Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers a top-tier performance profile in Outriders, ranking 387th out of 3710 tested combinations. This places the duo in the top 10.4% of all system pairings benchmarked for this title, indicating a high-performance configuration that should handle the game's demands with substantial headroom. The data reflects a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, while the CPU becomes a more relevant factor at lower settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 387 out of 3,710 tested is a strong result, placing it within the top 11% of all tested pairings for Outriders. This is not a top-50 pairing, and the data shows that even with a flagship GPU, the processor choice carries weight. The average benchmark score for this specific CPU and GPU pairing is not explicitly listed, but the component-level data shows the Ryzen 7 5800XT sits at the 81st percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 5090 sits at the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. The CPU's percentile is notable: it is a 5000-series chip, and its single-thread and multi-thread performance are well established, but it is not the absolute top-tier for gaming. The RTX 5090, however, is among the highest-performing GPUs, which explains why this combo still lands in the top decile. The delta from the CPU's nearest rivals is minimal—the Ryzen 7 5800XT scores 0.0% better than the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H and 0.6% better than the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X—but the gap is small enough that in a heavy GPU bound title like Outriders, the impact on the rank is likely minor. The GPU, by contrast, shows a larger performance envelope: the RTX 5090 is 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT and 1.4% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X. That swing of nearly 3% in GPU performance is more likely to explain the combo's position in the rankings than the CPU's small delta.

GPU Role

The GeForce RTX 5090 brings a massive foundational memory and clock package to Outriders. It carries 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, yielding 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. That memory capacity is far beyond what this game needs, but it ensures that nothing about VRAM will bottleneck the frame output. The GPU’s base clock is 2017 MHz with a boost of 2407 MHz, and memory runs at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). With 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, the pixel rate is 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate is 1,636.8 GTexel/s. The GPU’s FP32 throughput is 104.8 TFLOPS, with FP16 running at the same rate, indicating a compute-heavy chip that has no trouble feeding the game engine. In Outriders, this translates to the ability to drive very high frame rates at 1440p and 4K, as seen in the measured data. The GPU is the dominant performance variable here, and the data shows that with the RTX 5090, the frame rates are limited only by the game's engine and the chosen settings, not by the GPU's raw throughput.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of the optimal settings for this combo. At 4K High, the average is 88 FPS, which is playable but not high refresh. The Medium preset at 4K delivers 117 FPS average, with a minimum of 100 FPS and a maximum of 135 FPS, which is a strong experience for a 4K display. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 64 FPS average, which is still playable but below the threshold for high-refresh monitors. The Low preset at 4K gives 151 FPS, which is unexpectedly high and suggests that the game is not heavily GPU-bound at lower settings. At 1440p, the High preset gives 150 FPS, which is a good target for 144Hz displays. Medium at 1440p gives 166 FPS with a minimum of 141 FPS. At 1080p, High gives 174 FPS, Medium gives 194 FPS with a minimum of 165 FPS, and Low gives 218 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 155 FPS. For the best experience, the Medium preset appears to be the sweet spot across all resolutions, as it offers a strong balance of visual quality and high frame rates. The High preset is also viable, but Medium provides a more consistent frame rate with lower minimums. The Ultra preset is the most demanding and yields the lowest frame rates, making it a less attractive option for competitive players.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the Low preset yields an average of 218 FPS, the High preset 194 FPS, the High preset 174 FPS, and the Ultra preset 155 FPS. The Medium preset has a minimum of 165 FPS and a maximum of 223 FPS, indicating a stable frame rate range. The data shows that at 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 63 FPS (218-155). This is a significant spread, showing that the GPU is not fully saturated at lower settings. At 1440p, the Low preset averages 187 FPS, Medium 166 FPS, High 150 FPS, and Ultra 122 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p has a minimum of 141 FPS and a maximum of 191 FPS. The 1440p Ultra is 122 FPS, which is still high. At 4K, the Low preset averages 151 FPS, Medium 117 FPS, High 88 FPS, and Ultra 64 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K has a minimum of 100 FPS and a maximum of 135 FPS. The 4K Ultra is 64 FPS, which is the lowest measured frame rate. These numbers show a clear scaling pattern: the GPU can handle 1080p and 1440p with very high frame rates, and even at 4K, the Medium preset remains playable.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drops from 1080p to 4K are illustrative of the GPU's performance. At High settings, the drop from 1080p 174 FPS to 1440p 150 FPS is a 13.8% reduction, and from 1080p to 4K is a 49.4% reduction (174 to 88 FPS). At Medium settings, the drop from 1080p (194 FPS) to 1440p (166 FPS) is 14.4%, and to 4K (117 FPS) is 39.7%. At Low settings, the drop from 1080p (218 FPS) to 1440p (187 FPS) is 14.2%, and to 4K (151 FPS) is 30.7%. At Ultra settings, the drop from 1080p (155 FPS) to 1440p (122 FPS) is 21.3%, and to 4K (64 FPS) is 58.7%. These percentages reveal that the game is heavily GPU-bound, as the frame rate drops with higher resolution and more demanding settings. The fact that the Low preset at 4K still delivers 151 FPS suggests that even at 4K, the GPU is not the primary limitation; the game's engine and draw call overhead may be more of a factor. The scaling is not linear, indicating that the GPU's memory bandwidth and core count are sufficient to handle the load, and the limiting factor is more the game's engine.

CPU Role

The 5700XT is an 8-core, 16-thread processor with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost of 4.80 GHz. It has 32 MB of L3 cache, and the benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance: 3DMark's 16-thread score is 7683, and the Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 23794. The single-thread score is 3359 in Cinebench R23, which is typical for a Zen 3 chip. In Outriders, the CPU is not the primary limit. The game is a looter shooter with heavy GPU work, and the 5800XT can easily feed the GPU at 1080p, as evidenced by the 218 FPS at Low settings. At higher resolutions, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The CPU's performance relative to its rivals is marginal: it is 0.0% slower than the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H, 0.3% slower than the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, and 0.6% faster than the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. This shows that the 5800X is in a tight pack, but its 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for Outriders. The CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 7683 and 8-thread score of 6141 indicate that the CPU has enough headroom to handle the game's physics and logic. The data does not indicate any CPU bottleneck, as the FPS differences are more strongly tied to resolution and settings than to the CPU.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for a 1440p display?

A: The Medium preset at 1440p delivers an average of 166 FPS with a minimum of 141 FPS, which is the highest average among the measured 1440p settings.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 compare to its closest rival?

A: The RTX 5090's average benchmark score is 0.3% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, and 0.6% higher than the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB. It is 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT and 1.4% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X.

Q: Is the 5800XT CPU a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: No, the data does not indicate a CPU bottleneck. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 174 FPS, and at 1080p Low it reaches 218 FPS, which shows the CPU is not limiting the GPU.

Q: What is the worst measured FPS for this combo?

A: The lowest measured average FPS is 64, which occurs at 4K with the Ultra preset.

Q: How does the 5800XT's multi-threading performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The 5800XT has a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23794. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H, 8845HS, 7840HS, and 5 9600X, with performance deltas of 0.0%, -0.3%, -0.3%, and +0.6%, respectively.

Q: What is the 4K Medium FPS range?

A: The 4K Medium preset has an average of 117 FPS, with a minimum of 100 FPS and a maximum of 135 FPS.