Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination delivers a dominant performance in Undisputed, making it an excellent choice for high-refresh-rate gaming. The benchmark data shows that this pairing is heavily GPU-limited at higher resolutions, while the CPU provides ample headroom at 1080p. The sweet spot for this combo is the High preset, which balances visual fidelity with frame rates that far exceed the requirements of competitive play.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data clearly indicates that the High preset offers the best experience for this hardware configuration. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers an average of 215.6 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any high-refresh-rate monitor. This represents a 57.8% improvement over the Ultra preset's 136.7 FPS at the same resolution, while only sacrificing a modest amount of visual quality compared to the top-tier setting.

At 2560x1440, the High preset maintains a strong 153.3 FPS average, which remains well above the 100 FPS threshold that many competitive players consider essential. The step up to Ultra at this resolution drops performance to 100.8 FPS, a 34.3% reduction that is hard to justify for the incremental visual gains. At 3840x2160, the High preset still produces a playable 97.8 FPS, but the Ultra preset falls to 65.1 FPS, which is the only configuration that approaches the lower bounds of smooth gameplay.

The Low preset, while delivering the highest frame rates (361.9 FPS at 1080p), is not recommended because the visual compromises are unnecessary given the performance headroom. The Medium preset offers a balanced middle ground, but the data shows that High provides substantially better visuals for a relatively small performance cost compared to Medium (215.6 vs 256.3 FPS at 1080p). For the vast majority of users, High is the optimal choice across all three resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is a Zen 3 architecture processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. This 7 nm chip from TSMC features a 32 MB L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The CPU's performance profile, as shown by its benchmark scores, suggests it is more than capable of feeding the RTX 3080 in Undisputed.

The data reveals that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck in this game. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 361.9 FPS, which indicates that the CPU can handle very high frame rates without becoming a limiting factor. The Ryzen 7 5800X scores 23,571 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3,327 in single-core, placing it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (0.3% higher average score) and the Intel Core i5-12600KF (0.8% lower average score), showing that it remains competitive with newer and more expensive options.

The 16 threads of the 5800X are likely well-utilized by Undisputed, a sports title that typically benefits from multi-core processing for physics and AI calculations. The CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,586 and max-thread score of 7,578 indicate strong scaling across all cores. The fact that the 1080p Low preset reaches 361.9 FPS suggests that even the most demanding moments in the game will not cause the CPU to become a bottleneck, allowing the GPU to work at its full potential.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is based on the Ampere architecture and features the GA102 chip with 8,704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. It comes with 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1440 MHz and a boost clock of 1710 MHz, with memory running at 19 Gbps effective.

The GPU's role in Undisputed is dominant, as evidenced by the performance scaling across resolutions. The RTX 3080 sits in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, with a Passmark G3D score of 25,086 and an average benchmark score of 35,787. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (0.9% higher average score) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (1.0% lower average score), indicating that this remains a high-end GPU despite being a previous generation product.

The 10 GB of VRAM is sufficient for Undisputed at all tested settings, as the game does not appear to exceed this capacity. The GPU's compute capabilities, with 29.77 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 68 RT cores, ensure that even the most graphically intensive scenes in the game are rendered smoothly. The data shows that the RTX 3080 is the limiting factor when moving from 1080p to higher resolutions, with frame rates dropping proportionally to the increase in pixel count. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support and Vulkan 1.4 compatibility ensure that it is fully optimized for the game's rendering requirements.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combo in Undisputed?*

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 with High settings provides the best balance, delivering 153.3 FPS. This represents a 28.9% reduction from the 1080p High result of 215.6 FPS, but offers significantly better image quality while remaining well above 144 Hz.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High in terms of performance?

A: Ultra settings consistently reduce frame rates by more than 30% compared to High across all resolutions. At 1080p, the drop is from 215.6 FPS to 136.7 FPS, a 36.6% decrease. At 4K, Ultra falls to 65.1 FPS versus 97.8 FPS for High, a 33.4% reduction.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800X a bottleneck for the RTX 3080 in this game?

A: No. The CPU demonstrates sufficient headroom, as shown by the 361.9 FPS result at 1080p Low settings. The 5800X's single-thread performance, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 943 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,327, is more than adequate for the game's CPU demands.

*Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 3080 need for Undisputed?*

A: The 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on the RTX 3080 is sufficient for all tested settings and resolutions. The game does not appear to exceed this capacity even at 4K Ultra, which produces an average of 65.1 FPS.

*Q: Can this combo achieve 240 FPS in Undisputed?*

A: Yes, at 1080p with Low settings, the combo reaches 361.9 FPS, and at Medium settings it achieves 256.3 FPS. Even at High settings, the 215.6 FPS result is close to 240 Hz territory, making this a viable option for high-refresh-rate displays.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: The gap is substantial. Low settings at 3840x2160 produce 164.7 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 65.1 FPS. This represents a 60.5% reduction in performance from Low to Ultra, indicating that the GPU is heavily taxed by the highest quality settings at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly demonstrates that the RTX 3080 is the primary limiting factor in this configuration. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 215.6 FPS at 1080p to 153.3 FPS at 1440p, a 28.9% decrease, and then to 97.8 FPS at 4K, a 36.2% decrease from the 1440p result. This pattern is consistent with pixel-count scaling, where 4K has 4 times the pixels of 1080p and 2.25 times the pixels of 1440p.

The CPU's influence is minimal in this scaling analysis. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rates would remain relatively flat across resolutions. Instead, the data shows that the GPU workload increases proportionally with resolution, confirming that the Ryzen 7 5800X has ample headroom. At Low settings, the 1080p result of 361.9 FPS drops to 260.1 FPS at 1440p and 164.7 FPS at 4K, showing a scaling pattern that is entirely consistent with GPU-bound performance.

The scaling at Ultra settings is particularly informative. The 1080p Ultra result of 136.7 FPS falls to 100.8 FPS at 1440p and 65.1 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is only 47.6% of the 1080p performance, which is slightly worse than the theoretical pixel-count scaling. This suggests that the Ultra preset introduces additional GPU workload beyond just resolution scaling, likely from more demanding shader effects and higher texture quality.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves an average of 361.9 FPS, followed by Medium at 256.3 FPS, High at 215.6 FPS, and Ultra at 136.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 29.2%, while High to Ultra represents a 36.6% drop. These numbers indicate that the CPU and GPU combination is well-suited for 1080p gaming, with even the most demanding settings remaining well above 120 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows the GPU's increasing workload. Low settings produce 260.1 FPS, Medium reaches 186.7 FPS, High maintains 153.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 100.8 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p results in performance reductions of 28.1% for Low, 27.2% for Medium, 28.9% for High, and 26.3% for Ultra. These consistent reductions confirm that resolution scaling is the dominant factor.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly under significant load. Low settings still deliver a playable 164.7 FPS, but Medium falls to 120.6 FPS, High drops to 97.8 FPS, and Ultra dips to 65.1 FPS. The 4K results show that this configuration is capable of 4K gaming, but only at Low and Medium settings for high-refresh-rate play. The High preset at 4K remains above 60 FPS, making it viable for standard 60 Hz displays, while Ultra is best reserved for less demanding scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 488th out of 1,580 tested combos in Undisputed. This places it in the top 30.9% of all configurations, which is a strong result for a pairing that uses previous-generation hardware. The rank reflects the balanced nature of this setup, where the CPU and GPU complement each other without either component becoming a significant bottleneck.

The ranking is particularly impressive when considering the age of both components. The Ryzen 7 5800X was released in November 2020 with a launch MSRP of $449, while the RTX 3080 launched in August 2020 with a launch MSRP of 699 USD. Despite being superseded by newer generations, this combo still outperforms the majority of tested configurations in Undisputed, demonstrating that well-matched mid-to-high-end hardware from previous generations remains competitive in modern sports titles.

The 488th rank out of 1,580 suggests that there are 1,092 combos that perform worse than this setup, which reflects the enduring capability of the 5800X and RTX 3080. The combination's position in the rankings is likely driven by the GPU's strong 4K performance and the CPU's ability to maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions. This makes it a versatile choice for users who play at various resolutions and settings, as the data shows it can handle everything from competitive 1080p play to immersive 4K gaming.