Outriders

# FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 in Outriders?

A: This combo ranks 447th out of 3,710 tested combinations in Outriders, placing it in the top 12% of all tested systems for this title.

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 213 FPS average. With Medium settings, it drops to 189 FPS, and with Ultra settings, it reaches 151 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5090's memory bandwidth compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5090 features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. Its average benchmark score is 79,842, which is 0.3% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB and 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X scores 15,476 in Cinebench R23 multi-core. Its average benchmark score is 29,123, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H and 0.6% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT.

Q: Does the combo show a CPU or GPU bottleneck at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 Ultra, the combo averages 64 FPS, which represents a 57.6% drop from the 1080p Ultra score of 151 FPS. This significant scaling drop indicates the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the best settings preset for smooth gameplay at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset provides 162 FPS average with a minimum of 138 FPS, offering the best balance of visual quality and frame rate stability. The High preset delivers 146 FPS but lacks reported minimum frame data.

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 serves as the primary rendering engine in this Outriders configuration. Its GB202 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process contains 92,200 million transistors across a 750 mm² die. The GPU operates with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for high-resolution texture streaming in Outriders' looter-shooter environments.

The RTX 5090's compute capabilities are substantial: 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. It achieves 104.8 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 operations, with a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s. The 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores handle ray tracing and AI workloads, though Outriders primarily relies on traditional rasterization. The GPU's 575 W TDP requires a 950 W suggested PSU, and its dual-slot design with a 16-pin connector fits standard ATX cases.

In benchmark terms, the RTX 5090 scores 39,650 in Passmark G3D and 18,355 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its OpenCL score of 334,370 and Vulkan score of 376,728 indicate strong compute performance. The GPU's average benchmark score of 79,842 places it in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, though its nearest rivals in the database are older professional cards — the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (0.3% lower) and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X (1.4% higher) — suggesting the RTX 5090's gaming-specific optimizations may not fully translate to synthetic workloads.

The GPU's memory configuration directly impacts Outriders' performance. At 4K Ultra settings, the 32 GB frame buffer allows high-resolution textures without swapping, as evidenced by the 64 FPS average. The 1.79 TB/s bandwidth supports the game's particle effects and environmental detail; the Medium preset at 4K shows a minimum FPS of 100, indicating consistent memory throughput even during intense combat sequences. The GPU's 176 ROPs handle pixel fill efficiently, which is evident in the 147 FPS at 4K Low settings where fill rate becomes more significant than shader complexity.

# Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals distinct scaling patterns across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 213 FPS; moving to 1440p Low drops to 183 FPS (14.1% reduction), and 4K Low yields 147 FPS (19.7% further reduction). This progressive decline suggests the GPU remains capable at lower resolutions, with the CPU providing sufficient frame pacing. The scaling from 1080p to 4K Low represents a 31.0% total performance loss.

For Medium settings, the pattern shifts. At 1080p Medium, the combo delivers 189 FPS. At 1440p Medium, it drops to 162 FPS (14.3% reduction), and at 4K Medium, it reaches 117 FPS (27.8% further reduction). The 4K Medium result includes a reported minimum of 100 FPS and maximum of 135 FPS, indicating a 35 FPS variance that suggests occasional frame time spikes.

High settings show more significant resolution scaling. The 1080p High result is 170 FPS; 1440p High drops to 146 FPS (14.1% reduction), and 4K High falls to 88 FPS (39.7% further reduction). The steeper drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings indicates the GPU's shading resources become the bottleneck as pixel count increases.

Ultra settings exhibit the most dramatic scaling. From 151 FPS at 1080p Ultra, the combo drops to 122 FPS at 1440p Ultra (19.2% reduction), then plummets to 64 FPS at 4K Ultra (47.5% reduction). The 4K Ultra result represents a 57.6% total drop from 1080p Ultra, suggesting that the RTX 5090's raw compute is insufficient to maintain high frame rates at maximum settings and 4K resolution in Outriders.

The scaling behavior indicates that at 1080p and 1440p, the Ryzen 7 5800X with its 8 cores and 16 threads provides adequate CPU throughput to keep the GPU fed. However, at 4K, the GPU's workload increases sufficiently that CPU limitations become less relevant; the data shows the GPU is the limiting component at 4K Ultra, where the 64 FPS result likely reflects the game's rendering engine hitting architectural limits rather than memory bandwidth constraints, given the 1.79 TB/s available.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080: The combo delivers its highest frame rates at this resolution. Low settings produce 213 FPS average. Medium settings yield 189 FPS with a minimum of 161 FPS and maximum of 218 FPS, showing a 57 FPS variance across the test run. High settings achieve 170 FPS. Ultra settings reach 151 FPS, representing a 29.1% drop from Low settings.

2560x1440: At 1440p, Low settings deliver 183 FPS. Medium settings provide 162 FPS with a minimum of 138 FPS and maximum of 187 FPS, a 49 FPS variance. High settings reach 146 FPS. Ultra settings achieve 122 FPS, which is 33.3% lower than the Low settings result at this resolution.

3840x2160: At 4K, Low settings produce 147 FPS. Medium settings deliver 117 FPS with a minimum of 100 FPS and maximum of 135 FPS, a 35 FPS variance. High settings reach 88 FPS. Ultra settings achieve 64 FPS, which is 56.5% lower than the Low settings result at this resolution.

