Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 produces a compelling dataset in Outriders, a looter shooter that stresses both CPU and GPU depending on resolution and preset. The measured frames per second across three resolutions and four quality settings reveal a component pairing that scales predictably, with the RTX 3070’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth acting as the primary driver at higher pixel counts. This analysis examines how the combo ranks among 3,710 tested configurations, where it sits at rank 1,952, placing it in the middle of the pack, a position that reflects the CPU’s 71st percentile standing among all processors and the GPU’s 61st percentile among all graphics cards.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial, and the pattern across presets tells a clear story about where the bottleneck lives. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 163 FPS at 1920x1080 to 92 FPS at 3840x2160, a reduction of 71 FPS, or roughly 44%. This is a steep decline, but the absolute numbers remain playable, suggesting the GPU is still handling the load without the CPU becoming a limiting factor. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Low, the drop is from 163 to 140 FPS, a 23 FPS decrease, which is modest compared to the 1440p-to-4K step that sees another 48 FPS shaved off)Skip.

At High settings, the scaling is similar but with lower starting points. The 1080p average of 131 FPS drops to 96 FPS at 1440p, then to 50 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result is the lowest average in the entire measured set except for Ultra at 4K, which hits 36 FPS. The gap between 1440p High and 4K High is 46 FPS, indicating that the jump to 4K nearly halves performance, a classic sign of pixel-throughput saturation on the RTX 3070. The data implies that at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU, but at 4K, the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 256-bit memory bus become the constraining resources.

Medium settings offer the only rows with minimum and maximum FPS values, providing insight into frame-time consistency. At 1080p Medium, the average is 145 FPS with a minimum of 124 and maximum of 167, a spread of 43 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 125 FPS with a min of 106 and max of 143, a similar 37 FPS spread. At 4K Medium, the average falls to 67 FPS with a min of 57 and max of 77, a tighter 20 FPS range. This narrowing of the min-max spread at higher resolutions suggests that frame pacing becomes more consistent when the GPU is fully utilized, whereas at lower resolutions, CPU-driven fluctuations cause wider variance.

Ultra settings are the most demanding, with averages of 109 FPS at 1080p, 69 FPS at 1440p, and 36 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is barely above the minimum playable threshold, and the data indicates that this preset is not viable for smooth gameplay at that resolution. The scaling from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra is a 40 FPS drop, and from 1440p to 4K, another 33 FPS drop. The consistent pattern across all presets—where each resolution step costs roughly 30-50% of the prior frame rate—points to the GPU as the dominant limiter, especially above 1080p.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Outriders?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 as the strongest resolution, with all presets exceeding 100 FPS on average. At 1440p, only Low and Medium presets stay above 100 FPS, while High and Ultra fall to 96 and 69 FPS respectively. At 4K, no preset reaches 100 FPS, with the highest being Low at 92 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU’s multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 4600G has an average benchmark score of 17,507, placing it 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17,482) and 0.6% ahead of the Intel Core 7 150U (17,395). It trails the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE by 0.6% and the Intel Core i3-14100T by 0.8%, which score 17,614 and 17,648 respectively.

Q: Does the GPU outperform its nearest rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 3070’s average benchmark score is 17,208, which is 0.7% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (17,083), 1% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (17,037), and 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon HD 7970M (17,019). It is 1.5% lower than the NVIDIA Tesla K40c, which scores 17,468.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 163 FPS while Ultra averages 109 FPS, a difference of 54 FPS. This represents a 33% performance reduction from Low to Ultra, which is the smallest relative gap across the three resolutions.

Q: Is the 4K Ultra preset playable with this hardware?

A: The measured average at 3840x2160 Ultra is 36 FPS, which is below the 50 FPS achieved at 4K High and far below the 67 FPS at 4K Medium. The data suggests that 4K Ultra is not suitable for smooth gameplay, as the frame rate drops to less than half of the 1080p Ultra result.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combination of the Ryzen 5 4600G and RTX 3070 ranks 1,952nd out of 3,710 tested combos in Outriders, placing it at roughly the 53rd percentile. This middling rank reflects the CPU’s 71st percentile and GPU’s 61st percentile standings individually.

