Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Radeon RX 570 combination produces a profoundly GPU-limited experience in Outriders, with performance collapsing entirely at higher resolutions. The measured data shows a 1080p Low average of 102.1 FPS, which is the only configuration in the entire test set that crosses the 100 FPS threshold. At 4K Ultra, the same combo manages just 15.8 FPS, a figure that makes the game effectively unplayable. This pairing of a modern 6-core Zen 4 processor with a 2017-era Polaris GPU creates a massive capability gap, and the benchmark results clearly indicate where the bottleneck resides.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data for Outriders reveals an extreme dependency on pixel count, a hallmark of a system constrained by the graphics card. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings drops the average frame rate from 54.0 FPS to 37.0 FPS, a reduction of 17 FPS. The subsequent jump to 3840x2160 at High settings is even more punishing, with the average falling to 17.2 FPS. This represents a 68% loss in performance from 1080p to 4K, a figure that points squarely at the RX 570’s 4 GB GDDR5 memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth being overwhelmed by the fill-rate demands of Outriders at higher resolutions.

The scaling pattern across all quality presets is consistent and telling. At 1080p, the spread between Low and Ultra is significant, with Low at 102.1 FPS, Medium at 69.4 FPS, High at 54.0 FPS, and Ultra at 40.2 FPS. This 61.9 FPS gap between the lowest and highest settings at 1080p shows that the GPU is the primary limiter even at the entry-level resolution. When the resolution increases to 1440p, the Low preset still achieves a respectable 64.3 FPS, but Medium drops to 48.5 FPS, High to 37.0 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 23.3 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p is already below the threshold of smooth gameplay, producing less than half the frame rate of the Low preset at the same resolution.

At 4K, the situation becomes dire for all presets. The Low setting at 3840x2160 yields 35.9 FPS, which is the only 4K result above 30 FPS. Medium drops to 21.8 FPS, High to 17.2 FPS, and Ultra to 15.8 FPS. The data indicates that the RX 570’s 2048 shading units and 32 ROPs are insufficient for the pixel throughput required at 3840x2160, regardless of the quality settings. The 4K Low result of 35.9 FPS versus the 4K Ultra result of 15.8 FPS demonstrates that while reducing settings helps, the fundamental resolution burden cannot be overcome by this GPU.

What the resolution scaling tells us about the limiting component is unambiguous. The Ryzen 5 7500F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is capable of far higher frame rates in this title, as evidenced by the 1080p Low result approaching 102 FPS. The fact that performance degrades so steeply with resolution—and that the delta between Low and Ultra at 4K is only 20.1 FPS—confirms that the GPU is saturated at all times. The CPU is effectively idle waiting for the GPU to finish rendering each frame, a classic sign of a severe GPU bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this CPU-GPU combo in Outriders?

A: The highest measured average is 102.1 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops to 15.8 FPS, which is the lowest result recorded in the entire test set.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this configuration?

A: The data indicates a severe GPU limitation. The RX 570’s performance collapses with increasing resolution, while the Ryzen 5 7500F’s high single-thread score of 3,218 in Cinebench R23 suggests it can push far more frames than the GPU can render.

Q: What is the difference in performance between 1080p and 1440p at High settings?

A: At 1080p High, the average is 54.0 FPS. At 1440p High, the average falls to 37.0 FPS, a reduction of 17 FPS.

Q: Does lowering quality settings at 1080p provide a significant boost?

A: Yes. Moving from Ultra to Low at 1080p improves the average frame rate from 40.2 FPS to 102.1 FPS, a gain of 61.9 FPS.

Q: How does the combo’s 1080p Medium result compare to its 4K Low result?

A: The 1080p Medium average is 69.4 FPS, while the 4K Low average is 35.9 FPS. The 4K Low result is roughly half the frame rate of the 1080p Medium result.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a modern 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the Zen 4 architecture using a 5 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with 32 MB of shared L3 cache. In Outriders, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic, and the benchmark data suggests it performs this task admirably, even when paired with a much weaker GPU.

The processor’s benchmark scores provide context for its theoretical capability. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22,799 and single-core score of 3,218 indicate a strong performer for gaming. The Geekbench single-core score of 2,759 further reinforces this. The Ryzen 5 7500F’s percentile ranking of 82 among all CPUs shows it sits in the upper tier of processors, and its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the Intel Core i7-11850H (deltaPct 0.1) and the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (deltaPct 0.4). These are all high-performance parts, confirming the CPU is not the weak link in this system.

