Outriders

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Outriders with this Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers 203.6 FPS, which drops to 127.4 FPS at 1440p and further to 69.5 FPS at 4K. This represents a 37.4% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 65.9% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The substantial performance hit at higher resolutions indicates the RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary limiting factor when pixel count increases.

The scaling behavior changes notably with higher settings. At Ultra settings, the frame rate drops from 81.5 FPS at 1080p to 49 FPS at 1440p, then to 26.8 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is particularly telling — it falls below 30 FPS, making the game essentially unplayable at that configuration. This steep decline suggests that the combination of high resolution and maximum settings overwhelms the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth.

At Medium settings, the resolution scaling is more moderate: 149.3 FPS at 1080p, 92.3 FPS at 1440p, and 47.7 FPS at 4K. The relative consistency here — roughly halving at each resolution step — points to balanced utilization of the GPU's compute resources. The 4K Medium result remains playable, unlike 4K Ultra.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens dramatically at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference is 122.1 FPS (203.6 vs 81.5). At 4K, that gap shrinks to 42.7 FPS (69.5 vs 26.8). This compression indicates that at 4K, even Low settings cannot fully offset the raw pixel throughput demands, reinforcing that the GPU is the bottleneck across the board.

FAQ

Q: What frame rate can this combo achieve at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 114.4 at 1920x1080 with High settings, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this configuration?

A: At 4K with Low settings, the combo reaches 69.5 FPS, which is playable. Medium settings drop to 47.7 FPS, High settings to 35.6 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 26.8 FPS — the latter being below typical playability standards.

Q: How does the CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads factor into Outriders performance?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF's 20 cores and 28 threads provide substantial headroom. Given that the GPU is the bottleneck at higher resolutions, the CPU's multithreaded capability (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44557) ensures it does not become a limiting factor in this looter shooter.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking among tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 1238 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database.

Q: Does the RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM cause issues at 4K Ultra?

A: The 4K Ultra result of 26.8 FPS suggests the GPU is severely constrained. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory is paired with a 256-bit bus, and the benchmark data shows Ultra settings at 4K produce less than half the frame rate of Medium settings, indicating VRAM or bandwidth limitations.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER's average benchmark score is 19774, which is 0.5% higher than the RTX 2070's 19680 and 0.3% higher than the GTX TITAN's 19706. This places it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs.

How This Combo Ranks

The benchmark database places this Intel Core i7-14700KF plus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination at rank 1238 out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders. This positioning, at roughly the 73rd percentile of tested configurations, reflects a mismatch between the high-end CPU and the mid-range GPU. The CPU alone sits in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70104, while the GPU sits in the 63rd percentile with an average score of 19774.

The ranking suggests that in Outriders, the GPU's performance ceiling limits the overall combo. The measured FPS data shows the CPU's capabilities — a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44557 and single-core score of 6290 — are far beyond what the RTX 2060 SUPER can utilize at higher resolutions. The gap between the CPU's 96th percentile ranking and the combo's 73rd percentile ranking highlights this imbalance.

Among the CPU's nearest rivals, the Intel Core i7-14700K scores 70074 (0% delta), the AMD EPYC 9115 scores 69887 (0.3% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X scores 70420 (-0.4% delta). The i7-14700KF's position within 1.3% of these alternatives suggests its processing power is not the deciding factor in this game's performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 203.6 FPS, Medium settings 149.3 FPS, High settings 114.4 FPS, and Ultra settings 81.5 FPS. All four settings at 1080p exceed 60 FPS, with Low nearly tripling that threshold.

At 2560x1440, performance remains solid but shows the GPU's strain. Low settings hit 127.4 FPS, Medium settings 92.3 FPS, High settings 70.3 FPS, and Ultra settings 49 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result drops below 60 FPS, indicating that maximum settings at this resolution require compromises.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 2060 SUPER's limitations become pronounced. Low settings yield 69.5 FPS, Medium settings 47.7 FPS, High settings 35.6 FPS, and Ultra settings 26.8 FPS. Only the Low preset at 4K remains above 60 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls below 30 FPS, rendering it impractical for sustained play.

The settings scaling at each resolution shows diminishing returns. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 54.3 FPS, from Medium to High costs 34.9 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 32.9 FPS. At 4K, these steps cost 21.8 FPS, 12.1 FPS, and 8.8 FPS respectively, showing that each settings tier adds less absolute performance loss at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER employs the TU106 chip on TSMC's 12 nm process, with 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. It operates at a base clock of 1470 MHz and boost clock of 1650 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which becomes a critical constraint in Outriders at 4K Ultra.

The GPU's 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s. These specifications translate to 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. In synthetic benchmarks, the card scores 16462 in Passmark G3D and 87670 in Geekbench OpenCL, placing it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs.

The measured FPS data shows the GPU's role as the primary bottleneck. At 4K Ultra, the 26.8 FPS result reflects the card's struggle with pixel throughput and memory bandwidth. The 4K Low result of 69.5 FPS, while playable, still represents a significant drop from the 1080p Low result of 203.6 FPS, underscoring how resolution scaling taxes the GPU's resources.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor from the Core 14th Gen series, based on Raptor Lake architecture on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 33 MB shared L3 cache.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44557 and single-core score of 6290, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 19287 and single-core score of 2972. Its average benchmark score of 70104 places it in the 96th percentile of all CPUs. The Passmark multi-thread score of 52425 and single-thread score of 4480 further quantify its processing capability.

In Outriders, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. The frame rates at 1080p Low (203.6 FPS) suggest the CPU can feed frames far beyond what the GPU can render at higher resolutions. The 20 cores and 28 threads provide ample parallel processing for the game's physics and AI workloads, and the 5.60 GHz boost clock ensures strong single-threaded performance. Given that the combo rank (1238 of 1693) is lower than the CPU's individual percentile rank (96th), the data indicates the CPU is not the limiting factor in this configuration.