GPU Role

The RTX 3070’s specifications are central to interpreting the measured FPS. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, and its clocks run at a base of 1500 MHz with a boost of 1725 MHz. The memory clock is listed at 1750 MHz, with 14 Gbps effective speedcard. These figures align with the observed scaling: at 4K, the 8 GB capacity and bandwidth become strained, as evidenced by the Low preset achieving 92 FPS but Ultra dropping to 36 FPS. The 3,162 score in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and the 22,214 Passmark G3D score provide synthetic context, but the real-world results in Outriders show the GPU’s limits at higher resolutions.

The GPU’s percentile rank of 61 among all GPUs is lower than the CPU’s 71, which might suggest the GPU is the weaker link. However, the measured FPS at 1080p shows the RTX 3070 is capable of 163 FPS on Low and 131 FPS on High, indicating that at lower resolutions, the CPU is not holding it back. The gap between Low and High at 1080p is 32 FPS, while at 4K, the same gap is 42 FPS, showing that the GPU’s workload scales more severely with resolution than with preset changes. The 20.31 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 165.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are theoretical peaks; the data shows that Outriders at 4K Ultra demands more than these figures can deliver in practice.

The GPU’s memory configuration—8 GB GDDR6—is a potential limiting factor at 4K with higher presets. The fact that 4K Medium (67 FPS) is much closer to 4K High (50 FPS) than 4K Low (92 FPS) suggests that memory bandwidth or capacity, not just shader throughput, is constraining performance. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is identical across all presets, but the texture and geometry complexity at Medium and High likely pushes closer to the 8 GB limit, causing the steeper drop. The RTX 3070’s 184 TMUs and 96 ROPs handle texture and pixel output, but the data implies that at 4K, the memory subsystem becomes the bottleneck, particularly when transitioning from Low to Medium.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a full range of playable frame rates. Low settings produce 163 FPS average, the highest recorded in this dataset. Medium delivers 145 FPS with a minimum of 124 and a maximum of 167, indicating strong consistency. High drops to 131 FPS, and Ultra falls to 109 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 54 FPS, which is the smallest absolute difference among the three resolutions, suggesting that at 1080p, the CPU and GPU both have headroom, and preset changes have a moderate impact.

At 2560x1440, the averages are lower but still robust. Low hits 140 FPS, Medium averages 125 FPS with a min of 106 and max of 143, High reaches 96 FPS, and Ultra manages 69 FPS. The gap from Low to Ultra is 71 FPS, larger than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is beginning to feel the resolution increase. The Medium preset’s min FPS of 106 is above the 100 FPS threshold, making it the highest preset that consistently stays above three-digit frame rates.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops significantly. Low averages 92 FPS, Medium averages 67 FPS with a min of 57 and max of 77, High falls to 50 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 36 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 56 FPS, similar to 1080p in absolute terms, but the relative impact is much larger—Low is 2.5 times faster than Ultra. The Medium preset’s min of 57 FPS is the only 4K row with a recorded minimum, and it suggests that even Medium can dip below 60 FPS, which is a common target for smooth gameplay.

Comparing presets across resolutions, the Low preset shows the least variance, with 163, 140, and 92 FPS from 1080p to 4K. The Ultra preset shows the largest relative variance, with 109, 69, and 36 FPS. The data indicates that for users prioritizing frame rate, Low at 1440p (140 FPS) is nearly as fast as High at 1080p (131 FPS), while Medium at 1440p (125 FPS) sits between High and Medium at 1080p. This crossover point suggests that 1440p Medium offers a balanced experience, but the 4K results show that only Low and Medium are acceptable, with High and Ultra falling below 60 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1,952nd out of 3,710 tested combos in Outriders, placing it just past the midpoint of all configurations. This rank is notable because the individual components have percentile scores that are higher: the CPU is at the 71st percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU is at the 61st percentile among all GPUs. The discrepancy between component percentiles and the combo rank suggests that Outriders may favor certain hardware pairings, or that the combination of a mid-range CPU with a high-end GPU does not yield a synergistic boost in this specific game.

The rank of 1,952 means that roughly 1,951 other combos performed better, which is a large number given the total of 3,710. The data implies that the Ryzen 5 4600G, despite its 6 cores and 12 threads, may be limiting the RTX 3070 in some scenarios, even though the GPU is the lower-ranked component. The CPU’s benchmark scores, such as 13,593 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 1,919 in single-core, are respectable but not top-tier, and its 8 MB of shared L3 cache is modest for a modern gaming CPU.

