Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 pairing delivers a remarkably consistent experience in Outriders, with the data indicating that the High preset is the optimal target for most users. At 1080p, High settings produce 163.9 FPS, which is a substantial 29.7 FPS higher than the Ultra preset's 134.2 FPS, while the visual difference between High and Ultra is typically far less significant than the performance gap. Moving to 1440p, High maintains a very playable 116.1 FPS, and even at 4K, High holds at 61.8 FPS, which is right at the edge of smoothness for 60Hz displays. The Ultra preset, by contrast, drops to 45.3 FPS at 4K, which introduces noticeable stutter in a fast-paced looter shooter. For competitive play, the Low preset at 1080p offers 199.4 FPS, but the data suggests that High strikes the best balance between visual fidelity and responsiveness across all three resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows clearly indicate that the High preset is the sweet spot for this combination. At 1080p, High delivers 163.9 FPS, which is 29.7 FPS more than Ultra’s 134.2 FPS, yet the graphical leap from High to Ultra is rarely worth a 22% performance hit in a game that demands quick reflexes. At 1440p, High produces 116.1 FPS, comfortably above the 100 FPS threshold that most gamers consider smooth, while Ultra drops to 84.6 FPS—still playable but noticeably less fluid. The most telling data point is at 4K: High manages 61.8 FPS, which is just enough for a 60Hz monitor, whereas Ultra falls to 45.3 FPS, which is too choppy for the game’s combat encounters.

Medium settings are a viable fallback if you want extra headroom without sacrificing too much visual quality. At 1080p, Medium produces 175.8 FPS, and at 1440p it hits 151.6 FPS, both of which are excellent. However, High is the better choice because it adds visual detail while still maintaining frame rates that are 10-30% higher than what most users need. Low settings, while offering the highest frame rates (199.4 FPS at 1080p, 172 FPS at 1440p, and 110.8 FPS at 4K), strip away too much environmental detail in a game that relies on visual cues for enemy positioning and loot visibility. The data suggests that High is the recommended preset for the majority of players, with Medium as a secondary option for those who prioritize maximum smoothness over visual fidelity.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600 brings six cores and twelve threads to the table, running at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boosting up to 4.40 GHz. In Outriders, this CPU’s role is to feed the RTX 4070 with enough data to keep the GPU busy, and the benchmark results indicate that it does so effectively at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the frame rates are high enough (134.2-199.4 FPS depending on settings) that the CPU is likely the limiting factor in some scenes, as the GPU has headroom to render more frames if the CPU could supply them. The single-threaded performance is strong—evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 882 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2584—which is crucial for a game that may not scale perfectly across all twelve threads.

The multi-threaded capabilities are also solid, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18,309 and a Passmark multithread score of 21,541. This ensures that background tasks and game logic don’t cause frame drops. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps with data locality, which is beneficial for the game’s asset streaming. Compared to its nearest rivals in the CPU benchmark database, the 5600 is within 0.9% of the Intel Core i7-11700F (which scores 21,957) and 0.6% of the AMD EPYC 9554P (21,899), showing that it holds its own against much more expensive parts. In practice, this means the CPU is rarely the bottleneck at 1440p or 4K, where the GPU takes over as the primary performance driver.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, but only on the High preset, which averages 61.8 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 45.3 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. Medium at 4K produces 83.4 FPS, offering a more comfortable margin if you need higher frame rates.

Q: What is the best preset for competitive play at 1080p?

A: The Low preset offers the highest frame rate at 199.4 FPS, but the High preset’s 163.9 FPS is likely sufficient for most competitive scenarios while providing better visual clarity. The Ultra preset’s 134.2 FPS is still playable but sacrifices responsiveness.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37,283, which is 0.6% higher than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37,507) and 2.5% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5300M (36,371). It trails the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A (38,008) by 1.9% and the RTX 4080 Mobile (38,135) by 2.2%, but those are laptop parts with different power characteristics.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5600 a good match for the RTX 4070 in this game?

