Outriders

The Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination delivers a performance curve in Outriders that clearly illustrates the GPU-bound nature of the title at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the pairing produces frame rates that range from a playable 87.8 FPS on Ultra to a very high 224.4 FPS on Low, indicating substantial headroom when the graphics load is reduced. However, the scaling from this baseline to 4K is steep and telling: the average frame rate at 4K Ultra collapses to 30.5 FPS, while even High settings at 4K only manage 43.3 FPS. This performance drop is not linear but rather accelerates with resolution, which is the classic signature of a system where the GPU’s rendering throughput becomes the primary bottleneck. The data suggests that while the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently at lower resolutions, the RTX 2070 SUPER’s compute and memory bandwidth are exhausted as pixel count increases, making 4K a challenging target for this specific configuration.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data from 1080p to 4K reveals a pronounced dependency on resolution, which is the defining characteristic of this combo’s performance profile. At 1080p Low, the average frame rate hits 224.4 FPS, a figure that demonstrates the CPU’s capability to process frames without imposing a hard limit. Moving to 1440p Low, the average drops to 145 FPS, which is a reduction of approximately 35% from the 1080p figure. This is a substantial decline, but it is at 4K Low that the scaling becomes more aggressive, with the average falling to 73.5 FPS. This represents a 67% decrease from the 1080p Low result, even though the graphical settings are identical, underscoring that the resolution itself is the dominant factor in performance degradation.

The trend continues across all settings tiers. At High settings, the average frame rate goes from 122.3 FPS at 1080p to 79.3 FPS at 1440p, and then down to 43.3 FPS at 4K. The delta between 1440p and 4K is 36 FPS, which is larger than the delta between 1080p and 1440p (43 FPS), showing that the cost of each additional pixel increases as the resolution climbs. This pattern is consistent with a GPU that has a fixed memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory; as the framebuffer demands grow, the card’s ability to maintain throughput diminishes sharply. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where the GPU can still deliver high refresh rates, but 4K Ultra at 30.5 FPS confirms that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting component at that resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. With a 20 MB shared L3 cache and support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory, the CPU’s specifications suggest a strong foundation for gaming workloads. In the context of Outriders, the CPU’s role appears to be secondary to the GPU, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling. At 1080p Low, the average of 224.4 FPS shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor, as the GPU is able to push frames well beyond typical display refresh rates. The benchmark results for the CPU itself are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 21914 and a single-core score of 3093, placing it in the 88th percentile among all CPUs.

However, the CPU’s influence is more subtle in this title. The difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same Low settings is 79.4 FPS, which is a massive gap that cannot be attributed to the CPU, as its workload does not change significantly with resolution. The Core i5-14400F’s performance in synthetic benchmarks, such as a Passmark multithread score of 25783 and a Passmark single-thread score of 3723, indicates that it has ample headroom to handle the game’s logic and physics. When compared to its nearest rivals, the CPU’s average benchmark score of 32508 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513) and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446), with deltas of 0% and 0.2%, respectively. This suggests that the i5-14400F is well-positioned among its peers, but in Outriders, the data shows that the GPU is the primary driver of frame rate changes across resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications directly explain the observed frame rates. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1605 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz, and it contains 2560 shading units. These specs are typical for a high-end Turing card, but they are dated relative to newer generations. The GPU’s benchmark results show a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1651 and a Passmark G3D score of 18169, placing it in the 65th percentile among all GPUs.

The GPU’s role in Outriders is clear from the measured FPS data. At 1080p Ultra, the average frame rate is 87.8 FPS, which is respectable, but at 4K Ultra, it drops to 30.5 FPS. This 57.3 FPS drop is directly attributable to the GPU’s inability to handle the increased pixel count. The VRAM capacity of 8 GB is also a factor; while it is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, 4K textures and effects can push memory usage to the limit, potentially causing performance dips. The GPU’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A400, which has an average score of 22307 (a delta of -0.5%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z with a score of 22006 (a delta of 0.9%). The RTX 2070 SUPER’s own average benchmark score of 22206 is competitive, but the in-game data shows that it is the bottleneck for this combo at higher resolutions, as the CPU’s performance remains constant while frame rates fall sharply.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of this combo’s performance across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are 224.4 FPS on Low, 165 FPS on Medium, 122.3 FPS on High, and 87.8 FPS on Ultra. These figures show a clear progression, with the difference between Low and Ultra being 136.6 FPS, indicating that the graphics settings have a significant impact on performance at this resolution. At 2560x1440, the averages are 145 FPS on Low, 106.6 FPS on Medium, 79.3 FPS on High, and 54.6 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across all settings, with an average reduction of roughly 34% across the board.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 73.5 FPS on Low, 51.7 FPS on Medium, 43.3 FPS on High, and 30.5 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Low result of 73.5 FPS is notably lower than the 1440p High result of 79.3 FPS, which highlights how resolution can negate the benefits of lower settings. The 4K Ultra result of 30.5 FPS is below the threshold for smooth gameplay, making this setting impractical for this combo. The data shows that the sweet spot for this pairing is 1440p with High settings, where the average of 79.3 FPS offers a good balance between visual quality and smoothness, while 1080p High at 122.3 FPS is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. The progression from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows a consistent penalty, but the absolute frame rates are dictated by the resolution, with 4K proving to be the most challenging environment.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 980 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders. This places it in the lower half of the database, which reflects the GPU’s age and its limitations at higher resolutions. The rank of 980 out of 1693 corresponds to roughly the 58th percentile, meaning that 42% of tested combos perform worse, while 58% perform better. This is a middling result for a system that features a modern CPU but a previous-generation GPU. The CPU’s high percentile ranking (88th) does not translate to a high combo ranking, which underscores the GPU-bound nature of the game.

The combo’s rank is a direct consequence of the RTX 2070 SUPER’s performance ceiling. While the CPU is capable of delivering high frame rates in CPU-light scenarios, as seen in the 1080p Low result of 224.4 FPS, the GPU cannot sustain similar performance at higher resolutions. The data shows that combos with more powerful GPUs would likely rank higher, as they could maintain higher average FPS across all settings. The 980th rank out of 1693 is a clear indicator that this pairing is not optimized for Outriders, especially for users targeting 4K gaming. The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the limiting component, and any upgrade path would focus on replacing the RTX 2070 SUPER to improve the combo’s standing in the database.