Outriders

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers a highly capable Outriders experience, with the data showing that Medium settings offer the optimal balance of visual fidelity and frame rate across all resolutions. At 1080p, the combo achieves 254 FPS on Medium, which is 45% higher than the 143.2 FPS on Ultra, while at 1440p it holds 166 FPS on Medium versus 91.1 FPS on Ultra. The performance gap widens at 4K, where Medium delivers 89.7 FPS compared to 49.9 FPS on Ultra, making Medium the clear choice for maintaining smooth gameplay without sacrificing the core visual enhancements.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate that Medium is the sweet spot for this combination. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 254 FPS, which is 11.2% lower than Low's 289.3 FPS but 76.8% higher than Ultra's 143.2 FPS. The visual difference between Medium and Low is substantial enough that the slight frame rate loss is justified, while the jump to High at 201 FPS costs an additional 20.9% performance over Medium for marginal gains.

At 2560x1440, the pattern holds with Medium delivering 166 FPS, comfortably above the 125.2 FPS of High and nearly double the 91.1 FPS of Ultra. This resolution is where the RTX 5070's capabilities shine, as Medium remains well above the 144Hz refresh rate threshold that many monitors target. The 4K results reinforce the recommendation, with Medium's 89.7 FPS providing a playable experience while High drops to 65.7 FPS and Ultra falls to 49.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth action in a looter shooter.

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, Low at 1080p yields 289.3 FPS, but this comes at the cost of reduced texture detail and effects that are integral to Outriders' visual identity. The data suggests that Ultra is only viable for players with adaptive sync displays who prioritize image quality over responsiveness, as the 49.9 FPS at 4K and 91.1 FPS at 1440p are below what competitive play demands.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 brings 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is directly relevant to Outriders' performance scaling, as the game's texture streaming benefits from the high bandwidth at higher resolutions. The GPU's base clock of 2325 MHz and boost clock of 2512 MHz, combined with 6144 shading units, provide the raw compute power needed to drive the frame rates observed.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 83 versus all GPUs places it in the upper tier of available hardware, though its nearest rivals in synthetic tests include the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (0.2% higher score) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (0.6% lower score). This positioning explains why the RTX 5070 handles 1440p Medium at 166 FPS but struggles to maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra, as the memory bus width and 12 GB capacity become limiting factors at extreme settings.

The measured FPS data shows the GPU scaling predictably with settings, with Low at 4K achieving 121.4 FPS compared to Ultra's 49.9 FPS, a 143.3% difference. This indicates that the RTX 5070 is not bottlenecked by the CPU at lower settings, as the frame rate increases linearly with reduced graphical load, suggesting the GPU is the primary driver of performance in this title.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming with this combo?

A: Medium settings provide 166 FPS at 2560x1440, which is the optimal balance. High drops to 125.2 FPS, while Ultra falls to 91.1 FPS, making Medium the only preset that maximizes the RTX 5070's capabilities without unnecessary performance loss.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming at 60 FPS?

A: Only with settings adjustments. Medium at 4K delivers 89.7 FPS, while High drops to 65.7 FPS and Ultra falls below 60 FPS at 49.9 FPS. Players targeting 60 FPS should use Medium or lower settings.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to the RTX 3090 in this game?

A: The RTX 5070's average benchmark score is 0.6% higher than the RTX 3090 per the nearestRivals data, indicating comparable raw performance. The measured FPS results confirm this, as the RTX 5070 achieves 201 FPS at 1080p High, which is consistent with a high-end GPU.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 9900X a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests no significant bottleneck, as the combo achieves 289.3 FPS at 1080p Low and 254 FPS at Medium. The CPU's 12 cores and 24 threads with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz provide ample headroom for the GPU to reach its maximum output.

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

A: The measured average is 143.2 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings. This is above 144Hz refresh rates, making it viable for high-refresh monitors, though Medium offers a substantial 77.4% improvement at 254 FPS.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM limit performance at 4K?

