Outriders

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rate data for Outriders with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 shows a clear hierarchy across the four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 209.5 FPS average, which is the highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium follows at 186.8 FPS, High at 142.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 104.6 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 22.7 FPS, while the step from Medium to High costs 44.7 FPS — a substantially larger penalty. The High to Ultra transition costs another 37.5 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low produces 165.4 FPS, Medium 120.4 FPS, High 87.3 FPS, and Ultra 65.4 FPS. The relative gap between Low and Medium is 45.0 FPS, while Medium to High costs 33.1 FPS. High to Ultra costs 21.9 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low yields 85.8 FPS, Medium 61.6 FPS, High 48.6 FPS, and Ultra 31.7 FPS. The gaps here are 24.2, 13.0, and 16.9 FPS respectively.

The best experience per the measured rows depends on the target display. For 1080p, the Medium preset at 186.8 FPS provides a large margin over the 144 Hz refresh threshold while retaining visual quality above the Low baseline. High at 142.1 FPS remains above 120 FPS and is a viable alternative, but Medium offers the better balance of frame rate headroom and settings fidelity. For 1440p, High at 87.3 FPS is the recommended preset — it stays above 60 FPS by a 27.3 FPS margin, and the drop from Medium to High is 33.1 FPS, which is less punishing than the 45.0 FPS drop from Low to Medium. For 4K, Medium at 61.6 FPS is the only preset that clears 60 FPS; High falls to 48.6 FPS, which is below the common 60 FPS target. Low at 85.8 FPS could be chosen for higher refresh rates, but Medium provides the best combination of playability and visual quality at this resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, built on a 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 32 MB shared L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark scores indicate strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 22620, while single-core scores 3193. The 3DMark 16-thread test scores 6858, and the max-thread score is 6850, showing near-linear scaling from 16 to 16 threads.

In the context of Outriders, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The 8-core configuration is well-suited for modern game engines that can utilize multiple threads. The single-thread performance, measured at 921 in 3DMark single-thread and 3385 in PassMark single-thread, is adequate for the game's primary simulation thread. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 209.5 FPS, which suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor at lower settings — the GPU is still able to produce very high frame rates.

The 5700X's percentile ranking 83rd among all CPUs indicates it sits above the median in overall processing capability. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i9-11900KF with an average score of 26196 (0.1% higher), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with an average score of 26272 (0.2% higher). The deltaPct values are all within 0.2%, meaning the 5700X is statistically equivalent to these competitors in synthetic benchmarks. This parity suggests that for Outriders, the CPU is unlikely to create a meaningful bottleneck compared to similarly scoring processors. The 8 cores and 16 threads provide enough parallelism for the game's engine, and the 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures responsive single-threaded execution.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Outriders?

A: The highest measured average is 209.5 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low settings preset.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 31.7, which is below the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: Is the RTX 5060's performance closer to any specific rival GPU?

A: The RTX 5060 has an average benchmark score of 30109, with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scoring 30097 (0.0% delta), making them statistically identical. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is 0.6% higher.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded capability relative to its single-threaded score?

A: The Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 22620, while the single-core score is 3193. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6858 is nearly identical to the max-thread score of 6850, indicating excellent scaling across all 16 threads.

Q: At which resolution and settings does the combo first fall below 60 FPS?

A: At 3840x2160 with High settings, the average FPS is 48.6. The Medium preset at 4K maintains 61.6 FPS, so the drop below 60 occurs when moving from Medium to High at 4K.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 794 out of 1693 tested combinations, placing it in the upper half of all tested hardware pairings.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination ranks 794th out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, which places it in the 47th percentile of all pairings. This mid-pack ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's 83rd percentile standing among all processors and the GPU's 73rd percentile among all graphics cards. The GPU's average benchmark score of 30109 puts it in close competition with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (30097, 0.0% delta), while the CPU's average score of 26214 places it near the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (26262, -0.2% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (26272, -0.2% delta).

The ranking suggests that while neither component is at the top of its respective class, the combination delivers competent performance for Outriders. The 1080p results, ranging from 104.6 FPS at Ultra to 209.5 FPS at Low, indicate that the combo can handle competitive play at high refresh rates. At 1440p, the High preset's 87.3 FPS is comfortably above 60 FPS, and even Ultra maintains 65.4 FPS. The 4K results are more constrained, with only the Low preset (85.8 FPS) and Medium preset (61.6 FPS) exceeding 60 FPS. The rank of 794 out of 1693 means there are 899 combos that score better, but also 794 that score worse — the distribution is almost exactly centered in the tested field.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals how the workload shifts between CPU and GPU. At Low settings, the 1080p average is 209.5 FPS, dropping to 165.4 FPS at 1440p (a 21.1% reduction) and 85.8 FPS at 4K (a 59.1% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline at 4K indicates the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as pixel count increases. At Medium settings, the progression is 186.8 FPS at 1080p, 120.4 FPS at 1440p, and 61.6 FPS at 4K. The 4K figure is 67.0% lower than 1080p, showing an even more pronounced GPU bottleneck.

At High settings, the pattern continues: 142.1 FPS at 1080p, 87.3 FPS at 1440p, and 48.6 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is 65.8% lower than 1080p. At Ultra settings, 104.6 FPS at 1080p drops to 65.4 FPS at 1440p and 31.7 FPS at 4K — a 69.7% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The consistent pattern across all settings — with 4K being roughly 60-70% lower than 1080p — points to the RTX 5060's 8 GB of GDDR7 memory and 128-bit bus as the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K resolution demands more memory throughput than the GPU can provide.

The 1080p to 1440p scaling is more moderate: 21.1% at Low, 35.6% at Medium, 38.6% at High, and 37.5% at Ultra. This suggests that at 1440p, the CPU still has headroom to feed the GPU, and the frame rate reduction is primarily due to increased pixel shading work. The fact that Low settings at 4K (85.8 FPS) nearly matches High settings at 1440p (87.3 FPS) indicates that the GPU's compute capabilities scale predictably with resolution, but the memory subsystem becomes a bottleneck at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages across settings are as follows: Low produces 209.5 FPS, Medium 186.8 FPS, High 142.1 FPS, and Ultra 104.6 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 104.9 FPS, with each settings tier exacting a measurable cost. The Low to Medium gap of 22.7 FPS is the smallest, while the Medium to High gap of 44.7 FPS is the largest, indicating a significant quality threshold between these presets.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low 165.4 FPS, Medium 120.4 FPS, High 87.3 FPS, and Ultra 65.4 FPS. The total spread is 100.0 FPS. The Low to Medium drop of 45.0 FPS is the largest within this resolution, while High to Ultra costs 21.9 FPS. The 1440p results show that even Ultra settings maintain a playable 65.4 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold by a margin of 5.4 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low 85.8 FPS, Medium 61.6 FPS, High 48.6 FPS, and Ultra 31.7 FPS. The total spread is 54.1 FPS, which is the narrowest across all resolutions — a consequence of the GPU being the limiting factor at 4K. The Low to Medium drop is 24.2 FPS, Medium to High is 13.0 FPS, and High to Ultra is 16.9 FPS. Only the Low and Medium presets exceed 60 FPS at 4K, with Medium providing a 1.6 FPS margin above the threshold.

Across all resolutions, the data shows that the combo handles 1080p and 1440p with ease, delivering above 60 FPS even at Ultra settings. The 4K Ultra preset at 31.7 FPS is the only configuration that falls below 30 FPS, which is generally considered the minimum for playable frame rates. The measured results indicate that for 4K gaming, users should select Medium settings to maintain a stable 60 FPS experience.