Outriders

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate for this combo at 1080p High settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers an average of 172.6 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings in Outriders.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its closest rival?

A: The Ryzen 9 5900X scores 39453 in the average benchmark, which is 0.2% ahead of the AMD EPYC 4245P (39383) and 0.9% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13700F (39095).

Q: What is the GPU's memory capacity and type?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s.

Q: At which resolution does this combo achieve its highest average FPS?

A: The highest recorded average frame rate is 215.8 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested combinations in this game?

A: The combination ranks 438th out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the top quartile of all configurations.

Q: How much faster is the CPU in single-threaded Cinebench R23 compared to multi-threaded?

A: The single-core score is 4680, while the multi-core score is 33150, indicating the multi-threaded result is roughly 7 times higher, reflecting the 12-core/24-thread design.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 forms the graphical backbone of this configuration. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, the GPU contains 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. Its boost clock reaches 2475 MHz, with a base clock of 1920 MHz. The memory subsystem is substantial: 12 GB of GDDR6X running at an effective 21 Gbps across a 192-bit bus yields 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration proves critical for Outriders, a looter shooter that streams large texture sets and particle effects during combat.

The GPU's compute resources are considerable. With 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, the RTX 4070 handles the game's visual load efficiently. The 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores provide headroom for any ray-traced effects, though Outriders primarily relies on traditional rasterization. The pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s translate directly to the frame rates observed in the benchmark data.

Benchmark results show the GPU's raw compute capability: a Passmark G3D score of 26927 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 168006. These numbers indicate strong general-purpose compute performance. In practical terms, the GPU's 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput allows it to push high frame rates even at demanding settings. The data reveals a clear pattern: at 3840x2160 Ultra, the combo averages 45.3 FPS, while dropping to Low settings at the same resolution yields 109 FPS. This 2.4x performance swing demonstrates that the GPU is the primary driver of setting-based performance changes.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 81 among all GPUs, combined with its average benchmark score of 37283, places it in a competitive position. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, scores 37507, a marginal 0.6% difference. The RTX 4070 trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile by 2.2% (38135 vs 37283), showing desktop-class performance in a mainstream form factor.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X serves as the processing foundation for this combo. This 12-core, 24-thread processor from the 5000 series operates on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. The base clock of 3.70 GHz boosts up to 4.80 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy is generous: 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and a substantial 64 MB L3 cache. This large L3 allocation helps in Outriders, where frequent object spawning and physics calculations benefit from faster data access.

The CPU's benchmark performance is robust across synthetic tests. Cinebench R23 multi-core reaches 33150, while single-core hits 4680. Geekbench scores are 11877 multi-core and 2202 single-core. Passmark results show a multi-threaded score of 39002 and single-thread of 3469. The 3DMark tests reveal scaling from 941 single-thread to 10075 max-threads, indicating strong multi-threading efficiency. This scaling matters for Outriders, which can utilize multiple cores for AI, physics, and streaming.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 90 among all CPUs places it in the top decile. Its average benchmark score of 39453 positions it close to several rivals: 0.2% above the EPYC 4245P (39383), 0.9% above the Core i7-13700F (39095), while trailing the Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS by 0.7% (39747) and the Core i7-13700 by 1% (39857). These narrow margins indicate the 5900X remains competitive with newer mainstream processors.

In Outriders specifically, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining frame rates across settings. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 215.8 FPS, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently at lower graphical loads. The memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s from dual-channel DDR4, combined with PCIe Gen 4 connectivity, ensures data flows efficiently to the GPU. The processor's 8,300 million transistors on a dual 74 mm² die configuration represent a mature 7 nm design from TSMC.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 5900X and RTX 4070 achieves a rank of 438 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders. This places the pairing in the 74th percentile of all configurations, meaning roughly three-quarters of tested combos perform worse. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU's 90th percentile performance and the GPU's 81st percentile standing. This suggests the combo is well-matched, with neither component severely bottlenecking the other.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when considering the GPU's competitive position. The RTX 4070's average benchmark score of 37283 puts it within 0.6% of the RX Vega 56 (37507), yet the Vega 56 is an older architecture. The RTX 4070 also trails the RTX 4080 Mobile by 2.2% (38135), indicating the desktop card nearly matches a higher-tier mobile part. This performance level, combined with the 5900X's strong showing, yields the observed 438th rank.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks—the EPYC 4245P, Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS, Core i7-13700F, and Core i7-13700—all fall within a 1.9% performance band. This clustering means the 5900X does not provide a significant advantage over newer mid-range options, yet it also does not lag meaningfully. In Outriders, this translates to consistent frame delivery without CPU-induced stutters, as evidenced by the high average FPS even at lower resolutions where CPU load is relatively higher.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how this combo scales across resolutions and settings in Outriders. At 1920x1080, the performance envelope spans from 215.8 FPS on Low to 133.1 FPS on Ultra, with Medium at 192.8 and High at 172.6. This represents a 62% reduction from Low to Ultra, indicating the GPU becomes more heavily taxed as graphical fidelity increases even at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same settings show 185 FPS on Low, 151.5 on Medium, 117.2 on High, and 84.5 on Ultra. The drop from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is 14.3%, while the drop from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra is 36.5%. This widening gap suggests that at higher settings, the GPU's rendering load increases more steeply than at lower settings when resolution rises.

At 3840x2160, the scaling becomes more pronounced. Low settings yield 109 FPS, Medium 79.1, High 62.7, and Ultra falls to 45.3. The transition from 1440p to 4K at Ultra results in a 46.4% performance drop (84.5 to 45.3), whereas the same resolution change at Low settings only reduces FPS by 41.1% (185 to 109). This pattern indicates the GPU is the limiting component at 4K Ultra, where the 12 GB VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are substantially stressed.

The data shows a clear limiting-component shift. At 1080p and 1440p with lower settings, the CPU's 12-core processing power can maintain high frame rates, allowing the GPU to work near its potential. However, at 4K Ultra, the GPU's 192-bit memory bus and 29.15 TFLOPS compute become the constraining factor, as evidenced by the 45.3 FPS average. The 5900X's single-thread performance of 4680 in Cinebench R23 ensures it does not bottleneck even at 1080p Low, where the combo reaches 215.8 FPS—a figure that suggests the CPU can push well beyond 200 FPS in this title when given enough GPU headroom.