Outriders

# Outriders with AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 delivers a strong Outriders experience across most resolutions, though the game's demands at 4K Ultra expose the limits of this combination. The measured data shows a system that comfortably handles 1080p and 1440p gaming with high frame rates, but 4K requires careful settings management to stay playable. This combination ranks 648th out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At Low settings, the system produces 227 FPS at 1080p, 178 FPS at 1440p, and 92.7 FPS at 4K. That represents a 21.6% drop from 1080p to 1440p, followed by a 47.9% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling pattern indicates that at 1080p Low, the CPU is likely limiting performance—the RTX 3070 is capable of far more than 227 FPS in this scenario, but the Ryzen 5 8400F's six cores and twelve threads cap the output.

Moving to High settings, the pattern shifts. The system delivers 154.1 FPS at 1080p, 96 FPS at 1440p, and 48.2 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 37.7% and 49.8% respectively, showing that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as resolution climbs. At 4K High, the RTX 3070's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are stretched thin, resulting in a frame rate that barely exceeds 48 FPS.

Ultra settings exacerbate the 4K problem. The system manages 106.4 FPS at 1080p Ultra, 67.8 FPS at 1440p Ultra, but only 39.1 FPS at 4K Ultra. The gap between 1440p and 4K Ultra is 42.3%, confirming that the GPU is the limiting component at 4K. The RTX 3070, with its 5888 shading units and 96 ROPs, simply lacks the raw throughput for 4K Ultra in this title. The data suggests that 1440p is the sweet spot for this combination, where the GPU and CPU remain reasonably balanced across all settings.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K displays, High settings at 48.2 FPS is the only viable option above 40 FPS, but it is borderline for smooth gameplay. Dropping to Medium yields 67.3 FPS, which is a 39.6% improvement over High and represents the best playable experience at 4K. Low settings at 92.7 FPS are playable but sacrifice too much visual fidelity for a looter shooter where enemy readability matters. Ultra at 39.1 FPS is below the threshold for comfortable action gaming.

At 1440p, the choices are more forgiving. High settings deliver 96 FPS, which is excellent for this genre. Medium pushes to 128.1 FPS, and Low reaches 178 FPS—both are well above what a 144Hz monitor can display. Ultra at 67.8 FPS is playable but not ideal for fast-paced encounters. The data indicates that 1440p High is the recommended balance, offering nearly 100 FPS while maintaining the visual effects that make Outriders' combat readable.

For 1080p, the system is overkill in the best way. Ultra settings produce 106.4 FPS, which is smooth on most displays. High hits 154.1 FPS, Medium reaches 200.7 FPS, and Low tops out at 227 FPS. The recommendation here is straightforward: enable Ultra and still enjoy triple-digit frame rates. If competitive responsiveness matters more than visuals, dropping to High yields a 44.8% increase to 154.1 FPS.

GPU Role

The RTX 3070's specifications explain its 4K struggles. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Outriders, the jump from Medium to High at 4K costs 19.1 FPS (from 67.3 to 48.2), while the jump from High to Ultra costs another 9.1 FPS. These steep penalties suggest that texture and shadow quality settings at 4K are consuming the available memory bandwidth and shading power.

The GPU's clock behavior matters here. With a base clock of 1500 MHz and boost clock of 1725 MHz, the RTX 3070 maintains competitive performance in 1080p and 1440p scenarios. The 20.31 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is sufficient for High settings at 1440p, but the 4K Ultra result of 39.1 FPS shows that the 5888 shading units are saturated. The 184 texture mapping units and 96 ROPs also contribute to the scaling pattern—texture-heavy scenes at 4K cause the frame rate to collapse.

The GPU's 72nd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 28238, places it just 0.9% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT. This proximity to a lower-tier card in synthetic benchmarks is notable, though the measured Outriders data shows the RTX 3070 handling the game's demands adequately at 1080p and 1440p. The 46 ray tracing cores are present but not heavily leveraged in this title, which is a DirectX 12 Ultimate game but does not appear to require RT for its main rendering paths.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Outriders at 4K 60 FPS?

