Outriders

# FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 compare to its closest rivals in overall CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 posts an average benchmark score of 21,484, which places it 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (21,440) and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i9-11900H (21,367). It trails the Intel Xeon D-1746TER by 0.7% (21,635) and the AMD EPYC 9454 by 1.2% (21,223).

Q: What is the Arc B570's standing relative to other GPUs in synthetic tests?

A: The Intel Arc B570 achieves an average benchmark score of 20,556, placing it 0.1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20,534) and 0.4% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (20,480). It sits 0.1% behind the Intel Arc A750 (20,582) and 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20,662).

Q: What is the best 1080p result for this combo in Outriders?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo delivers an average of 138 FPS. This is the highest average FPS recorded across all tested resolutions and settings for this pair.

Q: Does this combo achieve 60 FPS at 4K?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings. At 3840x2160 with Low settings, the average FPS is 58, which is just below 60. Medium settings at 4K yield 42 FPS, High settings drop to 32 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 23 FPS.

Q: How much VRAM does the Arc B570 have, and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The Intel Arc B570 features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations in Outriders?

A: This combination of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Arc B570 ranks 2,432 out of 2,913 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the lower portion of the database.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is the primary graphics driver in this pairing, built on the Xe2-HPG architecture (Battlemage generation) using TSMC's 5 nm process. It carries 2,304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines, along with 18 ray tracing cores. The GPU's raw compute is rated at 11.52 TFLOPS for FP32 operations, with a pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s.

The memory subsystem is notable for the game's performance scaling: 10 GB of GDDR6 across a 160-bit bus provides 380.0 GB/s bandwidth. The base and boost clocks are identical at 2500 MHz, which simplifies performance prediction. For Outriders, a looter shooter with dense particle effects and large enemy counts, memory bandwidth often becomes a bottleneck at higher resolutions. The measured FPS data supports this: at 1440p High, the combo achieves 61 FPS, but at 4K High it drops to 32 FPS, a 48% reduction that aligns with the GPU's bandwidth limits rather than CPU constraints.

Interestingly, the Arc B570's benchmark profile shows strong DirectX 11 performance (118 in PassMark) but weaker DirectX 12 results (72), yet Outriders appears to scale reasonably well across settings, suggesting the game's engine may not be heavily reliant on the newest API features. The GPU's Vulkan score of 96,844 and OpenCL score of 83,514 indicate solid compute capabilities, which could help in Outriders' physics and particle simulations. The 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it in the mid-range tier, and the nearest rival comparisons show it trading blows with the RTX 3070 Mobile (0.1% ahead) and Arc A750 (0.1% behind), making it a competitive mid-tier option.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested CPU-GPU combinations for Outriders, this pairing of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Arc B570 occupies rank 2,432 out of 2,913 total combos. This places it in the bottom 16% of all tested configurations, which is a significant finding given the individual components' mid-range status. The CPU sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU at the 65th percentile among all GPUs, yet their combination in this game underperforms relative to those standalone positions.

This discrepancy suggests a potential bottleneck or compatibility issue specific to Outriders. The Ryzen 5 2600's Zen architecture with 6 cores and 12 threads, clocked at 3.40 GHz base and 3.90 GHz boost, may struggle with the game's single-threaded performance demands. The CPU's single-core benchmark scores are modest: 157.3 in Cinebench R15 single-core and 1,154 in Geekbench single-core. While the Arc B570 is a capable GPU, the overall combo rank indicates that the CPU may be limiting the GPU's potential in this title, especially at lower resolutions where CPU overhead is more pronounced.

The rank also reflects the game's release timing (2021) relative to the CPU's architecture (2018) and GPU's architecture (2025). The substantial generational gap could result in driver or instruction set inefficiencies. The data shows that the combo performs best at lower settings and resolutions, which aligns with a CPU-bound scenario: at 1080p Low, the average FPS of 138 is robust, but the scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p (138 to 70 FPS) suggests the GPU becomes more relevant as settings increase, yet the CPU still holds back higher frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce an average of 138 FPS, Medium settings yield 123 FPS (with a minimum of 104 and maximum of 141), High settings achieve 96 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 70 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 68 FPS, a 49% reduction, which is substantial but not unusual for a mid-range GPU at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance declines noticeably. Low settings average 111 FPS, Medium settings average 81 FPS (minimum 69, maximum 93), High settings average 61 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 44 FPS. The step from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings costs 27 FPS (138 to 111), while at Ultra settings it costs 26 FPS (70 to 44). This consistent reduction indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor, as the pixel count increase (from 2.07 million to 3.69 million pixels) directly impacts the rendering load.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles to maintain playable frame rates. Low settings average 58 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings average 42 FPS (minimum 36, maximum 49), High settings average 32 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 23 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 23 FPS is barely interactive, making that setting combination impractical for smooth gameplay. The data reveals a pattern: each setting tier (Low to Medium, Medium to High, High to Ultra) costs roughly 10-16 FPS at 4K, with the largest single drop occurring between Low and Medium (58 to 42 FPS, a 16 FPS reduction).

