Outriders

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The measured data for Outriders with the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 shows a clear hierarchy across the four available presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 224.4 FPS average, Medium reaches 185.7 FPS, High delivers 141.7 FPS, and Ultra drops to 102.5 FPS. The progression is consistent: each step up in quality costs roughly 40 FPS at this resolution, which is a substantial but predictable trade-off.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds with Low at 161.7 FPS, Medium at 121.1 FPS, High at 86.6 FPS, and Ultra at 63.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium narrows to about 40 FPS, while the Medium-to-High step costs roughly 35 FPS, and High-to-Ultra costs about 23 FPS. This suggests diminishing returns on the higher presets, where visual fidelity gains come at a steeper performance price.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. Low averages 83.5 FPS, Medium 60.3 FPS, High 44.8 FPS, and Ultra 36.5 FPS. Here, the Ultra preset falls below the commonly desired 60 FPS threshold, and even High struggles to maintain smooth gameplay. The data indicates that for 4K users, the Medium preset provides the best balance, delivering 60.3 FPS while still offering reasonable visual quality over Low.

For the best experience per the measured rows, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 stands out. It produces 121.1 FPS, which comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS baseline and leaves substantial headroom for demanding combat sequences. At 1920x1080, Medium also offers an excellent experience at 185.7 FPS, while High at 141.7 FPS remains viable for users prioritizing image quality. The Ultra preset at 1080p, at 102.5 FPS, is still playable but represents a significant performance drop for marginal visual gains.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 brings 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 2280 MHz with a boost clock of 2497 MHz, and the memory operates at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The GPU contains 3840 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output pipelines, with 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores supporting Blackwell 2.0 architecture features.

The benchmark data shows this GPU sitting in the 73rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30109. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, scores 30097, a delta of 0 percent. The AMD Radeon RX 570 scores 30158 (delta -0.2 percent), the NVIDIA Tesla M60 scores 29969 (delta 0.5 percent), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile scores 29928 (delta 0.6 percent). These tight margins indicate the RTX 5060 performs at parity with its closest competitors in synthetic benchmarks.

In Outriders specifically, the GPU's role becomes evident when examining the resolution scaling. At 1080p, the GPU delivers 224.4 FPS on Low settings, suggesting it is not the primary bottleneck at lower resolutions. However, at 4K Ultra, performance drops to 36.5 FPS, revealing the GPU's memory capacity and bandwidth constraints under heavy load. The 8 GB VRAM allocation is a limiting factor at 4K with higher presets, as the game's texture requirements likely exceed available memory, causing performance to degrade more steeply than resolution scaling alone would predict.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture (Phoenix codename), fabricated on a 4 nm process with 25,000 million transistors on a 178 mm² die. It runs at a 4.20 GHz base clock with a 4.70 GHz boost clock, and its 65 W TDP makes it a modest power consumer. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

The CPU's benchmark scores show it performing in the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25064. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X at 25057 (delta 0 percent), the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 at 25099 (delta -0.1 percent), the AMD EPYC 9474F at 25103 (delta -0.2 percent), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F at 24993 (delta 0.3 percent). These near-identical scores indicate the 8400F delivers performance comparable to much older and much more expensive processors in synthetic workloads.

In Outriders, the CPU's influence is most apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU has more headroom. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 224.4 FPS, which likely approaches the CPU's frame-generation ceiling. The 3DMark scores support this interpretation: single-thread performance at 951 and 2-thread at 1874 show reasonable per-core strength, while 16-thread at 6091 and max-thread at 6165 indicate good scaling across all 12 threads. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20851 and single-core 2943 suggest the CPU can handle both lightly-threaded game logic and more heavily-threaded background tasks without bottlenecking the RTX 5060.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 4K gaming on this system?

A: The Medium preset at 3840x2160 produces 60.3 FPS average, which is the only 4K preset that maintains playable frame rates above 60 FPS. High drops to 44.8 FPS and Ultra to 36.5 FPS, while Low reaches 83.5 FPS but sacrifices visual quality significantly.

Q: How does this system compare to its closest GPU rival in Outriders?

