Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination produces a highly variable experience in Outriders, with performance shifting dramatically based on resolution and quality preset. The measured data shows a system that is clearly capable of high refresh rates at 1080p but struggles to maintain playable frame rates at 4K, particularly on heavier settings. This analysis breaks down the benchmark results across resolutions, settings, and component roles.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is severe across all settings, indicating that the RTX 2060 becomes the limiting factor as pixel count rises. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 104.6 at 1920x1080 to 66 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 38.6 FPS, and then plunges to 34.6 at 3840x2160. This represents a 66.9% performance loss from 1080p to 4K at High settings, a steep curve that points directly at the GPU’s rendering capacity.

The scaling pattern becomes even clearer when examining the Low preset. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 189 FPS, which drops to 119.3 at 1440p and 62.6 at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p gap of 69.7 FPS is larger than the 1440p to 4K gap of 56.7 FPS, suggesting that at lower settings the CPU still has headroom to push high frame rates at 1080p, but the GPU begins to bottleneck quickly as resolution increases. The data shows that at 4K Low, the system still manages 62.6 FPS, which is playable, but the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is massive: 62.6 versus 24.7, a difference of 37.9 FPS.

At Ultra settings, the 1080p result of 75.7 FPS drops to 44.6 at 1440p and 24.7 at 4K. The 4K Ultra figure is below the generally accepted 30 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, confirming that this resolution and preset combination is not viable for this hardware. The Medium preset shows a similar trend, with 137.6 FPS at 1080p, 86.3 at 1440p, and 47.7 at 4K. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Medium is a 51.3 FPS drop, while the 1440p to 4K drop is 38.6 FPS, indicating that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute units are being saturated at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture with 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units. It carries 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. The GPU’s base clock is 1365 MHz with a boost clock of 1680 MHz, and its FP32 performance is rated at 6.451 TFLOPS. These specifications place the card in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16074.

In Outriders, the GPU’s 6 GB VRAM capacity is likely a factor at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS falls to 24.7. The data shows that at 4K, even the Low preset only reaches 62.6 FPS, which suggests that the card’s compute throughput, rather than just memory capacity, is the primary constraint. The RTX 2060’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, which scores 15996 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700, which scores 16351 (1.7% higher). These close margins indicate that the RTX 2060 is positioned in a competitive mid-range tier, and its performance in Outriders aligns with this standing.

The GPU’s memory clock is listed as 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed, and its texture rate is 201.6 GTexel/s. These numbers support the card’s ability to handle 1080p and 1440p gaming well, as evidenced by the 119.3 FPS at 1440p Low and the 104.6 FPS at 1080p High. However, the pixel rate of 80.64 GPixel/s becomes a bottleneck at 4K, where the demand for pixel fill exceeds what the card can deliver, particularly on higher quality presets.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 1342 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders. This places it in the lower portion of the database, around the 79th percentile of all combinations, meaning that roughly 79% of tested systems outperform it in this game. The ranking reflects the GPU’s mid-range positioning, as the CPU is considerably stronger in synthetic benchmarks.

The Ryzen 7 5800XT has a percentile rank of 86 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29774. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE, which scores 29740 (0.1% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS, which scores 29856 (0.3% higher). These negligible differences show that the CPU is well within a tight performance cluster. In contrast, the RTX 2060’s percentile of 58 and average score of 16074 place it lower in the GPU hierarchy, and the combo’s overall rank of 1342 out of 1693 reflects this imbalance.

The data suggests that this pairing is CPU-heavy, meaning the processor has ample headroom that the GPU cannot fully utilize. In Outriders, this manifests as strong performance at lower resolutions where the GPU can keep up, but the combo’s rank is dragged down by the GPU’s limitations at higher resolutions. The 1080p Low result of 189 FPS demonstrates the CPU’s capability, but the 4K Ultra result of 24.7 FPS shows the GPU holding the system back.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Outriders if targeting 60 FPS?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 66 FPS, and the Low preset achieves 119.3 FPS. At 1920x1080, even the Ultra preset hits 75.7 FPS, so 1440p High is the most demanding configuration that still clears 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 2060 scores 16074 on average, which is 0.5% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (15996) and 1.8% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15786). It trails the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon Pro 5700, both scoring 16351, by 1.7%.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Outriders?

