Outriders

FAQ

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

A: The i5-11400F’s average benchmark score of 17181 places it virtually neck-and-neck with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189, 0% delta), the Intel Core i7-1260P (17212, -0.2% delta), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17215, -0.2% delta). It also slightly edges out the Intel Core i5-1240U (17141, 0.2% delta). This indicates the CPU sits in a tightly contested performance band.

Q: What is the combo’s overall ranking for Outriders among tested configurations?

A: The Core i5-11400F + RTX 4090 combo ranks 443rd out of 1693 tested combinations, placing it in the top 26% of all tested setups for this game. This rank reflects the balance between the CPU’s mid-range standing (75th percentile among all CPUs) and the GPU’s high-end standing (91st percentile among all GPUs).

Q: What frame rate does the combo achieve at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the combo delivers an average of 131.9 FPS. This is notably above the 60 FPS threshold, making it playable even at the highest settings, though lower presets yield higher frame rates.

Q: How much performance difference exists between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the spread is substantial: Low settings produce 125.8 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 64.6 FPS. The gap of 61.2 FPS between these extremes represents a 94.7% performance swing, showing that settings choice dramatically impacts 4K playability.

Q: Is the RTX 4090’s 24 GB VRAM likely to be a limiting factor in Outriders?

A: Given that the measured FPS data shows the GPU delivering 184.3 FPS at 1080p Low and 64.6 FPS at 4K Ultra, the 24 GB GDDR6X memory (with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth) appears sufficient for this title. No VRAM-related bottlenecks are evident from the data, as frame rates scale predictably with resolution and settings rather than hitting memory walls.

Q: What do the CPU’s benchmark scores suggest about its multi-threaded capability?

A: The i5-11400F scores 14372 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 6036 in Cinebench R20 multicore, with a 3DMark 16-thread score of 5619. These figures, combined with its 6 cores and 12 threads, indicate solid multi-threaded performance that aligns with its 75th percentile standing among all CPUs.

How This Combo Ranks

The Core i5-11400F + RTX 4090 combination holds position 443 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the 73.8th percentile of all configurations. This ranking is intriguing because it pairs a CPU that sits at the 75th percentile among all processors with a GPU at the 91st percentile among all graphics cards. The combo’s overall rank falls between these two percentile values, suggesting that the game’s performance is influenced by both components rather than being dominated by either one.

The data reveals that this pairing does not reach the top tier of Outriders performance despite the GPU’s elite status. The RTX 4090’s raw power (82.58 TFLOPS FP32, 443.5 GPixel/s pixel rate) is partially held back by the i5-11400F’s more modest capabilities. The CPU’s 2.60 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock, combined with 6 cores and 12 threads, provide adequate but not exceptional processing power for this looter shooter.

Notably, the combo’s rank of 443 suggests that many other configurations — likely those with more balanced high-end CPUs paired with similarly powerful GPUs — achieve better results in Outriders. The gap between the GPU’s 91st percentile and the combo’s 73.8th percentile outcome implies a measurable performance ceiling imposed by the processor. This is a curious finding for a game that is not typically considered CPU-intensive, hinting that Outriders may have specific threading or clock-speed sensitivities that favor stronger processors.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data across three resolutions and four settings presets provides a clear picture of optimal configuration choices. At 1080p, even Ultra settings deliver 131.9 FPS, making the highest preset viable for competitive play or high-refresh-rate displays. However, the jump from Ultra to High at 1080p yields a 17.5 FPS improvement (from 131.9 to 149.4 FPS), suggesting that High offers a better balance if frame rate consistency is prioritized.

At 1440p, Ultra settings drop to 112.5 FPS, which remains smooth, but High settings provide 124.8 FPS — a 12.3 FPS gain that comes with minimal visual sacrifice. The 1440p High preset appears to be the sweet spot for this combo, delivering strong performance while maintaining high visual fidelity. Medium settings at 1440p (138.3 FPS) offer diminishing returns over High, with only a 13.5 FPS difference despite reduced graphics quality.

For 4K gaming, the choice becomes more critical. Ultra settings produce 64.6 FPS, which barely clears the 60 FPS playability threshold but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. High settings at 4K (84.7 FPS) provide a much more comfortable margin while still looking excellent. The data suggests that High is the recommended preset for 4K, as it offers a 31.1% performance increase over Ultra (from 64.6 to 84.7 FPS) with only modest visual downgrades. Medium at 4K (111.8 FPS) is an option for players prioritizing frame rate over image quality, but High represents the best compromise between visual fidelity and smoothness across all resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark data reveals a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 184.3 FPS on Low, 162.5 FPS on Medium, 149.4 FPS on High, and 131.9 FPS on Ultra. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 52.4 FPS drop, representing a 28.4% performance reduction when maximizing visual quality.

