Outriders

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 delivers a highly capable 1080p and 1440p experience in Outriders, though 4K Ultra settings push the GPU to its limits. The data shows this combo ranks in the 56th percentile of all tested configurations, indicating solid mid-tier performance that excels at high-refresh-rate gaming on high and medium presets.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows clearly indicate that the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 190 FPS average, which is 47 FPS higher than High settings and nearly double the Ultra preset's 103 FPS. The jump from Medium to High costs 47 FPS at 1080p, while the jump from High to Ultra costs another 40 FPS, making Ultra the least efficient choice for marginal visual gains. At 1440p, Medium maintains a 120 FPS average, which remains well above the 90 FPS achieved on High and comfortably exceeds the 65 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset also provides the only min/max FPS data in the entire dataset, with a 102 FPS minimum at 1440p and a 162 FPS minimum at 1080p, suggesting consistent frame pacing that the other presets lack in the measurements. For 4K gaming, Medium is the only viable option for smooth play, delivering 63 FPS average, while High drops to 47 FPS and Ultra falls to an unplayable 34 FPS. Low settings at 4K reach 86 FPS but sacrifice too much visual quality for a looter shooter where enemy readability matters. The data indicates that players with high-refresh-rate 1080p or 1440p monitors should stick with Medium for the best experience, while 4K users should accept Medium as the ceiling for this combo.

GPU Role

The RTX 5060's memory configuration plays a critical role in Outriders' performance scaling. With 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, the card delivers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Medium settings at all resolutions but becomes a bottleneck at Ultra. The 4K Ultra result of 34 FPS versus 4K Medium's 63 FPS represents a 46% performance drop, indicating that the GPU's memory bandwidth and capacity are strained when texture quality and effects are maxed out. The card's boost clock of 2497 MHz and base clock of 2280 MHz, combined with 3840 shading units, produce 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. This raw compute headroom is evident in the 1080p Low result of 215 FPS, which suggests the GPU is not the limiting factor at lower settings and resolutions. The 48 ROPs and 120 TMUs handle Outriders' particle effects and post-processing well at Medium, as shown by the 190 FPS 1080p result. However, the transition from Medium to High at 4K shows a 16 FPS drop (63 to 47), and the transition from High to Ultra shows a 13 FPS drop (47 to 34), revealing that the GPU's 8 GB frame buffer becomes saturated with higher-resolution textures. The RTX 5060's PassMark G3D score of 20891 places it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, scores 1.2% lower, confirming this card as a capable mid-range performer. For Outriders specifically, the GPU handles Medium settings admirably across all resolutions but lacks the headroom for Ultra at 1440p and above.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 ranks 1635 out of 3710 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the 56th percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component severely bottlenecks the other in most scenarios. The CPU's performance profile supports this positioning; its average benchmark score of 19039 places it in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU's average score of 26331 places it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. The near-identical percentile rankings suggest the combo is well-matched for Outriders' engine, which benefits from both strong single-thread performance and adequate multi-threading. The CPU's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, scores 19047, a negligible 0 deltaPct difference, while the GPU's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon 860M, scores 26401, just 0.3% higher. This mid-pack ranking means the combo outperforms 44% of tested systems while trailing 56%, which aligns with its measured FPS results that show excellent 1080p performance but diminishing returns at higher resolutions. The ranking also reflects that Outriders is not an exceptionally demanding title, so even mid-tier hardware achieves high frame rates, making the percentile placement more about resolution scaling than raw capability. For context, the combo's 1080p Medium result of 190 FPS places it among configurations that can drive high-refresh-rate monitors, while its 4K Ultra result of 34 FPS places it below the threshold for smooth 4K gaming.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 5060 and i5-12400F combination produces a wide spread of results across the four settings presets. Low settings achieve 215 FPS average, representing the absolute ceiling for this combo at 1080p. Medium settings deliver 190 FPS average with a minimum of 162 FPS and maximum of 219 FPS, showing excellent consistency for competitive play. High settings drop to 143 FPS average, which is still smooth but represents a 25% reduction from Medium. Ultra settings fall to 103 FPS average, which is playable but noticeably less fluid than the lower presets. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 52% performance reduction, indicating that the GPU is handling increasing shader complexity and texture loads.