A: At 4K Low, the average FPS is 62.6, which is playable. At 4K Medium, it drops to 47.7, and at 4K High it falls to 34.6. The 4K Ultra preset is not recommended, as it only averages 24.7 FPS.

Q: What is the CPU’s single-threaded performance relative to its multi-threaded performance?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800XT scores 3359 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 23794 in multi-core. In 3DMark, the single-thread score is 959, while the max-thread score is 7680, showing strong scaling across its 8 cores and 16 threads.

Q: Is the GPU’s memory bandwidth sufficient for 1440p gaming?

A: The RTX 2060 has a memory bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s across a 192-bit bus. In Outriders, this supports 1440p High at 66 FPS and 1440p Low at 119.3 FPS, indicating adequate bandwidth for this resolution.

Q: How does the combo’s rank in Outriders compare to its component percentiles?

A: The CPU ranks in the 86th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. The combo ranks 1342 out of 1693, which is lower than either component’s individual standing, highlighting the GPU as the performance limiter.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on the best settings for this hardware in Outriders. For a smooth 60 FPS experience, the 1080p resolution offers the most flexibility: the High preset averages 104.6 FPS, Medium reaches 137.6 FPS, and even Ultra maintains 75.7 FPS. At 1440p, the Low preset is the safest choice for high refresh rates, delivering 119.3 FPS, while High drops to 66 FPS and Medium to 86.3 FPS. The 1440p Ultra preset, at 44.6 FPS, is borderline and may feel inconsistent.

At 4K, the options are limited. The Low preset is the only configuration that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS, with an average of 62.6. The Medium preset at 47.7 FPS is playable but requires accepting a lower frame rate, while High at 34.6 FPS is only suitable for slower-paced play. The Ultra preset at 24.7 FPS should be avoided entirely. The data indicates that the optimal balance for most players is 1440p High, which offers 66 FPS and likely provides a good visual quality-to-performance trade-off, or 1080p Ultra for those prioritizing image quality on a 1080p display.

For competitive play, 1080p Low at 189 FPS or 1440p Low at 119.3 FPS leverages the CPU’s strength to maximize frame rates. The Ryzen 7 5800XT’s boost clock of 4.80 GHz and 32 MB of L3 cache help sustain these high frame rates, but the GPU’s 6 GB VRAM may limit texture quality at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is a Zen 3 architecture processor on the AM4 socket, manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It features 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. The CPU has a 32 MB L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Its TDP is rated at 105 W, and it carries a launch MSRP of $249.

In Outriders, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is not the bottleneck. The 1080p Low result of 189 FPS and the 1440p Low result of 119.3 FPS show that the processor can drive very high frame rates. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23794 and single-core score of 3359 indicate strong performance in both threaded and lightly-threaded workloads, which is important for a game that may use multiple cores for physics and AI.

The CPU’s 3DMark 16-thread score of 7683 and max-thread score of 7680 are nearly identical, suggesting that the processor’s performance scales well up to its full thread count. In contrast, the 2-thread score of 1879 and single-thread score of 959 show that even with few threads active, the CPU maintains strong performance. This is reflected in the game’s frame rates, where the CPU does not appear to limit performance until frame rates exceed 189 FPS at 1080p Low.

The nearest rivals to the 5800XT, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (29740 average score) and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (29856), are within a 0.3% margin, indicating that the CPU’s performance is well-established. However, in Outriders, the combo’s rank of 1342 out of 1693 is determined more by the GPU’s limitations, as the CPU provides ample headroom for the RTX 2060 to operate at its full potential in most scenarios.