Outriders

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers a compelling 1080p and 1440p experience in Outriders, but the data reveals a clear shift in system bottleneck as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates across all settings are exceptionally high, ranging from 150.7 FPS at Ultra to 216.5 FPS at Low. This wide spread indicates that the GPU is still the primary driver of performance at this resolution, as lowering graphical fidelity yields substantial gains. However, the gap between settings narrows considerably at 2560x1440, where the Ultra preset produces 98 FPS and Low jumps to 182 FPS. The trend becomes most pronounced at 3840x2160, where the Ultra setting drops to 51.2 FPS, while Low still manages 131.2 FPS. This scaling pattern suggests that while the RTX 4070 Ti is powerful enough to push high refresh rates at lower resolutions, the 4K Ultra workload begins to saturate the GPU's capabilities, making the CPU's role less prominent in determining the final frame rate.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its 18 MB of shared L3 cache and support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory position it as a solid mid-range contender for gaming. In synthetic benchmarks, the processor achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16518 and a single-core score of 2332, indicating strong per-thread performance that is often more critical for game engines than raw core counts. The data shows that in Outriders, the CPU is not the limiting factor at 1080p, as the high FPS numbers at all settings suggest the GPU is doing the heavy lifting. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5895 and max-thread score of 5912 are nearly identical, implying that the processor's performance does not scale significantly beyond its 12 threads for this workload. This is typical for a looter shooter, where the game logic and physics are usually well-optimized for fewer threads. The processor's percentile ranking of 77 among all CPUs further contextualizes its position, placing it well above the median but not at the top tier. When compared to its nearest rivals, the i5-12400F shows a negligible 0.1% performance delta against the Intel Core i7-8700K and a 0.3% delta against the Intel Core i5-1335U, demonstrating that its computational power is competitive with older and newer designs alike. The data indicates that at 4K, the CPU's role diminishes even further, as the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K at the same settings is primarily a function of GPU load.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the dominant component in this configuration, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process. It features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The GPU's clocks are set at a base of 2310 MHz and a boost of 2610 MHz, with memory running at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). With 7680 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, the card is designed for high-throughput rasterization. Its FP32 compute rating of 40.09 TFLOPS is substantial, and the data shows that this raw power translates directly into Outriders' performance. At 1080p High settings, the combination produces 174.5 FPS, which is a clear indicator that the GPU is not being fully utilized, as the CPU can feed it frames faster than it can render them in some scenarios. The benchmark results for the GPU, such as a Passmark G3D score of 31624 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 205028, confirm its high absolute performance level. The GPU's percentile rank of 85 among all GPUs places it in the upper echelon, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, is only 0.6% faster on average, which is a negligible margin in real-world gaming. The data suggests that the RTX 4070 Ti is the component that determines the ceiling for visual fidelity, as moving from Low to Ultra settings at any resolution yields a significant FPS cost. For instance, at 1440p, the drop from Low (182 FPS) to Ultra (98 FPS) represents a substantial 84 FPS reduction, highlighting the GPU's sensitivity to shader complexity and texture detail.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the system's capabilities across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 216.5 at Low to 150.7 at Ultra, with High and Medium landing at 174.5 and 189, respectively. This shows that even at the highest settings, the system easily exceeds the 144 Hz refresh rate common on modern monitors. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 182 at Low, 162.4 at Medium, 134.8 at High, and 98 at Ultra. The 1440p Ultra result is still playable but begins to show strain, suggesting that users seeking maximum graphical quality at this resolution may need to accept frame rates below the 100 FPS threshold. At 3840x2160, the performance curve steepens dramatically. Low settings produce 131.2 FPS, which is excellent for 4K, but Medium drops to 96.2, High to 68.8, and Ultra to 51.2. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that falls below the 60 FPS mark, indicating that the RTX 4070 Ti is pushed to its limits when combining the highest resolution with the most demanding preset. The data shows a consistent pattern: the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens as resolution increases, from a 65.8 FPS difference at 1080p to an 80 FPS difference at 4K. This suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources are increasingly taxed by higher resolutions, while the CPU's role in maintaining frame pacing becomes less critical.

How This Combo Ranks

In the grand scheme of tested hardware combinations for Outriders, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti achieves a rank of 276 out of 1693 tested combos. This places it in the top 16.3% of all configurations, which is a strong showing given that many rivals may use more expensive processors or higher-tier GPUs. The ranking reflects the balance between the two components; the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions, allowing the GPU to flex its muscle, while the GPU's 12 GB of VRAM and high compute throughput prevent memory-related stutters at higher settings. The combo's position is notable because it outperforms many systems with more powerful CPUs, indicating that Outriders is more GPU-bound than CPU-bound in this configuration. The data suggests that users could potentially achieve a higher rank by upgrading the GPU alone, but the current setup offers a well-rounded experience across all tested resolutions. The rank of 276 also implies that there are 1,417 other combos that perform worse, which underscores the effectiveness of this pairing for a 2021 release title like Outriders. The fact that the data is measured, rather than estimated, adds confidence to these results, as it reflects real-world performance under the game's engine.