Outriders

The Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 produces a wide performance envelope in Outriders, ranging from a nearly playable 47.8 frames per second at 4K Ultra to a fluid 277.9 FPS at 1080p Low. The measured data shows this combination is capable of high refresh rates at lower resolutions, but the demanding Ultra preset at 4K pushes the system to its limits. This analysis breaks down the scaling behavior, component roles, and optimal settings based solely on the observed benchmark rows.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance at higher resolutions, with the CPU holding its own at lower settings. At Low settings, the system delivers 277.9 FPS at 1080p, which drops to 226.4 FPS at 1440p, and further to 118.1 FPS at 4K. This represents a 57.5% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low, indicating that the RTX 5070's workload scales significantly with pixel count, while the i7-14700KF has ample headroom to feed frames at lower resolutions.

The scaling behavior becomes more pronounced at higher quality presets. At High settings, the transition from 1080p (195.9 FPS) to 1440p (125 FPS) shows a 36.2% drop, while moving to 4K (66.5 FPS) cuts performance by another 46.8%. This steeper decline at High compared to Low suggests that the GPU's shading and texture work becomes the dominant limiting factor as resolution increases, a classic sign of a graphics-bound scenario.

Ultra settings amplify this trend further. The system achieves 143.5 FPS at 1080p Ultra, but this falls to 90.5 FPS at 1440p Ultra, and then plummets to 47.8 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 1080p-to-4K drop of 66.7% at Ultra is the largest of any preset, confirming that the RTX 5070's computational resources are saturated by the combination of high resolution and maximum quality settings. The data indicates that at 1080p, even Ultra remains comfortably above 60 FPS, while at 4K, only Low and Medium presets manage to stay above that threshold.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Outriders?

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 277.9, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This indicates the system has substantial performance headroom at the lowest quality tier and standard HD resolution.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Outriders?

A: Yes, but only at lower presets. At 4K Low, the average FPS is 118.1, and at 4K Medium it is 87.1. However, 4K High drops to 66.5 FPS, and 4K Ultra falls to 47.8 FPS, which is below the typical 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5070 has an average benchmark score of 41687, placing it 0.2% above the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (41610) and 0.6% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (41441). It trails the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 0.5% and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X by 0.7%.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF sits in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, indicating it outperforms the vast majority of processors in the database. Its average benchmark score is 70104, which is 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (70420) in the rival comparison.

Q: What is the best 1440p preset for balancing FPS and quality?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 125 FPS, while Medium reaches 168.1 FPS and Ultra drops to 90.5 FPS. The data suggests High offers a strong balance, as it remains well above 60 FPS while providing higher visual fidelity than Medium.

Q: Is the system more CPU-bound or GPU-bound at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the FPS ranges from 143.5 (Ultra) to 277.9 (Low), with the CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads providing sufficient throughput. The wide spread across presets indicates the GPU is still the primary limiter, as lowering settings yields substantial FPS gains.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070's specifications directly inform its behavior in Outriders. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for the game's asset streaming at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra results suggest that both capacity and bandwidth become stressed at maximum resolution, contributing to the observed 47.8 FPS average.

Clock speeds play a notable role in the scaling pattern. The base clock of 2325 MHz and boost clock of 2512 MHz, combined with 6144 shading units and 192 texture mapping units, produce a texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s. These figures explain why the GPU handles lower presets with ease — at 1080p Low, the system hits 277.9 FPS, showing that the shading units are not fully utilized until higher resolutions and quality settings increase the per-pixel workload.

The 80 raster operation units (ROPs) are a potential bottleneck at 4K Ultra, where the fill rate requirements multiply. The data supports this interpretation: the FPS drop from 1080p Ultra (143.5) to 4K Ultra (47.8) represents a 66.7% reduction, which aligns with the fourfold increase in pixel count but indicates that the ROPs and memory subsystem cannot fully compensate. The GPU's percentile ranking of 83 against all GPUs contextualizes its position — it is a high-end card, but not at the absolute top, which explains why 4K Ultra remains challenging.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 ranks 142nd out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders, placing it in the top 8.4% of all configurations in the database. This high ranking is driven by the CPU's 96th percentile performance and the GPU's 83rd percentile standing, which together provide a balanced platform for this looter shooter.

The CPU's position among its nearest rivals is remarkably tight. The i7-14700KF scores 70104 on average, which is statistically identical to the Intel Core i7-14700K (70074, 0% delta) and the AMD EPYC 9115 (69887, 0.3% delta). It edges out the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X by 0.4% and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 by 1.3%. This clustering indicates that the i7-14700KF is not a performance outlier in synthetic tests, but its real-world gaming results benefit from the RTX 5070's ability to maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions.

The GPU's rival comparison shows similar tight margins. With an average score of 41687, the RTX 5070 sits within 0.7% of four other cards, including the RTX 3090 (41441, 0.6% delta). This suggests that in Outriders specifically, the combo's rank of 142 is more a function of the CPU's strong multi-threaded performance than the GPU's raw compute, as the game appears to respond well to the i7-14700KF's 28 threads at lower resolutions where the CPU has more influence.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy for optimal settings based on resolution. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 143.5 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold and suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors. Since the gap between Ultra (143.5) and High (195.9) is significant, but both are playable, the choice depends on whether visual fidelity or frame rate takes priority. For competitive play, High offers a 36.5% FPS boost over Ultra while still looking polished.

At 1440p, the High preset at 125 FPS is the recommended starting point. It provides a substantial margin over the 60 FPS baseline, while Ultra at 90.5 FPS remains playable but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes. Medium at 168.1 FPS is an option for players prioritizing smoothness, but the data shows High offers the best compromise between image quality and performance, as it is nearly 40% faster than Ultra.

For 4K, the situation is more constrained. Low at 118.1 FPS is the only preset that offers a comfortable margin above 60 FPS, while Medium at 87.1 FPS is still playable. High at 66.5 FPS is borderline, and Ultra at 47.8 FPS falls below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The recommendation is to use Medium at 4K for a balance of visual quality and playability, or drop to Low if frame rate consistency is critical.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest performance. Low settings produce an average of 277.9 FPS, Medium reaches 247.3 FPS, High achieves 195.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 143.5 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 48.4% reduction in FPS, showing that even at 1080p, the Ultra preset imposes a significant load on the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 226.4 FPS (Low), 168.1 FPS (Medium), 125 FPS (High), and 90.5 FPS (Ultra). The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 60.0% at this resolution, reflecting the increased pixel count. Each preset step down from Ultra yields roughly a 35-39% FPS improvement, indicating a consistent scaling curve.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 118.1 FPS (Low), 87.1 FPS (Medium), 66.5 FPS (High), and 47.8 FPS (Ultra). The Ultra preset is the only one that falls below 60 FPS, making it unsuitable for smooth play. The step from Medium to High costs 23.6% of performance, while High to Ultra costs an additional 28.1%, demonstrating that the highest quality tier has diminishing returns at 4K.