Outriders

# Outriders with AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a robust Outriders experience across the tested resolution and settings matrix. The combo ranks 374th out of 1,693 tested combinations, placing it in the top 22% of all systems evaluated for this looter shooter. The data shows a system that is capable of high refresh rate play at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K requires careful settings selection to maintain smooth performance. The CPU sits in the 82nd percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 81st percentile among all graphics cards, indicating a well-balanced pairing where neither component dramatically outclasses the other.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a predictable shift in bottleneck behavior. At 1080p with Low settings, the system produces 227.9 FPS, while the same settings at 4K yield 110.9 FPS — a 51.3% reduction. This scaling pattern indicates that at lower resolutions and settings, the CPU has enough headroom, and the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count rises.

The gap widens significantly at higher quality presets. Moving from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops from 135 FPS to 44.6 FPS, a 66.2% reduction. This steeper decline at Ultra settings confirms that the RTX 4070's rendering workload scales predictably with resolution, and the 12 GB frame buffer becomes more stressed at 4K with maximum quality. The 192-bit memory bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the data suggests diminishing returns at 4K Ultra.

Interestingly, the scaling between Medium and High settings shows less dramatic resolution penalties. At 1440p Medium, the system hits 153.8 FPS, dropping to 80.6 FPS at 4K Medium — a 47.6% reduction. The High preset at 1440p produces 117.9 FPS, falling to 57.7 FPS at 4K, a 51.1% drop. These figures indicate that the RTX 4070's compute resources scale consistently across these presets, with the 4K resolution demanding roughly double the GPU work compared to 1440p.

The 1080p results show the CPU's contribution more clearly. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 227.9 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra it drops to 135 FPS. This 40.8% reduction from Low to Ultra at the same resolution demonstrates that even at 1080p, the GPU's shading units, texture units, and ray tracing cores are heavily engaged, preventing the Ryzen 5 8400F's 6 cores and 12 threads from becoming the primary constraint.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Outriders?

A: The data shows 1440p High as the sweet spot, delivering 117.9 FPS. This exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin while maintaining visual quality, and it avoids the steep 4K penalties seen at Ultra settings where the system drops to 44.6 FPS.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Outriders?

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K Low, the system produces 110.9 FPS, and 4K Medium reaches 80.6 FPS. However, 4K High drops to 57.7 FPS, and 4K Ultra falls to 44.6 FPS, indicating that 4K play requires reducing quality settings to maintain smooth performance.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F perform relative to similar CPUs?

A: The CPU scores 25,064 in average benchmark score, placing it in the 82nd percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, scores 25,057 (0% delta), while the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24,993 (0.3% delta). This places the 8400F essentially tied with these alternatives in general compute performance.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 a strong performer for this game?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 37,283, placing it in the 81st percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, scores 37,507 (-0.6% delta), showing the 4070 is highly competitive. However, the measured FPS in Outriders shows it needs settings adjustments at 4K to maintain playable frame rates.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance like?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F achieves a 3DMark single-thread score of 951 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,943. These scores support the strong 1080p performance seen in Outriders, where the system reaches 227.9 FPS at Low settings.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM cause any issues in Outriders?

A: The 12 GB GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth appears sufficient for the tested configurations, as the system maintains playable frame rates at all resolutions except 4K Ultra. No VRAM-related stuttering or frame drops are evident in the measured data.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data suggests that High settings at 1440p provide the best balance of visual fidelity and performance. The 117.9 FPS at 1440p High is more than double the 57.7 FPS at 4K High, and it comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. The jump from High to Ultra at 1440p costs 35.4 FPS (from 117.9 to 82.5), a 30% reduction that may not justify the visual gains for many players.

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, 1080p Low delivers 227.9 FPS, which is well beyond the refresh rate capabilities of most monitors. The 1080p Medium preset at 203.5 FPS still offers excellent smoothness while providing improved visuals over Low. At 1080p Ultra, the system maintains 135 FPS, which remains highly playable and demonstrates the GPU's headroom at this resolution.

