Outriders

# How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the Intel Arc B570 ranks 2329th out of 2913 tested combos in Outriders. This places the combination in the lower-mid tier of all tested systems, sitting at roughly the 80th percentile from the bottom. The ranking reflects a pairing where the GPU's performance ceiling is the primary constraint, as the CPU's synthetic benchmarks place it in a far more competitive position relative to other processors.

The combo's rank is heavily influenced by the Arc B570's percentileVsAllGpus of 65, meaning it outperforms only 65% of all GPUs in the database. Meanwhile, the Core i5-13400F holds a percentileVsAllCpus of 77, indicating the processor is comparatively stronger than the graphics card. This mismatch suggests the system is GPU-bound in most scenarios, which the measured frame rates confirm across all resolutions and settings.

When examining the nearest rivals for the GPU, the Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 sits nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, deltaPct 0.1) and the Intel Arc A750 (20582, deltaPct -0.1). The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (25284, deltaPct 0) and the Intel Core 5 120 (25362, deltaPct -0.3), showing the i5-13400F is well-matched against those processors in general compute tasks.

# GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 brings 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, yielding 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base and boost clocks are both locked at 2500 MHz, with memory running at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The GPU has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units, along with 18 ray tracing cores. This configuration produces a pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 compute at 11.52 TFLOPS.

In Outriders, the GPU's memory subsystem appears adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming but becomes a limiting factor at 4K. The 10 GB frame buffer is sufficient for high settings at 1440p, where the card delivers 61 FPS, but at 4K High the average drops to 32 FPS, indicating the GPU's raw compute and bandwidth cannot sustain playable rates at that resolution. The 160-bit bus width is notably narrow for a card in this class, which likely contributes to the steep performance cliff between 1440p and 4K.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its mid-range positioning. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2649, while Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan results are 83514 and 96844 respectively. Passmark G3D shows 14195, with DirectX 11 scoring 118 and DirectX 12 scoring 72 — the latter being particularly relevant for Outriders, which uses DX12. The relatively low DirectX 12 score compared to DirectX 11 suggests potential driver overhead or architectural inefficiencies in DX12 workloads.

# Settings Recommendations

At 1080p, the data shows a clear progression: Low delivers 176 FPS, Medium 128 FPS, High 96 FPS, and Ultra 70 FPS. The Medium preset offers the best balance, providing 128 FPS average with a minimum of 109 FPS and maximum of 148 FPS. This keeps frame rates well above 60 FPS even during demanding scenes, while High at 96 FPS is also playable but with less headroom.

For 1440p, Medium again emerges as the optimal choice. The measured 81 FPS average with a range of 69 to 93 FPS ensures consistent performance above the 60 FPS threshold. High at 61 FPS is technically playable but leaves minimal margin for drops, while Low at 111 FPS sacrifices visual quality unnecessarily. Ultra at 44 FPS falls below the smoothness threshold.

At 4K, no preset achieves truly smooth gameplay. Low runs at 58 FPS, which is borderline, but Medium drops to 42 FPS with a minimum of 36 FPS. High and Ultra are essentially unplayable at 32 FPS and 23 FPS respectively. Users targeting 4K should accept Low settings or consider lowering resolution.

The data suggests Medium is the sweet spot for this combo across 1080p and 1440p, offering the best compromise between visual fidelity and frame rate stability. The minimum FPS figures for Medium (109 at 1080p, 69 at 1440p) are notably higher than the average FPS of other presets, indicating consistent performance without severe frame time spikes.

# FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Outriders at 60 FPS on High settings?

A: At 1080p, High delivers 96 FPS average, well above 60. At 1440p, High drops to 61 FPS average, which meets the threshold but with little headroom. At 4K, High is not viable at 32 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution for this hardware?

A: 1440p with Medium settings provides 81 FPS average and 69 FPS minimum, offering the highest resolution with consistently smooth performance. 1080p Medium reaches 128 FPS for those prioritizing frame rate.

Q: How does the Arc B570 compare to its closest GPU rival?

A: The Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 is virtually identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20534 (deltaPct 0.1) and the Intel Arc A750 at 20582 (deltaPct -0.1), indicating near-parity in synthetic tests.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is the bottleneck. The i5-13400F ranks in the 77th percentile among CPUs, while the Arc B570 ranks in the 65th percentile among GPUs. Frame rates scale significantly with resolution, confirming GPU limitation.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p Ultra?