At 2560x1440, the performance curve steepens. Low settings produce 165 FPS average, which remains high enough for 144Hz monitors. Medium settings deliver 120 FPS average with a minimum of 102 FPS and maximum of 138 FPS, providing a solid 100+ FPS experience. High settings drop to 90 FPS average, which is still smooth but begins to show the GPU's limitations. Ultra settings fall to 65 FPS average, a 46% reduction from Medium. The 1440p results show a 61% performance drop from Low to Ultra, compared to 52% at 1080p, indicating that resolution scaling amplifies the GPU's workload.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles to maintain high frame rates. Low settings achieve 86 FPS average, which is playable but requires significant visual compromises. Medium settings deliver 63 FPS average with a minimum of 53 FPS and maximum of 72 FPS, making it the only 4K preset that consistently stays above 60 FPS. High settings drop to 47 FPS average, which is below the smoothness threshold for most players. Ultra settings fall to 34 FPS average, which is not suitable for action-oriented gameplay. The 4K results show a 60% performance drop from Low to Ultra, similar to 1440p, confirming that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 190 at 1080p to 120 at 1440p (37% reduction) and then to 63 at 4K (48% reduction from 1440p). This represents a total 67% performance loss from 1080p to 4K, which is consistent with the pixel count increase of approximately 4x. The fact that FPS does not drop by 75% (the exact pixel ratio) indicates that the CPU is partially limiting performance at 1080p, preventing the GPU from reaching its full potential. At Low settings, the scaling is similar: 215 FPS at 1080p drops to 165 FPS at 1440p (23% reduction) and then to 86 FPS at 4K (48% reduction from 1440p). The smaller drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings (23% versus 37% at Medium) suggests that the GPU is more GPU-bound at higher settings, while the CPU becomes more relevant at lower settings. At High settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 37% (143 to 90 FPS), and from 1440p to 4K is 48% (90 to 47 FPS). At Ultra settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 37% (103 to 65 FPS), and from 1440p to 4K is 48% (65 to 34 FPS). The consistent 37% and 48% drops across High and Ultra settings indicate that the GPU is the limiting component at these presets, with the CPU providing sufficient headroom. The larger relative drop from 1440p to 4K compared to 1080p to 1440p suggests that the 8 GB VRAM capacity is becoming a factor at 4K, as texture data exceeds the frame buffer and causes additional performance penalties.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides a solid foundation for Outriders, with its 6 cores and 12 threads running at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The CPU's benchmark scores indicate strong single-thread performance, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1680. This single-thread capability is crucial for Outriders, which relies on physics calculations and game logic that are less parallelizable. The multi-thread performance is also respectable, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12380 and a PassMark multi-thread score of 19433. The 18 MB of shared L3 cache helps maintain smooth frame pacing, as evidenced by the consistent minimum FPS values at Medium settings. The CPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19039, places it just behind the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (19047, 0% delta) and ahead of the Intel Core i5-1335U (18982, 0.3% delta). In Outriders specifically, the CPU's impact is most visible at 1080p Low settings, where the GPU is less stressed and the CPU can become a bottleneck. The 215 FPS result at 1080p Low suggests the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently up to this point. At higher resolutions and settings, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as shown by the consistent performance drops regardless of CPU workload. The CPU's 65W TDP and dual-channel memory support contribute to system stability, though the data does not indicate memory bandwidth as a limiting factor in these results. For players using this combo, the i5-12400F provides enough headroom to avoid CPU-induced stuttering in Outriders, even in intense combat scenarios with multiple enemies and particle effects.