Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D combination delivers exceptional frame rates in Undisputed, with all tested settings at 1080p and 1440p exceeding 160 FPS on average. The data shows that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience, providing a substantial performance headroom over Ultra settings while maintaining smooth gameplay. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 101, which is still playable, but the 44% performance jump to 4K High at 157 FPS makes High the recommended preset for 4K users seeking fluid motion. For competitive play, the 1080p Low setting achieves 477 FPS, ensuring maximum responsiveness with minimal graphical overhead.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows reveal a clear hierarchy across the four available presets. At 1080p, the Low preset produces an average of 477 FPS, while Medium delivers 416 FPS, High reaches 344 FPS, and Ultra settles at 222 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is 72 FPS, while the drop from High to Ultra is 122 FPS, indicating that Ultra imposes a significant rendering cost that may not be visually justified for most users. The data suggests that Medium at 1080p is the sweet spot, offering 416 FPS with the only recorded frame time variance being a minimum of 354 FPS and maximum of 478 FPS, which shows consistent frame pacing.

Moving to 1440p, the pattern persists with Low at 418 FPS, Medium at 301 FPS, High at 249 FPS, and Ultra at 160 FPS. The Medium preset again provides a balanced option, with a minimum of 256 FPS and maximum of 346 FPS. At 4K, the differences become more pronounced: Low hits 264 FPS, Medium achieves 190 FPS, High reaches 157 FPS, and Ultra drops to 101 FPS. The 4K Medium result includes a minimum of 162 FPS and maximum of 219 FPS, suggesting that even the lower-end frame times remain above typical display refresh rates.

The recommendation across all resolutions is to prioritize the Medium preset for the best combination of visual fidelity and performance headroom. At 1080p and 1440p, this yields averages above 300 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of virtually all gaming monitors. For 4K, the High preset at 157 FPS is preferable to Ultra at 101 FPS, as the latter approaches the threshold where frame pacing inconsistencies become noticeable. The data indicates that the RTX 5090 D has ample headroom even at High settings, making Ultra a diminishing-returns choice for this sports title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 5500 and RTX 5090 D ranks 52nd out of 2,813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 1.8% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the GPU's dominant role in this game, as the RTX 5090 D sits in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 77,712. The CPU, meanwhile, is in the 73rd percentile among all processors with an average score of 19,593, indicating that the processor is not the limiting factor at most settings.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT with a delta of 1.1% higher score, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at -1.6%, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB at -2.1%, and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at -2.4%. These comparisons show that the RTX 5090 D performs within a narrow band of these competitors in synthetic tests, yet in Undisputed the measured FPS at 4K Ultra reaches 101 FPS, demonstrating real-world gaming performance that likely exceeds what those rival GPUs could achieve given their lower memory bandwidth and compute capabilities.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 at -0.1%, the Intel Core i5-12500 at -0.4%, the Intel Core i7-10700F at +0.5%, and the Intel Core i5-11600KF at -0.7%. These deltas are all under 1%, meaning the Ryzen 5 5500's synthetic performance is statistically indistinguishable from these processors. In Undisputed, the combo ranking of 52nd out of 2,813 suggests that while the CPU is mid-pack in general benchmarks, the GPU's massive compute resources dominate the game's rendering pipeline, allowing this specific pairing to outperform many combinations with faster CPUs but slower GPUs.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 477, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low settings preset. This represents the ceiling for this configuration in Undisputed.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra preset compare to 1080p Low?

A: The 4K Ultra setting averages 101 FPS, which is 376 FPS lower than the 1080p Low average of 477 FPS. This represents a 78.6% reduction in frame rate when moving from the lightest to the heaviest workload.

Q: What is the frame time variance at 1440p Medium?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 301, with a minimum of 256 FPS and maximum of 346 FPS. This range of 90 FPS indicates moderate variance that remains well within smooth-playback territory.

Q: Does the combo rank change with different settings?

A: The combo rank of 52 out of 2,813 is a single aggregate ranking for the pairing in Undisputed and does not vary by settings preset. The measured FPS data across all settings contributes to this overall ranking.

Q: Which resolution offers the most balanced performance?

A: The 2560x1440 Medium preset provides a balanced outcome with 301 FPS average, 256 FPS minimum, and 346 FPS maximum. This resolution and setting combination offers high visual quality without pushing the system to its limits.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more influential in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU is more influential. The RTX 5090 D ranks in the 92nd percentile among GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5500 ranks in the 73rd percentile among CPUs, yet the combo still reaches 101 FPS at 4K Ultra, indicating the GPU handles the primary workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results show a monotonic decrease as settings increase. The Low preset achieves 477 FPS average, which is the fastest recorded result in the entire dataset. Medium produces 416 FPS with a minimum of 354 FPS and maximum of 478 FPS, showing that even the lowest frame times remain far above standard 144Hz displays. High settings yield 344 FPS, representing a 17.3% drop from Medium. Ultra settings at 1080p produce 222 FPS, which is still exceptionally high but represents a 53.4% reduction from the Low preset.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales predictably. Low averages 418 FPS, Medium reaches 301 FPS with a range of 256 to 346 FPS, High hits 249 FPS, and Ultra delivers 160 FPS. The transition from Low to Medium costs 117 FPS, while the move from High to Ultra costs 89 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result of 160 FPS is notably lower than the 1080p High result of 344 FPS, showing that resolution has a substantial impact even at higher settings.

