Outriders

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Ultra settings for this combo?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers an average of 169.8 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings in Outriders.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26617, which puts it 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26574) and 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i9-11900K (26546). It sits 0.2% behind the Intel Core i9-12900HK (26672).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The RTX 5090 ranks in the 94th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84306. Its closest rival, the RTX 5090 D, scores 84241, a delta of just 0.1%.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded across all tested configurations?

A: The highest average FPS is 239.2, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best is 216.2 FPS at the same resolution with Medium settings.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairings in Outriders?

A: This combo ranks 53rd out of 1693 tested combinations, placing it in the top 3.1% of all configurations for this game.

Q: What is the difference in average FPS between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 1080p High, the combo achieves 194.4 FPS, while at 4K High it drops to 91.8 FPS. That is a reduction of 102.6 FPS, or roughly 52.8% lower performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the dominant force in this pairing. Its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivers 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for a game like Outriders that pushes high-resolution textures. The GPU's boost clock runs at 2407 MHz, and the memory operates at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. These specs explain why the measured FPS scales dramatically with settings changes.

At 4K Ultra, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, producing 63.2 FPS. The data suggests this is a heavy load even for a card with 21760 shading units and 176 ROPs. When settings drop to 4K Low, FPS jumps to 160.9, a 97.7 FPS improvement that shows how much headroom the RTX 5090 has when geometric and shading workloads are reduced. The GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 1,636.8 GTexel/s texture rate are clearly being taxed at higher presets.

The RTX 5090's 94th percentile ranking among all GPUs underscores its position. Its average benchmark score of 84306 is only 0.1% ahead of the RTX 5090 D and 1.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon PRO W6600. The GPU's 5 nm process and 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die give it immense raw throughput, which shows in the 14411 score in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. For Outriders, the GPU role is straightforward: it provides massive headroom at lower settings, but Ultra presets still bring it to heel.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of Ryzen 5 7600 and RTX 5090 ranks 53rd out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders. That places it in the top 3.1% of all configurations, an elite standing that reflects the GPU's brute force. The rank is notable because the CPU is a mid-range 6-core part, yet the pairing still outperforms the vast majority of systems.

The ranking implies that Outriders responds more to GPU strength than CPU muscle. With a CPU that sits in the 83rd percentile of all processors, the combo still cracks the top 53. If the game were heavily CPU-bound, a lower-ranked processor would likely drag the combo down further. The data suggests the RTX 5090 carries the pairing, especially at resolutions above 1080p where GPU load dominates.

Compared to the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 7600 holds its own. Its average benchmark score of 26617 is within 0.3% of the Intel Core i9-11900K and 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. This tight grouping means swapping in a different CPU would likely shift the combo rank only marginally. The GPU's percentile dominance, however, is what secures the top-53 position.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data points to Low settings as the most playable option for high-refresh displays. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 239.2 FPS, which is 13 FPS shy of a 240 Hz cap and far above typical 144 Hz monitors. At 1440p Low, it still manages 208.4 FPS, keeping the experience smooth on high-refresh panels.

For visual quality, Medium settings offer a strong balance. At 1080p Medium, the average is 216.2 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it drops to 184.2 FPS. Both remain well above 144 FPS, making Medium the sweet spot for competitive play without sacrificing too much fidelity. High settings are also viable: 194.4 FPS at 1080p and 163.8 FPS at 1440p.

Ultra settings are only recommended for 1080p displays, where 169.8 FPS still clears 144 Hz. At 1440p Ultra, the average falls to 125.5 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it plummets to 63.2 FPS. For 4K users, Low settings at 160.9 FPS is the only way to reach high refresh; Medium at 119.8 FPS is borderline, and High at 91.8 FPS suits 60-90 Hz displays. The data clearly favors Medium for most scenarios, with Low reserved for maximum frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 239.2 FPS on Low, 216.2 FPS on Medium, 194.4 FPS on High, and 169.8 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 69.4 FPS, showing that even the heaviest preset keeps the frame rate above 160. This resolution is clearly GPU-bound only at Ultra; lower presets see diminishing returns, suggesting the CPU may cap frame rates around 240 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers drop but remain strong: 208.4 FPS on Low, 184.2 FPS on Medium, 163.8 FPS on High, and 125.5 FPS on Ultra. The delta between Low and Ultra is 82.9 FPS, wider than at 1080p, which indicates the GPU is taking on more work. At this resolution, Ultra still clears 120 FPS, making it playable for most users.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes dramatically. Low settings yield 160.9 FPS, Medium drops to 119.8 FPS, High falls to 91.8 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 63.2 FPS. The gap from Low to Ultra is 97.7 FPS, the largest of any resolution. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration below 90 FPS, highlighting how resolution scaling taxes the RTX 5090.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 brings 6 cores and 12 threads to the pairing, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. Its Zen 4 architecture on a 5 nm process gives it a strong single-thread showing: 3246 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 999 in 3DMark single-thread. These scores matter for Outriders, which relies on consistent frame pacing.

The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s of DDR5 memory bandwidth support the GPU's data demands. In 3DMark, the 16-thread score of 6499 and max-thread score of 6503 show minimal scaling beyond 8 threads, indicating the game likely uses fewer threads. The single-thread score of 999 is the key metric for maintaining high FPS at lower resolutions.

The data hints that the CPU is not the bottleneck at 4K, where the GPU's workload dominates. At 1080p Low, however, the 239.2 FPS result approaches what the CPU can feed. The Ryzen 5 7600's 83rd percentile ranking and its average benchmark score of 26617, which is nearly identical to the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, suggest it provides adequate headroom for the RTX 5090 at most settings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At Low settings, 1080p yields 239.2 FPS, and 4K yields 160.9 FPS — a reduction of 78.3 FPS, or 32.7%. At Medium, the drop is from 216.2 FPS to 119.8 FPS, a 96.4 FPS loss (44.6%). High settings fall from 194.4 FPS to 91.8 FPS, a 102.6 FPS decline (52.8%). Ultra sees the steepest relative drop: 169.8 FPS to 63.2 FPS, losing 106.6 FPS (62.8%).

The scaling pattern is clear: higher presets amplify the resolution penalty. This indicates that at 1080p, the CPU or memory subsystem may be limiting frame rates, especially on Low settings where the GPU has spare capacity. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the limiting component, and the FPS drops align with the pixel-count increase from 1080p (2.07 million pixels) to 4K (8.29 million pixels), a 4x jump.

The 1440p results sit between the extremes. At Low, 208.4 FPS is only 12.9% below 1080p, while at Ultra, 125.5 FPS is 26.1% below. This suggests that 1440p Ultra is still partially CPU-bound, while 4K Ultra is firmly GPU-bound. The data implies that for Outriders, the RTX 5090 has enough headroom at lower resolutions that the Ryzen 5 7600 becomes the pacing factor, but at 4K, the GPU's raw power is the sole determinant of performance.