Undisputed

Undisputed is a sports title that scales dramatically across resolutions and settings, and the pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER produces a dataset that clearly separates the capabilities of each component. The measured frames per second reveal a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, but one where the CPU’s architectural strengths become apparent only when the graphical load is reduced. This analysis walks through the resolution scaling, component roles, and specific measured results to provide a methodical breakdown of this combo’s performance profile.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K in Undisputed shows a textbook case of graphical load dictating performance. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers an average of 473.4 FPS, while the same settings at 2560x1440 drop to 344.1 FPS, and at 3840x2160 the average falls to 218.3 FPS. This represents a reduction of approximately 54% from the 1080p Low figure when moving to 4K Low, indicating that even at the lowest settings, the GPU is still the primary limiter at higher resolutions.

The scaling pattern becomes more pronounced as settings increase. At High settings, the average FPS moves from 281.1 at 1080p, to 203.3 at 1440p, and finally to 130.9 at 4K. The step from 1440p to 4K at High settings incurs a 35.6% performance drop, which is a larger relative decline than the 27.7% drop observed when moving from 1080p to 1440p. This suggests that Undisputed’s rendering pipeline becomes increasingly demanding on the RTX 4080 SUPER’s resources as pixel count grows, with the 4K resolution pushing the GPU’s shading engines and memory bandwidth to their limits.

At Ultra settings, the trend continues with 179.7 FPS at 1080p, 133.2 FPS at 1440p, and 86.2 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p Ultra is 25.9%, while the gap between 1440p and 4K Ultra is 35.3%. The data indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER is the decisive factor in these scaling patterns; the Ryzen 7 5800X’s contribution is masked at 4K Ultra where the GPU is saturated, but becomes more relevant at lower resolutions where the CPU can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them. The results suggest that for 4K gaming, the GPU is the singular bottleneck, while at 1080p, the system approaches a more balanced state.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, featuring 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus. The memory clock runs at 1438 MHz with 23 Gbps effective speed, yielding a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. The GPU’s boost clock is 2550 MHz, with a base clock of 2295 MHz, and it houses 10240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units. The raw compute capability is listed at 52.22 TFLOPS for FP32 operations, with a texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s.

In Undisputed, the GPU’s 16 GB VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor at any of the tested settings, as even the most demanding 4K Ultra configuration averages 86.2 FPS without indications of memory pressure. The GDDR6X memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s is sufficient to handle the game’s data streaming at 4K, as evidenced by the smooth scaling from Medium to High settings at that resolution. The GPU’s benchmark scores corroborate its position: a Passmark G3D score of 34245 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6600 place it in the 88th percentile versus all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT with an average score of 53489 (a 0.2% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX 7700S at 52505 (a 2.1% delta), showing the RTX 4080 SUPER sits comfortably ahead in synthetic tests.

The clock speeds are particularly relevant to the 4K Ultra result. The boost clock of 2550 MHz is sustained under load, but the game’s Ultra preset appears to introduce effects that disproportionately tax the GPU’s shading units and ROPs, resulting in the 86.2 FPS figure. In contrast, the Low preset at 4K achieves 218.3 FPS, which is a 2.5x increase, demonstrating that the GPU has headroom when the shading complexity is reduced. This indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER is overprovisioned for 1080p and 1440p in this title, but appropriately matched for 4K at higher settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is a Zen 3 architecture processor on the 7 nm process, with 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock is 3.80 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and it features a 32 MB L3 cache along with 512 KB L2 per core. The CPU supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the 5800X achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23571 and a single-core score of 3327, with a Geekbench multicore score of 10220 and single-core score of 2194. The Passmark multithread score is 27732, placing the CPU in the 84th percentile versus all CPUs.

