Outriders

# Outriders Performance Analysis: Intel Core i5-11400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a robust Outriders experience, with measured frame rates ranging from 47.9 FPS at 4K Ultra to 184.8 FPS at 1080p Low. The combination exhibits a clear GPU-bound behavior at higher resolutions, while the six-core Rocket Lake processor with 12 threads and a 4.40 GHz boost clock proves sufficient to keep the GeForce 40-series card fed at 1080p. The data, drawn from measured FPS rows across three resolutions and four quality presets, reveals a system that excels at high-refresh 1440p gaming but struggles to maintain playable rates at 4K Ultra settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a pronounced scaling curve as resolution increases, with the most significant drop occurring between 1440p and 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 126.2 FPS at 2560x1440 to 68.3 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 45.9% reduction. This steep decline indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER's rendering workload becomes substantially heavier at 4K, where pixel count more than doubles compared to 1440p. The pattern repeats across all presets: Low settings drop from 156.2 FPS at 1440p to 123.8 FPS at 4K (a 20.7% decrease), Medium from 140.7 to 88.6 FPS (37.0% decrease), and Ultra from 92.2 to 47.9 FPS (48.0% decrease).

The scaling behavior strongly suggests the GPU is the limiting component at 4K, particularly at Ultra where the frame rate falls below the 60 FPS threshold. At 1080p, the picture changes: moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings costs only 23.8 FPS (from 150 to 126.2), a much smaller relative drop of 15.9%. This tighter scaling between 1080p and 1440p implies the CPU retains headroom at lower resolutions, with the RTX 4070 SUPER still able to push frame rates above 150 FPS at 1080p High. The transition from 1440p to 4K is where the GPU's memory bandwidth and shader throughput become the dominant constraints, as evidenced by the near-halving of performance at Ultra.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth—a figure that proves adequate for Outriders at all tested resolutions but becomes increasingly taxed at 4K Ultra. The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1980 MHz, combined with 7168 shading units and 80 ROPs, provide the raw compute necessary for the game's particle-heavy combat effects. The 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 554.4 GTexel/s texture rate directly support the game's environmental detail, yet the 4K Ultra result of 47.9 FPS indicates that even this Ada Lovelace architecture part cannot maintain fluid motion at maximum quality.

The memory subsystem plays a critical role in the resolution scaling observed. At 1080p, the 504.2 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient to feed the 224 TMUs, resulting in 184.8 FPS at Low settings. As resolution climbs to 4K, the demand on the 192-bit memory interface grows, and the 47.9 FPS Ultra result reflects the strain. The 12 GB capacity is not exceeded in any tested configuration—the lowest 4K result at 47.9 FPS still operates within the frame buffer—but the effective bandwidth per pixel at 3840x2160 becomes the bottleneck. Notably, the GPU's 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs and its average benchmark score of 42576 place it in a strong position, yet Outriders' 4K Ultra demands exceed what this configuration can deliver at 60 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy for optimizing the Outriders experience. At 4K, the Medium preset delivers 88.6 FPS, which represents the best balance between visual quality and performance, as the High preset at 68.3 FPS approaches the 60 FPS minimum while Ultra falls to 47.9 FPS. For users prioritizing smoothness at 3840x2160, Low at 123.8 FPS is the only preset that provides substantial headroom, but the jump from Medium to High costs 20.3 FPS (from 88.6 to 68.3), suggesting diminishing returns on visual fidelity for that 22.9% performance penalty.

At 2560x1440, the High preset at 126.2 FPS is the recommended choice, delivering near-140 FPS class performance without the 18.5 FPS cost of stepping down to Medium at 140.7 FPS. The Ultra preset at 92.2 FPS remains playable but sacrifices 34 FPS compared to High, which is a significant trade for marginal graphical improvements. At 1920x1080, all presets exceed 132 FPS, with Ultra at 132.4 FPS being the most visually complete option while still maintaining high-refresh capability. The data indicates that Medium at 160.4 FPS and High at 150 FPS are both excellent choices, but Ultra's 132.4 FPS is the only preset that maxes out settings without dropping below 130 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the configuration produces its highest frame rates across all presets. Low settings average 184.8 FPS, Medium averages 160.4 FPS, High averages 150 FPS, and Ultra averages 132.4 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 52.4 FPS, a 28.4% reduction from the lowest to highest quality tier. This resolution demonstrates the RTX 4070 SUPER's capability to drive high-refresh monitors, with even the most demanding preset staying well above 120 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the measured results show a narrowing of the performance envelope. Low settings average 156.2 FPS, Medium averages 140.7 FPS, High averages 126.2 FPS, and Ultra averages 92.2 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra expands to 64 FPS (a 41.0% drop), indicating that the GPU becomes increasingly sensitive to quality settings as pixel count rises. The High preset at 126.2 FPS remains comfortably above 120 FPS, while Ultra at 92.2 FPS is still suitable for 60 Hz displays but falls short of high-refresh targets.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates compress further. Low settings average 123.8 FPS, Medium averages 88.6 FPS, High averages 68.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 47.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 75.9 FPS, a 61.3% reduction that underscores the GPU's struggle at this resolution. Only the Low preset maintains a triple-digit average, while High barely exceeds 60 FPS and Ultra falls below playable thresholds for most users. The progression from 1080p to 4K shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers playable performance at all presets up to 1440p, but 4K Ultra is the only configuration that fails to reach 60 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination ranks 541st out of 1693 tested combos for Outriders, placing it in the 68th percentile of all configurations in the database. This ranking reflects the balanced nature of the pairing: the CPU's 75th percentile standing among all processors (with an average benchmark score of 17181) complements the GPU's 84th percentile position (average score 42576), yet the overall combo rank indicates that numerous higher-end pairings deliver superior Outriders performance.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (average score 17189, delta 0%), the Intel Core i7-1260P (17212, delta -0.2%), the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17215, delta -0.2%), and the Intel Core i5-1240U (17141, delta 0.2%). These deltas are minimal, suggesting that the i5-11400F's processing power is tightly clustered with these alternatives, meaning CPU choice has little impact on the combo's rank. The GPU's nearest rivals—the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (42653, delta -0.2%), AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (42723, delta -0.3%), AMD Radeon Pro 580X (41991, delta 1.4%), and NVIDIA Tesla M40 (41897, delta 1.6%)—similarly show small performance differences, indicating the RTX 4070 SUPER is in a competitive segment where small margins separate parts.

The 541st rank out of 1693 combos suggests that while this configuration is above the median, it is not near the top of the Outriders leaderboard. The measured FPS data supports this: at 1080p High, the 150 FPS result is strong but not exceptional, while the 4K Ultra figure of 47.9 FPS is below what top-tier combinations achieve. The combo's ranking reflects that the RTX 4070 SUPER, despite its 84th percentile GPU score, is paired with a mid-range CPU that limits performance in CPU-light scenarios at lower resolutions. In Outriders, where GPU load dominates at higher settings, the combo's rank is primarily determined by the graphics card, but the 541st position indicates that many configurations with more powerful GPUs or better CPU-GPU balance outperform this pairing.