Outriders

Settings Recommendations

For Outriders, the measured data shows a clear sweet spot at Medium settings across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 175.1 FPS, which is 78.2 FPS higher than High settings while remaining visually respectable. The jump from Medium to Low at 1080p yields 246.5 FPS, but the 71.4 FPS gain over Medium comes with a substantial visual quality reduction that most players will find unnecessary for a looter shooter. At 2560x1440, Medium produces 111.6 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while High drops to 83.9 FPS — still playable but with less headroom for demanding combat scenes. The Ultra preset is punishing at every resolution: 96.9 FPS at 1080p, 58.9 FPS at 1440p, and 31.1 FPS at 4K. Given that the differences between High and Ultra in visual fidelity are often subtle in fast-paced action, Ultra is not recommended for this configuration.

The data indicates Medium is the optimal preset for this AMD Ryzen 9 7900X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination. It balances frame rate headroom against image quality in a way that suits the game's fast combat and particle-heavy effects. At 1080p, Medium's 175.1 FPS ensures compatibility with high-refresh-rate monitors, while at 1440p, the 111.6 FPS result leaves room for occasional dips during intense firefights. For 4K users, Medium's 58.3 FPS is borderline, but it is the only preset besides Low that approaches playability at that resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the primary performance driver in Outriders, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth, and its Ada Lovelace architecture (AD107 chip) operates at a boost clock of 2460 MHz. The measured frame rates show a strong correlation between GPU workload and FPS: at 4K Ultra, the card produces 31.1 FPS, while at 4K Low it reaches 83.2 FPS — a 52.1 FPS swing that clearly demonstrates the GPU's sensitivity to rendering load.

The RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM capacity appears to be a limiting factor at 4K Ultra, where the 31.1 FPS result suggests the card is both memory-constrained and compute-bound. The transition from High to Ultra at 4K costs 13.1 FPS (from 44.2 to 31.1), which is a larger relative drop than the 8.7 FPS decline seen at 1080p (from 134.7 to 96.9). This pattern indicates that VRAM pressure at 4K exacerbates the performance penalty of Ultra settings. The GPU's 66th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it in the mid-range tier, with the nearest rival AMD Radeon RX 6600M scoring 0.6% higher and the Intel Arc B580 scoring 0.7% lower in average benchmark scores.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X provides ample processing headroom for Outriders, which is evident from the frame rate scaling across resolutions. This 12-core, 24-thread Zen 4 processor (Raphael architecture on 5 nm) boosts to 5.60 GHz and sits at the 93rd percentile among all CPUs. The gap between 1080p and 1440p results at identical settings reveals the CPU's capability: at Low settings, the CPU pushes 246.5 FPS at 1080p and 151.8 FPS at 1440p — the 94.7 FPS difference being attributable to GPU limitations rather than CPU constraints.

The 7900X's single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 1093, Cinebench R23 single-core of 6168) is more relevant for Outriders' game logic and physics than its massive multi-threaded throughput (Cinebench R23 multi-core of 43695). The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark scores are all within 0.8% — the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 at -0.1%, AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT at -0.4%, Intel Core i7-13850HX at -0.5%, and Intel Core i9-13980HX at -0.8% — indicating that the 7900X is not leaving performance on the table in CPU-bound scenarios. At 1080p Medium, the 175.1 FPS result confirms that the CPU can feed the RTX 4060 well beyond typical 60 Hz and 144 Hz display refresh rates, making it a non-bottleneck component in this pairing.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming on this hardware?

A: Medium settings at 2560x1440 produce 111.6 FPS, which provides excellent smoothness. High settings drop to 83.9 FPS, still playable, while Ultra falls to 58.9 FPS — below the 60 FPS threshold many players prefer for action games.

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

A: At 4K, only Low settings (83.2 FPS) achieve a consistently smooth experience. Medium yields 58.3 FPS, which is borderline playable, while High (44.2 FPS) and Ultra (31.1 FPS) are below comfortable playability for a fast-paced looter shooter.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rivals in this game?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score places it 0.6% below the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and 0.7% above the Intel Arc B580. In the 66th percentile of all GPUs, it is a mid-range performer that handles 1080p and 1440p well but struggles at 4K Ultra.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 7900X overkill for the RTX 4060 in this game?

A: The data suggests strong CPU headroom: at 1080p Low, the system achieves 246.5 FPS, which is unlikely to be GPU-limited at that setting. The 7900X's 93rd percentile ranking and near-parity with rivals (all within 0.8%) indicate it is not the limiting factor in this configuration.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average is 96.9 FPS at 1080p Ultra. While this is above 60 FPS, it is significantly lower than Medium's 175.1 FPS, and the visual difference between High and Ultra may not justify the 37.8 FPS cost.

Q: How does the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM affect 4K performance?

A: The 4K Ultra result of 31.1 FPS, compared to 83.2 FPS at 4K Low, suggests the 8 GB frame buffer is a bottleneck at high settings. The steep drop from High (44.2 FPS) to Ultra (31.1 FPS) at 4K indicates VRAM or memory bandwidth constraints that are less pronounced at 1080p.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how Outriders scales with resolution, and the pattern tells a clear story about which component is limiting performance. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Medium settings, the frame rate drops from 175.1 to 111.6 FPS — a 36.3% reduction. Scaling further to 4K Medium yields 58.3 FPS, which is 66.7% lower than the 1080p result. This steep decline at 4K is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus struggle with the increased pixel throughput.

At Low settings, the resolution scaling is even more pronounced: 246.5 FPS at 1080p falls to 151.8 FPS at 1440p (a 38.4% drop) and then to 83.2 FPS at 4K (a 66.2% drop from 1080p). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the RTX 4060 is the limiting factor at all resolutions, with the Ryzen 9 7900X providing sufficient headroom even at 1080p. The CPU's strong single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 1093) and high boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensure that even at 1080p Low, where the GPU load is lightest, the system does not become CPU-bound.

The transition from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings shows a 39.2% FPS reduction (96.9 to 58.9), while the 4K Ultra result of 31.1 FPS represents a 67.9% drop from 1080p. This consistent scaling pattern indicates that Outriders' rendering workload scales roughly linearly with pixel count, and the RTX 4060's performance envelope is best suited to 1080p and 1440p gaming rather than 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset for Outriders with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is as follows:

1920x1080:

• Low: 246.5 FPS average
• Medium: 175.1 FPS average
• High: 134.7 FPS average
• Ultra: 96.9 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 151.8 FPS average
• Medium: 111.6 FPS average
• High: 83.9 FPS average
• Ultra: 58.9 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 83.2 FPS average
• Medium: 58.3 FPS average
• High: 44.2 FPS average
• Ultra: 31.1 FPS average

At 1080p, the spread between Low and Ultra is 149.6 FPS, demonstrating the RTX 4060's ability to scale across presets at this resolution. The 1440p spread narrows to 92.9 FPS, while at 4K it tightens to 52.1 FPS — indicating that the GPU's ceiling is reached at higher resolutions. The step from Medium to High at each resolution costs roughly 40 FPS at 1080p (40.4), 27.7 FPS at 1440p, and 14.1 FPS at 4K, showing diminishing returns for visual fidelity as resolution increases. The combo's overall ranking in Outriders is 866 out of 1693 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database.