Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers exceptional performance in Undisputed, producing frame rates that far exceed display refresh rate requirements across all tested configurations. The measured data reveals a system with substantial headroom, where even the most demanding preset at 4K resolution maintains an average well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results across the four presets at each resolution show a clear hierarchy, but the optimal choice depends on the target display and preference for visual fidelity. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 207.5 FPS, which remains exceptionally high and suggests that players with standard 144 Hz monitors can enable maximum settings without compromise. The High preset at this resolution yields 324.7 FPS, while Medium reaches 396.5 FPS and Low peaks at 551.3 FPS—the latter figures are far beyond the refresh rate of virtually any consumer display, making them technically impressive but practically unnecessary.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset produces an average of 153.4 FPS, which still comfortably exceeds the 144 Hz threshold for high-refresh-rate gaming. The High preset achieves 236.9 FPS, Medium 283.7 FPS, and Low 396.3 FPS. Given the minimal visual difference between High and Ultra in most sports titles, the data suggests that High at 1440p offers the best balance, providing a 54.5% improvement over Ultra while retaining high-quality visuals. Players prioritizing maximum smoothness on a 240 Hz monitor would find the High preset sufficient, while those with 144 Hz displays can safely enable Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset drops to an average of 98.6 FPS, which is still playable but below the 144 Hz mark. The High preset at 4K delivers 149 FPS, representing a 51.1% increase over Ultra and crossing the 144 Hz threshold. Medium achieves 184.2 FPS, and Low reaches 252.5 FPS. For 4K gaming, the High preset emerges as the recommended choice: it provides frame rates that match high-refresh-rate 4K displays while preserving most of the graphical enhancements. The Ultra preset at 4K, with its 98.6 FPS average, would be suitable for users with 60 Hz or 120 Hz 4K displays who prioritize maximum visual quality over raw frame rate.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate recorded for this combination in Undisputed?*

A: The highest recorded average is 551.3 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low preset. This indicates the CPU-GPU combination has massive performance headroom at lower resolutions.

Q: How does the Ultra preset at 4K compare to High at 4K?

A: The Ultra preset at 3840x2160 produces an average of 98.6 FPS, while High at the same resolution produces 149 FPS. This represents a 51.1% performance increase when dropping from Ultra to High, suggesting the Ultra preset imposes a significant rendering cost.

Q: Can this system maintain 144 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: Yes. The High preset at 3840x2160 averages 149 FPS, which exceeds the 144 FPS target. The Medium preset averages 184.2 FPS, and Low averages 252.5 FPS, providing additional headroom for those seeking higher refresh rates.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 396.3 FPS while Ultra averages 153.4 FPS. The Ultra preset delivers 38.7% of the frame rate of Low, showing a substantial performance cost for the highest quality settings.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 9600X a limiting factor in this configuration?

A: The data suggests the CPU is not a primary bottleneck. At 1080p with the Low preset, the system reaches 551.3 FPS, which would place significant load on the processor, yet the frame rate remains exceptionally high. The CPU's single-thread performance, evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 1253, supports this.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations?

A: This AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination ranks 8th out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 0.5% of all tested systems.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 serves as the dominant performance driver in this configuration, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. The GPU's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for the texture and geometry demands of a sports title like Undisputed. The memory clock operates at 1750 MHz with a 28 Gbps effective data rate, ensuring that memory bandwidth does not become a constraint at any tested setting.

The GPU's compute capabilities are substantial: 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output pipelines. The boost clock of 2407 MHz enables a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s. These specifications directly correlate with the frame rates observed—at 4K Ultra, the GPU processes 98.6 FPS, which requires significant pixel throughput that this hardware can deliver. The raw FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS indicates ample compute headroom for the physics and animation systems in the boxing simulation.

The RTX 5090's benchmark scores place it at the 94th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84306. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D (0.1% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (0.2% higher), and the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 (1.3% higher). The GPU's 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores, while not directly utilized in Undisputed's rasterized rendering, contribute to its overall architecture efficiency and driver optimization.

The scaling from Low to Ultra settings at each resolution demonstrates the GPU's workload characteristics. At 4K, the frame rate drops from 252.5 FPS at Low to 98.6 FPS at Ultra, a 61% reduction. This scaling factor is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario where higher quality presets increase shader complexity and memory pressure. The GPU's 575 W TDP and the requirement for a 950 W suggested PSU indicate that this is a high-power component, but the benchmark results justify this in terms of raw performance delivery.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a rank of 8 out of 1,580 tested combos in Undisputed. This places the system firmly in the top percentile of all configurations tested, indicating that this pairing is among the most performant available for this title. The rank reflects the synergy between the CPU and GPU, where neither component significantly bottlenecks the other in this game's workload.

The CPU component, the Ryzen 5 9600X, holds the 85th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 28246. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-13490F (0.3% higher score), the AMD Ryzen 5 230 (0.3% higher), the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (0.4% lower), and the Intel Core i5-14500T (0.5% lower). This tight clustering indicates the 9600X performs in a very competitive band, with differences of less than 1% among its direct competitors.

The GPU ranks at the 94th percentile among all GPUs, reinforcing its role as a top-tier component. The combo rank of 8th out of 1,580 suggests that while individual components are strong, the combination is particularly effective in Undisputed. Games with different engine characteristics might see different rankings, but for this title, the pairing proves optimal. The measured frame rates—exceeding 300 FPS at 1080p High and 236.9 FPS at 1440p High—demonstrate that the combo rank is well-earned, with headroom that places it ahead of the vast majority of tested systems.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals important insights into the system's performance characteristics. At the High preset, the average frame rate drops from 324.7 FPS at 1080p to 236.9 FPS at 1440p (a 27% reduction), and then to 149 FPS at 4K (a 54.1% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes progressively more loaded as resolution increases, while the CPU's workload remains relatively constant.

At the Low preset, the scaling is more extreme: 551.3 FPS at 1080p drops to 396.3 FPS at 1440p (28.1% reduction) and 252.5 FPS at 4K (54.2% reduction from 1080p). The consistency of these percentage drops across presets—approximately 27-28% from 1080p to 1440p and 54% from 1080p to 4K—suggests that the limiting factor is the GPU's pixel throughput rather than any CPU bottleneck. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rate would show less scaling with resolution, as the CPU workload is resolution-independent.

The Ultra preset exhibits a similar trend: 207.5 FPS at 1080p, 153.4 FPS at 1440p (26.1% reduction), and 98.6 FPS at 4K (52.5% reduction from 1080p). The nearly identical scaling ratios across all presets point to a GPU-bound scenario at all tested configurations. The RTX 5090's 512-bit memory interface and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth allow it to maintain high fill rates even at 4K, but the resolution increase still demands proportionally more pixel processing. The data indicates that for 4K gaming, users should expect roughly half the frame rate of 1080p, with the High preset being the most balanced option at 149 FPS.