Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 pairing in Outriders demonstrates a clear GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, with the CPU’s strong multi-threaded and cache-heavy design providing ample headroom. The measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets reveal how the system’s bottleneck shifts as pixel count increases, and where the optimal settings lie for a smooth experience.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a steep and predictable performance curve as resolution climbs from 1080p to 4K. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo delivers 201.5 FPS, which drops to 152.8 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 81.2 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 59.7% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the GPU is the primary limiter even at the lowest preset, though the CPU still has enough throughput to feed it.

The High preset tells a similar story, with 132.8 FPS at 1080p, 83 FPS at 1440p, and 46.2 FPS at 4K. The scaling factor here is steeper: moving from 1440p to 4K cuts performance by 44.3%, while the 1080p-to-1440p transition costs 37.5% of the frame rate. This non-linear drop suggests that the RTX 4060’s 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus become increasingly strained as the pixel workload expands.

At Ultra settings, the pattern intensifies. The system manages 94.2 FPS at 1080p, 64.1 FPS at 1440p, and only 29.7 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is below the 30 FPS playability threshold, confirming that this resolution and preset combination is not viable for this hardware. Notably, the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 51.5 FPS, while at 1080p that same gap is 107.3 FPS, illustrating how the GPU’s resource limits compress the performance envelope at higher resolutions.

The medium preset offers a balanced view: 175.6 FPS at 1080p, 110.2 FPS at 1440p, and 57.7 FPS at 4K. The 4K Medium result is 27.9% faster than 4K High, suggesting that reducing shadow quality and texture filtering has an outsized impact on the GPU’s workload. Overall, the resolution scaling data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K only feasible at Low or Medium presets.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz. Its defining feature is the 96 MB shared L3 cache, which is unusually large for a desktop processor and directly benefits games that rely on frequent data access patterns. In Outriders, a looter shooter with dense enemy spawns and physics-based abilities, this cache capacity helps maintain consistent frame pacing.

The CPU’s benchmark scores reinforce its capability. In Cinebench R23, it scores 24063 points multi-core and 3397 points single-core, while Geekbench shows 11061 multi-core and 2116 single-core. The 3DMark 16-thread test yields 7299 points, and the max-thread score is 7285, indicating that multi-threaded scaling plateaus beyond 16 threads — a non-issue for a game that typically uses fewer threads. The single-thread score of 884 in 3DMark is modest, but the high L3 cache compensates in gaming workloads.

Comparing to nearest rivals, the 5800X3D’s average benchmark score of 26574 places it 0.1% ahead of the AMD EPYC 8024P and Intel Core i9-11900K, and 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600. It trails the Intel Core i9-12900HK by 0.4%. This grouping shows that the CPU is competitive with modern mid-range and older high-end parts, and its 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs means it sits above most processors tested in the database.

In the measured FPS data, the CPU’s role is most evident at 1080p Low, where the system hits 201.5 FPS. At this setting, the GPU is less taxed, and the CPU must keep up with high draw call rates. The 5800X3D’s 8 cores and large cache allow it to do so without becoming a bottleneck, as evidenced by the fact that the 1080p Low result is 33.3% higher than the 1440p Low result, a scaling ratio that would be lower if the CPU were limiting.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide clear guidance for optimal settings at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 132.8 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target and leaves headroom for competitive play. The Ultra preset drops to 94.2 FPS, still playable but with diminishing visual returns for the 29% performance loss compared to High. For most users, High at 1080p offers the best balance of fidelity and speed.

At 2560x1440, the High preset produces 83 FPS, which is smooth for a looter shooter. The Medium preset at 110.2 FPS is also viable for players who prioritize frame rate over visual detail, and it provides a 32.8% boost over High. Ultra at 1440p yields 64.1 FPS, which is borderline for fast-paced action; the data suggests that High is the sweet spot, as it sits comfortably above 60 FPS while retaining most graphical features.

For 3840x2160, the options are more constrained. The High preset at 46.2 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra at 29.7 FPS is not recommended for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset at 57.7 FPS is the best choice, offering near-60 FPS performance with acceptable visual quality. The Low preset at 81.2 FPS is also playable, but the visual compromises may be too severe for a game that relies on environmental detail and enemy readability. Given the data, 4K users should select Medium to maximize both fluidity and visual coherence.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and RTX 4060 ranks 920 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the 54th percentile of all system pairings in the database. This mid-pack position reflects a balanced but not top-tier setup: the CPU is strong, ranking in the 83rd percentile among processors, while the GPU sits in the 66th percentile among graphics cards. The combo rank is dragged down by the GPU’s relative position, as the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus limit its performance in a game that scales heavily with memory bandwidth.

Compared to the GPU’s nearest rivals, the RTX 4060’s average benchmark score of 23181 is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, while it is 0.7% ahead of the Intel Arc B580 and 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon 760M. This tight grouping suggests that the GPU is competitive with other mid-range parts, but none of these rivals would significantly alter the combo’s rank. The CPU’s nearest rivals — the EPYC 8024P, Core i9-11900K, Ryzen 5 7600, and Core i9-12900HK — are all within 0.4% of the 5800X3D’s average score, indicating that swapping the CPU for any of these would result in negligible performance changes.

The rank of 920 out of 1693 implies that many combos with higher-end GPUs (e.g., RTX 4070 class or above) outperform this pairing in Outriders, particularly at 4K. However, the combo’s strong 1080p and 1440p results suggest that it is well-suited for gamers targeting those resolutions, where the CPU’s cache advantage can shine.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, featuring 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. Its base clock is 1830 MHz, boosting to 2460 MHz, and it has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s FP32 throughput is 15.11 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 118.1 GPixel/s, with a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s.

These specifications directly influence the measured FPS. At 4K Ultra, the 29.7 FPS result is consistent with a GPU that struggles with high pixel counts and heavy shading loads. The 8 GB VRAM may also be a limiting factor at Ultra settings, where textures and effects can exceed that capacity, causing stutters or reduced frame rates. In contrast, the 1080p Low result of 201.5 FPS shows that the GPU is capable of high throughput when the workload is lighter.

The RTX 4060’s 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores support DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4, but Outriders does not heavily rely on ray tracing, so these features have minimal impact on the measured results. The GPU’s 66th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it above the median, and its average benchmark score of 23181 is within 0.8% of its closest rivals, indicating consistent performance across synthetic tests.

In the context of this combo, the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 1440p and above. The CPU’s 96 MB L3 cache helps maintain high frame rates at 1080p, but once the resolution increases, the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute capacity become the deciding factors. The 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is modest for a modern GPU, and the 128-bit bus limits the effective data throughput needed for high-resolution textures. This is reflected in the steep FPS drops from Medium to Ultra at each resolution, where the GPU’s shading units and memory subsystem are pushed to their limits. For players seeking higher frame rates at 4K, the data indicates that lowering settings to Medium is necessary, as the GPU cannot sustain 60 FPS at High or Ultra in this title.