A: No. The measured data shows the best 4K result is 92.7 FPS at Low settings, but at High settings it drops to 48.2 FPS, and at Ultra it falls to 39.1 FPS. Only Medium settings at 67.3 FPS come close to 60 FPS at 4K.

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combination?

A: 1440p is optimal. The system delivers 96 FPS at High settings, 128.1 FPS at Medium, and 178 FPS at Low. All of these are well above 60 FPS, and even Ultra at 67.8 FPS remains playable.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 compare to its nearest rivals in Outriders?

A: The nearest rival data comes from synthetic benchmarks, not Outriders specifically. The RTX 3070 scores 28238 on average, which is 0.9% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and 1% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti. It trails the AMD FirePro S7150 by 0.6% and the AMD Radeon R9 M295X by 1.1%.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 8400F a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: Yes. At 1080p Low, the system hits 227 FPS, but the GPU is capable of more. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, boosting to 4.70 GHz, limit frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings (227 to 178 FPS) confirms the CPU constraint at lower resolutions.

Q: Should I use Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: Only if you prioritize visuals over frame rate. Ultra at 1440p produces 67.8 FPS, which is 29.3% lower than High at 96 FPS. The visual difference between High and Ultra in Outriders is not worth a near-30 FPS penalty for most players.

Q: How does this combo rank overall for Outriders?

A: It ranks 648th out of 1693 tested combinations, placing it in the 61st percentile of all tested systems. This is a solid mid-to-upper tier result for a looter shooter that benefits from high frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 8000 series, built on Zen 4 architecture using a 4 nm process. It boosts up to 4.70 GHz from a 4.20 GHz base clock, with 16 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 per core. The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 25064, places it nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (deltaPct of 0%) and just 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F.

In Outriders, the CPU's impact is most visible at 1080p Low settings. The system produces 227 FPS at 1080p Low, which is the highest measured result in the dataset. The fact that this number does not scale linearly with GPU capability—the RTX 3070 could theoretically push more frames—indicates that the CPU's single-thread performance is the limiting factor. The 3dmark single-thread score of 951 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2943 demonstrate solid per-core performance, but the six-core design caps total throughput in lightly-threaded game scenarios.

At higher resolutions, the CPU's role diminishes. The 4K Low result of 92.7 FPS is 59.2% lower than 1080p Low, showing that the GPU takes over as the primary bottleneck. The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities—evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20851 and PassMark multithread score of 24530—are sufficient for the game's background threads, but Outriders does not appear to heavily utilize more than a few cores. The 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and DDR5 support ensure the CPU can feed the GPU without stalling, though the 16 MB L3 cache is modest compared to other Zen 4 parts.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the system produces 48.2 FPS on High, 67.3 FPS on Medium, 92.7 FPS on Low, and 39.1 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 53.6 FPS, with Ultra being 57.8% slower than Low. Medium offers the best balance at 4K, providing 67.3 FPS, which is 39.6% faster than High and 72.1% faster than Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the results improve substantially. High settings deliver 96 FPS, Medium produces 128.1 FPS, Low reaches 178 FPS, and Ultra manages 67.8 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is 28.2 FPS, with Ultra being 29.4% slower. Low at 1440p is 85.4% faster than High, showing how settings scaling affects frame rates at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the system excels. Low hits 227 FPS, Medium reaches 200.7 FPS, High produces 154.1 FPS, and Ultra manages 106.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 120.6 FPS, with Ultra being 53.1% slower. Even at the most demanding settings, the system maintains over 100 FPS at 1080p, making this resolution ideal for high-refresh-rate displays. The measured data confirms that this combination is well-suited for 1080p competitive play and 1440p high-refresh gaming, with 4K reserved for Medium settings or lower.