A: The data indicates yes. At 1440p High, the combo produces 116.1 FPS, and at 4K High it holds 61.8 FPS. The CPU’s single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 882) is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at most resolutions, particularly 1440p and above.

Q: What frame rate can I expect with Medium settings at 1440p?

A: Medium settings at 1440p yield 151.6 FPS, which is an excellent result. This preset is a good choice if you want higher frame rates than High (116.1 FPS) without the visual downgrades of Low (172 FPS).

Q: Does the combo rank well among tested systems for Outriders?

A: The combo ranks 499th out of 1,693 tested combinations, placing it in the top 30% of all systems. This is a strong showing, especially considering the mid-range positioning of the CPU and the previous-generation GPU architecture.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 1,693 tested hardware combinations in Outriders, this pairing of the Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 4070 achieves rank 499. This places it in the top 29.5% of all systems tested, which is a commendable result for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU. The ranking is likely driven by the GPU’s strong performance at higher resolutions, where the RTX 4070’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth come into play. The CPU’s contribution is also significant—had the system used a weaker processor, the 1080p scores would likely suffer, but the 5600’s 6-core/12-thread configuration is sufficient to keep frame rates high.

The rank of 499 suggests that there are 498 systems that perform better, but many of those likely feature more expensive CPUs like the Intel Core i7-11700F (which is only 0.9% faster in CPU benchmarks) or higher-end GPUs. The data shows that this combo punches above its weight class, especially when you consider that the RTX 4070’s nearest rivals in the GPU database include the RX Vega 56 (0.6% slower) and the MX570 A (1.9% faster). For a 1080p or 1440p gaming setup, this ranking indicates that you are getting near-top-tier performance without needing to step up to a flagship CPU.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear pattern: the GPU becomes the dominant limiting factor as resolution increases. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 163.9 at 1080p to 116.1 at 1440p (a 29.2% decrease), and then to 61.8 at 4K (a 46.8% decrease from 1440p). This steep drop at 4K indicates that the RTX 4070 is being pushed to its limits, as the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, but the frame rate does not drop proportionally—suggesting that the CPU is still able to supply enough data at lower resolutions, but the GPU’s rendering capacity is the bottleneck at 4K.

Conversely, the Low preset shows a more moderate scaling: 199.4 FPS at 1080p, 172 FPS at 1440p, and 110.8 FPS at 4K. The smaller drop from 1080p to 1440p (13.7%) suggests that at Low settings, the CPU is still the limiting factor at 1080p, as the GPU has enough headroom to render more frames if the CPU could provide them. However, at 4K Low, the GPU takes over as the bottleneck, with a 35.6% drop from 1440p. This pattern is typical for a balanced mid-high-end system: the CPU handles 1080p well, but the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth become the primary constraints at 4K, regardless of settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the data shows a clear hierarchy across settings. The Low preset produces the highest average frame rate at 199.4 FPS, followed by Medium at 175.8 FPS, then High at 163.9 FPS, and finally Ultra at 134.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 65.2 FPS, which represents a 32.7% reduction in performance for maximum visual quality. This suggests that the RTX 4070 is more than capable of handling 1080p, and the CPU is the likely bottleneck at Low settings, as the GPU could potentially render even more frames.

At 1440p, the frame rates remain high but show more differentiation. Low settings deliver 172 FPS, Medium drops to 151.6 FPS, High produces 116.1 FPS, and Ultra falls to 84.6 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 87.4 FPS, a 50.8% reduction. The High preset’s 116.1 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS threshold, making it the recommended choice for this resolution. The Ultra preset’s 84.6 FPS is playable but may cause occasional dips in busy scenes.

At 4K, the RTX 4070 shows its limits. Low settings average 110.8 FPS, which is surprisingly high for 4K and indicates that the game’s low preset is not particularly demanding. Medium produces 83.4 FPS, High drops to 61.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 45.3 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is 16.5 FPS, which is significant enough to make Ultra less desirable for smooth gameplay. The data clearly shows that High is the highest setting that maintains a playable frame rate at 4K, while Medium offers a more comfortable buffer for those who want to avoid any potential frame dips.