Undisputed

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 places at rank 95 out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed. This positions the configuration in the top 6% of all systems tested for this title, a strong showing that reflects the GPU's dominance in a game that scales heavily with graphics hardware. The ranking gap between this combo and the top spot is relatively narrow in percentage terms, meaning the platform is extracting nearly all available performance from the RTX 4090 in most scenarios.

What makes this rank notable is the imbalance between the two components. The Ryzen 5 3600 sits in the 76th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 4090 ranks in the 91st percentile among all GPUs. Despite the CPU being a generation old, the combo still cracks the top 100, which tells you the game's engine is more forgiving of older processors than many modern titles. The data suggests that if you already own this CPU, dropping in a flagship GPU is not a wasted upgrade for Undisputed specifically — the measured frames show the system rarely leaves performance on the table.

GPU Role

The RTX 4090 is the undisputed star of this pairing. Its Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process from TSMC, packs 16,384 shading units, 512 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output pipelines. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2235 MHz with a boost clock of 2520 MHz, and its 24 GB of GDDR6X memory runs across a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. Memory clocks are rated at 1313 MHz, which translates to 21 Gbps effective.

In Undisputed, the GPU's raw compute power (82.58 TFLOPS FP32) is the primary driver of frame rates at higher settings. The card's 128 ray tracing cores and 512 tensor cores are present, though this sports title does not appear to lean on those features heavily based on the measured results. The 24 GB VRAM buffer is far beyond what Undisputed requires at any resolution tested — even at 4K Ultra, the game is unlikely to approach capacity limits, meaning the 4090 has headroom for texture-heavy mods or future patches. The pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s give the card enough fill rate to sustain high frame rates even when the engine throws crowd scenes and detailed arenas at it.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 3600 is a Zen 2 part from the Matisse family, built on TSMC's 7 nm process. It offers 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache is split across the two chiplets, and the CPU supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Its 65 W TDP classifies it as a modest power draw, but that doesn't tell the whole story in this pairing.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics data for boxer movements and crowd reactions. The 3dmark scores show a single-thread score of 696 and a max-thread score of 4603, which are respectable but not class-leading. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15045 and single-core score of 2124 indicate the CPU can handle the game's threading model, though at lower resolutions the 3600 becomes more of a bottleneck. The data reveals this clearly: at 1080p Low, the system hits 400 FPS, but the jump from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings only drops from 400 to 359.8 FPS — a much smaller percentage reduction than the pixel count increase would suggest, implying the CPU is limiting the ceiling at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). At 1080p, the Low preset delivers a perfect 400 FPS average, while Medium drops to 352.5 FPS, High hits 314.5 FPS, and Ultra settles at 203.2 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p represents a 49.2% reduction in frame rate, which is substantial but still leaves the system far above any display refresh rate you'd realistically use.

Moving to 1440p, the Low preset produces 359.8 FPS, Medium 278.1 FPS, High 231.7 FPS, and Ultra 148.7 FPS. The drop from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is 10.1%, while the drop from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra is 26.8%. This widening gap as settings increase suggests the GPU becomes more involved in the workload as visual fidelity rises. At 4K, the numbers climb down further: Low averages 241.9 FPS, Medium 173.1 FPS, High 143.5 FPS, and Ultra 93.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only one below 100 FPS, but it still clears the 60 FPS threshold comfortably for a smooth experience.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling pattern reveals where the bottleneck shifts. From 1080p Low (400 FPS) to 4K Low (241.9 FPS), the frame rate drops 39.5%, which is less than the 4x pixel count increase — a sign that at Low settings, the CPU is constraining performance at 1080p and the GPU has headroom to spare. From 1080p Ultra (203.2 FPS) to 4K Ultra (93.7 FPS), the drop is 53.9%, a steeper decline that indicates the GPU's fill rate and bandwidth are being taxed more heavily at higher settings.

The most telling comparison is the difference between resolution scaling at Low versus Ultra. At Low settings, the 1440p to 4K transition only drops from 359.8 to 241.9 FPS (32.8% reduction), while at Ultra, the same resolution step drops from 148.7 to 93.7 FPS (37.0% reduction). This suggests that at Ultra, the GPU is becoming the primary limiting factor, whereas at Low, the CPU's single-thread performance (3dmark single-thread score of 696) caps the maximum achievable frame rate. For players with high-refresh 1080p monitors, the system will deliver far more frames than any display can show, but the CPU's ceiling around 400 FPS is the practical upper bound.

Settings Recommendations

For a 4K display, the High preset at 143.5 FPS is the sweet spot. It delivers over 140 FPS on average, which is above the refresh rate of most 4K high-refresh monitors, while Ultra drops to 93.7 FPS — still smooth but with diminishing visual returns for the 34.7% performance cost. The Medium preset at 173.1 FPS offers an even larger margin, but High appears to provide the best balance of visual quality and frame rate headroom for 4K gaming.

For 1440p, the High preset at 231.7 FPS is the recommended choice. It clears the 240 Hz threshold that many 1440p esports monitors target, and the Ultra preset at 148.7 FPS still provides a solid experience if you prioritize image quality. The Medium preset at 278.1 FPS is overkill for most displays and only makes sense if you're chasing maximum refresh rates on a 360 Hz panel. At 1080p, the High preset at 314.5 FPS is the practical recommendation — the Low preset's 400 FPS exceeds any display's capability, and the Ultra preset's 203.2 FPS remains above 200 FPS, so you have flexibility. The data shows that High settings across all three resolutions keep frame rates well above 140 FPS, making it the most consistent preset for this combination without sacrificing meaningful visual fidelity.