Performance Analysis of Outriders
Technology
A month after launch, we decided to take a look at Outriders, which has generated a lot of debate online. Even though we did not encounter all of the issues that other players reported, we still ran into a great many problems, some of which were more annoying than others. For instance, on most systems, Outriders is stuttering quite a lot right after you get past the loading screen. However, the stuttering disappears after a while.
We ran into occasional stutters in Outriders on every system we tested. Moreover, on weaker systems, the frame rates were quite unstable with very poor minimums. For a third person shooter, Outriders requires a surprisingly high frame rate (60 FPS or higher) to feel smooth. What is more, the game occasionally crashed on us.
Visually (except for a few graphical glitches such as the occasionally flickering heads-up display), there is nothing to complain about. In addition to the lush vegetation, we were also very impressed by the huge game areas, textures, effects and the draw distance.
In terms of style, Outriders resembles EA’s Anthem, which is also set in a futuristic world and had a very mixed reception. Gameplay-wise, Outriders resembles Borderlands titles (keywords: skills and loot). The gunplay feels very good in Outriders.
The streamlined graphics menu is praiseworthy. While in the Display tab, users can adjust the resolution, resolution scaling, field of view and the brightness (owners of an RTX GPU can also enable DLSS here), in the Advanced tab, there are 7 settings, all of which can be changed at the same time via presets. In the Display tab, users can also cap the frame rate.
Outriders does not need to be restarted for graphics changes to take effect, which is a big relief given that the introductory videos cannot be skipped and the game itself takes a while to start. Before you launch the game you can choose between DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 APIs. We chose to run Outriders in DirectX 12 mode. We recorded frame rates with the help of CapFrameX.
Benchmark
For our benchmarks, we use the Settlement Hub area, which players will reach after the one-hour tutorial mission. As you can see in the video below, we run through this area and past numerous NPS's.
Results
FHD (1920x1080)
Entry-level GPUs such as the GeForce MX330 cannot handle Outriders on the lowest settings at 1080p. To achieve playable frame rates at 1080p on high settings you will need a true mid-range graphics card such as the Radeon RX 5500M or the GeForce GTX 1650.
Outriders | |
1920x1080 Low Preset 1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset 1920x1080 Ultra Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-10710U | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX330, i7-10510U | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ |
QHD (2560x1440)
For a 1440p gaming experience, a high-end GPU is required. Players will need a GeForce RTX 2070 or better to hit 60 FPS or more on the highest settings at QHD resolution.
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2560x1440 Ultra Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H | |
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H |
UHD (3840x2160)
The game is especially demanding at 4K. No laptop GPUs that we tested (as of 29th of April, 2021) managed to achieve decent frame rates at UHD resolution on the highest settings in Outriders.
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3840x2160 Ultra Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H | |
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H |
Note
Because benchmarking video games is very time consuming and is often constrained by installation/activation limits, at the time of publishing, we were able to provide only a part of our performance analysis of Outriders. Other graphics cards will be added in the coming days and weeks.
Overview
Test Systems
Device | GPU | CPU | RAM | OS |
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Desktop PC I | MSI GeForce RTX 3090 (24 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB GDDR6) MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (11 GB GDDR6) MSI GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB GDDR6) |
Intel Core i9-9900K | 4 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Desktop PC II | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11 GB GDDR5X) Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti (6 GB GDDR5) |
Intel Core i7-8086K, Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Desktop PC III | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE(24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super (8 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6)Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6) PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (8 GB HBM2) |
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GT76 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i9-9900K | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP65 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-9750H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GE65 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-9750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP65 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-9750H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP75 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-10750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GL75 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-10750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GT62VR | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-6820HK | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GE72 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-7700HQ | 2 x 4 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GL62 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-7700HQ | 2 x 4 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Honor MagicBook Pro | Nvidia GeForce MX350 (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-10210U | 1 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI Prestige 14 | Nvidia GeForce MX330 (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-10510U | 1 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI Prestige 14 Evo | Intel Iris Xe (96 CUs) | Intel Core i7-1185G7 | 1 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Dell G5 15 SE | AMD Radeon RX5600M (6 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 7 4800H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI Alpha 15 | AMD Radeon RX5500M (4 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 7 3750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
4K monitors | Nvidia drivers | AMD drivers |
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Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Acer Predator XB321HK | ForceWare 466.11 | Adrenalin 21.4.1 |