Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers exceptional performance in Undisputed, a Sports title released on 2023-10-10. The combination of AMD's Zen 5 architecture with NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace flagship creates a system that consistently pushes frame rates into triple-digit territory, even at 4K Ultra settings. This analysis breaks down how the processor and graphics card interact across resolutions and settings, using measured data to show where the system excels and what bottlenecks exist.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that remains remarkably GPU-bound even at lower resolutions, though the CPU's single-thread strength becomes more apparent as resolution decreases. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 315 at 1920x1080 to 228 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 87 frames, and then to 144 at 3840x2160, another 84-frame drop. This linear progression indicates that while the GPU is the primary limiter at 4K, the CPU still has headroom to push higher frame rates at 1440p and 1080p.

The Low settings data paints an even clearer picture of the CPU's capabilities. At 1920x1080 Low, the system achieves 530 average FPS, which drops to 383 at 2560x1440 and 242 at 3840x2160. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 147 frames suggests that even a powerful GPU like the RTX 4090 begins to struggle with pixel throughput at higher resolutions, but the sheer magnitude of these numbers indicates that the Ryzen 5 9600X is not holding back performance at any resolution.

Medium settings offer the only complete dataset with min and max FPS values, providing insight into frame time consistency. At 1920x1080 Medium, the average is 381 with a minimum of 324 and maximum of 438, a spread of 114 frames. This widens to 275 average with 234 min and 317 max at 2560x1440, and narrows to 174 average with 148 min and 200 max at 3840x2160. The decreasing variance at higher resolutions suggests that GPU load smooths out frame delivery, while at 1080p the CPU's frame generation creates more variable output.

Ultra settings show the most significant scaling penalty, with 203 FPS at 1080p, 147 at 1440p, and 93 at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 56 frames and the 1440p to 4K drop of 54 frames demonstrate that Ultra settings impose a nearly uniform per-resolution cost, indicating that the RTX 4090's compute resources are the limiting factor rather than memory bandwidth or CPU throughput. The 4K Ultra result of 93 FPS is still well above playable thresholds, but it represents a 74% reduction from the 1080p Low result of 530 FPS, showing how much headroom exists at lower settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, built on the AD102 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, provides the raw rendering power that dominates these results. Its 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus delivers 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth, which proves more than sufficient for Undisputed at any resolution tested. The GPU's boost clock of 2520 MHz and base clock of 2235 MHz, combined with 16384 shading units, 512 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, enable the massive frame rates seen in the data.

The RTX 4090's memory configuration appears particularly well-suited to 4K gaming. The 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and geometry data never starve the cores, which is why the 4K High average of 144 FPS maintains such a high floor. The GPU's 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores, while not directly relevant to this sports title's standard rendering pipeline, contribute to the overall compute capacity that keeps frame rates stable across all settings.

The GPU's performance metrics place it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 60347. Its nearest rivals in the database include the Intel Arc Pro A60 at 60326 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 at 60140 (0.3% delta), and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M at 61896 (-2.5% delta). These comparisons are based on synthetic benchmarks, but the measured FPS data for Undisputed shows the RTX 4090 operating at a level that these workstation-oriented competitors would struggle to match in real gaming workloads.

The GPU's 450 W TDP and triple-slot cooler design suggest it has substantial thermal headroom for sustained gaming sessions, though no thermal data is available in this dataset. The 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 443.5 GPixel/s pixel rate provide theoretical ceilings that align with the observed frame rates: at 4K Ultra, the 93 FPS average implies roughly 763 million pixels per second, well below the GPU's maximum rasterization capability.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested CPU-GPU combinations for Undisputed, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a rank of 139 out of 3718 total combos. This places it in the top 3.7% of all tested configurations, a strong showing that reflects the balanced nature of these components. The rank considers the entire measured FPS dataset across all resolutions and settings, giving weight to both peak performance and consistency.

The Ryzen 5 9600X itself sits in the 81st percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 29713. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE at 29656 (0.2% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H at 29868 (-0.5% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT at 29879 (-0.6% delta). These close margins suggest that the 9600X's six-core, twelve-thread configuration delivers performance comparable to higher-core-count processors in the synthetic benchmarks, though its real-world gaming performance is enhanced by the strong single-thread results.