The combo’s rank is derived from the measured FPS data, which shows strong 1080p performance but weaker 4K results. Since the rank is against all combos, it likely includes configurations with more powerful CPUs that can push higher frame rates at lower resolutions, where the CPU matters more. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 163 FPS, but a combo with a faster CPU and the same GPU might exceed 200 FPS in that scenario, pushing this pairing down in the rankings. The fact that the GPU’s passmark G3D score of 22,214 places it in the 61st percentile suggests that many other GPUs are faster, but the CPU’s higher percentile does not compensate for the GPU’s mid-tier status in the overall ranking.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 2 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. Its 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node from TSMC are modest, and its 8 MB shared L3 cache is on the smaller side for gaming. The CPU’s benchmark results show a single-thread score of 1,919 in Cinebench R23 and a multicore score of 13,593, which are solid for its class but not exceptional. The Passmark multithread score of 15,992 and single-thread score of 2,653 further characterize its performance.

In Outriders, the CPU’s role appears to be secondary at higher resolutions, but primary at 1080p with lower presets. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 163 FPS, which is likely near the CPU’s limit for frame generation. The CPU’s 3DMark scores—4,863 for 16 threads and 726 for single-thread—indicate that multi-threaded performance is strong (the 16-thread score is 6.7 times the single-thread score), but the single-thread score is limiting for games that rely on one or two cores. Outriders is a looter shooter with many on-screen entities, so the 12 threads help with background tasks, but the 3.70 GHz base clock may cause drops in scenes with heavy AI or physics.

The CPU’s nearest rivals show that it is tightly clustered in performance, with delta percentages ranging from -0.8% to +0.6%. This means that swapping the 4600G for an Intel Core i3-14100T would result in a 0.8% faster CPU, while moving to a Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE would be 0.1% slower. These small differences suggest that the CPU is not the primary differentiator in Outriders at higher resolutions, but at 1080p, the 163 FPS Low result may be influenced by the CPU’s single-thread performance, which is about 1,919 in Cinebench R23. The CPU’s 71st percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates it is better than most, but the combo’s overall rank of 1,952 out of 3,710 suggests that in Outriders, the GPU’s limitations at 4K drag down the average, while the CPU’s strengths at 1080p are not enough to boost the combo into the top quartile.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal preset depends on the target resolution and the desired frame rate. For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset at 109 FPS is the highest quality option that stays above 100 FPS, while High at 131 FPS offers a 22 FPS improvement with a minor visual downgrade. Medium at 145 FPS with a min of 124 is the best choice for consistent high frame rates, as the min FPS is above 120, ensuring smooth gameplay even in heavy scenes. Low at 163 FPS is only recommended for competitive play where maximum frame rate is prioritized over visuals.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset is the sweet spot, delivering 125 FPS average with a minimum of 106, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for comfortable play. High at 96 FPS is playable but below 100, and Ultra at 69 FPS is borderline, with frame rates dipping into the 60s. Low at 140 FPS is the fastest option, but the visual quality loss is significant. For a balance of quality and performance, Medium at 1440p is the recommended preset, as it provides a 25 FPS advantage over High while maintaining a minimum FPS above 100.

At 3840x2160, the choices are limited. Low at 92 FPS is the only preset that remains above 90, making it the best for smooth 4K gameplay, though it sacrifices most visual effects. Medium at 67 FPS with a min of 57 is playable but may experience occasional dips below 60, which could be noticeable in fast-paced combat. High at 50 FPS and Ultra at 36 FPS are not recommended, as they fall below the 60 FPS threshold and will result in a stuttery experience. The data suggests that for 4K, users should either accept Low settings for frame rate or drop to 1440p Medium for a better balance.

Overall, the measured rows indicate that the RTX 3070 with the Ryzen 5 4600G is best utilized at 1080p or 1440p, with Medium or High presets. The 4K results, while technically playable at Low, do not offer the smooth experience that the lower resolutions provide. The data implies that this combo is a strong 1080p performer and a capable 1440p machine, but 4K requires significant compromises, and the Ultra preset should be avoided at resolutions above 1080p. The lack of min FPS data for most rows means that the averages alone may hide occasional stutters, but the available Medium preset data shows that min FPS stays above 100 at 1080p and 1440p, which is a strong indicator of consistent performance.