Moving to 2560x1440, the measured averages are 154.8 FPS (Low), 138.3 FPS (Medium), 124.8 FPS (High), and 112.5 FPS (Ultra). The 1440p results show a 42.3 FPS spread between Low and Ultra, with the percentage drop from Low to Ultra being 27.3%. Interestingly, the 1440p Ultra score of 112.5 FPS is only 19.4 FPS lower than the 1080p Ultra score of 131.9 FPS, indicating that the GPU handles the resolution increase with relative ease.

At 3840x2160, the data shows 125.8 FPS on Low, 111.8 FPS on Medium, 84.7 FPS on High, and 64.6 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the most demanding scenario tested, with the combo still managing to stay above 60 FPS. The 4K Low to Ultra spread of 61.2 FPS represents a 48.6% performance penalty for maxing out settings at this resolution. Across all resolutions, Low settings consistently deliver the highest frame rates, with 1080p Low being the only configuration to exceed 180 FPS.

GPU Role

The RTX 4090’s specifications help explain its strong performance in Outriders. With 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus delivering 1.01 TB/s bandwidth, the GPU has ample resources for high-resolution textures and effects. Its 16384 shading units and 512 TMUs provide substantial raw compute capability, while 176 ROPs handle pixel output at a rate of 443.5 GPixel/s. The 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores suggest the card is well-prepared for ray tracing and DLSS workloads, though the measured data does not include RT-specific results.

The GPU’s 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 1,290.2 GTexel/s texture rate are among the highest in its class, yet the benchmark results show it achieving only 64.6 FPS at 4K Ultra in Outriders. This suggests the game may not be fully utilizing the GPU’s capabilities, or that other bottlenecks limit performance. The 91st percentile standing among all GPUs confirms the RTX 4090’s elite status, but the measured FPS at 4K Ultra indicates that even this powerful card cannot completely overcome the demands of maxed-out settings at high resolutions.

The GPU’s boost clock of 2520 MHz and base clock of 2235 MHz provide the frequency headroom needed for consistent performance across different workload types. The 1.01 TB/s memory bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and data transfer to the GPU core are not limiting factors. With a passmark G3D score of 38194, the GPU demonstrates strong DirectX and OpenGL performance, which aligns with Outriders’ use of modern graphics APIs.

CPU Role

The Core i5-11400F provides the processing foundation for this combo, with 6 cores and 12 threads running at base and boost clocks of 2.60 GHz and 4.40 GHz respectively. Its 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB per-core L2 cache offer moderate memory hierarchy depth for game logic and physics calculations. The CPU’s DDR4 memory support with dual-channel configuration provides 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, which is adequate for feeding the GPU’s data demands.

Synthetic benchmarks position this CPU as a mid-range performer: it achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14372 and a single-core score of 2029, with a Geekbench multicore score of 7579. The 3DMark results show scaling from 1691 (2 threads) to 5652 (max threads), indicating reasonable multi-threading efficiency. The CPU’s 75th percentile ranking among all CPUs places it above the median but well below top-tier processors.

In Outriders, the CPU’s role appears to be significant at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 184.3 FPS, which is likely approaching the CPU’s limit for frame generation. The fact that 1080p Ultra (131.9 FPS) is only 52.4 FPS lower than 1080p Low suggests the GPU remains the primary bottleneck even at lower resolutions. However, the combo’s overall rank of 443 out of 1693 — lower than the GPU’s 91st percentile — implies that the CPU does constrain performance in certain scenarios, particularly at high frame rates where CPU-bound situations become more likely.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals how performance scales with resolution across all settings presets. At Low settings, the frame rates are 184.3 FPS (1080p), 154.8 FPS (1440p), and 125.8 FPS (4K). The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 29.5 FPS (16.0% reduction), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 29.0 FPS (18.7% reduction). This relatively linear scaling at Low settings suggests the GPU has ample headroom and the CPU becomes more influential at higher frame rates.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more dramatic: 131.9 FPS (1080p), 112.5 FPS (1440p), and 64.6 FPS (4K). The 1080p to 1440p drop is 19.4 FPS (14.7%), but the 1440p to 4K drop is 47.9 FPS (42.6%). This steeper decline at higher resolutions indicates the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck as pixel count increases, which is expected given the 4K resolution has 4 times the pixels of 1080p.

The High settings show a similar pattern: 149.4 FPS (1080p), 124.8 FPS (1440p), and 84.7 FPS (4K). The 1080p to 1440p reduction is 24.6 FPS (16.5%), and the 1440p to 4K reduction is 40.1 FPS (32.1%). The consistent pattern across settings — relatively mild drops from 1080p to 1440p, followed by sharper drops from 1440p to 4K — suggests that the CPU is more significant at 1080p and 1440p, while the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor at 4K. This interpretation aligns with the combo’s overall rank, which falls between the CPU’s and GPU’s individual percentiles, reflecting a balanced but not perfectly matched pairing.