Outriders

The Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a highly variable experience in Outriders, with performance dictated almost entirely by the chosen resolution and quality preset. The measured frame rates reveal a system that is capable of excellent high-refresh-rate play at 1080p but becomes increasingly constrained as pixel count and graphical load rise. The data indicates a configuration where the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s strong multi-threaded capabilities ensure it never becomes a limiting factor.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression across resolutions demonstrates a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern. At 1080p High settings, the combo produces 125.3 FPS, which drops to 78 FPS at 1440p High and further to 43.7 FPS at 4K High. This trajectory shows a performance reduction of approximately 37.7% when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 44% decline when stepping up to 4K. The scaling is steep and consistent, indicating that the RTX 2070 SUPER’s rendering throughput is the dominant factor in determining final output.

The behavior under Low settings reinforces this analysis. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 227.5 FPS, a figure that suggests the CPU can feed the GPU with data well beyond typical display refresh rates. However, at 4K Low, the frame rate falls to 74.2 FPS, a 67.4% reduction from the 1080p result. This dramatic drop at 4K, even with minimal graphical load, confirms that the GPU’s pixel processing and memory bandwidth are the limiting constraints at higher resolutions. The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens as resolution increases, with the 1080p Low-to-Ultra delta being 139 FPS, while the same comparison at 4K yields only a 45.1 FPS difference, further proving that resolution scaling outpaces the GPU’s ability to compensate.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested hardware combinations for Outriders, this specific pairing holds a rank of 967 out of 1693 total combos. This places it in the 57th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning a slight majority of other system pairings deliver higher average performance in this title. The rank suggests that while this is not a top-tier setup for Outriders, it sits comfortably above the median, offering a level of performance that is adequate for most gaming scenarios.

The ranking is a holistic measure that blends all resolution and settings results. Given that the combo achieves 125.3 FPS at 1080p High and 88.5 FPS at 1080p Ultra, its mid-pack position is understandable; it delivers playable frame rates at mainstream resolutions but lacks the headroom to climb higher against systems with more powerful GPUs. The data indicates that the combo’s standing is primarily dragged down by its 4K Ultra result of 29.1 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay, while its 1080p performance is competitive with many higher-ranked pairs. The rank of 967 reflects a balanced but not exceptional profile across the full range of test conditions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the decisive component in this configuration’s performance envelope. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is sufficient for most 1440p scenarios but becomes a bottleneck at 4K Ultra, where the 29.1 FPS result indicates the memory subsystem and shader throughput are overwhelmed. The GPU’s base clock of 1605 MHz and boost clock of 1770 MHz, combined with 2560 shading units, deliver a FP32 performance of 9.062 TFLOPS, which is the raw computational power that determines fill rate in a title like Outriders.

The benchmark data shows that the GPU’s relative standing is modest, with a percentile rank of 65 against all tested GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 22206 places it in close competition with the NVIDIA RTX A400, which scores 22307, a delta of -0.5%, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700, which scores 21670, a delta of 2.5%. The RTX 2070 SUPER’s performance in Outriders aligns with these aggregate scores, as it is neither a standout nor a laggard. The 12 nm Turing architecture, with 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, provides the feature set required for modern DirectX 12 Ultimate titles, but the measured FPS data suggests that raw rasterization power is the limiting factor at higher settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo demonstrates its strongest performance. Low settings yield 227.5 FPS, Medium produces 162.4 FPS, High delivers 125.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 88.5 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 61.1% reduction in frame rate, but even the Ultra result is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, making 1080p the sweet spot for this pairing.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance becomes more moderate. Low settings achieve 145.5 FPS, Medium hits 105 FPS, High produces 78 FPS, and Ultra falls to 55.8 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra at 1440p is 28.5%, showing that the Ultra preset’s additional graphical effects place a significant load on the GPU. The Ultra result of 55.8 FPS is just below the 60 FPS target, indicating that users may need to adjust settings to maintain a consistent frame rate at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly overmatched. Low settings produce 74.2 FPS, Medium drops to 56.5 FPS, High yields 43.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 29.1 FPS. The 4K Low result is the only configuration that remains playable, while the Ultra result is nearly unplayable. The data shows a stark contrast between 1080p and 4K performance, with the 4K Ultra result being only 12.8% of the 1080p Low result, underscoring the GPU’s limitations at extreme resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF provides a robust foundation for this system. With 10 cores and 16 threads based on the Alder Lake architecture, it offers substantial multi-threaded capability. Its benchmark scores are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23444 and a single-core score of 3309, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 12373. These results indicate that the CPU is more than capable of handling the game’s logic and physics calculations without becoming a bottleneck.

The CPU’s 3.70 GHz base clock and 4.90 GHz boost clock, combined with 20 MB of shared L3 cache, provide the low-latency access needed for high frame rate gaming. In the benchmark data, the CPU’s average score of 27827 places it in the 84th percentile against all CPUs, indicating it is a high-performance part. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i9-10900K with an average score of 27829 and a delta of 0%, showing that the i5-12600KF matches the performance of a previous-generation flagship. The data confirms that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo, as evidenced by the 227.5 FPS result at 1080p Low, which suggests the CPU can push frames well beyond the GPU’s capabilities. The 125W TDP and unlocked multiplier allow for additional overclocking headroom, though the measured results already show a well-balanced pairing where the GPU is the primary performance arbiter.