The Medium preset consistently includes minimum and maximum frame data, allowing for variance analysis. At 1080p Medium, the variance is 57 FPS (189 average); at 1440p Medium, variance narrows to 49 FPS (162 average); at 4K Medium, variance tightens to 35 FPS (117 average). This pattern suggests that at higher resolutions, frame times become more consistent as GPU workload dominates, reducing CPU-induced frame pacing irregularities.

Comparing settings presets across each resolution reveals consistent scaling. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 11.3% performance; Medium to High costs 10.1%; High to Ultra costs 11.2%. At 1440p, the same transitions cost 11.5%, 9.9%, and 16.4% respectively. At 4K, Low to Medium costs 20.4%; Medium to High costs 24.8%; High to Ultra costs 27.3%. The increasing percentage cost of higher settings at 4K confirms that the GPU's processing resources are progressively more strained as pixel count rises.

# How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination ranks 447th out of 3,710 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the 88th percentile of all tested systems. This rank reflects the balanced nature of this pairing — the RTX 5090's 92nd percentile GPU score and the Ryzen 7 5800X's 81st percentile CPU score combine to deliver strong, though not top-tier, performance in this specific title.

The combo's rank suggests that while both components are individually powerful, the pairing does not achieve the absolute highest frame rates in Outriders. This is likely due to the game's optimization patterns; the measured FPS data shows that at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads with 3.80 GHz base and 4.70 GHz boost clocks provide sufficient throughput, but the GPU's massive compute resources are not fully utilized at lower resolutions. At 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, and the combo's rank reflects that no tested configuration can fully leverage the RTX 5090's capabilities in this game.

In comparison to other combos in the database, this pairing outperforms the vast majority of systems tested for Outriders. The 447th rank out of 3,710 means 3,263 other combinations produce lower frame rates. However, the top 446 combos likely feature more recent CPUs with higher single-thread performance or better memory configurations that reduce latency in this CPU-sensitive title. The Ryzen 7 5800X's Passmark single-thread score of 3,445 and Geekbench single-core score of 2,032 indicate strong per-core performance, but the game may favor architectures with higher IPC.

The combo's rank also reflects the RTX 5090's position relative to other GPUs. Its Passmark G3D score of 39,650 is impressive, but its nearest rivals in the database are professional compute cards, not gaming GPUs. This suggests that the RTX 5090's gaming performance in Outriders is constrained by the game's engine rather than the GPU's raw capabilities, and the combo rank reflects this limitation.

# Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings preset depends on the target resolution and the user's preference for frame rate versus visual quality.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 151 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Even at Ultra, the combo maintains high frame rates, so users with 1080p displays can enable maximum settings without sacrificing playability. The Medium preset's 189 FPS may benefit users with 144 Hz or higher refresh rate monitors, but the 151 FPS Ultra result already exceeds most 1080p display capabilities.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset produces 122 FPS, which remains above 120 FPS for high-refresh-rate displays. The High preset at 146 FPS offers a 19.7% improvement over Ultra with modest visual compromises. For users prioritizing frame rate stability, the Medium preset's 162 FPS with a 138 FPS minimum provides the most consistent experience — the minimum frame rate stays above 138 FPS, ensuring no noticeable stuttering during intense combat.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset's 64 FPS average is playable but may not satisfy users with high-refresh-rate 4K displays. The High preset at 88 FPS offers a 37.5% improvement over Ultra, making it the recommended choice for 4K gaming. The Medium preset at 117 FPS with a 100 FPS minimum provides the best balance of visual quality and frame rate for 4K displays with 120 Hz or higher refresh rates. The Low preset at 147 FPS is only recommended for competitive play where frame rate trumps visual fidelity.

The data indicates that the Medium preset consistently provides the most stable frame delivery, as evidenced by the reported minimum and maximum values at all three resolutions. The 4K Medium result's 35 FPS variance is the tightest of any preset at that resolution, suggesting this setting level avoids the GPU's thermal or power throttling that may occur at Ultra settings.

# CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X provides 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename), manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It operates with a 3.80 GHz base clock and 4.70 GHz boost clock, with a 105 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support includes DDR4 with dual-channel configuration, providing 51.2 GB/s bandwidth.

In Outriders, the CPU's role is primarily to handle game logic, physics, and AI computations. The 8 cores and 16 threads are well-suited for the game's multi-threaded architecture, as evidenced by the 3DMark scores: 7,586 for 16 threads, 6,035 for 8 threads, and 3,543 for 4 threads. The scaling from 4 to 8 threads (70.3% improvement) and 8 to 16 threads (25.7% improvement) indicates the game can leverage multiple cores, though with diminishing returns beyond 8 threads.

The CPU's single-thread performance is critical for Outriders' frame pacing. The 3DMark single-thread score of 943 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1,574.5 demonstrate strong per-core performance, which helps maintain consistent frame times even when the GPU is not fully saturated. The Geekbench single-core score of 2,032 further confirms this capability.

The measured FPS data shows that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at any resolution tested. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 213 FPS, which is likely CPU-limited given the GPU's capabilities. The scaling from 1080p Low to 1440p Low (14.1% drop) and 4K Low (31.0% total drop) indicates that the GPU becomes more influential at higher resolutions, but the CPU maintains sufficient throughput to avoid becoming a limiting factor.

The Ryzen 7 5800X's Passmark multi-thread score of 27,732 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15,476 place it in the 81st percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H (0.1% higher average score) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT (0.6% lower), indicating that the CPU is competitive with modern mid-range offerings despite being from the 5000 series. The CPU's ECC memory support and PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes provide adequate bandwidth for the RTX 5090's PCIe 5.0 interface, though the GPU operates at PCIe 5.0 x16, which may offer additional headroom for future titles.