Outriders

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti delivers a strong 1080p and 1440p experience in Outriders, but struggles to maintain fluid frame rates at 4K with maximum settings. The measured data shows this combination ranks 934th out of 1693 tested combos, placing it in the middle of the pack for this specific title. While the GPU provides ample raw performance for high-refresh-rate gaming at lower resolutions, the CPU’s older Comet Lake architecture and the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM capacity create notable bottlenecks at higher settings and resolutions.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Outriders?*

A: The data shows 1920x1080 provides the highest average frame rates across all settings, with the Low preset reaching 159.2 FPS. At 2560x1440, averages remain playable, ranging from 71.3 FPS on Ultra to 134.3 FPS on Low.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 36.8. This is below the 60 FPS threshold typically desired for smooth gameplay, indicating the GPU is heavily stressed at this configuration.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 98.6 FPS, while Ultra averages 71.3 FPS. This represents a 27.3 FPS drop (or roughly 27.7%) when moving from High to Ultra, suggesting Ultra settings impose a significant additional load.

Q: Does the CPU limit performance at 1080p?

A: The data shows a 123.1 FPS average at 1080p High and 112.1 FPS at 1080p Ultra. The relatively small gap between these settings compared to lower resolutions suggests the CPU may be a limiting factor at 1080p, as the GPU has more headroom.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 3070 Ti have and does it matter here?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6X memory. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 36.8 indicates that the 8 GB capacity may be insufficient for the highest texture and detail settings, contributing to the steep performance drop.

Q: What is the combo’s overall ranking in this game?

A: The combo ranks 934th out of 1693 tested combinations. This places it in the 55th percentile of tested systems, meaning it outperforms a slight majority of other configurations tested in Outriders.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti achieves a rank of 934 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders. This position suggests a mid-tier standing among all tested systems, with a slight majority of configurations performing better. The CPU’s percentile rank among all CPUs is 73, indicating it is stronger relative to other processors, while the GPU’s percentile rank is 74, showing similar relative standing.

When comparing the CPU to its nearest rivals, the i5-10400F shows a 0.4% lead over the AMD EPYC 7552 (avg score 14115) and a 0.8% deficit against the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (avg score 14277). The GPU comparison reveals a 0.3% lead over the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (avg score 30755) and a 0.8% deficit against the AMD Radeon RX 6700 (avg score 31112). These small deltas indicate that the combo’s ranking is tightly contested, with performance falling near several similarly-classed parts.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip, fabricated on an 8 nm process by Samsung. It features 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation units. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1575 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective).

The 8 GB GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s. In Outriders, the measured FPS data shows that 4K Ultra settings (36.8 FPS) perform dramatically worse than 4K Low (97.7 FPS), a 60.9 FPS drop. This suggests that VRAM capacity and memory bandwidth are critical at 4K, as Ultra settings likely exceed the 8 GB capacity, causing the GPU to struggle. At 1080p, the gap between Ultra (112.1 FPS) and Low (159.2 FPS) is 47.1 FPS, indicating that while VRAM pressure is lower, the GPU is still substantially taxed by higher settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest averages. Low settings produce 159.2 FPS, Medium 141.3 FPS, High 123.1 FPS, and Ultra 112.1 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 47.1 FPS, with each settings tier reducing performance by roughly 10-18 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 134.3 FPS (Low), 117.8 FPS (Medium), 98.6 FPS (High), and 71.3 FPS (Ultra). The drop from 1080p to 1440p is most pronounced at Ultra settings, where the average falls from 112.1 FPS to 71.3 FPS, a 40.8 FPS reduction. This indicates that Ultra at 1440p approaches the GPU’s limits.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 97.7 FPS (Low), 71.2 FPS (Medium), 53.3 FPS (High), and 36.8 FPS (Ultra). The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration below 40 FPS, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay. The step from Medium to High at 4K costs 17.9 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 16.5 FPS, showing a consistent degradation as settings increase.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the limiting component. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 159.2 at 1080p to 97.7 at 4K, a 61.5 FPS reduction. At Ultra settings, the drop is from 112.1 at 1080p to 36.8 at 4K, a 75.3 FPS reduction. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is more severe at Ultra (67.2% reduction) than at Low (38.6% reduction).

This pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions and settings, as the performance penalty scales with the increased pixel count and detail level. At 1080p, the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and boost of 4.30 GHz, are sufficient to feed the GPU, but at 4K Ultra, the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and processing capabilities are overwhelmed. The data shows that resolution scaling affects the combo more at higher settings, confirming the GPU as the limiting factor in demanding configurations.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Comet Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel’s 14 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s, and it connects via PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes.

Benchmark results show a single-thread score of 688 in 3DMark and 1453 in Cinebench R23, while multi-thread scores reach 4735 in 3DMark (max threads) and 10297 in Cinebench R23. The CPU’s percentile rank of 73 indicates it performs better than most processors. In Outriders, the CPU’s role is most evident at 1080p, where the FPS gap between High (123.1) and Ultra (112.1) is only 11 FPS, suggesting the CPU limits the frame rate when the GPU has spare capacity. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the primary constraint, as evidenced by the larger FPS drops when increasing settings. The data indicates that the i5-10400F provides adequate compute for this game at lower resolutions, but its older architecture and 14 nm process node result in less headroom compared to newer CPUs with higher single-thread performance.