Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a well-rounded experience in Outriders, with measured average frame rates spanning from 54.4 FPS at 4K Ultra to 263.8 FPS at 1080p Low. This combination ranks 61st out of 1693 tested configurations, placing it in the upper tier of systems evaluated for this looter shooter. The data indicates a pairing where the CPU provides ample headroom for high-refresh 1080p and 1440p play, while the GPU becomes the decisive factor at 4K, especially under Ultra settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS across resolutions shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 209.7 FPS at 1920x1080 to 146.1 FPS at 2560x1440, and further to 77.2 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a reduction of roughly 63 FPS when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 69 FPS from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is consistent with a system where the RTX 4080 SUPER is the primary limiter at higher pixel counts.

Low settings tell a similar story: 263.8 FPS at 1080p, 226.7 FPS at 1440p, and 142.3 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is about 46%, which is less severe than the High setting drop of 63%, but still substantial. At Medium settings, the numbers are 229.8, 198.9, and 105.9 FPS respectively. Ultra settings show the steepest decline: 170.4 FPS at 1080p, 104.8 FPS at 1440p, and 54.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result falls below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that the GPU is heavily taxed by the combination of high resolution and maximum quality presets.

The fact that 1080p Low reaches 263.8 FPS while 4K Ultra only manages 54.4 FPS suggests that the CPU is not the bottleneck at any resolution tested. If the CPU were limiting, we would expect the FPS to plateau at lower resolutions, but the steady decline with increasing resolution points to the GPU as the dominant constraint. This is typical for a modern looter shooter where visual effects and draw distance scale heavily with resolution.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. It features 64 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 43695 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 6168 in single-core, placing it in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 50556 is nearly identical to that of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 (50598, -0.1% delta) and slightly below the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT (50738, -0.4%) and Intel Core i7-13850HX (50827, -0.5%). These small deltas indicate that the 7900X is competitive with top-tier desktop and mobile chips, though not the absolute leader.

For Outriders, which is a looter shooter with fast-paced combat and numerous on-screen effects, single-thread performance is often more critical than raw core count. The 7900X's single-core Cinebench R23 score of 6168 is strong, and its boost clock of 5.60 GHz helps maintain high frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (263.8) and 1080p Medium (229.8) suggests that the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond 200 FPS at lower resolutions. Even at 1080p Ultra, the system sustains 170.4 FPS, which is well above typical 144 Hz displays.

The CPU's 12 cores and 24 threads are more than sufficient for Outriders, which is unlikely to utilize all of them. The 64 MB L3 cache and high memory bandwidth (83.2 GB/s) help reduce latency in data-heavy scenes. The 93rd percentile ranking confirms that this processor is among the top 7% of all CPUs, and its nearest rivals are all within 1% of its average score, meaning the 7900X is not a weak link in this combo.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. It has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The boost clock is 2550 MHz, and the card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. In synthetic tests, it scores 6600 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and 34245 in Passmark G3D, placing it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 53610 is slightly ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489, +0.2%) and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (53414, +0.4%), and more clearly ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7700S (52505, +2.1%) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (52086, +2.9%).

In Outriders, the GPU's role becomes evident at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 54.4, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. This is not a VRAM issue—16 GB is ample for Outriders—but rather a raw compute limitation. The card's FP32 performance of 52.22 TFLOPS and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s are substantial, yet the combination of 4K resolution and Ultra settings pushes the GPU to its limits. At 4K High, the FPS rises to 77.2, and at 4K Medium to 105.9, showing that lowering settings can restore playability.

The 88th percentile ranking indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER is a high-end GPU, but not the absolute fastest. Its nearest rivals are all within 3% of its average score, meaning the performance gap to the next tier is small. For Outriders, the GPU is the primary determinant of frame rates at 1440p and 4K, while at 1080p the CPU has enough headroom to keep the GPU well fed.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings?

A: The measured average is 146.1 FPS.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: It ranks 61st out of 1693 tested combos.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking?

A: The Ryzen 9 7900X is in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER is in the 88th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What is the average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average is 54.4 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 235?

A: The 7900X has an average benchmark score of 50556, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 5 235's 50598.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 7900X and RTX 4080 SUPER achieves a rank of 61 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders. This places it in the top 4% of all configurations evaluated, a strong result for a high-end desktop pairing. The CPU's 93rd percentile and GPU's 88th percentile individually are both above average, and their combined performance in this game is better than either component's percentile alone might suggest. The rank indicates that the pairing is well balanced for Outriders, with no single component dragging down the overall result.

The nearest CPU rivals—Intel Core Ultra 5 235, AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT, Intel Core i7-13850HX, and Intel Core i9-13980HX—all have average scores within 0.8% of the 7900X, so the CPU is not a differentiator. Similarly, the GPU's nearest rivals (RX 6900 XT, Radeon Pro W6600M, RX 7700S, RTX 5070 Ti) are within 2.9% of its average score. This suggests that the combo's rank is driven more by the overall balance than by any single component's dominance. For a looter shooter like Outriders, where frame rates are important but not the sole factor, this pairing offers a smooth experience at 1080p and 1440p, with playable 4K performance at High settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists all measured average frame rates for the Ryzen 9 7900X + RTX 4080 SUPER in Outriders:

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 77.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 142.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 105.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 54.4 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 146.1 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 226.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 198.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 104.8 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 209.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 263.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 229.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 170.4 |

These numbers show a clear hierarchy: 1080p delivers the highest frame rates across all settings, with Low reaching 263.8 FPS and Ultra still holding 170.4 FPS. At 1440p, the range is 104.8 to 226.7 FPS, and at 4K it drops to 54.4 to 142.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra widens as resolution increases, from a 93.4 FPS difference at 1080p to an 87.9 FPS difference at 4K. This indicates that the GPU's workload scales more steeply with resolution than with settings, making 4K Ultra the most demanding scenario. For players targeting 60 FPS, 4K High (77.2 FPS) is the highest quality preset that maintains that threshold, while 1440p Ultra (104.8 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (170.4 FPS) offer comfortable margins.