In Undisputed, the CPU’s role is most visible at 1080p Low settings, where the average FPS reaches 473.4. This figure is higher than what the GPU could produce if it were solely responsible, indicating that the 5800X’s single-thread performance is sufficient to drive the game’s simulation and physics at high rates. The boost clock of 4.70 GHz is critical here, as boxing games often rely on a single primary thread for opponent AI and hit detection. The 5800X’s 3DMark single-thread score of 943 and Passmark single-thread score of 3445 reflect a strong single-core showing that translates to high minimum frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 with an average score of 27535 (a 0.3% delta) and the Intel Core i5-12600KF at 27827 (a -0.8% delta). The 5800X’s average benchmark score is 27606, which is essentially neck-and-neck with these competitors. In the context of Undisputed, this means that the CPU is not a differentiator at 4K, where the GPU dominates, but at 1080p, the 5800X’s 8-core/16-thread configuration ensures that background tasks do not interfere with the main game thread. The 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth is adequate for the game’s data, as higher resolutions do not show CPU-related stutters in the measured averages.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 473.4, which is the highest recorded figure. At 1080p Medium, the average drops to 345.0, and at 1080p High, it is 281.1. The 1080p Ultra setting yields 179.7 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 62% reduction in frame rate, which is the largest relative drop across all resolutions, indicating that the Ultra preset adds substantial graphical effects that impact the GPU.

At 1440p, the Low setting averages 344.1 FPS, Medium averages 246.6 FPS, High averages 203.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 133.2 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at each setting incurs a consistent performance penalty: a 27.3% reduction at Low, a 28.5% reduction at Medium, a 27.7% reduction at High, and a 25.9% reduction at Ultra. This consistency suggests that the GPU’s rendering load scales almost linearly with pixel count in this title, without any anomalous bottlenecks appearing at the 1440p resolution.

At 4K, the Low setting averages 218.3 FPS, Medium averages 157.0 FPS, High averages 130.9 FPS, and Ultra averages 86.2 FPS. The step from 1440p to 4K at Low settings results in a 36.6% reduction, while the Medium setting drops by 36.3%, High by 35.6%, and Ultra by 35.3%. The 4K Ultra figure of 86.2 FPS is the only result below 100 FPS, and it represents a 44.1% drop from the 1440p Ultra figure. This indicates that the Ultra preset at 4K is the first configuration where the RTX 4080 SUPER’s computational throughput becomes the definitive constraint, with the 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 performance being fully utilized.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is ranked 125th out of 1580 combos in Undisputed. This places the combo in the top 8% of all tested systems, which is consistent with the high absolute frame rates measured. The rank reflects that while the individual components are both above the 84th and 88th percentiles respectively, the game’s performance is primarily driven by the GPU, and the CPU’s contribution is secondary. Combos ranked higher likely feature newer or higher-clocked GPUs, as the 5800X’s CPU performance is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4080 SUPER in this title.

The combo’s position at rank 125 out of 1580 indicates that there are 124 configurations that achieve higher average FPS in Undisputed. Given the measured results, these would likely be systems with RTX 4090-class GPUs or possibly newer 50-series cards. The RTX 4080 SUPER’s nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, has an average benchmark score of 52086 (a 2.9% delta), yet the 4080 SUPER scores 53610, suggesting that the 4080 SUPER maintains a slight edge in synthetic tests. In real-world gameplay, the 125th rank suggests that the combo is near the top of the performance hierarchy but not at the very pinnacle, with the 4K Ultra result of 86.2 FPS being the limiting factor for high-refresh-rate 4K monitors.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal settings depend on the target display resolution. For 1080p displays, the High preset at 281.1 FPS offers a smooth experience well above the refresh rates of most monitors, and the Ultra preset at 179.7 FPS still provides ample headroom for 165 Hz or 240 Hz displays. The 1080p Low setting at 473.4 FPS is excessive for any current display, making High the recommended balance of visual fidelity and performance.

For 1440p, the High preset at 203.3 FPS is the best experience for high-refresh-rate monitors, as it exceeds 144 Hz comfortably. The Ultra preset at 133.2 FPS is viable for 144 Hz displays, but the 34.5% drop from High to Ultra may not justify the visual gains, making High the more sensible choice. The Medium preset at 246.6 FPS is only useful for 240 Hz displays, which are rare at 1440p, so High is again recommended.

For 4K, the High preset at 130.9 FPS is the sweet spot, as it provides a frame rate that is playable on 120 Hz displays and above. The Ultra preset at 86.2 FPS is playable on 60 Hz displays but may induce noticeable judder on higher refresh panels, so High is the recommended preset for 4K gaming. The Medium preset at 157.0 FPS offers a middle ground for 4K 144 Hz monitors, but High provides a better balance of quality and speed. The Low preset at 218.3 FPS is unnecessary at 4K, as the visual compromise is too severe for the frame rate gain. In summary, High settings are the best overall experience across all resolutions, with 4K Ultra being the only configuration where the system’s performance falls below the 100 FPS threshold.