Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a playable but stratified experience in Undisputed, with performance scaling that clearly exposes the GPU as the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The data shows this combo ranks 990th out of 1580 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database, yet it still manages to hit 60+ FPS at 4K High settings. The most striking finding is the dramatic performance cliff between the Low and Ultra presets, which spans a 208.0 FPS gap at 1080p, indicating that the graphics card's 8 GB VRAM and Turing architecture are the decisive factors in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is severe and unmistakable. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 152.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 107.9 FPS at 2560x1440, then plunges to 68.2 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 55.3% reduction in performance from 1080p to 4K, a scaling pattern that strongly indicates the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting component. The GPU's 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer are being saturated as pixel count increases, which is typical for a card of this generation.

The Low preset tells a similar story but with higher absolute numbers. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 251.3 FPS, dropping to 180.6 FPS at 1440p and 117.5 FPS at 4K. Even at the lowest settings, the 4K resolution still costs the system more than half of its 1080p performance, confirming that resolution scaling is the dominant factor. The Ultra preset shows the steepest relative decline: 95.8 FPS at 1080p falls to 68.6 FPS at 1440p and bottoms out at 43.3 FPS at 4K, a figure that is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

The data indicates that 1440p is the practical ceiling for this combo if aiming for high refresh rates. At 1440p Medium, the system delivers 129.5 FPS, which is excellent for a sports title. However, pushing to 4K Ultra drops the frame rate to 43.3 FPS, which is unplayable for competitive play. The scaling pattern across all four settings shows a consistent 40-50% performance hit when moving from 1440p to 4K, underscoring that the RTX 2070 SUPER's 256-bit memory bus is the bottleneck.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the 12 nm Turing architecture with a TU104 chip, featuring 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Its base clock of 1605 MHz and boost clock of 1770 MHz are modest by modern standards, but the card compensates with a 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth from its 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. The FP32 compute of 9.062 TFLOPS is the theoretical peak, yet the measured results show that real-world performance in Undisputed is heavily dependent on the settings preset.

The 8 GB VRAM is the most critical specification for this game. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS collapses to 43.3, which is 24.9 FPS lower than at 4K High. This 36.5% drop from High to Ultra at the same resolution suggests that the Ultra preset is exceeding the VRAM capacity or pushing the memory subsystem past its comfort zone. The GPU's 113.3 GPixel/s pixel rate and 283.2 GTexel/s texture rate are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the 4K Ultra workload overwhelms the card.

The GPU's benchmark scores corroborate its mid-range position. Its Passmark G3D score of 18169 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1651 place it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A400 (0.5% lower score) and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (2.5% higher score), indicating that the RTX 2070 SUPER sits in a competitive but aging segment. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 98316 further confirms its compute capabilities, though these do not translate to 4K Ultra viability in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 990 out of 1580 tested combinations places it in the 62.7th percentile of all tested pairings, meaning roughly 37% of configurations perform worse. This is a surprising result given the CPU's strength, and it highlights the GPU bottleneck. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a Zen 5 architecture processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, boosting up to 5.40 GHz, which is more than capable of feeding this GPU. The CPU's Passmark multithread score of 30027 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 25525 place it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, yet the combo still ranks lower than the CPU's individual standing.

The rank disparity between the CPU (85th percentile) and GPU (65th percentile) explains the combo's mid-pack position. The Ryzen 5 9600X's nearest CPU rivals include the Intel Core i5-13490F (0.3% higher score) and AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (0.4% lower score), showing that the processor is competitive with much more expensive options. However, the RTX 2070 SUPER's nearest GPU rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (2.3% higher score), which is a laptop part, indicating the desktop GPU is falling behind modern standards.

In practical terms, this combo ranks higher for 1080p and 1440p gaming than for 4K. At 1080p Medium, the 184.6 FPS average would place the combo in the top quartile of all tested configurations, but at 4K Ultra, the 43.3 FPS would be in the bottom quartile. The data suggests that users who prioritize resolution over settings will find the 4K High preset (68.2 FPS) to be the better trade-off than 4K Ultra.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Undisputed?

A: The data shows 68.2 FPS at 4K High and 43.3 FPS at 4K Ultra. The High preset is playable, but Ultra falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making 4K gaming viable only with reduced settings.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo?

A: 2560x1440 provides the best balance, with 129.5 FPS at Medium and 107.9 FPS at High. This resolution keeps the frame rate well above 60 FPS even at Ultra settings (68.6 FPS).

