Outriders

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a robust Outriders experience, with the data showing a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1080p, the combination is exceptionally fast, pushing well beyond the 144 Hz refresh rate mark on most presets. The combination ranks in the 90th percentile of all tested configurations, with the CPU placing in the 82nd percentile and the GPU in the 88th percentile of their respective categories.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Outriders?

A: The peak average FPS recorded is 226 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This drops to 160.8 FPS at the same resolution with Ultra settings, showing that even the most demanding preset leaves headroom for high-refresh-rate displays.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Core i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25,236, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-13620H and 0.5% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340. It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D by 0.5%, a negligible difference in real-world terms.

Q: What is the performance delta between the RTX 4080 SUPER and the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER averages a benchmark score of 53,610, which is 0.2% ahead of the RX 6900 XT’s 53,489. Both cards are statistically tied in aggregate compute performance, though the 4080 SUPER’s newer architecture provides feature advantages not captured in raw scores.

Q: How much does the frame rate drop when moving from 1080p to 4K on High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS falls from 179.6 at 1920x1080 to 144.5 at 2560x1440, and further to 77.1 at 3840x2160. The 4K figure represents a 57% reduction from the 1080p result, indicating a strong GPU-bound scaling curve.

Q: Which settings preset provides the best balance of visual quality and performance at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 144.5 average FPS, which is perfectly suited for 144 Hz monitors. The Medium preset runs faster at 173.9 FPS but sacrifices visual fidelity, while Ultra drops to 108.8 FPS, making High the optimal choice for smooth, high-quality gameplay.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Outriders?

A: The i5-13400F and RTX 4080 SUPER combination ranks 165th out of 1,693 tested combos. This places it in the top 10% of all configurations, highlighting its strong suitability for this title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant performance driver in this configuration for Outriders. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory capacity is substantial for a looter shooter, allowing high-resolution textures and complex scenes to load without stutter.

The card’s clock speeds are set at a base of 2295 MHz with a boost of 2550 MHz, and the memory runs at 1438 MHz or 23 Gbps effective. These clocks, combined with 10,240 shading units and 80 RT cores, give the GPU a raw FP32 throughput of 52.22 TFLOPS. This compute power directly translates into the measured FPS figures, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck.

The data shows a clear GPU-bound behavior at 4K. At 3840x2160, the average FPS scales from 57.5 on Ultra to 142.6 on Low, a 148% increase. This wide spread indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER has significant headroom and that the graphical preset is the primary lever for performance. The GPU’s 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs reinforces its position as a high-end part capable of handling Outriders’ demanding effects.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience, the High preset at 2560x1440 emerges as the standout choice. This configuration delivers 144.5 average FPS, which aligns perfectly with modern 144 Hz displays. The High preset at 1080p pushes further to 179.6 FPS, but the visual uplift from 1440p makes the higher resolution worthwhile when the hardware can sustain it.

The Ultra preset at 1440p produces 108.8 FPS, which is playable but sacrifices the smoothness that High provides. At 4K, the High preset drops to 77.1 FPS, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold but does not fully exploit high-refresh-rate panels. The Medium preset at 4K offers 100.6 FPS, presenting a viable alternative for users who want 4K resolution with smoother motion.

For competitive play, the Low preset at 1080p delivers 226 FPS, which is exceptionally high. However, the visual downgrade is significant. The data suggests that High at 1440p is the sweet spot, offering a 34% improvement in frame rate over Ultra at the same resolution while maintaining most of the visual fidelity. Users with 4K displays should consider Medium as a compromise, as it stays above 100 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The i5-13400F and RTX 4080 SUPER combination ranks 165th out of 1,693 tested combos for Outriders. This places the pairing in the top 9.7% of all configurations tested, which is a strong showing given the breadth of hardware combinations in the database. The ranking reflects the synergy between the CPU’s 10 cores and 16 threads and the GPU’s massive compute resources.

The CPU itself sits in the 82nd percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 25,236. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-13620H, scores 25,201, a delta of just 0.1%. This indicates that the i5-13400F offers near-identical aggregate performance to a mobile i7 part, which is notable given the desktop platform’s power characteristics.

The GPU ranks in the 88th percentile with an average score of 53,610. Its closest competitor, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, trails by 0.2%, while the RTX 5070 Ti is 2.9% behind. The high percentile rankings for both components explain the combo’s top-10% placement, as neither part bottlenecks the other significantly in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound pattern. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 179.6 at 1920x1080 to 144.5 at 2560x1440 and then to 77.1 at 3840x2160. The transition from 1080p to 1440p costs 35.1 FPS (a 20% reduction), while moving from 1440p to 4K costs 67.4 FPS (a 47% reduction). The steeper drop at higher resolutions confirms that the RTX 4080 SUPER is the limiting factor, as the CPU has ample headroom to feed frames at lower resolutions.

This pattern is consistent across all presets. At Low settings, the FPS falls from 226 at 1080p to 192.8 at 1440p and 142.6 at 4K. The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling, dropping from 160.8 at 1080p to 108.8 at 1440p and 57.5 at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 57.5 FPS is the only sub-60 FPS figure in the entire dataset, underscoring the GPU’s workload at that extreme combination.

The scaling data indicates that the i5-13400F is not a bottleneck at any tested resolution. Even at 1080p Low, where the CPU has the most work relative to the GPU, the system achieves 226 FPS. This suggests that the CPU’s 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,314 provides sufficient processing power to keep the RTX 4080 SUPER saturated, with the GPU’s pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s driving the frame generation.