Undisputed

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data for Undisputed shows a steep, consistent performance curve as resolution climbs from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At the Low preset, the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combo delivers 441.8 FPS at 1080p, which drops to 318.1 FPS at 1440p, and further to 201.4 FPS at 4K. That represents a 54.4% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating the game becomes progressively more demanding on the GPU as pixel count increases.

The scaling pattern shifts dramatically when examining the Ultra preset. At 1080p Ultra, the system produces 170.1 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, it falls to 121.4 FPS; and at 4K Ultra, it reaches 79.4 FPS. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is 53.3%, nearly identical to the Low preset's scaling. This consistency across presets strongly suggests the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU has ample headroom to feed frames at lower resolutions.

The Medium and High presets tell a similar story. At 1080p Medium, the combo hits 313.6 FPS, falling to 230.2 FPS at 1440p and 147.3 FPS at 4K. High settings yield 263.8 FPS at 1080p, 188.9 FPS at 1440p, and 119.2 FPS at 4K. The relative consistency of these scaling ratios — roughly 1.7x to 1.8x improvement from 4K to 1080p across all presets — implies a well-balanced system where neither component becomes a severe outlier at any tested configuration.

What the data does not show is any sign of CPU saturation at 1080p. If the Ryzen 5 7500F were the limiting factor, the FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p would compress significantly. Instead, the gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 271.7 FPS, which is substantial. This suggests the GPU still has performance headroom even at 1080p, and the CPU's six cores and twelve threads are adequate for the game's demands at this resolution.

The 4K Ultra result of 79.4 FPS is particularly telling. It sits just below the 80 FPS threshold that many competitive sports titles target for smooth gameplay. The drop from 121.4 FPS at 1440p Ultra to 79.4 FPS at 4K Ultra is a 34.6% reduction, which is slightly steeper than the scaling seen at other presets. This could indicate that Undisputed's Ultra preset introduces effects that are disproportionately expensive at 4K, such as higher-resolution shadows or reflections that tax the RTX 4070 Ti's memory bandwidth.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. For a sports title like Undisputed, this memory configuration appears more than sufficient based on the measured frame rates. The fact that 4K Ultra still produces 79.4 FPS suggests the game is not VRAM-limited at these settings, as a memory capacity shortage would typically cause severe frame-time spikes rather than the smooth average FPS recorded.

The GPU's clock behavior is notable: a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2610 MHz. The boost clock is particularly relevant for sustained gaming loads, as the Ada Lovelace architecture's boost algorithm can maintain high frequencies under thermal headroom. The measured results at 4K Ultra (79.4 FPS) versus 4K High (119.2 FPS) indicate a 33.4% performance penalty from the Ultra preset's additional effects, which likely engages the GPU's compute units more heavily.

With 7680 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, the RTX 4070 Ti has substantial raw throughput. The pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s and texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s help explain why the card handles 4K rendering so effectively. At 4K Low, the combo achieves 201.4 FPS, which indicates the GPU can process the game's geometry and textures rapidly when visual effects are minimized.

The RTX 4070 Ti's FP32 performance of 40.09 TFLOPS is relevant for understanding the scaling from 1440p to 4K. The 34.6% drop at Ultra settings between these resolutions aligns with the 2.25x pixel count increase (from 3.7 million to 8.3 million pixels), meaning the GPU's efficiency at higher resolutions is partially offset by the sheer increase in fragment work. The 80 ROPs are a potential limiting factor at 4K Ultra, as fill-rate-bound scenarios typically show steep scaling curves.

Interestingly, the GPU's 285 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest it can sustain boost clocks during prolonged sessions. The measured data shows no minFPS values, which means the average FPS figures represent sustained performance rather than brief peaks. This is consistent with a GPU that maintains its boost clock under load, as the 2610 MHz boost would be difficult to sustain if thermal throttling occurred.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 441.8 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This represents the ceiling for this combination in the game.

Q: Can this system run Undisputed at 4K Ultra smoothly?

A: The data shows 79.4 FPS average at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is playable but falls below the 100+ FPS thresholds seen at lower resolutions or settings.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the FPS drops from 263.8 at 1080p to 119.2 at 4K, representing a 54.8% reduction in average frame rate.

Q: Which resolution offers the best balance between visual quality and frame rate?

A: Based on the measured rows, 2560x1440 with High settings delivers 188.9 FPS, which is well above typical high-refresh-rate display capabilities while still providing enhanced visual fidelity over 1080p.

Q: Does the Ultra preset provide a worthwhile FPS increase over High at any resolution?

A: The data does not show this directly, but at 4K the difference between High (119.2 FPS) and Ultra (79.4 FPS) is 39.8 FPS, suggesting Ultra carries a significant performance cost.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB VRAM sufficient for Undisputed?

A: The measured FPS values at 4K Ultra (79.4 FPS) indicate no VRAM-related performance collapse, suggesting 12 GB is adequate for this game's current demands.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers a wide spread of performance across presets. Low settings produce 441.8 FPS average, Medium yields 313.6 FPS, High reaches 263.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 170.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 271.7 FPS, which represents a 61.5% reduction in frame rate when enabling the highest preset.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers shift downward but remain high. Low settings achieve 318.1 FPS, Medium records 230.2 FPS, High hits 188.9 FPS, and Ultra settles at 121.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 196.7 FPS, a 61.8% reduction — remarkably consistent with the 1080p scaling.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more moderate. Low settings deliver 201.4 FPS, Medium produces 147.3 FPS, High reaches 119.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 79.4 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap narrows to 122.0 FPS, a 60.6% reduction, showing that the Ultra preset's cost scales proportionally across all resolutions tested.

