Undisputed

# Undisputed with AMD Ryzen 7 5800X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050

This pairing of AMD's 8-core Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA's entry-level GeForce RTX 5050 lands at rank 1722 out of 2813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. The data reveals a system that can handle the boxing sim at playable frame rates across most settings, but one that requires careful tuning to hit high-refresh targets at 1080p. The RTX 5050's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus create a distinct bottleneck profile that shows up clearly when pushing resolution, while the Ryzen 7 5800X's 16 threads provide ample headroom for the game's CPU demands. The following analysis breaks down exactly where this combo excels, where it struggles, and what the measured numbers suggest about the optimal way to run Undisputed.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's position at 1722 of 2813 tested configurations means roughly 39% of tested systems perform better, but the raw ranking understates the nuance. The RTX 5050 alone sits at the 66th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 5800X reaches the 81st percentile among CPUs — a notable gap that hints at the GPU being the limiting factor in most scenarios. In Undisputed specifically, the measured FPS data shows the combo delivering between 42 and 241 FPS depending on resolution and settings, a massive spread that indicates the system's performance ceiling is highly dependent on the workload.

Comparing the CPU to its nearest rivals reinforces that the 5800X is not the weak link here. Its average benchmark score of 29123 sits within 0.6% of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT (28940) and just 0.1% above the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H (29093). The Intel Xeon Phi 7210 (29245) and Intel Core i5-13500HX (29270) edge it out by 0.4% and 0.5% respectively, but these are margin-of-error differences. The 5800X's 8 cores and 16 threads at 3.80 GHz base and 4.70 GHz boost provide consistent multi-threaded throughput, with Cinebench R23 scores of 15476 multi-core and 1574.5 single-core confirming balanced performance.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5050's average benchmark score of 21035 places it within 1.6% of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713) and 0.6% of the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153). The NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379) leads by 1.6%, while the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237) is 1% ahead. These tight margins mean the 5050 trades blows with last-generation mid-range cards, which explains why its in-game performance varies so dramatically with settings. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2502 and PassMark G3D score of 17326 paint a picture of a GPU that can handle modern titles at moderate settings but will struggle with maxed-out presets at high resolutions.

GPU Role

The RTX 5050's memory configuration is the single most important factor in how this combo performs in Undisputed. With 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus delivering 320.0 GB/s bandwidth, the card has enough capacity for 1080p and 1440p gaming but hits walls at 4K. The base clock of 2317 MHz and boost clock of 2572 MHz are respectable for the entry-level segment, and the 2560 shading units provide decent raw compute — evidenced by 13.17 TFLOPS FP32 performance. However, the 80 TMUs and 32 ROPs reveal a card designed for rasterization efficiency rather than brute-force pixel pushing.

The measured FPS data shows exactly how the GPU's limitations manifest. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 241 FPS average, which drops to 144 FPS at High — a 40% reduction that suggests the GPU is keeping pace but the settings are increasing shading complexity. Moving to 1440p, the same Low-to-High transition goes from 174 FPS to 104 FPS, a 40% drop that mirrors the 1080p scaling. This consistency indicates the GPU is the primary driver of performance changes with settings. At 4K, the picture changes dramatically: Low yields 110 FPS, but Ultra plummets to 42 FPS — a 62% reduction that shows the 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus being overwhelmed by the pixel count and texture demands.

The 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores are present but underutilized in Undisputed, which is not a ray-tracing-heavy title based on the data. The GPU's PassMark DirectX 12 score of 66 (relative to DirectX 11's 150 and DirectX 9's 186) suggests the card performs relatively worse in modern API workloads, which could explain why Ultra settings at any resolution cause steep FPS drops. The 130 W TDP and 300 W suggested PSU requirement indicate a power-efficient card that won't stress a typical system, but the PCIe 5.0 x8 interface means it relies on a modern motherboard to avoid bandwidth bottlenecks.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Undisputed?

