Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a top-tier combination for Undisputed, and the measured frame rates confirm that this system is built for extreme high-refresh-rate displays. The data shows a clear hierarchy across the four settings presets, with performance scaling predictably from Low to Ultra.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p and 1440p gaming, the High preset represents the optimal balance of visual fidelity and raw speed. At 1920x1080, High delivers an average of 327.6 FPS, while 2560x1440 High reaches 238.6 FPS. These numbers are substantially higher than what most displays can even refresh, making the step up to Ultra unnecessary for competitive play. The Ultra preset at these resolutions still provides excellent performance—211.4 FPS at 1080p and 152.3 FPS at 1440p—but the marginal visual gains come with a significant frame rate cost of roughly 35% compared to High.

At 4K, the recommendation shifts. The High preset at 3840x2160 yields 149.2 FPS, which is still exceptionally smooth for a sports title. This is the sweet spot because it pairs high detail with a frame rate that remains above the 144 Hz threshold common on premium monitors. The Medium preset at 4K boosts performance to 181.9 FPS, but the visual downgrade is noticeable in a game where character models and arena details matter. Conversely, the Ultra preset at 4K drops to 98.7 FPS, which is playable but represents a 34% reduction versus High. The Low preset is not recommended at any resolution; while it produces 547.2 FPS at 1080p and 254.7 FPS at 4K, the visual sacrifice is too severe for a game where judging distance and timing is critical. Benchmark results indicate that High is the definitive choice, delivering a 62% improvement over Ultra at 1080p while retaining most of the graphical polish.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 144Hz 4K monitor?

A: The High preset at 3840x2160 should be selected. It produces an average of 149.2 FPS, which exceeds the 144 Hz refresh rate. The Ultra preset at this resolution only reaches 98.7 FPS, so it would not fully utilize a 144 Hz display.

Q: How much faster is the High preset compared to Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High averages 238.6 FPS while Ultra averages 152.3 FPS. This represents a 56.7% performance advantage for High, making it a substantial difference that favors smoother gameplay.

*Q: Does the RTX 5090 bottleneck this CPU in Undisputed?*

A: The data suggests the opposite. The GPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 547.2 FPS, which is an extraordinary result, indicating that neither component is significantly holding back the other.

Q: Is the Low preset ever useful?

A: The Low preset is only useful for maximizing frame rate beyond all reason. It provides 547.2 FPS at 1080p and 399 FPS at 1440p. These numbers are only relevant for esports-level competitive play on ultra-high refresh rate monitors (360Hz+), but the visual quality loss is severe.

Q: What is the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K on the High preset?

A: The average frame rate drops from 327.6 FPS at 1920x1080 to 149.2 FPS at 3840x2160. This is a 54.4% reduction, which is a typical scaling curve for a modern title and shows the GPU is handling the increased resolution load effectively.

Q: How does the Ultra preset scale across resolutions?

A: The Ultra preset scales from 211.4 FPS at 1080p, down to 152.3 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 98.7 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 35.2%, which is steeper than the drop from 1080p to 1440p (28.0%), indicating that 4K Ultra is the most demanding configuration tested.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this pairing. Its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s, which is more than sufficient for Undisputed's texture loads at any resolution. The GPU's boost clock of 2407 MHz and base clock of 2017 MHz are high for a large Blackwell 2.0 chip, and the 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power ensures that the game's physics and rendering calculations are handled with ease. The data shows that the GPU is not the bottleneck even at 4K Ultra, where it still manages 98.7 FPS.

The GPU's role becomes more apparent when examining the scaling from Medium to High. At 4K, the difference between Medium (181.9 FPS) and High (149.2 FPS) is 32.7 FPS, a 21.9% performance cost. This indicates that the High preset's additional effects—likely shadow quality and post-processing—are taxing the GPU's shading units and ROPS. The RTX 5090's 176 ROPS and 680 TMUs are clearly being utilized, as the pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s are considerable. The data suggests that the RTX 5090 is performing admirably, but the game's engine is still demanding enough to show a clear separation between presets.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 1st out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed. This is the pinnacle of the database for this game, and the measured FPS data justifies this position. The CPU contributes with strong multi-threaded performance, scoring 30,325 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 15,538 in Geekbench multicore. The GPU's benchmark scores are equally impressive, with a Passmark G3D score of 39,650 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14,411.

The nearest CPU rivals show how close the 7700X is to other top processors. The Intel Core i5-13500 is just 0.4% behind in average score, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H is 0.8% ahead. This indicates that the CPU is not the differentiator here; the RTX 5090 is the key to the top ranking. On the GPU side, the closest rival is the RTX 5090 D, which is only 0.1% behind, and the RTX 5050 Mobile is 0.2% behind. This shows that the desktop RTX 5090 is at the absolute top of the stack. The combo's rank of 1 suggests that the 7700X provides enough single-threaded speed (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,281) to keep the RTX 5090 fed, resulting in the best possible experience in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases. On the High preset, the average frame rate drops from 327.6 FPS at 1080p, to 238.6 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 149.2 FPS at 4K. This represents a 27.2% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 37.5% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is not linear, which indicates that the rendering load is growing disproportionately with pixel count. At 1080p, the system is likely CPU-limited or engine-limited, as the frame rates exceed 300 FPS, which is beyond what most game engines can efficiently process.

The Low preset shows even more extreme scaling, going from 547.2 FPS at 1080p down to 254.7 FPS at 4K. The fact that the 1080p Low result is over 500 FPS suggests the CPU has headroom, but the game's simulation thread is the likely ceiling. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the primary limiter. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 335.8 FPS (547.2 vs 211.4), but at 4K, this gap shrinks to 156.0 FPS (254.7 vs 98.7). This compression at higher resolutions confirms that the RTX 5090 is being tasked more heavily. The data indicates that Undisputed is a title that scales well with resolution, and the RTX 5090's massive memory bandwidth and compute power ensure that even at 4K, the system maintains playable frame rates on the highest preset.