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data provides insight into where the bottleneck lies in this system. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drop across all settings is approximately 25-30%. For instance, at High settings, the drop is from 96 to 61 FPS (a 36% reduction), while at Low settings it is from 138 to 111 FPS (a 20% reduction). This asymmetric scaling suggests that at higher settings, the GPU is more stressed, while at lower settings, the CPU may be the limiting factor.

From 1440p to 4K, the drops become more severe. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 61 to 32 (a 48% reduction), and at Low settings from 111 to 58 (a 48% reduction). This near-uniform percentage drop across settings indicates a clear GPU limitation at 4K resolution. The GPU's 10 GB VRAM and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth are likely insufficient for the increased memory demands of 4K rendering in Outriders, especially with the game's texture streaming and particle effects.

The limiting component analysis reveals a dual-phase bottleneck. At 1080p and 1440p with lower settings, the Ryzen 5 2600's single-thread performance (Cinebench R15 single-core score of 157.3) likely caps maximum frame rates. At 4K, the Arc B570's compute resources (11.52 TFLOPS FP32) and memory bandwidth become the primary constraint. The 4K Low result of 58 FPS versus 1080p Low of 138 FPS shows a 58% performance drop, which is substantial and points to the GPU's inability to keep up with the pixel fill rate demands at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p gameplay, the data suggests High settings (96 FPS) offer the best balance of visual quality and performance, as it maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS while providing better visuals than Low (138 FPS) or Medium (123 FPS). Ultra settings at 70 FPS are playable but require accepting a 27% performance hit over High. For competitive play or high refresh rate monitors, Low settings at 138 FPS would be preferable.

At 1440p, High settings (61 FPS) are borderline for smooth gameplay, barely exceeding the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings (81 FPS) provide a safer margin with only a modest visual reduction. Low settings (111 FPS) are excellent for fast-paced action, but Ultra settings (44 FPS) should be avoided due to sub-60 FPS performance.

At 4K, the options are limited. Low settings (58 FPS) are the only configuration that approaches playable frame rates, though it falls just short of 60 FPS. Medium settings (42 FPS) are acceptable for slower-paced exploration but will struggle in combat-heavy scenarios. High (32 FPS) and Ultra (23 FPS) settings are not recommended for any serious gameplay, as the frame rates fall below the threshold for responsive controls.

The overall recommendation is to prioritize 1080p or 1440p with Medium or High settings, depending on the player's preference for visual fidelity versus frame rate smoothness. At 4K, players should accept Low settings or consider reducing resolution to achieve better performance.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 2000 series, based on the Zen architecture (Zen+ Pinnacle Ridge) and fabricated on GlobalFoundries' 12 nm process. It operates at a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boosts up to 3.90 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's memory support includes DDR4 in a dual-channel configuration with 46.9 GB/s bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes.

In Outriders, the CPU's role is evident from the benchmark results. The single-thread performance metrics — 157.3 in Cinebench R15 single-core and 1,154 in Geekbench single-core — are modest by modern standards. This likely explains why the combo struggles to maintain high frame rates at 1080p with lower settings, where the CPU becomes the limiting factor. The multi-threaded scores (1,248 in Cinebench R15 multi-core and 5,648 in Geekbench multi-core) suggest the CPU can handle the game's background processes, but Outriders may not scale well beyond 4-6 threads, leaving the single-thread performance as the bottleneck.

The CPU's 16 MB of shared L3 cache (with 96 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 per core) provides reasonable data locality for a game like Outriders, which features large open environments and many simultaneous enemies. However, the 46.9 GB/s memory bandwidth is low compared to modern CPUs, which could cause data transfer bottlenecks for the game's streaming systems. The 75th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates that while the Ryzen 5 2600 is not a top-tier processor, it is still capable, but its age (released 2018) shows in the single-thread performance when paired with a 2025 GPU in a CPU-sensitive title like Outriders.