Outriders

FAQ

Q: How does the Core i5-11400F compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Core i5-11400F posts an average benchmark score of 17181, placing it at the 75th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, scores 17189, a delta of 0%. The Intel Core i7-1260P and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U both trail by 0.2%, while the Intel Core i5-1240U leads by 0.2%.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to other graphics cards?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti achieves an average benchmark score of 30849, sitting at the 74th percentile of all GPUs. The AMD Radeon RX 590 GME is 0.3% ahead, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 and NVIDIA Quadro M5000 are 0.8% and 0.9% behind, respectively.

Q: How does the combo rank in Outriders specifically?

A: The Core i5-11400F paired with the RTX 3070 Ti ranks 770th out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the tested field.

Q: What memory configuration does the CPU support?

A: The Core i5-11400F supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, offering a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. It is built on Intel's Rocket Lake architecture with a 14 nm process.

Q: What is the VRAM capacity and type on the GPU?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti comes with 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1188 MHz, which translates to 19 Gbps effective.

Q: What are the CPU's core and thread counts?

A: The Core i5-11400F features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It includes 12 MB of shared L3 cache.

How This Combo Ranks

In Outriders, the combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti secures the 770th position out of 1693 tested combos. That places this pairing squarely in the middle of the pack — not a top-tier configuration, but far from a weak one. The ranking reflects a balance between the CPU's 75th-percentile standing and the GPU's 74th-percentile standing across all tested hardware.

The combo's mid-pack rank in Outriders is notable because both components individually sit above the median in their respective benchmark pools. The CPU's average benchmark score of 17181 is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, which posts 17189. The GPU's average of 30849 is within a fraction of a percent of the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME's 30755. The data suggests that in Outriders, this pairing delivers performance that is competitive with other mid-range-to-upper-mid-range setups, though it does not break into the top tier.

What pushes this combo to rank 770 rather than higher? The answer lies in the game's scaling behavior. At lower resolutions, the CPU's single-threaded and multi-threaded capabilities come into play; at higher resolutions, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and memory bandwidth become the limiting factors. The rank reflects a system that is well-balanced but not exceptional in either direction.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern in how this combo scales across resolutions. At 1080p with High settings, the average frame rate is 149.8 FPS. Moving to 1440p High, the average drops to 98.7 FPS — a decline of roughly 34%. Jumping to 4K High, the average falls further to 49.6 FPS, which is about 67% lower than the 1080p result.

This scaling behavior indicates that the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck as resolution increases. The RTX 3070 Ti's 8 GB of GDDR6X memory and 608.3 GB/s bandwidth are strained at 4K, especially with higher settings. At 1080p, the CPU's six cores and 12 threads can keep up with the GPU's output, resulting in high frame rates. At 4K, the GPU's pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s are pushed to their limits.

The pattern holds across all settings. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 183.7 FPS; at 4K Low, it drops to 94.9 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra also widens at higher resolutions: at 1080p, Ultra yields 112.3 FPS versus 183.7 FPS on Low (a 39% gap), while at 4K, Ultra yields 39.9 FPS versus 94.9 FPS on Low (a 58% gap). This indicates that the GPU's memory subsystem and shading units are the constraining factors at 4K, while at 1080p the system is more balanced.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Core i5-11400F and RTX 3070 Ti deliver robust performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 183.7 FPS, Medium drops to 163.1 FPS, High settles at 149.8 FPS, and Ultra maintains 112.3 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 71.4 FPS, showing that the GPU has headroom at this resolution even with demanding settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 154.7 FPS on Low, 132.8 FPS on Medium, 98.7 FPS on High, and 69.4 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 85.3 FPS, reflecting the increased load on the GPU's 8 GB frame buffer and 256-bit memory interface. The 1440p results are still playable even at Ultra, but the drop from High to Ultra is steep — 29.3 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates decline significantly. Low settings yield 94.9 FPS, Medium drops to 70.9 FPS, High falls to 49.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 39.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 55 FPS, and even High settings struggle to maintain 60 FPS. This resolution exposes the GPU's limits, particularly its 8 GB VRAM capacity, which is insufficient for Ultra settings at 4K in a looter shooter with dense particle effects and large environments.

GPU Role

The RTX 3070 Ti plays a decisive role in Outriders, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. With 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, the GPU has substantial raw compute power — 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores add advanced feature support, though Outriders does not heavily leverage ray tracing.

The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p at most settings, but the 4K Ultra result of 39.9 FPS suggests that the frame buffer is a limiting factor. The memory clock runs at 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective), which is fast but constrained by the 8 GB capacity when textures and geometry at 4K Ultra exceed that limit.

The GPU's base clock of 1575 MHz and boost clock of 1770 MHz are modest for a high-end Ampere card, but the 290 W TDP and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensure it can sustain performance in extended sessions. The 8 nm Samsung process with 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die gives the GPU a transistor density of 44.4M per square millimeter, enabling the high shading unit count.

The data shows that the GPU is the primary driver of frame rate differences between settings. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra costs 71.4 FPS, while at 4K, the same settings change costs 55 FPS. The GPU's performance in Outriders aligns with its 74th percentile ranking — solidly above average, but not a top-tier card for 4K gaming. The 8 GB VRAM is the most likely constraint at 4K Ultra, as the 70.9 FPS at 4K Medium versus 39.9 FPS at 4K Ultra indicates a sharp cliff when memory-intensive settings are enabled.