Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination delivers a highly capable 1080p and 1440p experience in Undisputed, with performance scaling predictably as resolution and settings increase. The data shows a clear shift in bottleneck behavior, moving from a CPU-bound state at lower settings to a GPU-bound state at 4K Ultra. This pairing ranks in the 902nd position out of 1580 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database for this title.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The average frame rate is 161.6 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings. This indicates a very smooth experience, well above the threshold for high-refresh-rate displays.

Q: How does the performance drop when moving from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 Ultra, the average FPS is 105.2. At 3840x2160 Ultra, it drops to 48.7 FPS. This represents a significant 53.7% reduction in average frame rate, highlighting the increased load on the GPU at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K with Medium settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 91.5. The substantial drop from the 1440p Medium score of 141.4 FPS suggests the GPU is becoming the primary limiting component as resolution increases.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Ryzen 5 9600X and its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13490F?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X has an average benchmark score of 28246, which is 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i5-13490F's score of 28173. This indicates near-identical synthetic CPU performance between the two processors.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4060 compared to the Intel Arc B580 in average benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 23181, while the Intel Arc B580 scores 23021. This gives the RTX 4060 a 0.7% lead in the average of all benchmarks.

Q: What is the average FPS at 1440p with Low settings?

A: The average frame rate is 197 FPS at 2560x1440 with Low settings. This high score indicates the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU efficiently at this resolution and settings level.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, built on a 4 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The processor's single-thread performance is strong, as evidenced by its 3dmark_single_thread score of 1253 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3603. This is crucial for a sports title like Undisputed, where game logic and physics often rely on a few fast cores.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are also robust, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 25525 and a Geekbench multicore score of 15182. However, the benchmark results show that in this game, the CPU's high single-core performance is more relevant. The 3dmark_2_threads score of 2456 demonstrates excellent low-thread performance, which helps maintain high frame rates when the GPU is not the bottleneck. The processor ranks in the 85th percentile among all CPUs, and its average benchmark score of 28246 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals, including the Intel Core i5-13490F and AMD Ryzen 5 230, both with a delta of 0.3%.

In the measured FPS data, the CPU's influence is most apparent at 1080p with Low settings, where the average FPS reaches 274.9. This high frame rate suggests the CPU is capable of handling the game's simulation and draw calls without being a limiting factor. As the resolution increases, the CPU's relative importance diminishes, and the GPU takes over as the primary performance driver. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 89.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth provide ample data throughput for the game's demands.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and features 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output pipelines. It operates at a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz. The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. Its FP32 compute performance is rated at 15.11 TFLOPS. The GPU is positioned in the 66th percentile among all GPUs in the database.

The RTX 4060's memory configuration and compute power are put to the test as resolution and settings increase. At 1080p, the game is often not fully GPU-bound, allowing the CPU to push frame rates to 274.9 FPS at Low settings. However, at 4K, the GPU's load increases significantly. The transition from 1080p to 4K at High settings shows a drop from 161.6 FPS to 72.8 FPS, a 55% decrease. This indicates that the GPU is the primary component handling the increased pixel count and shader complexity.

The GPU's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, has an average score of 23321, which is 0.6% higher than the RTX 4060's 23181. The performance delta with the Intel Arc B580 is similar, with the RTX 4060 being 0.7% faster. This suggests the RTX 4060 is competitive in this segment. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the tested settings, as the game does not appear to exceed this limit at the measured resolutions. The boost clock of 2460 MHz is a key factor in maintaining consistent frame rates across different scenes in a boxing match.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the system's performance across three resolutions and four settings presets.

At 1920x1080, the performance is consistently high. With Low settings, the average FPS is 274.9, indicating a CPU-heavy scenario. Medium settings yield 195.9 FPS, while High settings produce 161.6 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, still manages an average of 105.2 FPS. This range shows that the system can easily handle high-refresh-rate gaming at 1080p, even with maximum visual fidelity.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but begin to show the GPU's growing influence. Low settings average 197 FPS, a drop of 28.3% from 1080p. Medium settings average 141.4 FPS, and High settings average 116.6 FPS. Ultra settings at 1440p produce an average of 77.7 FPS. These numbers indicate that 1440p Ultra is still playable, but the system is starting to feel the strain of higher resolution.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. Low settings average 123.3 FPS, which is still a playable frame rate. Medium settings drop to 91.5 FPS, and High settings average 72.8 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the most demanding configuration tested, with an average of only 48.7 FPS. This is the only configuration that falls below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that 4K Ultra is not a target for this combination.

The data shows a consistent scaling pattern. At each resolution, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is significant, with the 4K Ultra score being 60.5% lower than the 4K Low score. This highlights the impact of settings on GPU load.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the nature of the system's bottleneck. At Low settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 28.3% (from 274.9 to 197 FPS). The drop from 1440p to 4K is 37.4% (from 197 to 123.3 FPS). This pattern suggests that even at Low settings, the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as resolution increases, though the CPU is still able to maintain high frame rates.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more dramatic. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 26.1% (from 105.2 to 77.7 FPS). The drop from 1440p to 4K is a substantial 37.3% (from 77.7 to 48.7 FPS). This indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component at 4K Ultra, as the frame rate falls below the 60 FPS target.

The analysis points to a dual-phase bottleneck. At 1080p and 1440p with lower settings, the Ryzen 5 9600X's strong single-thread performance is sufficient to keep the GPU fed, and the system performs well. As settings and resolution increase, the RTX 4060's workload grows, and the frame rate becomes increasingly dependent on its capabilities. The 4K Ultra result of 48.7 FPS clearly shows the GPU is the limiting factor, as even the powerful CPU cannot compensate for the GPU's inability to render the scene fast enough. The system is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can deliver high frame rates even at Ultra settings. For 4K gaming, users should consider Medium or High settings to maintain a smooth experience.