Outriders

# Outriders with AMD Ryzen 9 7900X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a formidable Outriders experience, ranking 139th out of 1693 tested CPU-GPU combinations in this looter shooter. This places the combo in the top 8.2% of all tested configurations, a strong result that reflects the balance between the 12-core Zen 4 processor and the Ada Lovelace GPU. The CPU itself sits at the 93rd percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks at the 84th percentile, suggesting a well-matched pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other in most scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

At rank 139 of 1693, this configuration sits comfortably in the upper echelon of tested systems for Outriders. The Ryzen 9 7900X holds its own against recent rivals: it trails the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 by a negligible 0.1%, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT by 0.4%, and the Intel Core i7-13850HX by 0.5% in average benchmark scores. The closest competitor, the Intel Core i9-13980HX, is only 0.8% ahead. These sub-1% deltas indicate that the 7900X is effectively at parity with the fastest mobile and desktop chips currently available, meaning the GPU becomes the primary determinant of frame rates.

The RTX 4070 SUPER similarly sits within a tight competitive cluster. Its average benchmark score of 42576 is within 0.3% of the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, while it leads the AMD Radeon Pro 580X by 1.4% and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 1.6%. This positioning suggests the GPU delivers consistent, high-end performance across synthetic workloads, which translates directly into the measured Outriders frame rates. The combo's rank reflects a system that is neither CPU-limited nor GPU-limited at common resolutions, but rather one that scales predictably with graphical load.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data reveals a clear sweet spot for this combo at each resolution. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 149.2 FPS, which is already well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. However, dropping to High yields 204.8 FPS, a 37.3% improvement, while Medium produces 233.3 FPS and Low reaches 258.9 FPS. Given that Outriders is a fast-paced looter shooter where reaction time matters, the High preset at 1080p offers the best balance between visual fidelity and headroom for demanding combat sequences.

At 1440p, the recommendation shifts. High settings deliver 128.8 FPS, which remains comfortably fluid, while Ultra drops to 93.4 FPS. The Medium preset at 170.1 FPS provides substantial extra headroom for 144Hz displays, but High is the optimal choice for users prioritizing image quality without sacrificing responsiveness. At 4K, the calculus changes dramatically: High produces 68.7 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for competitive play, while Medium yields 91.6 FPS and Low reaches 123.4 FPS. Ultra at 4K falls to 47.5 FPS, below the 60 FPS threshold and thus not recommended for this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck lies. At High settings, the drop from 204.8 FPS at 1080p to 128.8 FPS at 1440p represents a 37.1% reduction, while the further drop to 68.7 FPS at 4K is a 46.7% reduction from 1440p. This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as resolution increases, which is expected for a 12 GB GDDR6X card with a 192-bit memory bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 4070 SUPER's 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is substantial, but the memory bandwidth becomes a limiting factor at 4K.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced: 258.9 FPS at 1080p drops to 225.8 FPS at 1440p (a 12.8% reduction) and then to 123.4 FPS at 4K (a 45.3% reduction from 1440p). This steep 4K drop at Low settings suggests that even with minimal graphical load, the GPU's memory subsystem or rasterization throughput cannot sustain high frame rates at 4K. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for Outriders, but the 192-bit bus width limits effective bandwidth at higher resolutions. Conversely, the relatively small drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings indicates the CPU can keep up with the GPU's output, confirming that the Ryzen 9 7900X is not a constraint at these settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all presets. The Low preset produces 258.9 FPS, Medium 233.3 FPS, High 204.8 FPS, and Ultra 149.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 109.7 FPS, representing a 42.4% performance penalty for maximum visual quality. This wide spread indicates that Outriders' Ultra preset introduces significant computational cost, likely through increased shadow quality, post-processing effects, and texture filtering. Even at Ultra, the 149.2 FPS result is more than adequate for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 2560x1440, the results remain strong but show a clear tiering. Low settings achieve 225.8 FPS, Medium 170.1 FPS, High 128.8 FPS, and Ultra 93.4 FPS. The transition from Medium to High costs 41.3 FPS (24.3%), while High to Ultra costs 35.4 FPS (27.5%). This suggests that the High and Ultra presets impose similar incremental costs, and users with 144Hz displays should consider High or Medium to maintain consistently high frame rates. The Ultra preset at 93.4 FPS is still playable but leaves little margin for demanding scenes with multiple enemies and particle effects.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's limits become apparent. Low settings deliver 123.4 FPS, which is surprisingly high for 4K and indicates the game is well-optimized at lower presets. Medium produces 91.6 FPS, High 68.7 FPS, and Ultra 47.5 FPS. The Ultra preset's sub-60 FPS result is a clear indication that this combo is not suited for maximum settings at 4K. However, the Medium preset at 91.6 FPS provides a smooth experience for most players, and High at 68.7 FPS is acceptable for those prioritizing visual fidelity over frame rate stability. The 75.9 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K underscores the GPU's workload dependency at this resolution.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 SUPER's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, running at 21 Gbps effective speed across a 192-bit bus, delivers 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. In Outriders, this memory configuration proves adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where the GPU's 80 ROPs and 224 TMUs can efficiently process the game's textures and geometry. The 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores provide additional headroom for any ray-traced effects or DLSS features, though the measured data focuses on traditional rasterization performance.

The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz, with a base clock of 1980 MHz, allows the Ada Lovelace architecture to maintain high utilization across all resolutions. The 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is a strong figure, but the 4K results suggest that raw compute is not the limiting factor; rather, memory bandwidth and fill rate constraints emerge at higher resolutions. The pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s are substantial, yet the 4K Ultra result of 47.5 FPS indicates that the game's most demanding settings require more memory throughput than this card can provide.

The GPU's end-of-life production status and 220 W TDP place it as a mid-cycle Ada Lovelace product, but its benchmark results show it remains competitive. The nearest rival comparisons — within 0.3% of the RTX A6000 and RX 7650 GRE — confirm that the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers consistent performance relative to its peers. For Outriders specifically, the 1440p High result of 128.8 FPS and 1080p Ultra result of 149.2 FPS demonstrate that this GPU is well-suited for high-refresh-rate gaming at mainstream resolutions, with 4K requiring settings compromises.