Outriders

The Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination delivers a mid-range experience in Outriders, a looter shooter released in 2021. Measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets show a system that is CPU-capable at low resolutions but becomes GPU-bound as pixel count and settings rise. The combo ranks 1316th out of 1693 tested combinations, placing it in the lower half of the database.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Comet Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. It carries 12 MB of shared L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 10,297 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,453 in single-core, while Passmark multithread and single-thread scores are 12,115 and 2,541, respectively. Its average benchmark score of 14,168 places it at the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, and its nearest rivals are within 1.2% in either direction: the AMD EPYC 7552 is 0.4% higher, the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C is 0.8% lower, the Intel Core i5-8500 is 1.1% lower, and the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 is 1.2% lower. This indicates a solid but not exceptional processor.

In Outriders, the CPU’s role is most evident at 1080p with Low settings, where the combo reaches 155.9 fps. That result suggests the 6-core/12-thread configuration and 4.30 GHz boost are sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions and lighter settings. The 12 MB L3 cache and dual-channel memory bandwidth are adequate for the game’s logic and asset streaming, as the frame rate at 1080p Low is high enough to avoid a CPU bottleneck. However, as resolution and settings increase, the CPU’s contribution diminishes; the measured frame rates at 4K are far below the 1080p figures, indicating that the processor is not the limiting factor in those scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1316th out of 1693 tested combinations in Outriders. This places it in the lower 22% of the database, with only 377 combos performing worse. The CPU’s 73rd percentile and the GPU’s 63rd percentile individually suggest mid-range components, but the combination does not translate to a strong overall ranking in this game. The data shows that many other pairings—likely those with higher-end GPUs or more balanced CPUs—achieve better frame rates. The rank indicates that while the i5-10400F and RTX 2060 SUPER are each capable on their own, their pairing in Outriders is not competitive for high-refresh or high-resolution play. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (29.5) and 1440p Ultra (53.7) reinforce this position, as these are below the thresholds typically expected for smooth gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS reveals a clear scaling pattern. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 113.1 fps at 1080p to 73.0 fps at 1440p—a 35.5% reduction—and then to 38.5 fps at 4K, a further 47.3% drop. At Low settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is only 17.6% (155.9 to 128.4 fps), but the 4K figure falls to 68.2 fps, a 46.9% reduction from 1440p. This asymmetry indicates that at Low settings, the CPU is still able to maintain high frame rates at 1440p, but the GPU becomes the bottleneck at 4K. At High settings, the GPU load increases earlier, causing a larger drop from 1080p to 1440p. The data suggests that the limiting component shifts from the CPU at 1080p Low to the GPU as resolution and quality settings rise. The 4K results across all settings—68.2 fps on Low, 51.7 on Medium, 38.5 on High, and 29.5 on Ultra—show that the GPU is the primary constraint at that resolution, with only Low settings achieving 60+ fps.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists the average frame rates for each resolution and settings combination.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 1920x1080 | Low | 155.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 141.5 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 113.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 79.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 128.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 92.4 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 73.0 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 53.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 68.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 51.7 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 38.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 29.5 |

At 1080p, all settings except Ultra exceed 100 fps, with Low at 155.9 and Medium at 141.5. Ultra drops to 79.7, which is still playable. At 1440p, Low and Medium remain above 90 fps, High reaches 73.0, and Ultra falls to 53.7. At 4K, only Low exceeds 60 fps (68.2); Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 52 fps. The scaling from Low to Ultra at each resolution is substantial: at 1080p, Ultra is 48.9% lower than Low; at 1440p, it is 58.2% lower; and at 4K, it is 56.7% lower. This indicates that Ultra settings impose a heavy load on the GPU, particularly at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the TU106 chip with a 12 nm process and features 2,176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. It operates at a base clock of 1470 MHz and a boost clock of 1650 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and delivers 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. Its average benchmark score is 19,774, placing it at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN (0.3% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (0.5% higher), the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (0.8% higher), and the NVIDIA Tesla K40m (1.3% higher). The RTX 2060 SUPER is thus slightly below the RTX 2070 in raw performance.

In Outriders, the GPU is the dominant factor at high resolutions and quality settings. The 8 GB VRAM and 448 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the measured frame rates, as no memory-related stutter is indicated by the data. The boost clock of 1650 MHz and the 105.6 GPixel/s pixel rate and 224.4 GTexel/s texture rate align with the observed scaling: at 1080p High, the card sustains 113.1 fps, but at 4K Ultra it drops to 29.5 fps. The GPU’s 64 ROPs and 2,176 shading units are taxed heavily by Ultra settings, which explains the large performance penalty. The launch MSRP of 399 USD for the GPU is noted, but the analysis focuses on performance. The data shows that the RTX 2060 SUPER is the limiting component at 4K and at Ultra settings, while the CPU remains capable at lower resolutions.