A: The data shows 4K Medium at 89.7 FPS and 4K Low at 121.4 FPS, indicating that the 12 GB capacity is sufficient for most settings. However, the drop to 49.9 FPS at Ultra suggests that the combination of VRAM usage and memory bandwidth limits extreme settings at this resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 289.3 FPS on Low, 254 FPS on Medium, 201 FPS on High, and 143.2 FPS on Ultra. The progression shows a 12.2% drop from Low to Medium, a 20.9% drop from Medium to High, and a 28.8% drop from High to Ultra. These figures demonstrate that the RTX 5070 is fully utilized at 1080p, with the CPU providing sufficient support for the highest frame rates.

Moving to 2560x1440, the measured averages are 231.2 FPS on Low, 166 FPS on Medium, 125.2 FPS on High, and 91.1 FPS on Ultra. The resolution increase from 1080p results in a 20.1% performance loss at Low, a 34.6% loss at Medium, a 37.7% loss at High, and a 36.4% loss at Ultra. This consistent reduction indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at 1440p, as the CPU has sufficient headroom to maintain frame rates.

At 3840x2160, the results show 121.4 FPS on Low, 89.7 FPS on Medium, 65.7 FPS on High, and 49.9 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is steeper, with losses of 47.5% at Low, 46% at Medium, 47.5% at High, and 45.2% at Ultra. The near-uniform percentage drops across settings confirm that the RTX 5070's memory bandwidth and compute resources are the primary constraints at 4K, with the CPU playing a negligible role.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 ranks 119th out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the top 7% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the strong synergy between the CPU and GPU, as the Ryzen 9 9900X provides the computational throughput necessary to feed the RTX 5070's high frame rates.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 54450 places it at the 94th percentile versus all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D (-0.4% delta) and Intel Core i7-14700F (0.7% delta). This positioning suggests that the Ryzen 9 9900X is not a limiting factor in this combo, as its performance is competitive with the best available processors.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 41687 places it at the 83rd percentile versus all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (0.2% delta) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (0.6% delta). The combination of a top-tier CPU and upper-tier GPU results in the impressive rank of 119, indicating that this pairing is well-balanced for Outriders specifically.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X features 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture, with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The CPU's 64 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB L2 cache per core provide the low-latency access needed for game logic and physics calculations in Outriders.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance, with Cinebench R23 multicore scoring 46438 and 3DMark max threads scoring 13929. Single-thread performance is equally robust, with Cinebench R23 singlecore at 6555 and 3DMark single thread at 1286. These scores indicate that the CPU can handle both the heavily threaded aspects of Outriders' rendering pipeline and the single-threaded game logic without becoming a bottleneck.

The measured FPS data confirms the CPU's adequacy, as the combo achieves 289.3 FPS at 1080p Low, which is well above what most displays can show. Even at 4K Low, the 121.4 FPS result demonstrates that the CPU is not limiting performance, as the frame rate drops consistently with resolution increases, a pattern characteristic of GPU-bound scenarios.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p results in average frame rate reductions of 20.1% at Low, 34.6% at Medium, 37.7% at High, and 36.4% at Ultra. These percentages indicate that the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as resolution increases, with the gap between Low and Ultra narrowing from 50.5% at 1080p to 46% at 1440p.

Scaling from 1440p to 4K produces more severe drops, with losses of 47.5% at Low, 46% at Medium, 47.5% at High, and 45.2% at Ultra. The consistency of these reductions across all settings suggests that the RTX 5070's memory bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s is the primary constraint at 4K, as the pixel throughput requirements outpace the GPU's ability to maintain frame rates.

The overall scaling from 1080p Low to 4K Low shows a 58% reduction from 289.3 FPS to 121.4 FPS, while 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra shows a 65.1% reduction from 143.2 FPS to 49.9 FPS. This pattern confirms that the GPU is the limiting component across all resolutions, as the CPU's performance remains constant while the GPU's workload increases with pixel count. Players seeking higher frame rates at 4K should prioritize lowering settings over upgrading the CPU, as the data shows the RTX 5070 is the definitive bottleneck at this resolution.