Outriders

The Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT combination delivers a highly capable 1440p experience in Outriders, with the data showing that High settings at 2560x1440 provide the best balance of visual fidelity and fluid performance. The measured 88.8 FPS average at this setting is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while the step to Ultra at the same resolution drops performance to 63.3 FPS, a significant 28.7% reduction that does not justify the marginal visual gain. At 1080p, the combo is exceptionally strong, with High settings hitting 139.8 FPS and Low reaching 226.4 FPS, indicating that the CPU and GPU pair are well-matched for high-refresh-rate monitors. The data suggests that 4K Ultra is not viable, as the 31.3 FPS average falls below playable standards, making 1440p the definitive target resolution for this hardware pairing.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data clearly indicates that High settings at 2560x1440 offer the optimal experience for this combination. The measured 88.8 FPS average at this preset provides a 48% performance headroom over the 60 FPS baseline, ensuring consistent frame pacing during intense combat sequences typical of the looter shooter genre. Dropping to Medium at the same resolution yields 118.6 FPS, a 33.5% improvement, but the visual compromise in texture detail and shadow quality is generally not worth the extra frames unless the user has a 144Hz display. For those with high-refresh monitors, Medium at 1440p is the recommended alternative.

At 1080p, High settings deliver 139.8 FPS, which is sufficient for 144Hz displays, while Medium pushes to 188.4 FPS for 165Hz panels. The Ultra preset shows a steep performance cliff across all resolutions: at 1080p it drops to 104.9 FPS (a 25% reduction from High), at 1440p it falls to 63.3 FPS, and at 4K it plummets to 31.3 FPS. This pattern suggests that Ultra enables computationally expensive effects that disproportionately tax the GPU, making it unsuitable for this pairing except at 1080p where it remains playable. The Low preset at 1080p (226.4 FPS) and 1440p (161 FPS) demonstrates the raw capability of the combination but strips the game of its visual identity, making it only relevant for competitive play scenarios.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU/GPU combo in Outriders?*

A: The data shows 2560x1440 is the sweet spot, with High settings producing 88.8 FPS. At 1080p, the combo exceeds 139 FPS on High, while 4K only manages 47.4 FPS on High, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the Ultra preset affect performance compared to High?

A: Ultra causes a significant performance penalty across all resolutions. At 1440p, Ultra drops to 63.3 FPS from High's 88.8 FPS, a 28.7% reduction. At 1080p, the drop is from 139.8 FPS to 104.9 FPS, and at 4K, it falls to 31.3 FPS from 47.4 FPS.

*Q: Is this combo capable of 4K gaming in Outriders?*

A: Only at Low settings, where the measured 85.3 FPS is playable. Medium at 4K produces 59.9 FPS, which is borderline, while High (47.4 FPS) and Ultra (31.3 FPS) are not recommended for a smooth experience.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average is 139.8 FPS, which comfortably supports 144Hz monitors. For 240Hz displays, dropping to Low yields 226.4 FPS, though this sacrifices most graphical enhancements.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combination ranks 780th out of 1693 tested combos, placing it in the upper-mid tier (approximately 54th percentile) of all CPU/GPU pairings benchmarked for this game.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU become the limiting factor at lower resolutions?

A: At 1080p Low, the 226.4 FPS result indicates the CPU is providing ample headroom, but the scaling from 1080p to 1440p (a 1.78x pixel increase) only reduces FPS by 28.9% on High, suggesting the GPU is the primary constraint as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario for this combination. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings reduces the average frame rate from 139.8 FPS to 88.8 FPS, a 36.5% decrease that corresponds to a 78% increase in pixel count. This non-linear scaling indicates that the Radeon RX 6750 XT is the limiting component at these resolutions, as the CPU has sufficient headroom to feed frames at higher rates. The 1440p to 2160p transition at High shows an even steeper drop, from 88.8 FPS to 47.4 FPS, a 46.6% reduction for a 125% pixel increase, confirming that the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources are saturated at 4K.

