Undisputed

# Undisputed with AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

The pairing of AMD's six-core Ryzen 5 5500 with NVIDIA's flagship-class RTX 5080 creates a striking imbalance in Undisputed, a sports title that clearly favors GPU throughput over CPU muscle. Measured performance data reveals a combo that delivers exceptional frame rates across all resolutions, but the scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K tells a nuanced story about where the bottleneck truly lies. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS results, component roles, and what the numbers imply for gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic but not uniform across settings, which reveals how the RTX 5080's raw power interacts with the Ryzen 5 5500's processing limits. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 478.1 FPS at 1920x1080 to 366.6 FPS at 2560x1440 — a 23.3% reduction — and then further to 232.3 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 51.4% drop from the 1080p baseline. This steep decline at Low settings strongly suggests that at lower resolutions, the CPU is the limiting factor; the RTX 5080 has ample headroom, but the Ryzen 5 5500's six cores cannot feed frames fast enough to keep the GPU fully occupied.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is less severe in percentage terms but still substantial: from 194 FPS at 1080p down to 143.4 FPS at 1440p (26.1% drop) and 87 FPS at 4K (55.2% drop from 1080p). The absolute numbers remain high, but the pattern indicates that as resolution increases, the GPU becomes progressively more stressed, shifting the bottleneck from CPU to GPU. The fact that 4K Ultra still averages 87 FPS — well above the 60 FPS threshold — implies that even at maximum load, this combo rarely struggles. However, the data shows that 1080p Low (478.1 FPS) versus 4K Ultra (87 FPS) represents a 81.8% performance cliff, emphasizing that resolution and settings together dictate whether the system is CPU-bound or GPU-bound.

GPU Role

The RTX 5080's specifications explain its dominance in this title. With 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 960.0 GB/s bandwidth, the GPU has ample memory bandwidth for high-resolution textures, which is critical for a sports game with detailed character models and arena environments. The boost clock of 2617 MHz, coupled with 10752 shading units and 336 texture mapping units, provides the raw compute necessary for the high frame rates observed. The 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores suggest the card is overbuilt for Undisputed, which likely does not heavily utilize ray tracing or DLSS features, allowing the GPU to focus purely on rasterization.

The GPU's benchmark scores corroborate its strength: a Passmark G3D score of 36565 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 8637 place it in the 89th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks — the Intel Arc A570M (1.6% faster) and AMD Radeon Pro W5500X (2.6% slower) — are not gaming-focused parts, indicating that the RTX 5080's real-world gaming performance likely exceeds what these synthetic comparisons suggest. In Undisputed specifically, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at 4K, where the resolution scaling data shows the frame rate dropping by roughly 45% from Low to Ultra settings (232.3 to 87 FPS), a clear sign that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are being taxed by higher-quality textures and effects.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 presents an interesting contrast. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 3 architecture running at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost up to 4.20 GHz, this CPU is a mid-range part by 2022 standards. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) are modest, but its benchmark scores show it is no slouch. A Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16429 and a single-core score of 2319 place it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, with its closest rival being the Intel Core i5-12500, which scores a nearly identical 20897 average (0.1% higher).

