Outriders

The Outriders benchmark data for the Intel Core i7-14700F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT combination reveals a component pairing that scales predictably across resolutions and presets, with the GPU acting as the primary bottleneck at higher settings. The measured frame rates show a clear hierarchy of performance that allows for specific recommendations based on display target.

Settings Recommendations

The most balanced experience for this combination in Outriders is the High preset at 1440p, which delivers an average of 94.4 FPS. This represents a substantial performance buffer over the 60 FPS threshold while maintaining visual fidelity that is significantly higher than the Low or Medium presets. At 1080p, the High preset achieves 154.5 FPS, which is ideal for high refresh rate displays.

For users with 4K displays, the High preset yields 53.7 FPS, which is playable but not optimal for competitive play; the Medium preset at 70.1 FPS is the better 4K choice if visual quality can be slightly compromised. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, producing only 39.3 FPS at 4K and 68.5 FPS at 1440p, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay at higher resolutions despite offering the maximum visual quality.

The data indicates that Low settings provide disproportionately high frame rates—264.8 FPS at 1080p and 180 FPS at 1440p—which suggests that the game's rendering load scales heavily with preset complexity. For esports-focused players, the Low preset at 1080p offers the highest headroom, but the visual degradation is substantial. The Medium preset at 1080p (203.9 FPS) strikes a better compromise for high-refresh monitors, while High at 1440p (94.4 FPS) is the recommended sweet spot for most users balancing quality and responsiveness.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s. The GPU's boost clock is rated at 2544 MHz, with a game clock of 2171 MHz, and it contains 3456 shading units, 216 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units. The card's FP32 compute performance is 35.17 TFLOPS, and it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6.

The benchmark data shows that the RX 7700 XT's performance in Outriders is strongly influenced by the preset level rather than resolution alone. The transition from Medium to High at 1440p results in a drop from 126.4 FPS to 94.4 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra reduces the average to 68.5 FPS. This pattern indicates that Ultra settings introduce rendering effects that heavily tax the GPU's compute and memory subsystems.

The GPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all GPUs and its average benchmark score of 30097 place it in the mid-to-high performance tier. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, has an identical average score of 30109 with a delta of 0%, indicating that the RX 7700 XT and RTX 5060 offer comparable raw performance. The RX 7700 XT's 12 GB VRAM capacity proves sufficient for Outriders at all tested resolutions, as the frame rates remain consistent within each preset regardless of resolution scaling.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. It features 33 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory. The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-core performance, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35443 and a single-core score of 5003.

In Outriders, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the frame rate scaling at 1080p. The Low preset produces 264.8 FPS, which is well above the GPU's maximum capability at that resolution, indicating that the CPU is not limiting performance at lower settings. However, the difference between Medium (203.9 FPS) and High (154.5 FPS) at 1080p shows that the game becomes increasingly GPU-bound as preset complexity rises.

The i7-14700F's 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs and its average benchmark score of 54097 place it near the top of the performance spectrum. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, scores 54450 with a delta of -0.6%, meaning the i7-14700F trails by only 0.6% in average performance. The CPU's high boost clock of 5.40 GHz and substantial L3 cache contribute to its ability to feed the GPU effectively, particularly at 1440p and 4K where the frame rates are clearly GPU-limited.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and preset combination for this hardware in Outriders?

A: The data shows that 1440p High provides 94.4 FPS, offering a good balance between visual quality and performance. For 1080p users, High at 154.5 FPS is excellent, while 4K users should consider Medium at 70.1 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 7700 XT compare to its nearest rival in raw performance?

A: The RX 7700 XT has an average benchmark score of 30097, which is essentially identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060's score of 30109, showing a deltaPct of 0%. This indicates parity in raw compute performance.

Q: Is the Core i7-14700F a bottleneck for the RX 7700 XT in Outriders?

A: No. The CPU's high single-thread and multi-thread scores, including a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 5003 and multi-core score of 35443, ensure it can keep up with the GPU. The frame rate scaling across resolutions confirms the GPU is the limiting factor at higher settings.

Q: What is the performance penalty of using Ultra settings at 1440p compared to High?

A: Ultra at 1440p produces 68.5 FPS, while High achieves 94.4 FPS. This represents a reduction of approximately 27.4% in average frame rate when moving from High to Ultra.

Q: How does the CPU's performance rank relative to all other processors?

A: The i7-14700F ranks in the 94th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54097. It trails the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X by only 0.6% in average score.

Q: Can this hardware achieve 200+ FPS in Outriders?

A: Yes, at 1080p with Medium settings the combination produces 203.9 FPS, and with Low settings it reaches 264.8 FPS. At 1440p Low, it also exceeds 200 FPS with 180 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data across resolutions reveals how the system's limiting component shifts as pixel count increases. At 1080p, the High preset delivers 154.5 FPS, which drops to 94.4 FPS at 1440p (a 38.9% reduction) and further to 53.7 FPS at 4K (a 65.2% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the CPU has ample headroom to feed the graphics card at lower resolutions.

The Low preset shows even more extreme scaling: 264.8 FPS at 1080p drops to 180 FPS at 1440p (32% reduction) and 92.5 FPS at 4K (65.1% reduction). The consistent percentage drops across presets indicate that the rendering workload scales uniformly with resolution, confirming that the RX 7700 XT's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints.

The Medium preset follows the same trend, with 203.9 FPS at 1080p, 126.4 FPS at 1440p, and 70.1 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset, however, shows a slightly different scaling pattern: 111.1 FPS at 1080p drops to 68.5 FPS at 1440p (38.3% reduction) and 39.3 FPS at 4K (64.6% reduction). This suggests that Ultra settings add effects that scale more heavily with resolution, likely due to increased shading and texture complexity that impacts the GPU's compute units.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the system is still partially CPU-bound at lower presets, as evidenced by the large frame rate jumps from Medium to Low (203.9 to 264.8 FPS). At 1440p and above, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, as the frame rates for each preset cluster within a narrower range relative to the 1080p results. This analysis confirms that for optimal performance, users should prioritize GPU settings over resolution scaling when using this hardware combination.