Outriders

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this combo at 1080p Ultra settings in Outriders?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers an average of 81 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings. This is the lowest average among the 1080p presets, showing that the Ultra preset creates a significant performance cost.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest rival in overall GPU benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18093, which places it 0.4% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (score 18159) and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (score 18189). The data indicates it is also 1.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 460 and 1.6% ahead of the Intel Arc A770M.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F sits in the 71st percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17177. Its closest rival, the AMD EPYC 7H12, scores 17120, which is only 0.3% behind, while the Intel Core i5-12450H is 0.4% ahead with a score of 17239.

Q: What is the best average FPS recorded for this combo in Outriders?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 184 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is 34 FPS higher than the Medium preset at the same resolution, indicating that the Low preset provides a substantial frame rate ceiling for this hardware combination.

Q: Does the RTX 2060 SUPER support modern graphics APIs?

A: Yes, the GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. This means the card is fully compatible with the latest rendering features available in Outriders, which is a DirectX-based title.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 2060 SUPER have and what type is it?

A: The card has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective data rate.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary driver of frame rate in Outriders, and the measured FPS data confirms that GPU load scales dramatically with both resolution and preset. The card's TU106 chip, built on a 12 nm process from TSMC, contains 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, along with 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores. The base clock is 1470 MHz with a boost clock of 1650 MHz, and the card's FP32 performance is rated at 7.181 TFLOPS.

At 1080p Low, the combo produces 184 FPS average, which drops to 150 FPS at Medium and 113 FPS at High. The Ultra preset cuts performance nearly in half relative to High, delivering only 81 FPS average. This pattern strongly suggests that the GPU's raw rasterization throughput is the limiting factor at higher settings, as the shading units and memory bandwidth are fully exercised when texture quality, shadow complexity, and post-processing effects are increased.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is adequate for Outriders at all tested resolutions, as even the 4K Ultra preset (27 FPS) runs without hitting an out-of-memory ceiling. The memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s proves sufficient for the game's streaming textures, though the steep drop from 37 FPS at 4K High to 27 FPS at 4K Ultra indicates that the card's compute and fillrate limits are being reached rather than its frame buffer capacity.

The GPU's benchmark profile shows a PassMark G3D score of 16462 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2011, placing it in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs. The Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores of 76957 and 77402 respectively suggest balanced compute and graphics performance, which aligns with the measured FPS deltas between presets — the card scales predictably from Low to Medium, but the jump to High and Ultra incurs disproportionately larger penalties.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear resolution scaling pattern that identifies the GPU as the dominant bottleneck. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 184 at 1080p to 131 at 1440p to 68 at 4K — a drop of 53 FPS (28.8%) when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 63 FPS (48.1%) when moving from 1440p to 4K. This accelerating decline is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario, as pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K while the CPU workload remains relatively constant.

The Medium preset tells a similar story: 150 FPS at 1080p, 95 FPS at 1440p, and 50 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are steeper than at Low settings — 36.7% from 1080p to 1440p and 47.4% from 1440p to 4K — which indicates that higher settings exacerbate the GPU's workload per pixel. The High preset shows 113 FPS at 1080p, 71 FPS at 1440p, and 37 FPS at 4K, with the 1440p to 4K transition again costing roughly half the frame rate.

The Ultra preset produces the most dramatic scaling: 81 FPS at 1080p, 51 FPS at 1440p, and 27 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is below the 30 FPS playability threshold, while the 1440p Ultra result is barely playable at 51 FPS. The ratio of 1080p to 4K performance is 3.0x, 3.0x, 3.05x, and 3.0x for Low, Medium, High, and Ultra respectively — a remarkably consistent scaling factor that confirms the GPU is the sole limiting component across all settings.

The data shows that the CPU is not constraining performance at any resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the FPS would remain similar regardless of resolution. Instead, the consistent 3x performance penalty from 1080p to 4K proves that the RTX 2060 SUPER is doing all the heavy lifting, and its pixel throughput limits are being reached long before the i5-11400F's processing capacity is exhausted.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p gameplay, the Medium preset offers the best balance of performance and visual quality, delivering 150 FPS average with a minimum of 128 FPS and maximum of 173 FPS. This is 66 FPS higher than the High preset's 113 FPS, while still providing a substantial visual upgrade over Low's 184 FPS. The High preset is also viable at 113 FPS, but the Ultra preset's 81 FPS average is noticeably lower and may introduce frame pacing issues on high-refresh displays.

