Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D combination delivers consistently high frame rates in Outriders, with the data showing a clear hierarchy across settings and resolutions. The 1080p Medium preset, at 181 FPS average, offers the best balance of smoothness and visual quality, though the 1440p High preset at 139 FPS is arguably the sweet spot for higher-resolution displays without sacrificing responsiveness.

Settings Recommendations

Benchmark results indicate that the Medium preset provides the most consistent experience across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium achieves 181 FPS average, which is 18 FPS higher than High (163 FPS) and 37 FPS higher than Ultra (144 FPS). The gap between Medium and High narrows at higher resolutions, with Medium at 155 FPS versus High at 139 FPS at 1440p, but the performance advantage remains significant. At 4K, Medium reaches 125 FPS, whereas High drops to 94 FPS, and Ultra falls to 68 FPS.

The Low preset delivers the highest frame rates at every resolution, with 203 FPS at 1080p, 174 FPS at 1440p, and 140 FPS at 4K. However, the visual quality trade-off is substantial, and the data suggests that Medium captures most of the performance benefit while retaining better visual fidelity. The Ultra preset, while playable, shows a steep performance penalty: at 4K, Ultra is 57 FPS below Medium, representing a 45% reduction in average frame rate.

For players prioritizing maximum smoothness, Low at 1080p offers 203 FPS, but the diminishing returns from Medium to Low are relatively small—only 22 FPS at 1080p. The Medium preset appears to be the most efficient configuration, offering higher minimum FPS values (154 at 1080p, 132 at 1440p, 106 at 4K) compared to the uncapped averages of High and Ultra, suggesting better frame pacing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is more than sufficient for Outriders, as the game's texture streaming and asset loading demands are well within the available VRAM capacity. The GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 compute performance and 1,636.8 GTexel/s texture rate directly contribute to the high frame rates observed across all tested settings.

The GPU operates with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz. The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the primary performance driver at 4K resolution, where the average FPS scales almost linearly with preset quality. At 4K Ultra, the 68 FPS average represents a significant workload, but the GPU's 176 ROPs and 680 TMUs handle the rasterization efficiently, as evidenced by the 94 FPS at High settings.

The RTX 5090 D's 92,200 million transistors on a 5 nm process provide ample compute resources for Outriders' effects-heavy combat sequences. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) aligns with the game's engine requirements, and the Vulkan 1.4 API support offers potential for optimized rendering paths. The GPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712, places it well above the median for modern gaming workloads.

Resolution Scaling

Frame rates scale predictably across resolutions, with the data showing consistent drops as pixel count increases. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS decreases by approximately 15% across all settings: High drops from 163 to 139 FPS, Medium from 181 to 155 FPS, and Low from 203 to 174 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is more pronounced, with High dropping from 139 to 94 FPS (a 32% reduction), Medium from 155 to 125 FPS (a 19% reduction), and Low from 174 to 140 FPS (a 20% reduction).

The 4K Ultra setting shows the steepest decline, falling from 124 FPS at 1440p to 68 FPS at 4K—a 45% reduction. This disproportionate drop suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources become saturated at 4K with the highest quality settings. The 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, while substantial, is pushed harder by the 4K pixel workload, particularly with the increased texture sampling and post-processing effects at Ultra.