At 4K, the recommendation is more nuanced. Players with 4K displays should use Medium settings, which produce 80.6 FPS — above the 60 FPS standard for console-like smoothness. The 4K Low preset at 110.9 FPS is an option for competitive play, but the visual downgrade may be noticeable. 4K High at 57.7 FPS is borderline, and 4K Ultra at 44.6 FPS should be avoided unless the player prioritizes visuals over smoothness and can tolerate sub-60 FPS performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 374th out of 1,693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the top 22.1% of all systems. This is a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU, confirming that the Ryzen 5 8400F does not bottleneck the RTX 4070 in this title.

The CPU's percentile rank of 82 among all processors and the GPU's percentile rank of 81 among all graphics cards indicate that this pairing is well matched. The system is neither CPU-limited at high resolutions nor GPU-limited at low resolutions, as evidenced by the consistent scaling across the resolution spectrum. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, based on the Zen 4 Phoenix architecture, provide sufficient processing power for Outriders' demanding combat scenarios, while the RTX 4070's Ada Lovelace architecture delivers the graphics horsepower needed for high-refresh-rate gameplay.

The 374th rank out of 1,693 combos suggests that many higher-end configurations (such as those with RTX 4080 or RTX 4090 cards) outperform this system, but it also indicates that this combo beats the majority of tested setups. The data positions this system as a capable 1440p high-refresh-rate machine and a viable 4K medium-settings platform.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, based on the AD104 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, plays the dominant role in determining Outriders' performance, particularly at higher resolutions. The GPU's 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output pipelines handle the game's rendering workload efficiently, as evidenced by the strong 1080p and 1440p results.

The GPU's clock speeds — 1,920 MHz base and 2,475 MHz boost — contribute to its 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 compute throughput. This raw compute power is what drives the 227.9 FPS at 1080p Low and the 196.5 FPS at 1440p Low. The 12 GB GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves adequate for Outriders' texture streaming and asset loading, even at 4K resolutions where the memory subsystem is more heavily taxed.

The RTX 4070's 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores support DirectX 12 Ultimate features, though the measured FPS data does not include ray tracing benchmarks. The GPU's 158.4 GPixel/s pixel fill rate and 455.4 GTexel/s texture fill rate align with the frame rates observed: the system produces 135 FPS at 1080p Ultra, which requires substantial pixel and texture throughput. The 40-series architecture's efficiency is evident in the 200 W TDP, which allows the dual-slot card to maintain high clock speeds without thermal throttling, as suggested by the consistent performance across all tested presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 227.9 FPS, Medium reaches 203.5 FPS, High hits 181.7 FPS, and Ultra drops to 135 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 40.8% performance reduction, reflecting the increased GPU workload at higher quality presets.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales downward as expected. Low settings yield 196.5 FPS, Medium produces 153.8 FPS, High achieves 117.9 FPS, and Ultra manages 82.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 58% (from 196.5 to 82.5), showing that Ultra presets at this resolution begin to stress the GPU significantly.

At 3840x2160, the system's performance drops further. Low settings maintain 110.9 FPS, Medium reaches 80.6 FPS, High produces 57.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 44.6 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that drops below 50 FPS, indicating that this preset combination exceeds the comfortable operating range for the RTX 4070 in Outriders.

The data reveals that the step from Medium to High settings at each resolution incurs a notable FPS cost: 21.8 FPS at 1080p (from 203.5 to 181.7), 35.9 FPS at 1440p (from 153.8 to 117.9), and 22.9 FPS at 4K (from 80.6 to 57.7). The step from High to Ultra is even more punishing, costing 46.7 FPS at 1080p (from 181.7 to 135), 35.4 FPS at 1440p (from 117.9 to 82.5), and 13.1 FPS at 4K (from 57.7 to 44.6). These deltas suggest that Outriders' Ultra preset imposes a significant rendering burden that the RTX 4070 cannot fully compensate for at higher resolutions.