Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 delivers a top-tier experience in Outriders, securing the 132nd position out of 1,693 tested combinations. This placement within the 92nd percentile of all recorded combos indicates that the pairing outperforms the vast majority of systems tested with this title. The data shows a configuration that is heavily weighted toward the GPU, with the RTX 5080’s capabilities clearly driving the frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 132 out of 1,693 tested combinations puts it in the upper echelon of systems for Outriders. This is a strong showing, reflecting a balance where the Ryzen 5 8400F provides sufficient throughput to avoid becoming a primary constraint in most scenarios. While the CPU’s standalone benchmark average of 25,064 places it in the 82nd percentile among all processors, its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (average score 25,057) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (average score 24,993), show that it is competitively matched within its own segment. The deltaPct values against these rivals are negligible—0% against the 2700X and a mere 0.3% ahead of the 7500F—indicating that the CPU’s raw compute power is not the differentiator here. Instead, the GPU’s dominance is what propels this combo to its high rank. The RTX 5080’s average benchmark score of 59,188, which places it in the 89th percentile of all GPUs, is the primary engine of performance, and the system’s overall rank reflects that synergy.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the clear performance leader in this pairing. Its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a massive 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is crucial for handling the high-resolution textures and effects in Outriders at 4K. The GPU’s base clock of 2295 MHz and boost clock of 2617 MHz, combined with 10,752 shading units, allow it to process the game’s complex scenes efficiently. The data suggests that at lower resolutions, the GPU is often held back by the CPU, but as resolution increases, the RTX 5080’s workload becomes more demanding, and its strengths become more apparent. The GPU’s benchmark results are notably strong, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 8,637 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 264,461, reinforcing its high-end positioning. Its nearest rival in the GPU benchmark charts, the Intel Arc A570M, trails by 1.6%, while the Intel Arc Pro A60 is 1.9% ahead, showing the RTX 5080 sits comfortably in a competitive performance band, though its real-world gaming lead is far more pronounced than these synthetic deltas suggest.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear trend: performance scales predictably with resolution, but the rate of scaling indicates where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p with High settings, the combo achieves 179.3 FPS. Moving to 1440p, the frame rate drops to 154.2 FPS, a 14% reduction. At 4K, the average falls to 84.3 FPS, a 45% drop from 1080p. This pattern is consistent across all settings. For instance, with Low settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is from 228.2 FPS to 193.5 FPS (a 15% decrease), and then to 150.1 FPS at 4K (a 34% decrease from 1440p). The significant drop from 1440p to 4K, especially at higher settings, indicates that the RTX 5080 is becoming the limiting factor at 4K, as the pixel count increases demand on the GPU’s shading units and memory bandwidth. At 1080p, the smaller gap between Low and High settings (228.2 FPS vs. 179.3 FPS) suggests that the CPU is more involved, as the GPU has excess capacity to render frames quickly, but the CPU cannot feed it fast enough to reach its full potential. This is typical for a high-end GPU paired with a mid-range CPU, where the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are adequate but not limitless.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Examining the data resolution by resolution, the system’s behavior is methodical. At 1080p, the frame rates are exceptionally high. Low settings produce an average of 228.2 FPS, Medium yields 199.6 FPS, High drops to 179.3 FPS, and Ultra still maintains a very playable 163.5 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 64.7 FPS, showing that the GPU can handle even the most demanding settings at this resolution without dipping below 60 FPS. At 1440p, the performance remains robust. Low settings deliver 193.5 FPS, Medium 174.7 FPS, High 154.2 FPS, and Ultra 110.6 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra at 1440p is 43.6 FPS, which is more pronounced than at 1080p (15.8 FPS drop from High to Ultra), signaling that the GPU is starting to work harder. At 4K, the results are more stratified. Low settings still achieve a high 150.1 FPS, but Medium drops to 110.7 FPS, High to 84.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 60.5 FPS. The jump from Medium to High at 4K is a 26.4 FPS loss, and from High to Ultra is a 23.8 FPS loss, indicating that the most demanding settings place significant strain on the GPU, but the system remains capable of delivering smooth gameplay at High settings or below.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal experience depends on the target resolution. For 1080p and 1440p users, the Ultra preset is the clear choice. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 163.5 FPS, and at 1440p, it still provides 110.6 FPS. Both are well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play, and the visual fidelity increase from High to Ultra is worth the modest performance cost. For 4K users, the data suggests that the High preset is the sweet spot. It delivers 84.3 FPS, which is comfortably above 60 FPS and provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium (110.7 FPS). The Ultra preset at 4K, at 60.5 FPS, is borderline—it is technically playable but leaves almost no headroom for demanding scenes, and the 23.8 FPS drop from High to Ultra is substantial. Therefore, for a consistent 4K experience, High is recommended, as it balances visual quality with performance stability. If a higher frame rate is desired at 4K, dropping to Medium yields 110.7 FPS, a 31% increase over High, which may be preferable for competitive play.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other systems tested in Outriders?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and RTX 5080 combination ranks 132nd out of 1,693 tested combos, placing it in the top 8% of all systems benchmarked for this game.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the primary bottleneck at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: At 4K Ultra, the system achieves 60.5 FPS. The significant performance drop from 1440p Ultra (110.6 FPS) to 4K Ultra (60.5 FPS) indicates the GPU is the limiting factor, as the pixel workload overwhelms the RTX 5080’s capacity.

Q: What is the maximum average frame rate achievable at 1080p?

A: The highest average FPS recorded at 1080p is 228.2 FPS, achieved with Low settings. With Ultra settings, the system still delivers a high 163.5 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 179.3 FPS at 1080p to 154.2 FPS at 1440p, a decrease of 25.1 FPS, or roughly 14%.

Q: Does the RTX 5080’s 16 GB of VRAM appear sufficient for Outriders at 4K?

A: The data shows playable frame rates at 4K (84.3 FPS on High), indicating the 16 GB VRAM and 960.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for the game’s demands, as there are no direct measurements of VRAM overflow or stuttering in the provided data.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, the average frame rate is 193.5 FPS on Low and 110.6 FPS on Ultra, a difference of 82.9 FPS, showing a substantial performance cost for maximum visual fidelity.