Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination delivers a versatile 1080p and 1440p experience in Outriders, but its 4K performance is heavily dependent on the selected graphics preset. The data shows a clear ceiling at 4K Ultra, where the average frame rate drops to 48.2 FPS, while 4K Low reaches 121.9 FPS, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings. This pairing ranks in the top 11% of all tested combinations for this game, and the benchmark results demonstrate that the RTX 5070's 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to handle the game's demands at most settings, though the most demanding preset requires careful consideration.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a predictable pattern of GPU-bound behavior, with the most pronounced drops occurring at the Ultra preset. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 258.2 FPS, which falls to 220.6 FPS at 1440p and 121.9 FPS at 4K — a total reduction of 136.3 FPS from 1080p to 4K. This scaling suggests that at lower settings, the CPU still has headroom, but the GPU is increasingly taxed as pixel count rises.

The High preset shows a steeper relative decline: 199.4 FPS at 1080p, 127.9 FPS at 1440p, and 62.8 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result is less than half of the 1080p score, demonstrating that the RTX 5070's compute resources are being saturated at this resolution. The Medium preset follows a similar trajectory, with 230.4 FPS at 1080p, 164.5 FPS at 1440p, and 85.1 FPS at 4K.

Ultra settings produce the most dramatic scaling curve. From 145.9 FPS at 1080p, the frame rate drops to 92.9 FPS at 1440p and then plummets to 48.2 FPS at 4K. This 97.7 FPS difference between 1080p and 4K Ultra confirms that the GPU is the bottleneck in this scenario, as the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads are unlikely to be the constraint at these pixel counts. The data indicates that 4K Ultra is only playable at sub-50 FPS averages, while 4K High and Medium provide playable but not high-refresh-rate experiences.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of 1,693 tested combinations, this CPU-GPU pairing holds the 174th position for Outriders, placing it in the 89.7th percentile of all tested combos. This ranking is strong but not elite, reflecting the RTX 5070's position relative to other GPUs in the database, where it sits in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 41,687 places it in close competition with several other cards. The data shows the RTX 5070 is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 and 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, while trailing the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 0.5% and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X by 0.7%. These margins are negligible, suggesting that in synthetic workloads, the RTX 5070 performs nearly identically to those cards.

On the CPU side, the Ryzen 7 7700X's average benchmark score of 34,313 places it just 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-13500 and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12800HX, while sitting 0.8% behind the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and AMD EPYC 4244P. This tight grouping indicates that the CPU is not a differentiator in this game, and the combo's overall rank is likely driven more by the GPU's capabilities.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070's specifications directly explain its performance profile in Outriders. The GPU features 6,144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation pipelines, with a boost clock of 2512 MHz. Its 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for the game's textures at 1440p and even 4K at most settings.

The benchmark results show the GPU's raw compute capability: 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s. These figures translate to the measured frame rates, where the GPU maintains 220.6 FPS at 1440p Low, indicating that the card is not heavily stressed at lower settings. The 4K Ultra result of 48.2 FPS, however, shows the GPU's limits when all effects are enabled.

The VRAM capacity of 12 GB is not a limiting factor in the measured data, as even at 4K Ultra, the game runs at 48.2 FPS rather than stalling due to memory constraints. The 83rd percentile ranking against all GPUs suggests that while the RTX 5070 is a capable card, it does not outperform the top-tier options in the database, which have higher average benchmark scores.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS values, the Medium preset at 1440p offers the best balance of visual quality and performance, delivering 164.5 FPS. This result is 36.6 FPS higher than High at the same resolution and 71.6 FPS higher than Ultra, while still providing a smoother experience than 1080p Ultra at 145.9 FPS.

For 4K gaming, the Low preset is the only option that exceeds 100 FPS, reaching 121.9 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K provides 85.1 FPS, which is playable but requires a compromise on visual fidelity. High at 4K drops to 62.8 FPS, which is still playable but noticeably less smooth, while Ultra at 4K falls to 48.2 FPS, which may not be acceptable for action-heavy sequences.

At 1080p, the High preset at 199.4 FPS is the recommended choice, as it provides a substantial improvement over Medium's 230.4 FPS in visual fidelity while still maintaining a high frame rate. The Ultra preset at 1080p delivers 145.9 FPS, which is still above the 144 Hz threshold but comes with a 53.5 FPS penalty compared to High.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the frame rates range from 258.2 FPS at Low to 145.9 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset achieves 230.4 FPS, and High reaches 199.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 112.3 FPS, showing the significant cost of the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset delivers 220.6 FPS, Medium achieves 164.5 FPS, High reaches 127.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 92.9 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p reduces frame rates by 14.6% at Low, 28.6% at Medium, 35.9% at High, and 36.3% at Ultra, indicating that higher settings incur a larger resolution penalty.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset produces 121.9 FPS, Medium reaches 85.1 FPS, High delivers 62.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 48.2 FPS. The transition from 1440p to 4K reduces performance by 44.7% at Low, 48.3% at Medium, 50.9% at High, and 48.1% at Ultra, confirming that the GPU is the dominant factor at this resolution across all settings.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 7700X's 8 cores and 16 threads, based on the Zen 4 Raphael architecture, provide ample processing power for Outriders. The CPU's boost clock of 5.40 GHz and 32 MB of shared L3 cache contribute to its strong single-thread performance, as evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 1090 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4281.

The multi-threaded capabilities are equally robust, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30,325 and a Geekbench multi-core score of 15,538. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 8,859 indicates that the CPU can handle the game's threading demands without becoming a bottleneck, as the frame rates at 1080p Low (258.2 FPS) suggest the CPU is not limiting performance at lower resolutions.

The CPU's 89th percentile ranking against all CPUs places it above the average processor, and its nearest rivals show only marginal differences in average benchmark scores. This means that in Outriders, the CPU is unlikely to be the limiting component, and the measured frame rates are primarily determined by the GPU's performance at each resolution and settings combination.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Outriders based on the data?

A: The 1440p Medium preset provides the best experience with 164.5 FPS, offering a good balance between visual quality and performance. At 1080p, High achieves 199.4 FPS, while 4K Medium delivers 85.1 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5070's average score of 41,687 is 0.2% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 and 0.6% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, but 0.5% lower than the NVIDIA Tesla M40 and 0.7% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro 580X.

Q: Is the 12 GB VRAM sufficient for Outriders at 4K?

A: Yes, the measured data shows that 4K Ultra runs at 48.2 FPS and 4K High at 62.8 FPS, indicating that the 12 GB of GDDR7 memory does not cause a performance stall or crash at any resolution tested.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations for Outriders?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700X and RTX 5070 combination ranks 174th out of 1,693 tested combos, placing it in the top 11% of all configurations for this game.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread performance?

A: The CPU scores 1,090 in 3DMark single-thread and 4,281 in Cinebench R23 single-core, while achieving 8,859 in 3DMark 16-thread and 30,325 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, showing strong scaling across thread counts.

Q: What is the FPS difference between 1080p and 4K at the High preset?

A: At the High preset, the frame rate drops from 199.4 FPS at 1080p to 127.9 FPS at 1440p and 62.8 FPS at 4K, a total reduction of 136.6 FPS from the lowest to the highest resolution.