FPS. The 4K results show that the RTX 4080 maintains a playable frame rate even at the highest settings, but the Ultra preset is the only configuration that dips below the 80 FPS threshold, averaging 71 FPS. The minimum frame rates recorded only for Medium presets (78 at 4K, 92 at 1440p, 103 at 1080p) suggest that Medium is a stable preset, but the lack of min/max data for other presets prevents a full stutter analysis.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium provides 121 FPS, which is 8 FPS higher than High and 28 FPS higher than Ultra. The recorded minimum of 103 FPS at 1080p Medium ensures a smooth experience without major dips. At 1440p, Medium's 108 FPS average with a 92 FPS minimum is superior to High's 100 FPS, which lacks a recorded minimum, suggesting Medium is the safer choice for consistent frame pacing.

At 4K, Medium (92 FPS) is only 7 FPS faster than High (85 FPS), but the min FPS of 78 for Medium versus no min data for High makes it difficult to recommend one over the other solely on stability. However, the jump from High to Ultra at 4K is a 14 FPS loss, making Ultra the least efficient choice. The data suggests that for competitive play where high refresh rates are needed, the Low preset at 1080p (194 FPS) or 1440p (173 FPS) is viable, but for visual fidelity, Medium offers the best compromise between image quality and performance. The Ultra preset, while playable at 1080p (93 FPS) and 1440p (83 FPS), shows diminishing returns and is best reserved for 4K only if the 71 FPS average is acceptable.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake-HX architecture. Its base clock of 2.60 GHz and boost clock of 5.30 GHz, combined with a 30 MB shared L3 cache, provide the computational muscle for game logic and physics. The CPU's synthetic performance is strong, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 40642 and a single-core score of 5737, placing it in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the FPS hits 194, a number that is likely near the engine's or CPU's ceiling for frame generation. The drop from 1080p Low (194 FPS) to 1440p Low (173 FPS) is 21 FPS, which is a smaller proportional drop than the 26 FPS drop from 1440p Low to 4K Low (147 FPS). This pattern indicates that at Low settings, the CPU is a significant contributor to performance, but as resolution increases, the GPU workload grows and becomes the limiting factor.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s for dual-channel DDR5 is sufficient to feed the 20 cores, and its Passmark multithread score of 47985 shows it can handle heavy background tasks. The fact that it is a mobile chip with a 55W TDP, yet still delivers a single-thread Passmark score of 4500, suggests that its boost clock of 5.30 GHz is effective in lightly-threaded tasks, which is often the case in game simulation threads. The data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck in this combo for higher settings, but it is the reason why Low preset frame rates are so high.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a clear trend of diminishing frame rates as resolution increases, but the rate of decline varies by preset. For the Low preset, the frame rates are 194 (1080p), 173 (1440p), and 147 (4K). This represents a 10.8% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 15.0% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is relatively gentle, indicating that at Low settings, the system is not fully GPU-bound, and the CPU is still able to push high frame rates even at 4K.

For the Medium preset, the averages are 121 (1080p), 108 (1440p), and 92 (4K). The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 10.7%, and from 1440p to 4K is 14.8%. This is a similar percentage drop to Low, but the absolute frame rates are lower. The High preset shows 113 (1080p), 100 (1440p), and 85 (4K), with drops of 11.5% and 15.0% respectively. The Ultra preset has the steepest absolute drops: 93 (1080p), 83 (1440p), and 71 (4K), which are 10.8% and 14.5% drops.

The consistency of the percentage drops (roughly 11% for the first step and 15% for the second) across all presets is a key finding. This suggests that the scaling is primarily driven by the GPU's pixel throughput, which is a linear function of resolution. The fact that the percentage drop is nearly identical for Low and Ultra indicates that the RTX 4080 is the limiting factor in all cases, and the CPU's performance is sufficient to not add any additional bottleneck at higher resolutions. The 4K Ultra result of 71 FPS is the only data point that falls below the 75 FPS threshold, confirming that 4K Ultra is the most demanding scenario, but the scaling pattern shows that the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute are scaling predictably with the pixel count.