Outriders

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 delivers a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Outriders. The benchmark data shows a clear pattern: the RTX 2060 becomes the primary limiting factor as resolution increases, while the CPU’s headroom is substantial. This combination ranks in the 19th percentile of tested configs for this title, indicating that while it can handle the game, it is far from the top tier of performance.

Resolution Scaling

The most striking trend in the data is the dramatic FPS penalty as resolution scales from 1080p to 4K. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 102.1 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops this to 68 FPS, a reduction of 33.4%. At 3840x2160, the average falls to 31.7 FPS, which is a 68.9% decrease from the 1080p High result. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the bottleneck, as the RTX 2060’s 6 GB of VRAM and 192-bit memory bus struggle to feed the pixel count at higher resolutions.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings. With Low settings, the frame rate drops from 191.1 FPS at 1080p to 119 FPS at 1440p and then to 62 FPS at 4K. This shows that even when graphical load is minimized, the resolution increase still costs about 50% of the performance at each step. The Ultra preset shows the most extreme drop, from 73.1 FPS at 1080p to 48.4 FPS at 1440p and finally to 22 FPS at 4K, where the game becomes essentially unplayable.

What the data suggests is that 1080p is the sweet spot for this hardware, with all settings delivering above 73 FPS. At 1440p, the combo remains viable for High settings at 68 FPS, but Ultra dips to 48.4 FPS. At 4K, only the Low preset reaches 62 FPS, while High and Ultra fall below the 32 FPS threshold. The limiting component is clearly the GPU, as the CPU’s 20 cores and 28 threads provide ample headroom for the game’s demands.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of running Outriders at 4K?

A: Yes, but only with significant compromises. The Low preset averages 62 FPS at 3840x2160, while Medium drops to 46.3 FPS. High and Ultra fall to 31.7 and 22 FPS, respectively, which are below comfortable playability thresholds.

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

A: The data indicates 1920x1080 is the optimal choice. At this resolution, even Ultra settings maintain 73.1 FPS, and Medium reaches 137.7 FPS, providing a smooth experience without needing to lower quality.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest rivals in compute performance?

A: The RTX 2060’s average benchmark score of 16074 places it 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7600S and 1.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500, while trailing the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and Radeon Pro 5700 by 1.7%.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: No. The Core i7-14700F scores 35443 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 5003 in single-core, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. Its performance headroom is far beyond what Outriders requires, especially at higher resolutions where the GPU is the constraint.

Q: What settings provide a good balance between visual quality and performance?

A: At 1440p, the High preset delivers 68 FPS, which is a solid middle ground. For 1080p, Ultra at 73.1 FPS offers the full visual experience without sacrificing frame rate.

Q: How does the combo rank overall for this game?

A: The combo ranks 1370th out of 1693 tested combinations, placing it in the lower 20% of configurations. This reflects the GPU’s age and limits, not the CPU’s capability.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination ranks 1370th out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders. This percentile placement is driven almost entirely by the GPU’s modest standing in the broader market. The RTX 2060 holds the 58th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16074. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (0.5% faster), the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (1.7% slower), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (1.8% faster). The CPU, by contrast, is a top-tier part: the i7-14700F sits in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, with an average score of 54097.

This discrepancy means the combo’s ranking is not a reflection of the processor’s abilities. In Outriders, the frame rates at 4K Ultra (22 FPS) and 4K High (31.7 FPS) are far below what the CPU could support. At 1080p Low (191.1 FPS), the system demonstrates that the CPU is more than capable of high refresh rates, but the GPU’s pixel throughput caps the overall experience. The rank of 1370 suggests that for this specific title, users would need a more powerful GPU to move significantly up the leaderboard.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which settings to use at each resolution. For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best choice, delivering 73.1 FPS. This is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, and the visual quality is maximized. If users prefer higher frame rates, Medium at 137.7 FPS or Low at 191.1 FPS are available, but Ultra offers the best balance of fidelity and performance.

At 2560x1440, the High preset at 68 FPS is the recommended setting. It stays above 60 FPS while offering better visuals than Medium (83.4 FPS) or Low (119 FPS). The Ultra preset at 48.4 FPS is playable but dips below the smoothness threshold, so it is not advised for competitive or fast-paced sections.

For 3840x2160, the Low preset at 62 FPS is the only setting that maintains playability. Medium at 46.3 FPS is borderline, and High (31.7 FPS) and Ultra (22 FPS) are not recommended for consistent action. The data suggests that 4K gaming with this combo requires accepting substantial graphical compromises.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark results for Outriders show a consistent hierarchy across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 191.1 FPS, Medium reaches 137.7 FPS, High drops to 102.1 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 73.1 FPS. This represents a 61.7% performance difference between Low and Ultra, which is a typical range for a game with scalable graphics settings.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are 119 FPS for Low, 83.4 FPS for Medium, 68 FPS for High, and 48.4 FPS for Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows slightly to 59.3%, indicating that the GPU is starting to become the limiting factor. At 3840x2160, the spread is 62 FPS for Low, 46.3 FPS for Medium, 31.7 FPS for High, and 22 FPS for Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra difference here is 64.5%, but the absolute values are all low, confirming the GPU’s inability to handle 4K without significant settings reductions.

The data also shows that the jump from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 33% of performance at each setting level, while the jump from 1440p to 4K costs an additional 50%. This nonlinear scaling is characteristic of a GPU that runs out of memory bandwidth and pixel fill rate at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on a 10 nm process. Its base clock is 2.10 GHz, boosting up to 5.40 GHz, and it features 33 MB of shared L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 35443 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 5003 in single-core, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 16571 and single-core of 2711. These numbers place it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs.

For Outriders, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The high single-core performance of 5003 in Cinebench R23 ensures that the game’s main thread is not a bottleneck. The multi-core strength, while not fully utilized by a typical looter shooter, provides headroom for background tasks. In the measured data, the CPU never appears to limit performance: at 1080p Low, the combo hits 191.1 FPS, which is a high enough frame rate to suggest that the CPU can push well beyond the GPU’s capabilities. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X (0.6% faster) and the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 (1.2% slower), show that the i7-14700F is competitively positioned, but in this game, the GPU is the decisive factor.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture with a 12 nm process and features 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1365 MHz with a boost of 1680 MHz, and it offers 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The GPU’s FP32 performance is 6.451 TFLOPS, and it holds the 58th percentile among all GPUs.

In Outriders, the GPU is the clear limiting component. The 6 GB VRAM is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the memory capacity and bandwidth become strained, leading to the poor performance seen in the data. The 192-bit bus is narrow for 4K workloads, which explains why the frame rate drops so sharply. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 16074 places it near the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (0.5% faster) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (1.7% slower). The measured FPS at 1440p High (68 FPS) and 1080p High (102.1 FPS) reflect a mid-range part that can handle modern games at reasonable settings but struggles at higher resolutions. The RTX 2060’s 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores are present, but Outriders does not appear to leverage them heavily, as the scaling is primarily tied to rasterization performance.