A: The RTX 5060's average benchmark score of 30109 is statistically identical to the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT at 30097 (0 percent delta). In game-specific measurements, the RTX 5060 produces 141.7 FPS at 1080p High and 86.6 FPS at 1440p High, providing a solid baseline for performance expectations.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 Low, the system reaches 224.4 FPS, which suggests the CPU's single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 951) becomes a constraint. The GPU is capable of higher output, as evidenced by the 83.5 FPS at 4K Low, but the CPU's frame generation limit likely caps performance around this range.

Q: What happens to frame rates when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At High settings, performance drops from 141.7 FPS at 1080p to 86.6 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 55.1 FPS. At Low settings, the drop is from 224.4 to 161.7 FPS, a 62.7 FPS reduction. The GPU becomes more stressed at 1440p, but the system still maintains comfortable frame rates.

Q: Can this system handle Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 averages 63.5 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold but leaves minimal headroom. For smoother gameplay, the High preset at 86.6 FPS is recommended, as it provides better frame pacing without a significant visual compromise.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance affect Outriders?

A: The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20851 and 3DMark max-thread score of 6165 indicate strong multi-threading capabilities. Outriders benefits from this, as the game can utilize multiple threads for physics, AI, and streaming, allowing the CPU to keep pace with the GPU's output at higher frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals distinct scaling patterns across the three resolutions. At High settings, the progression is 141.7 FPS at 1080p, 86.6 FPS at 1440p, and 44.8 FPS at 4K. This represents a 38.9 percent drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 48.3 percent drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is nearly linear, suggesting the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions for this preset.

Low settings show a different pattern: 224.4 FPS at 1080p, 161.7 FPS at 1440p, and 83.5 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 28 percent, while the 1440p-to-4K drop is 48.4 percent. The steeper decline at 4K indicates that even on Low settings, the GPU's memory bandwidth (448.0 GB/s) and VRAM capacity (8 GB) become limiting factors at 4K resolution.

Medium settings produce 185.7 FPS at 1080p, 121.1 FPS at 1440p, and 60.3 FPS at 4K, with drops of 34.8 percent and 50.2 percent respectively. Ultra settings show the most dramatic scaling: 102.5 FPS at 1080p, 63.5 FPS at 1440p, and 36.5 FPS at 4K, with drops of 38 percent and 42.5 percent.

The consistent pattern across all presets indicates that the RTX 5060 becomes the dominant bottleneck as resolution increases. The CPU's role diminishes at 4K, where even the lowest preset produces only 83.5 FPS, well below the 1080p Low ceiling of 224.4 FPS. This suggests that for 4K gaming, users should prioritize GPU settings adjustments, while at 1080p, the CPU's capabilities are more relevant.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest performance across all presets. Low settings average 224.4 FPS, Medium 185.7 FPS, High 141.7 FPS, and Ultra 102.5 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 121.9 FPS, representing a 54.3 percent reduction in frame rate when maxing out visual quality. This resolution provides the most flexibility, with all presets remaining above 100 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance drops predictably. Low averages 161.7 FPS, Medium 121.1 FPS, High 86.6 FPS, and Ultra 63.5 FPS. The spread narrows to 98.2 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls below 100 FPS, indicating this resolution begins to stress the GPU more significantly. The Medium preset at 121.1 FPS offers the best balance of smoothness and visual quality here.

At 3840x2160, the system's limits become apparent. Low averages 83.5 FPS, Medium 60.3 FPS, High 44.8 FPS, and Ultra 36.5 FPS. The spread narrows further to 47 FPS, and only the Low preset exceeds 60 FPS. The Medium preset at 60.3 FPS is borderline playable, while High and Ultra fall below acceptable thresholds for fast-paced action. The 4K results show that this combination of CPU and GPU is best suited for 1080p or 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring significant settings compromises.

The combo rank in game is 788 out of 1693 total combinations, placing this system in the upper-middle tier for Outriders performance. The data confirms that while the RTX 5060 handles 1080p and 1440p admirably, its 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus limit 4K performance, particularly on higher presets where memory demands increase.