Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 delivers a commanding performance in Outriders, placing in the 98th percentile of all 3,710 tested combos. The data reveals a system where the GPU is the primary scaling bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s 12 Zen 5 cores provide ample headroom for high-refresh-rate play.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable performance curve as resolution increases, with the most dramatic drop occurring between 1440p and 4K. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 231 FPS average. Moving to 1440p High, the average falls to 149 FPS, a reduction of 82 FPS or roughly 35%. The jump to 4K High yields 78 FPS average, which is another 71 FPS drop from 1440p, representing a 48% decline. This steepening decline as resolution climbs indicates that the RTX 4080’s rendering workload becomes the limiting factor at 4K.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings presets. At Low settings, the system achieves 289 FPS at 1080p, 248 FPS at 1440p, and 143 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p Low is 41 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K Low is 105 FPS — more than double. This widening delta at higher resolutions reinforces that the GPU’s pixel throughput, not the CPU’s processing capability, is what governs performance in Outriders.

At Medium settings, the frame rate at 1080p is 257 FPS with a minimum of 218 FPS and a maximum of 295 FPS. The 1440p Medium result is 198 FPS with a minimum of 169 FPS and a maximum of 228 FPS. The 4K Medium result drops to 104 FPS with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 119 FPS. The minimum frame rates at each resolution scale proportionally with the averages, suggesting consistent frame pacing without sudden CPU-related hitches.

Ultra settings represent the heaviest load, producing 170 FPS at 1080p, 108 FPS at 1440p, and just 56 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured scenario that falls below 60 FPS, indicating that even this high-end GPU cannot maintain a smooth 60 FPS experience at maximum settings in 4K. The data suggests that for 4K play, dropping from Ultra to High nearly doubles the frame rate from 56 to 78 FPS, making High the pragmatic ceiling for 4K gaming.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node, featuring 9,728 shading units and 76 RT cores. Its boost clock is rated at 2505 MHz, with a base clock of 2205 MHz. The memory subsystem consists of 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, delivering 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth. These specifications directly correlate with the observed 4K performance, where the GPU’s memory bandwidth becomes critical for feeding the high-resolution textures and effects in Outriders.

The GPU’s raw compute capabilities are substantial, with FP32 performance rated at 48.74 TFLOPS and a texture rate of 761.5 GTexel/s. The pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s helps explain why the 4K High result of 78 FPS is achievable, as the GPU can process the necessary pixel data at that rate. The 112 ROPs and 304 TMUs contribute to the card’s ability to maintain solid fill rates even under heavy shader loads.

The RTX 4080’s benchmark percentile of 86 vs all GPUs places it in the upper echelon, though not the absolute top. Its average benchmark score of 54,247 is nearly identical to the RTX 4080 SUPER, which scores 54,209 with a delta of 0.1%. This near-parity in synthetic tests translates to the game-specific results, where the 4080 consistently delivers high frame rates but shows its limits at 4K Ultra. The GPU’s 16 GB VRAM is sufficient for Outriders at all tested settings, as no memory-related stuttering or frame drops are evident in the minimum FPS values.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination ranks 98th out of 3,710 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the top 2.6% of all systems. This high ranking is driven by the synergy between the CPU’s strong single-thread performance and the GPU’s high rasterization throughput. The combo’s position suggests that very few hardware pairings can deliver better results in this game, and those that do likely use even more powerful GPUs or CPUs.

The CPU’s individual benchmark performance supports this ranking. The Ryzen 9 9900X achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32,172 and a single-core score of 2,253. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 1,286, and the max-thread score is 13,929. These figures indicate that the CPU is not a bottleneck in Outriders, which is a title that benefits from high single-thread performance for game logic and physics. The CPU’s percentile vs all CPUs is 92, and its average benchmark score of 57,498 is within 0.1% of the AMD EPYC 9015 and 0.2% of the AMD EPYC 7313.

The GPU’s ranking percentile of 86 is slightly lower than the combo’s overall rank, indicating that the CPU helps boost the combined result. The RTX 4080’s nearest rivals include the RTX 4080 SUPER (delta 0.1%), AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (delta -1.1%), and AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (delta -2.6%). The fact that the combo ranks higher than the GPU’s individual percentile suggests the 9900X provides sufficient headroom to extract near-maximal performance from the 4080 in Outriders.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this hardware in Outriders?

A: The data shows 1440p High delivers 149 FPS average, while 4K High produces 78 FPS average. For a 60 FPS target, 4K High is viable, but for high-refresh-rate monitors, 1440p High or Ultra (108 FPS) are the best options.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 231 FPS at 1080p to 149 FPS at 1440p and then to 78 FPS at 4K. This represents a 66% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Does the RTX 4080’s 16 GB VRAM cause any issues in Outriders?

A: No. The minimum frame rates at Medium settings (88 FPS at 4K, 169 FPS at 1440p, 218 FPS at 1080p) show no signs of VRAM-related stuttering or drops, indicating 16 GB is ample for this game.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 9900X compare to its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-14900?

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X has an average benchmark score of 57,498, while the Intel Core i9-14900 scores 58,115. The delta is -1.1%, meaning the Intel chip is slightly faster in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: Is 4K Ultra playable with this combo?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average frame rate is 56 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered smooth. Dropping to High settings raises this to 78 FPS, making High the recommended setting for 4K.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, Low settings produce 248 FPS average, while Ultra settings produce 108 FPS average. This is a 140 FPS difference, showing that settings have a massive impact on performance at this resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 in Outriders is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the system achieves 289 FPS on Low, 257 FPS on Medium with a minimum of 218 and maximum of 295, 231 FPS on High, and 170 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 119 FPS, indicating that even at 1080p, the Ultra preset imposes a significant load on the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the results are 248 FPS on Low, 198 FPS on Medium with a minimum of 169 and maximum of 228, 149 FPS on High, and 108 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows slightly to 140 FPS, but the relative performance drop from High to Ultra (41 FPS) is more pronounced than from Low to Medium (50 FPS).

At 3840x2160, the system produces 143 FPS on Low, 104 FPS on Medium with a minimum of 88 and maximum of 119, 78 FPS on High, and 56 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results show the most dramatic scaling, with Ultra being the only setting that fails to maintain 60 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is 22 FPS, which is a 28% reduction in performance for the highest quality preset.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge. It operates on the AMD Socket AM5 platform with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The CPU has 64 MB of L3 cache, with 1 MB L2 per core and 80 KB L1 per core. Its 120 W TDP and support for DDR5 memory with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth ensure the CPU can feed the RTX 4080 without bottlenecking.

In Outriders, the CPU’s role is most evident at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, where the GPU has less work to do. The 1080p Low result of 289 FPS and 1440p Low result of 248 FPS indicate that the CPU can sustain very high frame rates, well beyond what most monitors can display. The 9900X’s single-thread performance, evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 3,010 and a 3DMark single-thread score of 1,286, is critical for Outriders’ game logic and draw call processing.

The CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32,172 and a 3DMark max-thread score of 13,929, provide headroom for background tasks and future titles. However, the data shows that in Outriders, the CPU is rarely the limiting factor. The frame rate drops from 1080p to 4K are far larger than any CPU-related variance, indicating that the GPU is the primary constraint in this game. The CPU’s percentile rank of 92 vs all CPUs confirms it is a top-tier processor, and its average benchmark score of 57,498 places it just 1.1% behind the Intel Core i9-14900, which is its nearest rival in synthetic tests.