Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a robust 1080p experience in Outriders, but the data reveals a clear shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution increases. At 1080p, the combination achieves an average of 200.9 FPS on Low settings, a figure that suggests the CPU is the primary limiting factor in lighter graphical loads. Moving to 1440p, the average FPS on Low drops to 171.6, while at 4K, the same settings yield 140.6 FPS. This scaling pattern, where the frame rate decreases by roughly 14% from 1080p to 1440p and another 18% from 1440p to 4K, is typical of a system where the GPU begins to take on more responsibility as pixel count increases. The RTX 4080 SUPER, with its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, is clearly capable of handling the higher resolutions, but the frame rate differences across these points indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600's six cores and 12 threads are still able to keep pace with the GPU’s output up to 4K Low.

The most telling indicator of the limiting component comes from the Ultra preset. At 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 144 FPS, which is only 10% lower than the 162.8 FPS seen at High settings. This relatively small gap suggests that the CPU is still providing enough throughput to feed the GPU. However, at 4K Ultra, the average FPS falls to 57.3, a steep 59% drop from the 1080p Ultra result. This substantial reduction is a classic sign of GPU saturation, where the rendering workload at 4K with maximum settings exceeds what the graphics card can process, leaving the CPU with headroom it cannot utilize. The data points to a system that is balanced at 1440p High, where the 137.9 FPS average indicates neither component is dramatically overstretched, but at 4K Ultra, the GPU is unequivocally the bottleneck.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates across the three resolutions paint a detailed picture of how the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 4080 SUPER interact under varying loads. Starting with the Low preset, the performance scaling is linear and moderate: 200.9 FPS at 1080p, 171.6 FPS at 1440p, and 140.6 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops, 14.6% from 1080p to 1440p and 18.1% from 1440p to 4K, are almost identical, suggesting a consistent and predictable workload increase that both components handle without a single point of failure. This pattern is indicative of a well-balanced configuration where the CPU and GPU are sharing the load, and neither is being pushed to its absolute limit.

In contrast, the Ultra preset reveals a different story. The transition from 1080p to 1440p sees the average FPS drop from 144 to 106.6, a 26% decrease. This is a larger relative drop than seen with the Low preset, which points to the GPU beginning to feel the strain of the increased pixel count combined with the heavier graphical effects. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is even more dramatic, with the average FPS falling from 106.6 to 57.3, a 46% reduction. This near-halving of performance is a clear sign that the RTX 4080 SUPER, despite its 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power and 10240 shading units, is running out of resources at 4K Ultra. The data strongly suggests that for this specific title, the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 4K with high settings, while at 1080p, the CPU’s performance is more relevant to the final frame rate.

Settings Recommendations

For users aiming for a high refresh rate experience at 1080p, the High preset is the sweet spot based on the measured data. It delivers 162.8 FPS, which is only 19% lower than the Low preset’s 200.9 FPS but offers a substantial graphical upgrade. The Ultra preset at 1080p still provides a very playable 144 FPS, but the 11.5% performance cost over High yields diminishing returns in visual fidelity for a game of this type. At 1440p, the High preset is the clear recommendation, producing 137.9 FPS. This is nearly double the 4K High result and remains above the 106.6 FPS seen at 1440p Ultra, making High the optimal balance for smooth gameplay on a 1440p monitor.

The 4K resolution presents a trade-off. The Ultra preset’s 57.3 FPS is technically playable but falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many consider the minimum for a smooth action game. The High preset at 4K, producing 78 FPS, is the more sensible choice for most users, as it maintains a comfortable frame rate while still allowing for high-quality visuals. The Medium preset at 4K offers 105.1 FPS, which is a significant improvement over High, but the visual reduction may be noticeable. The data indicates that for this hardware combination, High at 4K is the most balanced option, providing a 36% performance increase over Ultra while retaining a high level of graphical fidelity. The Low preset at 4K, at 140.6 FPS, is unnecessary given the GPU’s capabilities, as it sacrifices too much visual quality for a frame rate that exceeds the refresh rate of most 4K displays.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested hardware combinations for Outriders, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER holds a rank of 310 out of 1693 combos. This places it in the top 18% of all tested systems, which is a strong position, but not at the very top. The ranking reflects the fact that the CPU, while capable, is not the absolute fastest available, and the GPU, while powerful, is not the highest-end in its generation. The data shows that this combo is a high-performing mid-to-upper tier option that will handle the game well at most settings and resolutions.

The CPU’s individual benchmark scores help contextualize this rank. The Ryzen 5 5600 has an average benchmark score of 21765, placing it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs. It is closely matched with several server-class processors, including the Intel Xeon D-1746TER, which scores 21635 with a deltaPct of 0.6, and the AMD EPYC 9554P, which scores 21899 with a deltaPct of -0.6. This proximity in scores suggests that the Ryzen 5 5600 provides a level of processing power that is competitive with much more expensive enterprise parts in synthetic workloads. The GPU, with an average benchmark score of 53610 and an 88th percentile ranking, is similarly well-positioned, outperforming the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, which has an average score of 53489 and a deltaPct of 0.2. The combo’s overall rank of 310 indicates that while the individual components are strong, the pairing is not the absolute best for this game, likely due to the CPU’s six-core limit being a slight constraint at lower resolutions where the GPU is not fully utilized.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured FPS data provides a granular view of the combo’s performance across all settings and resolutions. At 1080p, the results are as follows: Low settings yield an average of 200.9 FPS, Medium settings produce 175.9 FPS, High settings deliver 162.8 FPS, and Ultra settings achieve 144 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent 11% to 14% reduction in performance with each step up, which is a typical scaling pattern for a GPU-bound scenario, albeit the CPU is still contributing at this resolution. The 1080p results show the combo is capable of exceeding 144 FPS on all presets, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors.

At 1440p, the measured averages are 171.6 FPS on Low, 150.9 FPS on Medium, 137.9 FPS on High, and 106.6 FPS on Ultra. The drop from High to Ultra is 22.7%, which is larger than the 8.6% drop from Medium to High. This widening gap between High and Ultra at 1440p suggests that the Ultra preset introduces graphical effects that are particularly demanding on the GPU. At 4K, the averages are 140.6 FPS on Low, 105.1 FPS on Medium, 78 FPS on High, and 57.3 FPS on Ultra. The scaling here is more aggressive, with the High to Ultra drop being 26.5% and the Medium to High drop being 25.8%. The 4K Ultra result of 57.3 FPS is the only measured point below 60 FPS, confirming that this is the most demanding setting combination for this hardware.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a key component in this configuration, and its specifications directly influence the observed performance. The GPU operates with a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2550 MHz, and it is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node from TSMC. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s, which is ample for the textures and assets in Outriders at 4K. The data shows that the GPU’s performance is directly tied to the resolution and settings, with the most significant strain occurring at 4K Ultra.

The GPU’s role shifts from being a secondary contributor at 1080p to the definitive bottleneck at 4K Ultra. The 57.3 FPS result at 4K Ultra, compared to the 140.6 FPS at 4K Low, highlights how the heavier shading and post-processing effects of the Ultra preset overwhelm the GPU’s 10240 shading units and 80 RT cores. In contrast, the CPU’s performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18309, remains consistent across resolutions, indicating that it is not the cause of the frame rate drop at 4K. The RTX 4080 SUPER, with its 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power, is a high-end card, but the data confirms that even this level of performance is not sufficient to maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra in this particular title. The card’s 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53610, places it above the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (52086), but the real-world gaming data shows that the 4K Ultra preset is its limit.