Undisputed

Undisputed, the boxing title released on 2023-10-10, presents a clear performance hierarchy for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 combination. The measured frames per second data shows that this pairing is exceptionally strong, capable of delivering high refresh rates even at demanding resolutions. The analysis of the twelve data points reveals distinct characteristics regarding settings scaling, component bottlenecks, and overall system balance.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data indicates that the Ultra preset provides the most demanding experience, while the Low preset offers the highest frame rates. For a balance of visual fidelity and performance, the High preset emerges as the optimal choice across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 208.7 FPS, which is a substantial 71.2 FPS advantage over the Ultra preset's 137.5 FPS. This gap suggests that the Ultra preset introduces significant graphical overhead that may not be visually justifiable given the performance cost.

Moving to 2560x1440, the High preset again proves its worth, achieving 151 FPS compared to Ultra's 95.8 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution offers 184.1 FPS, but the High preset's visual improvements likely outweigh the 33.1 FPS difference. At 3840x2160, the High preset maintains playable performance at 96.4 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 60.5 FPS, which is merely adequate for standard displays. The data consistently shows that High is the sweet spot, providing a 59.3% performance uplift over Ultra at 1080p, a 57.6% uplift at 1440p, and a 59.3% uplift at 4K, while retaining the majority of visual quality enhancements.

The Low preset, while delivering 352.7 FPS at 1080p, demonstrates that this combination is far from being CPU-limited at lower settings. However, the visual compromises required for Low are significant, and the High preset's frame rates are already high enough to satisfy most high-refresh-rate monitors. Therefore, the recommendation is to use High settings for the best overall experience, reserving Ultra for scenarios where frame rate is not a priority.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is a formidable graphics card built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with a Navi 48 chip. Its specifications include 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1330 MHz, a game clock of 2070 MHz, and a boost clock of 2520 MHz. These clocks, combined with 3584 shading units and 128 ROPs, contribute to a peak FP32 performance of 36.13 TFLOPS.

In the context of Undisputed, the GPU's role is dominant. The frame rate scaling from Low to Ultra settings is substantial, indicating that the graphics card is the primary driver of performance across all tested resolutions. At 1080p, the transition from Low to Ultra results in a 215.2 FPS decrease (from 352.7 to 137.5 FPS), which is a 61% reduction. This steep drop demonstrates that the GPU is heavily taxed by the Ultra preset's effects.

The GPU's memory subsystem is also noteworthy. With 16 GB of VRAM and 644.6 GB/s bandwidth, the card is well-equipped to handle high-resolution textures and advanced rendering techniques. The benchmark results at 4K Ultra, where the card still manages 60.5 FPS, suggest that memory capacity is not a limiting factor. The GPU's performance percentile of 79 versus all GPUs indicates it sits comfortably in the upper tier, with its average benchmark score of 34780 placing it in close competition with the NVIDIA Quadro GV100, which scores 34677 with a 0.3% delta.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael) manufactured on a 5 nm process. It features a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 32 MB of L3 cache. Its memory support is dual-channel DDR5, providing a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s.

In this game, the CPU's role is less prominent than the GPU's, but it is not negligible. The 1080p Low setting result of 352.7 FPS indicates that the processor can handle a very high instruction throughput without becoming a bottleneck. The CPU's multi-threaded performance is solid, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22799 and a single-core score of 3218. Its average benchmark score of 24993 places it at the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, with its nearest rival being the Intel Core i7-11850H at 24974 (0.1% delta).

