Outriders

The data for Outriders pairing the Intel Core i7-12700K with the AMD Radeon RX 570 reveals a system that is heavily constrained by its graphics card at higher resolutions, yet surprisingly capable at 1080p with lowered settings. This combination sits near the bottom of the database’s tested configurations, but the benchmark results show a clear path to playability for this looter shooter.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate curve from 1080p to 4K is steep and unequivocal. At 1080p with Low settings, the combination delivers an average of 100.5 FPS, which drops to 60.5 FPS at 1440p and further to 31 FPS at 4K. This represents a 69.2% reduction in average frame rate when moving from 1080p Low to 4K Low, a pattern that clearly indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU, a 12-core Alder Lake part with a 5.00 GHz boost clock, is not the bottleneck here; the RX 570’s 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth simply cannot sustain high pixel throughput at 4K.

The scaling behavior changes with settings. At 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 40, while at 1440p Ultra it falls to 24.2, and at 4K Ultra it plummets to 12.7. The delta between Low and Ultra at the same resolution is significant: at 1080p, the difference is 60.5 FPS, while at 4K it narrows to 18.3 FPS. This narrowing suggests that at 4K, the GPU is so saturated that even reducing settings yields diminishing returns — the pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth are the hard walls, not the shading units. The RX 570’s 32 ROPs and 159.2 GTexel/s texture rate are simply overwhelmed by 8.3 million pixels at 4K.

Interestingly, the 1440p data shows the most balanced behavior. At 1440p Medium, the combo hits 45.2 FPS, which is within playable range for a slower-paced looter shooter. The jump from 1440p Low (60.5 FPS) to 1440p High (36.4 FPS) is a 39.8% drop, indicating that the game’s High preset introduces effects that heavily tax the Polaris 20 chip. For users targeting 1440p, the data suggests that Medium settings are the practical ceiling, as Ultra at this resolution falls below 30 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this CPU-GPU pairing?

A: The data shows 1080p Low delivers an average of 100.5 FPS, while 1080p Medium achieves 70.2 FPS. For a smoother experience, 1440p Low at 60.5 FPS is viable, but 4K is not recommended as even Low settings only yield 31 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 570 perform at 4K in Outriders?

A: The benchmark results indicate 4K is largely unplayable. Average FPS ranges from 31 at Low settings down to 12.7 at Ultra. The 4 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for this resolution in this title.

Q: Is the Intel Core i7-12700K holding back the RX 570?

A: No. The CPU’s benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29241 and single-core score of 4128, are far above what Outriders requires. The frame rate drops are consistent with GPU limitation, not CPU bottlenecking.

Q: What frame rate can be expected at 1080p Ultra?

A: The measured average is 40 FPS. This is playable but not ideal for a fast-paced shooter. Dropping to High increases the average to 54.7 FPS, and Medium to 70.2 FPS.

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

A: The combination ranks 1634 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the bottom 3.5% of all configurations in the database.

Q: Does the RX 570’s memory clock affect performance in this game?

A: The memory clock is 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective), yielding 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. Given the steep FPS drops at higher resolutions, this bandwidth appears to be a limiting factor, particularly at 4K where the drop from Low to Medium is 7.6 FPS.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the decisive component in this pairing. Its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is the primary constraint at high resolutions. The GPU’s base clock of 1168 MHz and boost clock of 1244 MHz are modest by modern standards, and the 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is clearly insufficient for 4K gaming in Outriders. The card’s 74th percentile ranking among all GPUs in the database, while its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 with a 0.2% delta, indicates that the RX 570 is far from the bottom of the performance stack — but it is still a 2017-era Polaris 20 part.

The VRAM capacity is a critical issue. At 4K Ultra, the game likely exceeds 4 GB of usage, leading to the catastrophic 12.7 FPS average. Even at 1440p Ultra, the 24.2 FPS result suggests memory pressure. The card’s 32 ROPs limit pixel throughput, which explains why lowering settings from Ultra to Low at 1080p nearly doubles the frame rate from 40 to 100.5 FPS. The texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s is adequate for 1080p but becomes a bottleneck when the resolution increases.

The GPU’s PCIe 3.0 x16 interface is another consideration. While the Core i7-12700K supports PCIe Gen 4, the RX 570 is limited to Gen 3, which can reduce data transfer speeds in certain scenarios. However, the benchmark data does not isolate this effect. The card’s dual-slot design and 150 W TDP are consistent with its performance class, and its end-of-life production status means no future driver optimizations are likely.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination shows a wide range of performance. Low settings produce an average of 100.5 FPS, Medium 70.2 FPS, High 54.7 FPS, and Ultra 40 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is a 30.2% drop, while the step from High to Ultra is a 26.9% drop. These results indicate that the game scales well with settings at 1080p, and users can tune performance to their preference.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are: Low 60.5 FPS, Medium 45.2 FPS, High 36.4 FPS, and Ultra 24.2 FPS. The 1440p results show a more compressed range — the difference between Low and Ultra is 36.3 FPS, compared to 60.5 FPS at 1080p. This compression is a hallmark of GPU limitation; the card cannot translate lower settings into proportionally higher frame rates because it is already near its memory and bandwidth ceiling.

At 3840x2160, the results are largely academic: Low 31 FPS, Medium 23.4 FPS, High 18.5 FPS, and Ultra 12.7 FPS. None of these are playable for a looter shooter, which requires responsive aiming and consistent frame pacing. The data suggests that 4K is not a viable option for this pairing, regardless of settings. The jump from 1080p Low to 4K Low is a 69.2% decrease, confirming that the GPU is the sole limiting factor.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1634 out of 1693 tested configurations places this pairing in the 3.5th percentile of all combos in the database for Outriders. This is a low ranking, but it must be interpreted in context: the database includes high-end modern GPUs, and the RX 570 is an end-of-life product from 2017. The CPU, however, is a top-tier part — the Core i7-12700K ranks in the 89th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35684. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845, is only 0.3% behind, while the Intel Core i7-13800H is 0.8% ahead.

The mismatch between the CPU’s high rank and the GPU’s lower rank (74th percentile) is stark. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29241 and single-core score of 4128 indicate that it can handle any game engine, but the GPU’s 4 GB VRAM and 5.095 TFLOPS are the binding constraints. In Outriders, this means the combination is only competitive at 1080p with Medium or Low settings, where it can achieve 70.2 or 100.5 FPS respectively. At higher resolutions, the combo falls below playable thresholds.

The ranking also reflects the GPU’s nearest rivals, which include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0.2% delta) and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (0.2% delta). These are modern cards with significantly more VRAM and bandwidth, yet their average benchmark scores are nearly identical to the RX 570. This suggests that the RX 570’s performance in synthetic benchmarks does not translate to 4K gaming, where its memory capacity becomes a critical weakness. In Outriders specifically, the 4 GB VRAM is the Achilles’ heel that pushes the combo to the bottom of the rankings.