Outriders

# Outriders with AMD Ryzen 5 7600X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a formidable Outriders experience, ranking 75th out of 1693 tested CPU-GPU combinations in this title. This places the combo in the top 4.4% of all tested configurations, which is notable given the game's release date of 2021-03-31 and the hardware's more recent launch timeline. The CPU sits in the 83rd percentile versus all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 26272, while the GPU reaches the 88th percentile versus all GPUs with an average score of 53610. The data indicates a well-balanced pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other across the tested resolution and settings matrix.

How This Combo Ranks

At position 75 out of 1693 tested combos, this configuration sits comfortably within the elite tier of Outriders setups. The rank reflects the synergy between the Ryzen 5 7600X's six Zen 4 cores and the RTX 4080 SUPER's Ada Lovelace architecture. The CPU's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarking — the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U at 26262 average score (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U at 26305 (-0.1%), the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE at 26320 (-0.2%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X at 26214 (0.2%) — all score within a hair's breadth of the 7600X, yet the desktop 7600X benefits from the full AM5 platform with DDR5 support and PCIe Gen 5 connectivity.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4080 SUPER's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT at 53489 average score (0.2% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M at 53414 (0.4%), the AMD Radeon RX 7700S at 52505 (2.1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti at 52086 (2.9%). The 4080 SUPER leads this group by a margin of 0.2% to 2.9%, which in real-world Outriders gameplay translates to a small but measurable advantage in frame rates, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth become decisive factors.

The combo's percentile ranking (75th of 1693) is stronger than either component's individual percentile (83rd for CPU, 88th for GPU), suggesting that the pairing extracts more performance from the system than the sum of its parts would suggest. This is typical of a balanced configuration where the CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and the GPU's 80 RT cores complement each other well in a game like Outriders, which relies on both traditional rasterization and some ray-traced effects.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K Ultra settings in Outriders?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo averages 53.6 FPS. This is the most demanding configuration tested and represents the lower bound of playability, though it remains above the 30 FPS threshold for console-style experiences.

Q: What is the best settings configuration for high refresh rate gaming?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 257.9 FPS average, which is ideal for 240 Hz displays. For 1440p high refresh rate, Low settings deliver 221 FPS, while High settings at 1440p still reach 145.4 FPS, suitable for 144 Hz monitors.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600X scores 26272 average in benchmark tests, placing it essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (26262, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U (26305, -0.1%). The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE scores 26320 (-0.2%) and the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X scores 26214 (0.2%).

Q: Is the GPU significantly ahead of its nearest competitors?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER scores 53610 average, leading the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489, 0.2% ahead), the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (53414, 0.4%), the AMD Radeon RX 7700S (52505, 2.1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (52086, 2.9%).

Q: What is the scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K?

A: Across all settings, the FPS drops most dramatically at Ultra settings: from 167.9 FPS at 1080p to 104.2 FPS at 1440p to 53.6 FPS at 4K. Low settings show the best scaling, dropping from 257.9 FPS to 221 FPS to 142.6 FPS across the same resolution progression.

Q: Is this a CPU-limited or GPU-limited configuration in Outriders?

A: The data suggests GPU limitation at higher resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 257.9 FPS, which approaches the CPU's practical frame delivery ceiling. As resolution increases to 4K, the FPS drops significantly, indicating the GPU becomes the primary constraint, particularly at Ultra settings where the average falls to 53.6 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael) built on TSMC's 5 nm process node. It operates with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support extends to DDR5 with dual-channel configuration, providing 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

In Outriders, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The 7600X's single-thread performance is exceptional, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3406 and Geekbench single-core score of 2892. Multi-threaded performance is also robust, with Cinebench R23 multi-core scoring 24128 and PassMark multithread scoring 28390. These scores indicate that the CPU can handle Outriders' physics, AI, and streaming requirements without becoming a bottleneck, even when the GPU is pushing high frame rates.

The 7600X's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarking all show near-identical average scores, but the desktop platform advantages — including the AM5 socket, PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes, and ECC memory support — give it an edge in sustained gaming workloads. The CPU's 3DMark scores are revealing: 2028 for 2 threads, 3796 for 4 threads, 5715 for 8 threads, and 6845 for max threads. This scaling pattern shows strong performance utilization across thread counts, which is beneficial for a game like Outriders that can leverage multiple cores for enemy AI and environmental effects.

