Outriders

# Outriders with AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a performance profile in Outriders that spans from highly playable at 4K to exceptionally fast at 1080p. The data shows a combo that ranks in the 350th position out of 1693 tested combinations, placing it comfortably in the upper tier of systems for this looter shooter. The measured frame rates reveal a clear pattern: this pairing handles Outriders well across all resolutions, but the relationship between settings and performance shifts dramatically depending on whether the CPU or GPU becomes the limiting factor.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve high frame rates in Outriders?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches 233.4 FPS average, while 2560x1440 with Low settings still delivers 201.8 FPS. Even at 3840x2160 with Low settings, the system maintains 111.5 FPS, making all three resolutions viable for fast-paced gameplay.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 2560x1440?

A: The Ultra preset drops performance to 83.7 FPS average, while High settings at the same resolution deliver 114.6 FPS. This represents a significant 30.9 FPS difference, suggesting that High offers a better balance for most players at this resolution.

Q: Is the RTX 4070's 12 GB VRAM sufficient for Outriders at 4K?

A: The measured results show playable performance at 3840x2160 with High settings at 59.7 FPS average, indicating that the 12 GB GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth is adequate for this game's demands at 4K, though Ultra settings drop to 43.9 FPS.

Q: What CPU benchmark score does the Ryzen 5 7500F achieve in Cinebench R23?

A: The processor scores 22799 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 3218 in single-core tests. These scores place the CPU in the 82nd percentile against all CPUs, with its nearest rival being the Intel Core i7-11850H at a 0.1% delta.

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

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 37283, putting it in the 81st percentile. Its closest competitor is the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 with a delta of -0.6%, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile sits 2.2% higher in average score.

Q: Can this system handle 4K Ultra settings in Outriders?

A: The measured data shows 43.9 FPS average at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered smooth. For 4K gaming, High settings at 59.7 FPS provide a more consistent experience.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 brings substantial graphics horsepower to Outriders, with 5888 shading units and 184 texture mapping units working alongside 64 ROPs. The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1920 MHz are supported by 12 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. This memory configuration proves critical at higher resolutions, where the data shows performance scaling that reflects the GPU's ability to feed its 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

The RTX 4070's 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores suggest capability for advanced rendering features, though the measured Outriders data focuses on traditional rasterization. At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload dominates the frame time budget. The transition from Low (111.5 FPS) to Medium (81.7 FPS) to High (59.7 FPS) shows a steady degradation of 29.8 FPS from Low to Medium and 22.0 FPS from Medium to High. The jump to Ultra at 43.9 FPS indicates that the final settings tier imposes a disproportionately heavy load on the GPU, likely due to increased shading complexity and texture filtering demands.

The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 26927 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 168006 provide context for its overall compute capabilities. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3854 suggests strong DirectX 12 performance, which aligns with Outriders' modern rendering pipeline. The GPU's 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate and 455.4 GTexel/s texture rate explain why the combo maintains high frame counts even at 1440p, where pixel throughput becomes increasingly important.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data across all resolutions points to High settings as the optimal balance for this combo in Outriders. At 1920x1080, High delivers 182.3 FPS, which is 48.4 FPS below Low but 51.6 FPS above Ultra. This headroom suggests that High provides substantial visual improvements without sacrificing the high refresh rate experience. At 2560x1440, High achieves 114.6 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and only 87.2 FPS below Low's 201.8 FPS. For 4K, High settings at 59.7 FPS approach the 60 FPS target, making it the only preset besides Low that reaches playable frame rates at this resolution.