The data shows that at lower resolutions, the frame rates are high enough that the CPU could theoretically become a limiting factor, but the measured results do not indicate a hard ceiling. The 1080p Medium setting at 255.8 FPS and High at 208.7 FPS suggest there is headroom in the CPU's capabilities. The Ryzen 5 7500F's 12 threads and high boost clock are sufficient to feed the RX 9070 adequately in Undisputed, as evidenced by the consistent scaling from 1080p to 1440p and 4K without any anomalous frame drops that would suggest a CPU bottleneck.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 achieves a rank of 528 out of 1580 tested combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the 66.6th percentile of all systems. This ranking is respectable, indicating that while not the absolute top-tier, this pairing is well above the median performance level.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 34780 versus its nearest rivals shows a tight competition. The NVIDIA A2 scores 34866, which is 0.2% higher, while the AMD Radeon HD 7970 scores 34541, a 0.7% difference. This clustering suggests that in synthetic benchmarks, the RX 9070 is closely matched with these competitors, but in Undisputed, the measured FPS data reveals the actual gaming performance.

The CPU's ranking also contributes to the combo's overall position. With a percentile of 82 versus all CPUs, the Ryzen 5 7500F is a strong mid-range performer. The combo rank of 528 indicates that there are many systems with more powerful GPUs or CPUs that achieve higher frame rates, but this pairing provides a balanced platform. The data shows that the system is not overspending on one component at the expense of the other, as both the CPU and GPU are in the 79-82 percentile range of their respective categories.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals the classic behavior of a GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 208.7 FPS at 1080p to 151 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 57.7 FPS (27.6%). Moving from 1440p to 4K, the frame rate further drops to 96.4 FPS, a reduction of 54.6 FPS (36.2%). The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 112.3 FPS, representing a 53.8% decrease.

This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-limited workload. The pixel count increases by 1.78 times from 1080p to 1440p and by 2.25 times from 1440p to 4K. The frame rate drops are not directly proportional to pixel count increases, which indicates that other factors, such as memory bandwidth and shading complexity, play a role. However, the fact that the frame rates remain highly playable at 4K High (96.4 FPS) shows that the RX 9070's 16 GB VRAM and 644.6 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for this title.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more dramatic. The frame rate drops from 137.5 FPS at 1080p to 95.8 FPS at 1440p (a 30.3% reduction) and then to 60.5 FPS at 4K (a 36.8% reduction from 1440p). The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 77 FPS, a 56% decrease. This steeper decline at Ultra settings suggests that the additional graphical effects are disproportionately taxing the GPU's compute units, making the resolution scaling more pronounced.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a wide spread of performance across settings. The Low preset achieves an average of 352.7 FPS, which is exceptionally high and indicates that the CPU is not a limiting factor. The Medium preset delivers 255.8 FPS, a 96.9 FPS drop from Low. The High preset provides 208.7 FPS, which is 47.1 FPS lower than Medium. The Ultra preset yields 137.5 FPS, a 71.2 FPS drop from High. This progression shows that each step up in settings costs a significant amount of performance.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings achieve 254.8 FPS, which is still very high. Medium delivers 184.1 FPS, a 70.7 FPS drop. High provides 151 FPS, a 33.1 FPS drop from Medium. Ultra yields 95.8 FPS, a 55.2 FPS drop from High. The relative performance drop from Low to Ultra is 62.4%, which is less than at 1080p (61% drop), indicating a slight shift in bottleneck behavior.

At 3840x2160, the performance is still respectable. Low settings achieve 164.1 FPS, which is above the 144 Hz threshold for most high-refresh monitors. Medium delivers 119.5 FPS, a 44.6 FPS drop. High provides 96.4 FPS, a 23.1 FPS drop from Medium. Ultra yields 60.5 FPS, a 35.9 FPS drop from High. The 4K Ultra result of 60.5 FPS is exactly at the standard 60 Hz refresh rate, making it playable but not ideal for competitive play.

The data across all resolutions shows a consistent pattern: the RX 9070 and Ryzen 5 7500F combination is capable of delivering high frame rates in Undisputed. The High preset at 1440p (151 FPS) and 1080p (208.7 FPS) are particularly strong results, offering a good balance between visual quality and performance. The 4K High result of 96.4 FPS is also excellent, demonstrating that this combo can handle 4K gaming with high settings. The measured FPS values confirm that this system is well-suited for the game's fast-paced action, with no resolution or setting combination falling below the 60 FPS threshold except for 4K Ultra, which hits exactly 60.5 FPS.