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER scores 0.5% lower than the NVIDIA RTX A400 and 2.5% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5700 in average benchmark scores, placing it in a tightly contested mid-range segment.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 9600X a bottleneck for this game?

A: No. The CPU's Passmark single-thread score of 4570 and 3DMark single-thread score of 1253 are far above what this game requires, and the bottleneck is clearly the GPU at higher resolutions.

Q: What FPS can I expect at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average is 95.8 FPS at 1920x1080 Ultra, which is above 60 FPS but below the 144 Hz threshold. Lowering to High settings yields 152.5 FPS.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM cause issues?

A: The data indicates VRAM pressure at 4K Ultra (43.3 FPS), where the performance drop from High to Ultra is 36.5%. This suggests the 8 GB capacity is borderline for the highest settings at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

The optimal settings preset depends on the target resolution, but the data clearly favors Medium or High for most use cases. At 1080p, Medium delivers 184.6 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors, while High offers 152.5 FPS with better visual quality. The Ultra preset at 1080p (95.8 FPS) provides diminishing returns for a 36.5% performance penalty compared to High, making it a poor choice unless visual fidelity is paramount.

For 1440p, the Medium preset (129.5 FPS) is the sweet spot, offering excellent frame rates without sacrificing too much detail. The High preset (107.9 FPS) is also viable and provides better visuals, but the Ultra preset (68.6 FPS) dips close to the 60 FPS floor. At 4K, only the Low preset (117.5 FPS) and Medium preset (84.2 FPS) are truly playable; High (68.2 FPS) is borderline, and Ultra (43.3 FPS) should be avoided entirely.

The data suggests a settings hierarchy where Low provides a 2.1x performance multiplier over Ultra at 1080p (251.3 vs 95.8 FPS), but the visual quality loss is substantial. For competitive play, Low at 1440p (180.6 FPS) offers the best combination of responsiveness and resolution. For single-player or casual play, High at 1440p (107.9 FPS) is the recommended balance of performance and fidelity.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge) built on a 4 nm TSMC process. Its base clock of 3.90 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz, combined with 32 MB of shared L3 cache, provide more than enough processing power for a sports title like Undisputed. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 25525 and single-core score of 3603 place it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, showing that it is not the limiting factor in this combo.

The processor's memory support for DDR5 with dual-channel 89.6 GB/s bandwidth ensures that data can flow to the GPU without starvation. The 3DMark scores across thread counts (2456 for 2 threads, 6726 for 8 threads, 7590 for max threads) show strong scaling up to 8 threads, which is more than this game requires. The nearest CPU rivals — the Intel Core i5-13490F (0.3% higher) and AMD Ryzen 5 230 (0.3% higher) — perform nearly identically in synthetic benchmarks, confirming that the CPU is not the differentiator in this configuration.

The evidence that the CPU is underutilized comes from the resolution scaling data. At 1080p Low, the system produces 251.3 FPS, which is above what most monitors can display, yet the CPU still has headroom. The fact that the combo ranks 990th out of 1580 is entirely attributable to the GPU's age, not the CPU's capability. The Ryzen 5 9600X would be well-suited for a more modern GPU, as its 4 nm process and 65 W TDP provide an efficient foundation for high-refresh-rate gaming.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the performance hierarchy is: Low 251.3 FPS, Medium 184.6 FPS, High 152.5 FPS, and Ultra 95.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 66.7 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 32.1 FPS, and the gap between High and Ultra is 56.7 FPS. This pattern shows that the Ultra preset imposes a disproportionate cost, likely due to the 8 GB VRAM being stressed.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are: Low 180.6 FPS, Medium 129.5 FPS, High 107.9 FPS, and Ultra 68.6 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p averages 28.4% across all settings, with Ultra suffering the largest absolute loss (27.2 FPS). The 1440p Ultra result of 68.6 FPS is just above the 60 FPS threshold, making it the highest playable setting at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 117.5 FPS, Medium 84.2 FPS, High 68.2 FPS, and Ultra 43.3 FPS. The 4K Ultra figure is the only measurement below 60 FPS in the entire dataset, and it represents a 54.8% reduction from the 1440p Ultra result. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is steepest at Ultra (36.8% drop) and gentlest at Low (34.9% drop), indicating that the GPU's memory bandwidth is the common bottleneck across all presets at this resolution.