The resolution scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at 4K, while at 1080p, the CPU's performance becomes more relevant. The Ryzen 7 5700's 16 threads provide adequate parallelism for the game's rendering threads, but the GPU's frame production outpaces the CPU's ability to feed it at lower resolutions. This is evident in the relatively modest FPS gains from 1440p to 1080p—only 20-25% improvement—compared to the 40-50% increase in pixel throughput.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured frame rates are as follows: Low preset averages 203 FPS, Medium averages 181 FPS with a minimum of 154 FPS and maximum of 208 FPS, High averages 163 FPS, and Ultra averages 144 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum FPS of 154 indicates solid frame pacing, while the Ultra preset's uncapped average suggests occasional frame drops below 144 FPS during intense combat.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 174 FPS, Medium averages 155 FPS with a minimum of 132 FPS and maximum of 178 FPS, High averages 139 FPS, and Ultra averages 124 FPS. The 1440p Medium results show a 23 FPS advantage over High and a 31 FPS advantage over Ultra, making Medium the most responsive choice for high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 140 FPS, Medium averages 125 FPS with a minimum of 106 FPS and maximum of 144 FPS, High averages 94 FPS, and Ultra averages 68 FPS. The 4K Medium preset maintains an average above 120 FPS, which is critical for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate 4K displays. The Ultra preset's 68 FPS average, while playable, falls below the 90 FPS threshold that many players consider optimal for fast-paced shooters.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks 381st out of 2,913 tested combinations in Outriders, placing it in the top 13% of all systems. This ranking reflects the strong performance of the GPU, which sits in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, paired with a CPU that ranks in the 78th percentile among all CPUs.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 77,712 is marginally above the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (76,904, deltaPct +1.1%) and slightly below the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940, deltaPct -1.6%). The RTX 5090 D also trails the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (79,605, deltaPct -2.4%) and the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79,396, deltaPct -2.1%) in raw compute benchmarks, though these workstation cards lack the gaming-specific optimizations present in the GeForce lineup.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 25,517 is nearly identical to the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25,530, deltaPct -0.1%) and the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (25,550, deltaPct -0.1%), while edging out the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (25,485, deltaPct +0.1%) and the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (25,446, deltaPct +0.3%). This tight clustering indicates that the Ryzen 7 5700 provides competitive processing power for its class, though it does not stand out as a performance leader.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 features 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The processor's 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB L2 cache per core provide sufficient on-die storage for Outriders' game logic and physics calculations. The 7 nm process node, manufactured by TSMC, houses 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die, contributing to the CPU's 65 W TDP.

In Outriders, the CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU can produce frames faster than the CPU can process game state. The 3DMark multi-threaded benchmarks show the CPU's scaling: 6,628 for 16 threads, 5,585 for 8 threads, 3,382 for 4 threads, and 1,762 for 2 threads. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20,655 and single-core score of 2,916 indicate balanced performance across both lightly and heavily threaded workloads.

The CPU's 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, supported by dual-channel DDR4, is sufficient for feeding the GPU's frame buffer at 1080p and 1440p. However, at 4K, the GPU's 1.79 TB/s bandwidth becomes the bottleneck, as evidenced by the larger FPS drops at that resolution. The CPU's PCIe Gen 3 interface with 20 lanes provides adequate bandwidth for the GPU, though PCIe 5.0 on the GPU side suggests potential headroom for future platform upgrades.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 achieves 155 FPS average with a minimum of 132 FPS, offering the best balance of visual quality and performance. High settings drop to 139 FPS, while Ultra falls to 124 FPS, making Medium the most consistent choice for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 D perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 68, which is playable but below the 90 FPS threshold many players prefer. The Medium preset at 4K provides 125 FPS, making it a better option for maintaining smooth gameplay at 4K resolution.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700 a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 D in this game?

A: The CPU becomes a limiting factor at 1080p, where FPS gains from 1440p to 1080p are modest (e.g., 163 to 139 FPS at High settings). At 4K, the GPU is the primary bottleneck, with FPS dropping significantly compared to 1440p.

Q: What is the maximum frame rate achievable with this combo?

A: The highest measured average is 203 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The Medium preset at 1080p achieves 181 FPS, while the Low preset at 1440p reaches 174 FPS, and at 4K, Low settings yield 140 FPS.

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

A: This combination ranks 381st out of 2,913 tested combos, placing it in the top 13% of all systems tested in Outriders. The GPU's performance percentile (92nd) is higher than the CPU's (78th), indicating the GPU contributes more to overall ranking.

Q: Does the Medium preset provide better frame consistency than High?

A: Yes, the Medium preset at 1080p shows a minimum FPS of 154, while High and Ultra do not have recorded minimums, suggesting less predictable frame delivery. At 1440p and 4K, Medium also records minimum FPS values (132 and 106 respectively), indicating better frame pacing.