The RTX 4090's 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs is similarly strong, but the combo's 139th place out of 3718 indicates that there are 138 configurations that outperform it in Undisputed specifically. These would likely include combinations with newer or more specialized hardware, though no specific competitor combos are listed in the data. The rank demonstrates that while this is a high-end setup, it is not the absolute fastest available for this particular title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers extraordinary performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 530 FPS, which drops to 381 at Medium with a range of 324 to 438 FPS. High settings yield 315 average FPS, and Ultra reduces this to 203 average. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 62% reduction in frame rate, from 530 to 203 FPS, indicating that the graphics settings have a substantial impact on GPU workload even at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. Low settings average 383 FPS, Medium averages 275 with a range of 234 to 317 FPS, High averages 228, and Ultra averages 147. The 1440p results show a 62% reduction from Low to Ultra as well, from 383 to 147 FPS, mirroring the 1080p scaling pattern. This consistency suggests that the GPU's rendering pipeline scales uniformly with settings changes regardless of resolution.

At 3840x2160, 4K performance is still impressive but shows the expected reduction. Low settings average 242 FPS, Medium averages 174 with a range of 148 to 200 FPS, High averages 144, and Ultra drops to 93 FPS. The 4K Low to Ultra reduction is 62% as well, from 242 to 93 FPS, maintaining the same proportional scaling observed at lower resolutions. This uniformity indicates that the RTX 4090 handles the additional pixel count of 4K without introducing any non-linear bottlenecks.

The complete dataset reveals that Medium settings are the only configuration with recorded minimum and maximum FPS values at every resolution. At 1080p, the 324 FPS minimum and 438 FPS maximum show a 35% variance from the 381 average. At 1440p, the 234 FPS minimum and 317 FPS maximum represent a 30% variance from the 275 average. At 4K, the 148 FPS minimum and 200 FPS maximum show a 30% variance from the 174 average. This tightening of frame time variance at higher resolutions suggests that GPU-bound scenarios produce more consistent frame pacing.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this combo in Undisputed?*

A: The highest average FPS is 530, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This drops to 383 at 2560x1440 and 242 at 3840x2160 with the same settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system achieves an average of 93 FPS. This is the lowest recorded average across all tested configurations but remains well above typical playability thresholds.

Q: What is the combo's ranking among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination ranks 139th out of 3718 total tested combos, placing it in the top 3.7% of all configurations.

Q: Which component is more likely to limit performance at 1080p?

A: The data indicates the CPU has significant headroom, as Low settings at 1080p produce 530 FPS. The RTX 4090's pixel throughput becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases, with 4K Ultra dropping to 93 FPS.

Q: Are there any recorded minimum FPS values for High or Ultra settings?

A: No, the dataset only includes minimum and maximum FPS values for Medium settings at all three resolutions. High and Ultra settings have only average FPS recorded.

Q: How does the RTX 4090 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 60347, placing it 0% ahead of the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60326), 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (60140), and 2.5% behind the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (61896).

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, part of the 9000 series built on the Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename, provides the computational foundation for these results. Its six cores and twelve threads operate at a base clock of 3.90 GHz with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, delivering the single-thread performance that competitive sports games often favor. The 4 nm process node from TSMC, containing 8,315 million transistors on a 70.6 mm² die, allows for high clock speeds while maintaining a 65 W TDP.

The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3, providing 32 MB of total L3 cache. This configuration supports the high frame rates observed at 1080p Low settings, where the 530 FPS average indicates the CPU can generate frames faster than the GPU can render them at lower pixel counts. The DDR5 memory support with dual-channel configuration and 89.6 GB/s bandwidth ensures that memory bandwidth does not bottleneck the CPU's instruction throughput.

Synthetic benchmarks show the 9600X's strengths: a single-thread score of 1253 in 3dmark, 2183.5 in Cinebench R23 single-core, and 2923 in Geekbench single-core. Multi-threaded scores include 7585 in 3dmark with 16 threads, 17528.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, and 14438 in Geekbench multi-core. The CPU's 81st percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29713, places it slightly above the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (29656, 0.2% delta) and below the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (29868, -0.5% delta).

The 9600X's PCIe Gen 5 support with 24 CPU lanes ensures that the RTX 4090's PCIe 4.0 x16 interface receives sufficient bandwidth, though the GPU's bus interface is one generation behind the CPU's capability. The integrated Radeon Graphics provide a fallback display output, but in this configuration, the discrete RTX 4090 handles all rendering tasks. The unlocked multiplier and active production status indicate that this CPU remains a current-generation offering, with a launch MSRP of $279.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role becomes most apparent when comparing 1080p Low to 4K Ultra performance. The 530 FPS at 1080p Low shows that the CPU can sustain frame generation at rates far exceeding typical display refresh rates, while the 93 FPS at 4K Ultra demonstrates that the GPU becomes the definitive bottleneck at higher resolutions. The 3dmark single-thread score of 1253 and passmark single-thread score of 4570 indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for a sports game that likely has significant single-threaded simulation logic. The 32 MB L3 cache helps maintain low latency for frequently accessed game data, contributing to the consistent frame delivery observed in the Medium settings data.