A: The data shows 1080p as the sweet spot, with all settings except Ultra achieving at least 144 FPS. At 1440p, High and Medium presets stay above 100 FPS, while 4K only manages 66 FPS at High and 42 FPS at Ultra.

Q: How does the RTX 5050 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in overall benchmark performance?

A: The RTX 5050's average score of 21035 is 1.6% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713) but 1.6% lower than the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379). It also trails the AMD Radeon HD 8970M by 1% and the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL by 0.6%.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800X a bottleneck for the RTX 5050 in this game?

A: The CPU's 81st percentile ranking versus the GPU's 66th percentile suggests the 5800X has headroom. The measured FPS scaling with resolution (241 FPS at 1080p Low vs 110 FPS at 4K Low) indicates GPU limits dominate, not CPU constraints.

Q: What is the highest FPS this combo can achieve in Undisputed?

A: The maximum measured average is 241 FPS at 1080p Low settings. The minimum measured average is 42 FPS at 4K Ultra settings, with the lowest recorded minimum FPS being 67 at 4K Medium.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: It ranks 1722 out of 2813 combos, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. The CPU's 81st percentile and GPU's 66th percentile suggest the ranking is dragged down by the GPU's relative weakness.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM cause issues at any resolution?

A: The 4K Ultra result of 42 FPS average, compared to 110 FPS at 4K Low, strongly suggests VRAM capacity and bandwidth constraints at high resolutions. The 128-bit bus (320.0 GB/s) is likely insufficient for 4K texture loads.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1080p, the combo delivers 241 FPS at Low, 173 FPS at Medium (with a minimum of 147 and maximum of 200), 144 FPS at High, and 92 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset's FPS range of 147-200 shows some variance but maintains consistently high frame rates. The jump from Low to Medium costs 68 FPS (28%), while Medium to High costs another 29 FPS (17%), and High to Ultra costs 52 FPS (36%). These diminishing returns suggest the Low and Medium presets are where the GPU is most efficient.

At 1440p, the performance drops are more pronounced. Low yields 174 FPS, Medium delivers 125 FPS (with a minimum of 107 and maximum of 144), High hits 104 FPS, and Ultra falls to 67 FPS. The Low-to-Medium transition costs 49 FPS (28%), while Medium-to-High costs 21 FPS (17%), and High-to-Ultra costs 37 FPS (36%). The percentage drops mirror the 1080p scaling exactly, confirming that the GPU's relative performance scales consistently with settings regardless of resolution. The Medium preset's minimum of 107 FPS at 1440p is still above 100, making it a viable option for high-refresh 1440p displays.

At 4K, the GPU's limitations become stark. Low delivers 110 FPS, Medium drops to 79 FPS (with a minimum of 67 and maximum of 91), High manages 66 FPS, and Ultra collapses to 42 FPS. The Low-to-Medium cost is 31 FPS (28%), Medium-to-High costs 13 FPS (16%), and High-to-Ultra costs 24 FPS (36%). The 4K Medium minimum of 67 FPS is borderline playable, but the Ultra preset's 42 FPS average would likely be frustrating in a fast-paced sports sim. The scaling pattern remains consistent (28%, 16-17%, 36%), indicating that the game's settings presets have uniform GPU workload increases regardless of resolution.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the optimal preset depends heavily on the target display and frame rate preference. For 1080p users with 144 Hz or higher refresh monitors, the Medium preset (173 FPS average) is the clear choice — it provides nearly 30 FPS more than High (144 FPS) while maintaining a minimum of 147 FPS that stays above the 144 Hz threshold. The Ultra preset's 92 FPS average is acceptable for 60 Hz displays but leaves performance on the table for competitive play.