The Low preset scaling tells a different story. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 226.4 FPS, which drops to 161 FPS at 1440p (a 28.9% decrease) and 85.3 FPS at 4K (a 47% decrease from 1440p). The relatively modest FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings, despite the 78% pixel increase, suggests that the CPU begins to play a more significant role at lower graphical loads. The i5-13400F's 10 cores and 16 threads are sufficient to maintain high frame rates, but the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the bottleneck as resolution rises. This behavior is typical for a mid-range GPU paired with a strong mid-range CPU, where the balance shifts from CPU-bound at 1080p Low to heavily GPU-bound at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 780th out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the 54th percentile of all configurations. This mid-tier ranking reflects the balanced nature of the pairing: the CPU is a strong performer with an average benchmark score of 25236, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU's average score of 35327 places it in the 79th percentile of all GPUs. The rank of 780 suggests that while this combo is capable of smooth 1440p gameplay, there are many higher-end configurations that deliver superior performance, particularly at 4K.

Compared to its nearest CPU rivals, the i5-13400F shows tight competition. It scores within 0.5% of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365 average score) and within 0.1% of the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201). This indicates that the CPU is well-positioned in its performance class, providing consistent results across synthetic benchmarks. For the GPU, the RX 6750 XT is within 0.3% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (35435) and 1.3% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (35787), showing that it competes effectively with higher-tier cards in synthetic tests, though the in-game results at 4K Ultra (31.3 FPS) suggest real-world performance is more limited by the GPU's 12 GB VRAM and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F's 10 cores and 16 threads, based on the Raptor Lake architecture, provide strong multi-threaded performance that benefits Outriders' engine. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21279 and single-core score of 3004 indicate a balanced design, with the 4.60 GHz boost clock ensuring responsive single-thread performance for game logic and physics calculations. The 20 MB of shared L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, which is crucial for maintaining consistent frame times in combat-heavy scenarios.

The benchmark data shows that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck in this pairing. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 226.4 FPS, which is close to the CPU's practical limit for this game. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7314 and max-thread score of 7307 demonstrate that the CPU can handle high thread counts efficiently, with only a 0.1% difference between 16-thread and max-thread workloads. This indicates that the 10-core, 16-thread configuration is well-utilized by the game, and the 65W TDP suggests efficient power delivery for sustained performance. The CPU's PassMark multi-thread score of 25032 places it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, confirming its strong position for gaming workloads.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers excellent performance across all settings. Low produces 226.4 FPS, Medium reaches 188.4 FPS, High achieves 139.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 104.9 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 53.7% reduction in frame rate, reflecting the increasing graphical demands of higher presets. The step from High to Ultra is the most significant, a 25% drop, while the transition from Medium to High costs 25.8% performance.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong: Low hits 161 FPS, Medium reaches 118.6 FPS, High achieves 88.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 63.3 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution is right at the edge of playability, with the 63.3 FPS average leaving little headroom for demanding scenes. The drop from High to Ultra at 1440p is 28.7%, similar to the 1080p pattern but with lower absolute values.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low produces 85.3 FPS, which is playable, but Medium drops to 59.9 FPS, High falls to 47.4 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 31.3 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is a 63.3% reduction, indicating that the 12 GB VRAM and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for the highest quality textures and effects at this resolution. The measured data shows that 4K is only viable at Low or Medium settings for this combination.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, based on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 22 chip, provides 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth. This memory configuration is well-suited for 1440p gaming, as evidenced by the strong performance at that resolution. The GPU's boost clock of 2600 MHz and game clock of 2495 MHz, combined with 2560 shading units, deliver 13.31 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which is sufficient for Outriders' DirectX 12 Ultimate rendering pipeline.

The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2548 and PassMark G3D score of 20700 place it in the 79th percentile of all GPUs, indicating solid mid-range performance. The VRAM capacity of 12 GB proves adequate for 1440p High settings, where the 88.8 FPS result shows no memory-related stuttering. However, at 4K Ultra, the 31.3 FPS average suggests that the combination of higher resolution and Ultra textures exceeds what the GPU's memory bandwidth can efficiently handle. The 64 ROPs and 160 TMUs provide a texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s, which become the limiting factors at 4K. The GPU's 250W TDP and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensure it can maintain consistent performance, though the data shows that users should target 1440p for the best balance of visual quality and frame rate.