In the context of Outriders, the CPU’s contribution is masked by the GPU bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 102.1 FPS, a figure that is likely closer to the CPU’s limit in this game. The fact that the frame rate drops to 54.0 FPS at 1080p High—while the CPU workload remains largely unchanged—proves that the graphics card is the component dictating performance. The Ryzen 5 7500F’s high boost clock of 5.00 GHz and efficient Zen 4 architecture ensure that it can maintain high minimum frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios, but those scenarios are rare in this pairing.

The CPU’s 12 threads are more than adequate for a looter shooter like Outriders, which typically scales well with multiple cores. The processor’s 3DMark 16-thread score of 6,376 and max-thread score of 6,379 indicate consistent performance across all threads. However, the data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor even at 1080p Low, where the frame rate is still constrained by the RX 570’s rendering capabilities rather than the CPU’s processing power.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + AMD Radeon RX 570 combination ranks 1,592 out of 1,693 tested combos in Outriders. This places it in the bottom 6% of all configurations tested, a poor showing that reflects the GPU’s age and limitations. The rank is a direct consequence of the RX 570’s inability to handle modern game rendering loads at higher resolutions and settings.

The combo’s rank is particularly striking given the CPU’s strength. The Ryzen 5 7500F has a percentile ranking of 82 among all CPUs, meaning it outperforms 82% of processors in the database. Yet, when paired with the RX 570, the overall system performance in Outriders is near the bottom of the pile. This disparity highlights the importance of GPU selection in gaming builds, as the graphics card is often the primary determinant of frame rates.

The GPU’s own percentile ranking of 74 among all GPUs is misleading in this context. While the RX 570 sits above 74% of GPUs in general benchmark scores, its performance in Outriders is clearly inadequate for high-resolution gaming. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 30,158 places it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (deltaPct 0.2) and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (deltaPct 0.2), but those are modern parts that would perform far better in actual gaming workloads. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is a critical limitation in Outriders, which appears to require more memory for high-resolution textures.

The rank of 1,592 out of 1,693 indicates that the vast majority of tested combinations deliver better performance in Outriders. This is expected for a GPU released in 2017, as the game was released in 2021 and likely targets more modern hardware. The combo’s results at 4K Ultra (15.8 FPS) and even 1440p Ultra (23.3 FPS) are simply not playable, and only the lowest settings at 1080p approach acceptable frame rates.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is a Polaris 20 chip built on a 14 nm process, featuring 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. It has a base clock of 1,168 MHz and a boost clock of 1,244 MHz, with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s FP32 performance is rated at 5.095 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s. In Outriders, these specifications prove insufficient for all but the most modest settings.

The GPU’s role in this combo is the sole determinant of performance, as evidenced by the resolution scaling data. At 1080p Low, the GPU can deliver 102.1 FPS, but this drops to 69.4 FPS at Medium, 54.0 FPS at High, and 40.2 FPS at Ultra. The 4 GB memory capacity is likely a major factor in these drops, as higher quality settings require more VRAM for textures and geometry. The 224.0 GB/s bandwidth is also a limiting factor, as Outriders appears to demand high memory throughput at higher resolutions.

The GPU’s performance at 4K is catastrophic. Even at Low settings, the average frame rate is only 35.9 FPS, and this falls to 15.8 FPS at Ultra. The 4K results suggest that the GPU’s 32 ROPs are the primary bottleneck, as the pixel fillrate of 39.81 GPixel/s is insufficient for 8.3 million pixels at 3840x2160. The GPU’s texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s also appears inadequate for the game’s texture-heavy environments at high resolutions.

The GPU’s benchmark scores show it is a mid-range part in synthetic tests, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 880 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 42,752. Its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the NVIDIA Tesla M60 (deltaPct 0.6) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile (deltaPct 0.8), but those are vastly different products. In real-world gaming, the RX 570’s age shows, and the Outriders data confirms that it is not suitable for modern titles at resolutions above 1080p with medium or higher settings. The GPU’s TDP of 150 W and suggested PSU of 450 W indicate it is a power-efficient card for its era, but efficiency does not translate to performance in this demanding game.