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p Low, where the 478.1 FPS average suggests the game is heavily CPU-limited — the RTX 5080 could theoretically push far higher, but the Ryzen 5 5500's single-thread performance (Passmark single-thread score of 3058) becomes the ceiling. The data shows that at 1080p, going from Low to Ultra reduces the average FPS from 478.1 to 194, a 59.4% drop, which is disproportionately driven by the GPU's load increasing. However, the CPU still matters: at 4K Ultra (87 FPS), the frame rate is over five times lower than 1080p Low, indicating that the GPU is now the primary constraint. The CPU's 12 threads are likely sufficient for Undisputed's physics and AI, but its PCIe Gen 3 interface (versus the GPU's PCIe 5.0) could theoretically limit data transfer, though the measured results do not show obvious stalling.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Examining the exact measured rows, the data reveals a clear hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, Low settings yield an average of 478.1 FPS, which is the highest recorded value across all configurations. Medium settings drop to 363.3 FPS (a 24.0% reduction from Low), High settings to 303 FPS (16.6% lower than Medium), and Ultra to 194 FPS (a 36.0% drop from High). This progression shows that each settings tier imposes a significant GPU workload increase, but even at Ultra, the frame rate is far above any competitive threshold.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats with lower absolute numbers: Low averages 366.6 FPS, Medium 266 FPS, High 219.2 FPS, and Ultra 143.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 60.9%, slightly larger than at 1080p (59.4%), suggesting the GPU is becoming more of a factor. At 3840x2160, the numbers compress further: Low hits 232.3 FPS, Medium 167.9 FPS, High 136.9 FPS, and Ultra 87 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap at 4K is 62.5%, the largest percentage drop, confirming that 4K Ultra is the most GPU-intensive configuration. Notably, the 4K High setting (136.9 FPS) is still faster than 1440p Ultra (143.4 FPS) by a narrow margin, which is counterintuitive — it suggests that the resolution increase from 1440p to 4K at High settings is less punishing than the settings increase from High to Ultra at the same resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested CPU-GPU combinations, this pairing achieves a combo rank of 93 out of 1580 tested combos, placing it in the top 5.9% of all systems. This ranking is remarkable given that the Ryzen 5 5500 is a budget-oriented CPU (launch MSRP $159) paired with a flagship GPU (launch MSRP 999 USD). The data suggests that in Undisputed, the GPU dominates performance, allowing the weaker CPU to ride along without significantly dragging down the average FPS. The CPU's percentile rank of 79 among all CPUs is respectable, but its nearest rivals — the Intel Core i5-12500 (0.1% faster) and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE (0.1% faster) — are all mid-range parts, indicating the 5500 is not a high-end processor. However, the GPU's 89th percentile rank and its nearest rivals (Intel Arc A570M at 1.6% faster, Intel Arc Pro A60 at 1.9% slower) show that the RTX 5080 is a top-tier component. The combination of a 89th-percentile GPU with a 79th-percentile CPU yields a top-6% combo, which implies that Undisputed is far more GPU-limited than CPU-limited, and that users with weaker CPUs could still see high frame rates with this GPU.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal settings depend on the target refresh rate. For 60 FPS gaming, which is standard for sports titles, every configuration in the dataset exceeds this threshold, including 4K Ultra at 87 FPS. This means users can safely max out settings at 4K without dropping below 60 FPS. For 144 Hz displays, the data recommends 1440p High (219.2 FPS) or 4K Medium (167.9 FPS), both of which comfortably exceed 144 FPS. For 240 Hz esports-style monitors, 1080p High (303 FPS) or 1440p Low (366.6 FPS) are viable, though the latter is CPU-limited. The most balanced recommendation is 1440p High, which offers a 219.2 FPS average — high enough for competitive play while retaining good visual fidelity. At 4K, Medium settings (167.9 FPS) provide the best trade-off between image quality and frame rate, as Ultra (87 FPS) is the only configuration that dips below 100 FPS, and Low (232.3 FPS) sacrifices too much visual detail for marginal gains.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Undisputed?

A: The highest average is 478.1 FPS at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Does this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the measured average at 3840x2160 Ultra is 87 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by 45%.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Low compared to 4K Ultra?

A: The 1080p Low average of 478.1 FPS is 5.5 times higher than the 4K Ultra average of 87 FPS, representing an 81.8% reduction in performance.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the primary bottleneck at 1080p Low settings?

A: The data suggests the CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p Low, since the frame rate of 478.1 FPS is extremely high, and the RTX 5080 likely has more headroom that the Ryzen 5 5500 cannot feed.

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

A: This combination ranks 93rd out of 1580 tested combos, placing it in the top 5.9% of all systems.

Q: At what resolution and settings does the frame rate first drop below 100 FPS?

A: The only configuration below 100 FPS is 3840x2160 Ultra at 87 FPS. All other measured settings and resolutions exceed 100 FPS, with the next lowest being 4K High at 136.9 FPS.