Outriders

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a remarkably consistent experience in Outriders, with the data showing that the most balanced and practical choice for most users is the High preset. This combination produces an average of 174.8 FPS at 1920x1080, dropping to 116.1 FPS at 2560x1440, and maintaining a playable 61.3 FPS at 3840x2160. While the Ultra preset pushes visual fidelity higher, the performance cost is steep, resulting in 131 FPS at 1080p, 84.5 FPS at 1440p, and only 41.9 FPS at 4K. Given that the gap between High and Ultra is significant in terms of frame rate, the High preset offers the best experience per the measured rows, providing a smooth 60+ FPS experience even at 4K while remaining well above 100 FPS for high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p displays.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear hierarchy in performance scaling across settings. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 213.7 FPS, Medium reaches 193.2 FPS, High delivers 174.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 131 FPS. The difference between Low and High is 38.9 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra costs 43.8 FPS. At 2560x1440, the pattern holds: Low produces 181.4 FPS, Medium 155.7 FPS, High 116.1 FPS, and Ultra 84.5 FPS. The most significant relative drop occurs between High and Ultra at this resolution, representing a 27.2% reduction in average frame rate.

For 4K gaming, the choices become more critical. The Low preset at 3840x2160 yields 113.7 FPS, which is surprisingly high and suggests the game scales well even at lower settings. Medium delivers 83.4 FPS, High provides 61.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 41.9 FPS. The data indicates that High is the sweet spot for 4K, as it maintains a 60 FPS baseline. Ultra at 4K is not recommended for consistent gameplay, as the 41.9 FPS average falls below typical smoothness thresholds. For competitive play at 1080p, the Medium preset at 193.2 FPS offers a strong balance between visual quality and headroom above the 144Hz refresh rate, while High at 174.8 FPS still provides ample margin.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 plays the dominant role in determining Outriders' performance, especially at higher resolutions and settings. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The 5888 shading units and 64 ROPs are substantial for this game, and the 184 texture mapping units handle the game's detailed environments effectively. The card's boost clock of 2475 MHz provides strong raw compute capability, with the FP32 performance rated at 29.15 TFLOPS.

The VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for Outriders at all tested configurations. Even at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the 12 GB allocation does not appear to be a limiting factor, as the game maintains its settings scaling pattern without unexpected frame rate collapses. The memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s supports the high pixel throughput required at 4K, evidenced by the 61.3 FPS result at High settings. The GPU's percentile ranking of 81 among all GPUs indicates it sits firmly in the upper tier, and its average benchmark score of 37283 places it slightly below the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 by 0.6% and the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A by 1.9%, though those rival comparisons are synthetic and do not reflect Outriders-specific performance.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals the GPU-bound nature of this combination at higher settings. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 174.8 FPS at 1080p to 116.1 FPS at 1440p, a 33.6% reduction, and then to 61.3 FPS at 4K, a further 47.2% reduction from 1440p. This scaling is consistent with the increase in pixel count: 1440p has 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p, and 4K has 2.25 times the pixels of 1440p. The performance degradation closely mirrors this pixel scaling, confirming that the RTX 4070 is the primary bottleneck at these resolutions.

At Low settings, the scaling is less severe in percentage terms. The 1080p Low result of 213.7 FPS drops to 181.4 FPS at 1440p (15.1% reduction) and then to 113.7 FPS at 4K (37.3% reduction from 1440p). The smaller frame rate drop at 1440p Low suggests that the CPU begins to play a more significant role at lower graphical loads. At 4K Low, the 113.7 FPS result still indicates the GPU has headroom, but the scaling pattern shows diminishing returns. The Ultra preset shows the steepest scaling curve, with 131 FPS at 1080p, 84.5 FPS at 1440p (35.5% reduction), and 41.9 FPS at 4K (50.4% reduction from 1440p), highlighting the heavy computational load of Ultra settings on the GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results span from 213.7 FPS on Low to 131 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset delivers 193.2 FPS, while High achieves 174.8 FPS. These numbers indicate that even at the highest settings, the combination easily exceeds 120 FPS, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate gaming. The jump from Low to Medium costs 20.5 FPS, while Medium to High costs 18.4 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 43.8 FPS, demonstrating that Ultra is disproportionately expensive at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the results are 181.4 FPS on Low, 155.7 FPS on Medium, 116.1 FPS on High, and 84.5 FPS on Ultra. The drop from Medium to High is 39.6 FPS, which is the largest single-settings gap at this resolution. The High preset still provides a smooth experience for 144Hz monitors, while Ultra requires a 60Hz panel for consistent performance. At 3840x2160, the results are 113.7 FPS on Low, 83.4 FPS on Medium, 61.3 FPS on High, and 41.9 FPS on Ultra. The High preset at 4K is the only configuration that meets the 60 FPS standard, while Low provides headroom for 100+ FPS gaming at 4K on lower visual quality settings.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 achieves a combo rank of 434 out of 1693 tested combinations in Outriders, placing it in the top 25.6% of all tested systems. This ranking reflects the overall performance capability of the pairing, though it is important to note that the ranking considers all tested combos, not just those with similar hardware. The i5-12400F itself holds a percentile ranking of 77 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19221, which is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-8700K at 19210 (0.1% difference) and slightly below the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS at 19364 (0.7% difference). The RTX 4070's percentile of 81 among all GPUs further reinforces that this combo sits in the upper tier of gaming systems.

The combo rank of 434 indicates that while this system is not at the very top of the leaderboard, it significantly outperforms the majority of tested configurations. The data shows that the combination is well-balanced for Outriders, with the GPU providing the primary performance headroom and the CPU keeping up with the demands of the game at all tested settings. This ranking suggests that users with this hardware can expect a high-quality experience without needing to compromise heavily on settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides a solid foundation for Outriders, with 6 cores and 12 threads running at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 cache per core offer adequate data throughput for the game's logic and physics calculations. The CPU's single-thread performance, as indicated by a 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2332, is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4070 in most scenarios.

The data suggests that the CPU becomes a more significant factor at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the 213.7 FPS result is likely approaching the CPU's limit, as the GPU has ample headroom. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1699 and 4-thread score of 3067 indicate that the CPU's multi-threaded performance is moderate, but Outriders appears to scale well with the 6-core configuration. The 65W TDP and dual-channel memory support provide a stable platform, and the CPU's percentile ranking of 77 places it well above the median processor. In synthetic tests, the i5-12400F's average benchmark score of 19221 is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-8700K and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i5-1335U, though it lags the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS by 0.7% and the AMD EPYC 7773X by 1.3%. These rival comparisons show that the CPU is competitive with older high-end parts and newer mid-range offerings.