At 1440p, the Medium preset is the recommended choice. It produces 95 FPS average with a minimum of 81 FPS and maximum of 109 FPS, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 71 FPS is playable, but the 24 FPS penalty relative to Medium is significant. The Ultra preset's 51 FPS average is below ideal smoothness, and the Low preset, while hitting 131 FPS, sacrifices too much visual fidelity for the additional headroom.

For 4K gameplay, the Low preset is the only viable option, delivering 68 FPS average. The Medium preset drops to 50 FPS average with a minimum of 42 FPS, which is borderline playable but will show stutter in demanding scenes. The High preset at 37 FPS and Ultra at 27 FPS are both below the 30 FPS playability threshold for the Ultra setting, and the High preset's 37 FPS is marginal. Players seeking 4K should accept Low settings or consider reducing resolution scaling.

The measured data shows that Medium is the sweet spot for this combo across 1080p and 1440p, offering roughly 1.5x the frame rate of High while maintaining a visually rich experience. The jump from Medium to High costs 37 FPS at 1080p, 24 FPS at 1440p, and 13 FPS at 4K, while the jump from High to Ultra costs 32 FPS, 20 FPS, and 10 FPS respectively — the diminishing returns are steep, making Medium the recommended preset for most users.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo shows a wide performance envelope. Low settings produce the highest average at 184 FPS, followed by Medium at 150 FPS (minimum 128 FPS, maximum 173 FPS), High at 113 FPS, and Ultra at 81 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 103 FPS, highlighting the significant GPU load increase across presets. The Medium preset's minimum of 128 FPS ensures that even the most demanding scenes stay well above 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the averages compress somewhat: Low delivers 131 FPS, Medium delivers 95 FPS (minimum 81 FPS, maximum 109 FPS), High delivers 71 FPS, and Ultra delivers 51 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 81 FPS remains above 60 FPS, making it the safest choice for consistent 1440p gameplay. The Ultra preset's 51 FPS average is below the 60 FPS target, but it remains playable for those prioritizing image quality.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope narrows further and drops substantially. Low settings yield 68 FPS, Medium yields 50 FPS (minimum 42 FPS, maximum 57 FPS), High yields 37 FPS, and Ultra yields 27 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 42 FPS is the only sub-60 result among the minimums, and it indicates that 4K Medium will experience noticeable frame drops during intense combat sequences. The Ultra preset's 27 FPS average is below the 30 FPS playability floor, making it unsuitable for real gameplay.

The full dataset shows a consistent progression: each preset step from Low to Ultra costs roughly 30-40% performance at 1080p, 25-35% at 1440p, and 20-30% at 4K. The Medium preset at 1080p (150 FPS) outperforms the Low preset at 1440p (131 FPS), confirming that resolution has a larger impact on FPS than settings changes. The Ultra preset at 1080p (81 FPS) nearly matches the High preset at 1440p (71 FPS), showing that resolution scaling and settings scaling have comparable costs.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F provides the processing foundation for this combo, and the benchmark data shows it is more than adequate for Outriders. The CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, running on the Rocket Lake architecture with a 65 W TDP. Its 12 MB shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the game's CPU demands.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 14340, Geekbench multicore scores 7737, and PassMark multithread scores 16908. Single-threaded performance is also competitive, with Cinebench R23 singlecore at 2024, Geekbench singlecore at 1777, and PassMark singlethread at 2981. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5619 and max-thread score of 5652 indicate that the CPU scales well across all cores, though the game's engine likely uses far fewer threads.

The measured FPS data confirms that the CPU is not a bottleneck at any resolution. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 184 FPS, which is well above what a CPU-limited scenario would produce. If the i5-11400F were limiting performance, the 4K results would show similar FPS to 1080p results — but instead, the 4K averages are roughly one-third of the 1080p averages across all presets. This is definitive evidence of GPU limitation.

The CPU's 71st percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17177, places it in a solid mid-range position. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7H12 (0.3% behind), Intel Core i5-12450H (0.4% ahead), AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G (0.6% ahead), and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (0.6% behind). These tight margins indicate that the i5-11400F sits in a competitive performance band, and any of these CPUs would likely produce similar results in Outriders.

The CPU's boost clock of 4.40 GHz is the key factor for gaming performance, as Outriders is a modern title that benefits from high single-thread throughput. The PassMark singlethread score of 2981 and 3DMark single-thread score of 868 suggest adequate per-core performance for the game's engine logic, physics, and AI systems. The 6-core/12-thread configuration ensures that background tasks and streaming workloads do not interfere with main-thread performance, which is particularly important during fast-paced combat scenarios where the game must process numerous enemy AI routines simultaneously.