Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 produces a wide performance envelope in Outriders, ranging from a highly playable 58.9 FPS at 4K High to a fluid 210.2 FPS at 1080p Low. The data shows a system that is consistently capable of high refresh rates at lower resolutions while still managing demanding 4K settings, though the scaling between presets reveals where the GPU's workload becomes the limiting factor.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K demonstrates a classic GPU-bound curve, with frame rates dropping dramatically as pixel count increases. At High settings, the measured average FPS falls from 170.1 at 1920x1080 to 114.6 at 2560x1440, a decrease of 55.5 FPS, and then further down to 58.9 at 3840x2160. This represents a 65% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the rendering pipeline is heavily dependent on the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth at higher resolutions. The RTX 4070's 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate are being taxed significantly as the pixel workload quadruples.

Looking at the Ultra preset, the scaling is even more pronounced. The average FPS at 1080p is 132, dropping to 84.1 at 1440p, and then to 44.6 at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K is 39.5 FPS, which is a 47% reduction. This steep decline at 4K Ultra suggests that the combination of high-resolution rendering and the most demanding shading effects pushes the GPU to its limits, resulting in a frame rate that barely reaches console-level smoothness. Conversely, the Low preset shows the smallest absolute drops, from 210.2 FPS at 1080p to 181.3 at 1440p to 114 at 4K, which indicates that when the GPU is less burdened by effects, the scaling becomes more linear and less punishing.

The data implies that for players targeting 4K, the GPU is the primary constraint. The difference between Low and High at 4K is 55.1 FPS, showing that settings adjustments have a massive impact on playability at this resolution. At 1080p, the gap between Low and High is only 40.1 FPS, suggesting that the CPU may be starting to play a more significant role in preventing the GPU from reaching even higher frame rates.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070's specifications are central to understanding its performance in Outriders. With 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, the card has substantial resources for texture-heavy scenes. The boost clock of 2475 MHz and the Ada Lovelace architecture with 5888 shading units provide the raw compute power needed for this looter shooter's particle effects and environmental details. The data shows that at 1440p High, the card delivers 114.6 FPS, which is a strong result and indicates that the 4070 is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1440p gaming.

The GPU's 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 455.4 GTexel/s texture rate are reflected in the scaling between Medium and High settings. At 1440p, the difference is 40.3 FPS (154.9 to 114.6), which is a substantial cost for the visual improvements that High offers over Medium. This suggests that the game's High preset includes effects that are particularly demanding on the texture units and ROPs.

The VRAM capacity of 12 GB appears sufficient for Outriders at all tested settings, as the frame rates show no signs of a memory-related bottleneck that would cause sudden stutters or crashes. The memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) provides the bandwidth necessary to feed the GPU at 4K resolutions, though the 44.6 FPS at 4K Ultra indicates that the sheer compute workload, rather than memory capacity, is the limiting factor at the highest settings.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 holds the rank of 459 out of 1693 combos for Outriders. This places it in the top 27% of all tested systems, which is a respectable position given the broad range of hardware configurations. The percentile standing for the individual components is consistent with this result: the CPU sits in the 83rd percentile against all processors, while the GPU is in the 81st percentile against all graphics cards. This alignment suggests that the combo is well-balanced, with neither component dragging the other down significantly.

When examining the GPU's nearest rivals, the data shows that the RTX 4070's average benchmark score of 37283 is just 0.6% lower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56's score of 37507. This is a negligible difference in raw compute, but the measured FPS in Outriders would likely favor the RTX 4070 due to its architectural advantages in modern game engines. The RTX 4070 also sits 2.2% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile, which is a mobile part that typically runs at lower clocks, making the desktop 4070's performance here particularly noteworthy.

The CPU's nearest rivals further contextualize the combo's rank. The Ryzen 7 5700X scores 26214 on average, which is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i9-11900KF and 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT. These tiny deltas indicate that the CPU is not a differentiator in this game, as Outriders appears to scale more with GPU performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full dataset reveals a clear hierarchy of performance across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the average FPS values range from 210.2 on Low to 132 on Ultra, with Medium at 184.5 and High at 170.1. This means that even at the most demanding 1080p preset, the system maintains a frame rate well above the 144 Hz threshold, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 78.2 FPS, showing the substantial cost of the Ultra preset's effects.

At 2560x1440, the results are still strong but show more variance. Low delivers 181.3 FPS, Medium drops to 154.9, High to 114.6, and Ultra to 84.1. The step from Medium to High is the most significant at 40.3 FPS, suggesting that the High preset introduces a major visual feature that heavily impacts performance. The Ultra preset, while still playable, falls below the 100 FPS mark, which may be noticeable to players accustomed to higher frame rates.

At 3840x2160, the system's limits become apparent. Low produces 114 FPS, which is surprisingly high for 4K, while Medium yields 82.3 FPS, High 58.9 FPS, and Ultra 44.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 31.7 FPS, which is a massive jump that indicates the Medium preset adds a significant rendering load. The Ultra preset at 44.6 FPS is below the 60 FPS target for most players, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay despite being technically playable.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the best balance of visual fidelity and performance is achieved at the High preset. At 1440p, High delivers 114.6 FPS, which is comfortably above 60 FPS and offers a significant visual upgrade over Medium. The data shows that the jump from Medium to High costs 40.3 FPS at 1440p, but the resulting frame rate is still high enough for a smooth experience on most displays. For 4K users, the High preset at 58.9 FPS is borderline, and players may prefer to drop to Medium at 82.3 FPS for a more consistent frame rate.

The Ultra preset is difficult to recommend for any resolution. At 1080p it produces 132 FPS, but the visual difference between High and Ultra is often minimal in fast-paced looter shooters, and the 38.1 FPS penalty at 1080p is steep. At 4K, Ultra's 44.6 FPS is below the playability threshold for most users. The Low preset, while offering the highest frame rates, removes too many visual details that help with situational awareness in combat, making it unsuitable for serious play despite the 210.2 FPS at 1080p.

The data suggests that Medium is a viable fallback for 4K users who want high frame rates, as it provides 82.3 FPS, which is a 23.4 FPS improvement over High. For 1440p, High is the clear winner, as it offers a 40.3 FPS improvement over Ultra while still delivering a visually rich experience.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, provides ample processing power for Outriders. The CPU's boost clock of 4.60 GHz and the 32 MB of shared L3 cache ensure that game logic and physics calculations are handled without creating a bottleneck at lower resolutions. The benchmark results support this, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22620 and a single-core score of 3193, which are strong numbers for a desktop processor.

At 1080p Low, the system achieves 210.2 FPS, which is a frame rate that could potentially be limited by the CPU if it were weak. The fact that the GPU is still able to reach such high numbers suggests that the 5700X's single-thread performance is sufficient to keep the RTX 4070 fed. The 3DMark single-thread score of 921 and the PassMark single-thread score of 3385 indicate solid per-core performance that translates well to gaming workloads.

The CPU's 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node are indicative of its efficiency, but the more relevant factor is its consistency. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6858 and the 8-thread score of 5768 show that the CPU scales well with multi-threaded workloads, though Outriders may not fully utilize all 16 threads. The data suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo, as the frame rates scale consistently with GPU load across resolutions, a hallmark of a balanced system.