At 1440p, the Medium preset (125 FPS average, 107 minimum) is the best balance of visual quality and performance. It delivers over 100 FPS at all times, which suits 100 Hz and 120 Hz displays. The High preset (104 FPS) is also viable for 100 Hz monitors, but the 21 FPS drop from Medium makes it a less attractive option given the likely visual improvements are modest. The Ultra preset's 67 FPS is playable on 60 Hz displays but represents a 46% reduction from Medium.

For 4K, the data suggests sticking with Low (110 FPS) or Medium (79 FPS) — the latter is the only preset that maintains a minimum above 60 FPS (67 FPS minimum). High (66 FPS) and Ultra (42 FPS) are not recommended for competitive play, though High could work on a 60 Hz display with acceptable frame pacing. The 4K Medium preset's minimum of 67 FPS and maximum of 91 FPS indicates some variance, but it remains the only 4K option that consistently clears 60 FPS.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5800X's specifications suggest it should comfortably handle Undisputed's CPU demands. With 8 cores, 16 threads, and a 4.70 GHz boost clock, the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer) provides strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performance. The 32 MB L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth (DDR4 dual-channel) are adequate for feeding the GPU, and the 105 W TDP keeps thermals manageable. The CPU's benchmark scores reinforce this: Cinebench R23 multi-core of 15476 and single-core of 1574.5, Geekbench multi-core of 11036 and single-core of 2032, and 3DMark 16-thread score of 7586.

The CPU's 81st percentile ranking versus the GPU's 66th percentile is telling. In Undisputed, the measured FPS drops from 241 FPS at 1080p Low to 110 FPS at 4K Low — a 54% reduction that cannot be attributed to CPU limitations, as the CPU workload doesn't scale with resolution. This indicates the 5800X is not the bottleneck at any resolution. The CPU's nearest rivals (all within 0.6% in average benchmark score) would likely perform similarly in this game, confirming that the combo's ranking is primarily GPU-bound.

The 16 threads handle the game's physics and AI calculations without issue, as evidenced by the consistent FPS at 1080p Low (241 FPS) approaching the theoretical limit for many displays. The PassMark multi-thread score of 27732 and integer math score of 94969 show strong computational throughput. Even at 4K Ultra (42 FPS), the CPU is clearly not the limiting factor — the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus are overwhelmed by the resolution and settings, not the CPU's processing capabilities.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals critical insights about the limiting component. At Low settings, the progression is 241 FPS (1080p) → 174 FPS (1440p) → 110 FPS (4K). This represents a 28% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 37% drop from 1440p to 4K, totaling a 54% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At Medium settings, the pattern is 173 → 125 → 79, with drops of 28% and 37% respectively. High settings show 144 → 104 → 66, with 28% and 37% drops. Ultra settings follow suit: 92 → 67 → 42, with 27% and 37% drops.

The consistent 28% drop from 1080p to 1440p and 37% drop from 1440p to 4K across all settings presets is remarkable. This uniformity indicates that the GPU's pixel throughput (82.30 GPixel/s) and texture rate (205.8 GTexel/s) are the primary constraints. The 1440p resolution has 78% more pixels than 1080p, yet the FPS drops by only 28% — suggesting the GPU has some headroom in its shading units. The 4K resolution has 125% more pixels than 1440p, but the FPS drops by 37%, which is disproportionately smaller than the pixel count increase.

This scaling pattern points to the 8 GB VRAM and 320.0 GB/s bandwidth as the real limitation at 4K. The 128-bit memory bus cannot feed the GPU's 2560 shading units fast enough at 4K resolutions, causing the GPU to stall while waiting for texture data. The fact that the FPS drop from 1440p to 4K (37%) is smaller than the pixel count increase (125%) suggests that the GPU is not fully saturated at 4K — it's memory-bound rather than compute-bound. This explains why the Ultra preset at 4K (42 FPS) is so much worse than expected, as the combination of high resolution and maxed settings exceeds the memory subsystem's capabilities. The CPU's role in this scaling is negligible, as its workload remains constant regardless of resolution — the data confirms this is a GPU-limited scenario at every resolution tested.