At 3840x2160, the results compress considerably. Low averages 264 FPS, Medium achieves 190 FPS with a minimum of 162 FPS and maximum of 219 FPS, High reaches 157 FPS, and Ultra drops to 101 FPS. The 4K Ultra setting is the only configuration that falls below 120 FPS, making it the sole preset that might require a high-refresh-rate monitor to be fully utilized. The 4K Medium result of 190 FPS with a 162 FPS minimum demonstrates that the RTX 5090 D can maintain playable frame rates even at this demanding resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial across all settings. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 477 at 1080p to 418 at 1440p, then to 264 at 4K. This represents a 12.4% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 36.8% reduction from 1440p to 4K. At Medium settings, the progression is 416 to 301 to 190 FPS, with the 1440p to 4K drop being 36.9%. The High preset shows 344 to 249 to 157 FPS, with the 4K result being 54.4% lower than 1080p.

The Ultra settings show the most dramatic scaling: 222 FPS at 1080p, 160 FPS at 1440p, and 101 FPS at 4K. This represents a 54.5% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is nearly identical to the High preset's reduction. The consistency of these percentages across presets suggests that the scaling behavior is resolution-bound rather than settings-bound. The fact that 4K Low (264 FPS) outperforms 1080p Ultra (222 FPS) indicates that resolution is a more significant performance factor than graphical settings in this game, pointing to the GPU's pixel throughput as the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

The limiting component analysis reveals that at 1080p, the CPU may be the bottleneck, as the 477 FPS at Low settings approaches the practical limits of the Ryzen 5 5500's single-thread performance. At 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as evidenced by the 101 FPS at Ultra settings consuming the RTX 5090 D's massive compute resources. The crossover point appears to be around 1440p, where the balance between CPU and GPU load is most even, as indicated by the relatively smaller FPS drops from 1080p to 1440p compared to 1440p to 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz. Its benchmark results show a single-thread score of 836 in 3DMark and 2,319 in Cinebench R23, while multi-threaded scores reach 5,411 in 3DMark and 16,429 in Cinebench R23. The processor's 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support at 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate data throughput for Undisputed's simulation and physics calculations.

In this game, the CPU's role is likely secondary to the GPU, given that even at 1080p Low the system achieves 477 FPS, which suggests the CPU can drive frame generation far beyond typical display refresh rates. The 3DMark 8-thread score of 4,593 and max-thread score of 5,411 indicate that the processor scales well with increased thread utilization, but Undisputed as a sports title may not fully leverage all 12 threads. The relatively modest single-thread score of 836 in 3DMark compared to the multi-thread score suggests that the game's core logic may be more dependent on single-thread performance, which the Ryzen 5 5500 handles adequately.

The 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs means that this processor outperforms roughly three-quarters of its peers in general benchmarks. However, the nearest rivals all have average scores within 0.7% of the Ryzen 5 5500, indicating that the CPU performance class is tightly clustered. In Undisputed, the CPU's 4.20 GHz boost clock and 6 physical cores are sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 5090 D at most settings, as evidenced by the high FPS counts even at 1080p. The data implies that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this game until frame rates exceed 400 FPS, which only occurs at the lowest settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is a massive GPU with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock of 2017 MHz boosts to 2407 MHz, and it contains 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster operation units. The GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 423.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are extraordinary figures that dominate the rendering pipeline in Undisputed.

The GPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712, places it near the top of the performance hierarchy. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database—the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT at +1.1%, RX 6850M XT at -1.6%, and two Tesla P100 variants at -2.1% and -2.4%—are all within a narrow band, yet the RTX 5090 D's gaming performance in Undisputed likely exceeds these rivals due to its superior memory bandwidth and modern architecture.

The GPU's role in Undisputed is clearly dominant. At 4K Ultra, the 101 FPS result represents the game's heaviest workload, and the GPU's pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s is what enables such high performance at 3840x2160 resolution. The 32 GB of VRAM is far more than the game requires, but the memory bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s ensures that texture streaming and high-resolution assets never become a constraint. The GPU's 176 ROPs handle the rasterization workload efficiently, while the 680 tensor cores provide headroom for any AI-enhanced features that may be enabled. The data shows that the RTX 5090 D is the primary performance driver in this combo, with the CPU playing a supporting role that becomes more prominent only at the lowest resolutions and settings.