Medium settings offer a middle ground but with diminishing returns. At 1080p, Medium produces 208.5 FPS, which is 26.2 FPS lower than Low but 78.2 FPS higher than Ultra. The gap between Medium and High at 1440p is 41.2 FPS (155.8 vs 114.6), making High the more attractive option given the relatively smaller visual difference. Ultra settings consistently underperform, with 130.7 FPS at 1080p, 83.7 FPS at 1440p, and 43.9 FPS at 4K, suggesting that the final preset tier offers marginal visual gains at a significant performance cost.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 233.4 FPS average, while Medium reaches 208.5 FPS. High settings maintain 182.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 130.7 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra spans 102.7 FPS, indicating that settings choices have a substantial impact at this resolution. The 25.1 FPS difference between Low and Medium is smaller than the 26.2 FPS gap between Medium and High, but the 51.6 FPS drop from High to Ultra is the most pronounced.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. Low settings achieve 201.8 FPS, Medium delivers 155.8 FPS, High produces 114.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 83.7 FPS. The resolution increase from 1080p to 1440p reduces Low settings performance by 31.6 FPS, Medium by 52.7 FPS, High by 67.7 FPS, and Ultra by 47.0 FPS. This pattern reveals that higher settings amplify the resolution penalty, with High experiencing the largest absolute drop.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck for higher settings. Low settings still deliver 111.5 FPS, but Medium drops to 81.7 FPS, High to 59.7 FPS, and Ultra to 43.9 FPS. The jump from 1440p to 4K at High settings costs 54.9 FPS, while at Low settings the cost is 90.3 FPS. Interestingly, the Low settings penalty is larger than the High settings penalty, suggesting that at 4K, even Low settings push the GPU significantly, and the relative impact of pixel count dominates over settings complexity.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 350th out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the top 20.7% of all systems tested. This rank reflects the pairing's ability to deliver high frame rates across most settings and resolutions, with the GPU's 81st percentile standing and the CPU's 82nd percentile ranking combining for strong overall performance. The data indicates that this combo outperforms a majority of tested systems, though it falls short of top-tier configurations that would occupy the highest ranks.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Core i7-11850H with a delta of 0.1% and the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX at 0.4% delta, showing that the Ryzen 5 7500F sits in a competitive performance band. The GPU's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, sits just 0.6% lower in average score, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is 2.2% higher. These benchmark relationships suggest that the combo's rank in Outriders is driven by balanced component performance rather than one part carrying the other.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F's 6 cores and 12 threads, based on the Zen 4 Raphael architecture, provide the processing foundation for Outriders. With a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz, the CPU delivers strong single-thread performance, evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 974 and Geekbench single-core score of 2759. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth on DDR5 support the game's asset streaming and physics calculations.

In Outriders, the CPU's role becomes evident at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is not the primary constraint. At 1080p Low settings, the 233.4 FPS result approaches the CPU's practical limit for frame generation, as the 6-core processor must handle game logic and draw calls at very high rates. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6376 and max-thread score of 6379 indicate that the CPU scales well with multi-threaded workloads, though Outriders may not fully utilize all 12 threads. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22799 places the CPU in the 82nd percentile, confirming its capability for gaming workloads.

The CPU's nearest rival in benchmark scores, the Intel Core i7-11850H at a 0.1% delta, shows that the Ryzen 5 7500F competes with mobile processors that often appear in gaming laptops. The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X at -0.3% delta represents an older desktop platform, while the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX at 0.4% delta is another mobile chip. This positioning suggests the Ryzen 5 7500F offers desktop-class performance in a modern architecture, which supports the high frame rates observed in Outriders.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals how the bottleneck shifts between CPU and GPU across resolutions. At Low settings, the 1080p result of 233.4 FPS drops to 201.8 FPS at 1440p (a 13.5% reduction) and then to 111.5 FPS at 4K (a 44.7% reduction from 1440p). This pattern indicates that at Low settings, the CPU limits performance at 1080p and 1440p, with the GPU only becoming the primary constraint at 4K.

For High settings, the scaling is more linear: 182.3 FPS at 1080p, 114.6 FPS at 1440p (a 37.1% reduction), and 59.7 FPS at 4K (a 47.9% reduction from 1440p). The consistent percentage drops suggest that High settings keep both components more evenly balanced, with the GPU increasingly dominating as resolution increases. The Ultra preset shows a similar pattern: 130.7 FPS at 1080p, 83.7 FPS at 1440p (a 36.0% reduction), and 43.9 FPS at 4K (a 47.6% reduction from 1440p).

The 4K to 1080p FPS ratios vary by settings: at Low, 4K delivers 47.8% of 1080p performance; at Medium, 39.2%; at High, 32.7%; and at Ultra, 33.6%. This declining ratio indicates that higher settings amplify the pixel-count penalty, as the GPU must process more complex shading and texture work across four times the pixels. The data suggests that players targeting 4K should use Low or Medium settings to maintain playable frame rates, while 1080p and 1440p users can afford higher settings with minimal compromise.