A: The measured average is 70 FPS at 1080p Ultra. This is playable but represents a significant drop from Medium's 128 FPS, suggesting Ultra settings impose a heavy rendering cost.

Q: Does the combo handle 4K at any playable level?

A: Only at Low settings does 4K approach playability with 58 FPS average. Medium drops to 42 FPS, and High/Ultra fall to 32 and 23 FPS respectively, making 4K generally unsuitable for this hardware.

# Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario. At Medium settings, the progression is 128 FPS at 1080p, 81 FPS at 1440p, and 42 FPS at 4K. This represents a 36.7% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 48.1% drop from 1440p to 4K. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 67.2%, closely matching the pixel count increase of 4.0x, which would predict a 75% reduction if perfectly GPU-limited — the slight deviation suggests some overhead mitigation.

High settings show a similar pattern: 96 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p, and 32 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 36.5%, while 1440p to 4K is 47.5%. Low settings demonstrate the most linear scaling: 176 FPS at 1080p, 111 FPS at 1440p, and 58 FPS at 4K, with drops of 36.9% and 47.7% respectively.

The consistent percentage drops across all settings indicate the GPU's compute resources scale uniformly with resolution, with no evidence of CPU limitation even at 1080p Low where 176 FPS is achieved. The steep decline at 4K, where even Low struggles to maintain 60 FPS, points to the GPU's 380.0 GB/s bandwidth and 11.52 TFLOPS compute being insufficient for the pixel throughput required.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process. It runs at a base clock of 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, drawing 65 W TDP. The CPU features a 20 MB shared L3 cache, with 1.25 MB L2 per core and 80 KB L1 per core. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory over a dual-channel bus.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-13400F demonstrates strong multi-threaded capability: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 22604, while single-core reaches 3191. Geekbench multicore is 11068 with single-core at 1996. Passmark multithread shows 25032, and 3DMark max threads hits 7307. These scores place the CPU in the 77th percentile overall, with an average benchmark score of 25292.

The CPU's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, scores nearly identically at 25284 (deltaPct 0), while the Intel Core 5 120 is slightly ahead at 25362 (deltaPct -0.3). This indicates the i5-13400F is well-positioned for gaming workloads. In Outriders, the CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads provide ample headroom, as evidenced by the frame rates scaling purely with resolution and settings rather than showing CPU bottlenecks. Even at 1080p Low with 176 FPS, the processor is not the limiting factor, suggesting it could drive even higher frame rates if paired with a more powerful GPU.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 176 FPS average
• Medium: 128 FPS average, 109 FPS minimum, 148 FPS maximum
• High: 96 FPS average
• Ultra: 70 FPS average

At 1080p, the combo delivers excellent performance across all settings. Low settings achieve 176 FPS, which is well beyond the refresh rate of most monitors. Medium provides 128 FPS with a tight range of 109-148 FPS, indicating stable frame pacing. High at 96 FPS remains smooth, while Ultra at 70 FPS is playable but shows the cost of maximum quality settings.

2560x1440:

• Low: 111 FPS average
• Medium: 81 FPS average, 69 FPS minimum, 93 FPS maximum
• High: 61 FPS average
• Ultra: 44 FPS average

At 1440p, performance drops proportionally with the increased pixel count. Low still reaches 111 FPS, comfortably above 60. Medium at 81 FPS with a 69 FPS minimum is the recommended setting for consistent smoothness. High at 61 FPS meets the 60 FPS threshold but offers little margin. Ultra falls to 44 FPS, which is below the playable threshold for most users.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 58 FPS average
• Medium: 42 FPS average, 36 FPS minimum, 49 FPS maximum
• High: 32 FPS average
• Ultra: 23 FPS average

At 4K, the Arc B570's limitations become apparent. Low barely achieves 58 FPS, which is borderline playable. Medium drops to 42 FPS with a 36 FPS minimum, causing noticeable stuttering in demanding scenes. High and Ultra are effectively unplayable at 32 and 23 FPS respectively. The 4K results confirm this combo is not suited for ultra-high-resolution gaming without significant settings compromises.

The data reveals a consistent pattern: the system performs admirably at 1080p and adequately at 1440p, but struggles at 4K. The GPU's 10 GB VRAM and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for mainstream resolutions, yet the card's overall compute capacity (11.52 TFLOPS) limits its ability to handle 4K rendering loads. Users seeking 4K gameplay should consider this pairing only with Low settings and expectations of near-60 FPS performance.