The settings scaling within each resolution reveals consistent behavior. At 1080p, the step from Low to Medium costs 128.2 FPS; from Medium to High costs 49.8 FPS; and from High to Ultra costs 93.7 FPS. At 1440p, the corresponding drops are 87.9 FPS, 41.3 FPS, and 67.5 FPS. At 4K, the drops are 54.1 FPS, 28.1 FPS, and 39.8 FPS. This pattern indicates that the Medium-to-High transition is the least expensive at every resolution, while Low-to-Medium carries the heaviest penalty.

The 4K Ultra result of 79.4 FPS is the only measured value below 100 FPS across the entire dataset. This makes 4K Ultra the most demanding configuration tested, and it is the only preset-resolution combination where the system falls below the 100 FPS threshold that many esports-focused players prefer.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz provide strong single-thread performance, which is critical for sports titles that often rely on one or two primary threads for game logic and physics.

The CPU's benchmark scores support its capability in this context. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22799 and single-core score of 3218 indicate strong all-around performance. The Geekbench single-core score of 2759 and multi-core score of 12686 further reinforce this assessment. For a game like Undisputed, which is unlikely to scale perfectly across all twelve threads, the single-core performance is particularly relevant.

The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB L2 per core help reduce memory latency, which can impact frame pacing in CPU-bound scenarios. The DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth provides ample data throughput for game assets. The Ryzen 5 7500F's percentile ranking of 82 against all CPUs places it in the upper tier of processors, and its average benchmark score of 24993 is within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and within 0.3% of the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X.

The measured FPS data suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor in Undisputed. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 441.8 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see this value plateau regardless of GPU settings. Instead, the FPS varies significantly across presets at 1080p, indicating the GPU remains the primary performance driver even at the lowest resolution.

The 3DMark thread scaling scores are informative: 1902 for 2 threads, 3621 for 4 threads, 5372 for 8 threads, and 6379 for max threads. The jump from 2 to 4 threads (72.2% increase) and 4 to 8 threads (48.4% increase) shows that the processor gains substantial performance from additional threads. However, the relatively small gain from 8 to max threads (18.7%) suggests diminishing returns beyond eight threads, which is typical for games that may not fully utilize all twelve threads.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Examining the measured data, the 2560x1440 High preset stands out as the optimal configuration for most users. It delivers 188.9 FPS, which comfortably exceeds the refresh rates of virtually all gaming monitors, while providing higher visual fidelity than Medium (230.2 FPS) or Low (318.1 FPS). The jump from High to Ultra at this resolution costs 67.5 FPS (from 188.9 to 121.4 FPS), which may not justify the visual improvement unless the player has a high-refresh-rate display and prioritizes image quality over frame rate headroom.

For players targeting 4K, the High preset at 119.2 FPS offers the best balance. Ultra at 4K drops to 79.4 FPS, which is a 33.4% reduction for what is likely a marginal visual improvement. The 4K High result stays above 100 FPS, making it suitable for displays with variable refresh rate technology. The 4K Medium preset at 147.3 FPS provides additional headroom, but the visual compromise may be noticeable on larger screens.

At 1080p, the High preset's 263.8 FPS provides exceptional smoothness, while Ultra's 170.1 FPS still offers a very high frame rate. Given that the gap between High and Ultra at 1080p is 93.7 FPS, players with 144Hz or 240Hz displays may prefer High to maintain maximum frame rates. Those with 240Hz+ monitors could potentially use Ultra and still remain above the refresh threshold.

The data suggests that Low settings are unnecessary for this combo at any resolution. Even at 4K, Low produces 201.4 FPS, which is far more than needed for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset offers a reasonable middle ground, particularly at 4K where it delivers 147.3 FPS, but the visual quality difference between Medium and High is likely worth the 28.1 FPS cost at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination ranks 205th out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed. This places it in the top 13% of all tested systems, which is a strong showing given the component selection. The rank reflects the measured performance across all resolutions and settings, weighted toward the game's actual performance characteristics.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 85 against all GPUs and the CPU's percentile ranking of 82 against all CPUs suggest a well-matched pairing. Neither component is dramatically stronger than the other, which helps explain the consistent scaling behavior observed in the measured FPS data. The combo rank of 205 out of 1580 indicates that only 204 other combinations tested deliver higher aggregate performance in this game.

The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (with an average score 0.6% higher) and the Intel Arc A730M (1.5% higher), while the AMD Radeon Pro 580 sits 1.6% lower. The CPU's nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-11850H (0.1% higher) and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (0.4% higher), with the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 0.3% lower. These close deltas indicate that the performance envelope of this combo is well understood relative to its closest competitors.

The rank of 205 out of 1580 also implies that many higher-ranked combos likely use more expensive or newer components, but the RTX 4070 Ti's end-of-life production status and the Ryzen 5 7500F's active status suggest this pairing remains viable for current gaming. The measured data shows no obvious weakness in Undisputed specifically, making this combo a solid choice for players who want high frame rates at 1440p or 4K without exceeding the performance envelope of the tested presets.