The CPU's PassMark data compression score of 317862 and encryption score of 18543 indicate strong general-purpose compute capabilities, though these are less relevant to gaming performance. More pertinent are the extended instructions score of 24216 and floating point math score of 51025, which support the AVX-512 and other instruction sets that modern game engines can utilize for physics calculations and procedural generation.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4080 SUPER paired with the 7600X delivers exceptional frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 257.9 FPS, Medium settings reach 226.2 FPS, High settings achieve 205.1 FPS, and Ultra settings still maintain 167.9 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 90 FPS, representing a 35% performance cost for maximum visual quality. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the combination is primarily CPU-bound, as even the most demanding settings cannot push the GPU to its limits.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but begins to show the GPU's influence. Low settings average 221 FPS, which is a 14.3% drop from the 1080p result. Medium settings reach 194.7 FPS (-13.9%), High settings achieve 145.4 FPS (-29.1%), and Ultra settings drop to 104.2 FPS (-37.9%). The increasing percentage drops at higher settings indicate that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor, particularly at Ultra where the 1440p result is nearly half of the 1080p Low result.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's load becomes dominant. Low settings still produce a playable 142.6 FPS, but Medium settings fall to 100.8 FPS, High settings to 79.4 FPS, and Ultra settings to 53.6 FPS. The Ultra setting at 4K represents a 79.2% drop from the 1080p Low result, demonstrating the significant rendering demands of 4K resolution. Interestingly, the scaling from 1080p to 4K at Low settings shows only a 44.7% drop (257.9 to 142.6 FPS), while at Ultra settings the drop is 68.1% (167.9 to 53.6 FPS). This differential scaling is a clear indicator of GPU limitation at higher resolutions and quality presets.

The data reveals that the RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for even the most demanding 4K Ultra configurations in Outriders, as the game does not appear to exceed the memory capacity. The GPU's 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 816.0 GTexel/s texture rate provide ample raw processing power, but the 4K Ultra result of 53.6 FPS suggests that the game's shader complexity and post-processing effects at this preset push the GPU's limits.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling patterns reveal important insights about the system's balance. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops across all settings are: Low from 257.9 to 221 (14.3% reduction), Medium from 226.2 to 194.7 (13.9%), High from 205.1 to 145.4 (29.1%), and Ultra from 167.9 to 104.2 (37.9%). The nearly identical percentage drops for Low and Medium settings suggest that these presets are not heavily GPU-bound at 1080p, and the CPU is still able to feed frames efficiently at 1440p. However, the larger drops for High and Ultra settings indicate that these presets introduce GPU-intensive effects that scale with pixel count.

From 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, the drops are more pronounced: Low from 221 to 142.6 (35.5% reduction), Medium from 194.7 to 100.8 (48.2%), High from 145.4 to 79.4 (45.4%), and Ultra from 104.2 to 53.6 (48.6%). The consistent 45-49% drops for Medium, High, and Ultra settings at this resolution transition indicate that the GPU is the primary limiting factor, as the pixel count doubles from 1440p to 4K and the GPU's fill rate and shader throughput become the constraining resources.

The 1080p to 4K scaling overall shows: Low from 257.9 to 142.6 (44.7% drop), Medium from 226.2 to 100.8 (55.4%), High from 205.1 to 79.4 (61.3%), and Ultra from 167.9 to 53.6 (68.1%). The progressive increase in percentage drop from Low to Ultra settings confirms that higher quality presets amplify the GPU's workload disproportionately as resolution increases. This is typical of games where Ultra settings introduce additional texture filtering, shadow resolution, and ambient occlusion effects that scale super-linearly with pixel count.

The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 7600X is not the limiting component at 4K, as the FPS drops align closely with the pixel count increase rather than CPU frame delivery limits. At 1080p Low, the 257.9 FPS result suggests the CPU can sustain very high frame rates, but the GPU at 4K Ultra (53.6 FPS) is clearly the bottleneck. For players targeting 4K, the RTX 4080 SUPER delivers playable frame rates at Medium (100.8 FPS) and High (79.4 FPS) settings, while Ultra requires a more powerful GPU or the use of upscaling technologies. At 1440p, the combination is well-balanced, delivering 145.4 FPS at High settings and 104.2 FPS at Ultra, both suitable for high refresh rate gaming.