Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination delivers exceptional performance in Undisputed, a Sports title that scales dramatically with both resolution and graphical presets. The measured data shows this pairing ranks 122nd out of 1580 tested combos, placing it in the top 8% of all configurations. The benchmark results reveal a system with massive headroom at lower resolutions, where the CPU becomes the primary constraint, while at 4K Ultra the GPU workload asserts itself as the bottleneck. This analysis breaks down the resolution scaling, the distinct roles of the processor and graphics card, and provides a complete frame rate breakdown across all tested settings.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data displays a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 280.9 at 1080p to 202.6 at 1440p, a 27.9% reduction, then further declines to 130.2 at 4K, representing a 53.6% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling curve indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER remains the dominant performance driver throughout, with the CPU providing sufficient headroom even at the highest resolutions.

The Low settings results tell a more revealing story about the system's limitations. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system produces 478.8 FPS, which falls to 344.5 at 1440p, and then to 217.2 at 4K. The massive 54.6% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings demonstrates that even when graphical load is minimized, the GPU still faces a significant workload at higher pixel counts. However, the sheer magnitude of these numbers—478.8 FPS at 1080p Low—suggests the CPU is approaching its maximum throughput capability in this scenario.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens considerably at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 298 FPS (478.8 vs 180.8), while at 4K this gap narrows to 134.2 FPS (217.2 vs 83). This compression of the FPS range at 4K indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly saturated, limiting the overall performance ceiling regardless of settings. The data shows a 61.8% reduction from Low to Ultra at 4K, compared to a 62.2% reduction at 1080p, suggesting the GPU scaling efficiency remains consistent across resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X brings substantial processing power to this configuration, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.50 GHz provide the single-thread performance necessary for Undisputed's simulation-heavy gameplay. The processor's benchmark results confirm its capability, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 31588 and a single-core score of 4459, positioning it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs.

The 9700X's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB per-core L2 cache contribute to its responsiveness in scenarios where the game engine must track fighter animations and physics calculations. The processor's 3DMark scores show strong scaling from 2 threads (2525) to 16 threads (9824), with an 8-thread score of 8184 indicating efficient utilization of its physical cores. The PassMark multithread score of 37161 and single-thread score of 4654 further reinforce its balanced performance profile.

In the context of this game, the CPU's role becomes most apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU can render frames faster than the processor can feed them. The 1080p Low result of 478.8 FPS approaches the practical limits of the 9700X's capability, as evidenced by its nearest rivals. The processor's average benchmark score of 36029 places it just 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14500HX, which scores 35940, and 0.4% behind the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H at 36165. This tight grouping indicates that all these processors would produce nearly identical performance in CPU-limited scenarios within Undisputed.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER serves as the primary rendering engine, equipped with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 256-bit bus delivering 736.3 GB/s bandwidth. Its Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, packs 10240 shading units and 80 RT cores, enabling the high frame rates observed in the measured data. The GPU's boost clock of 2550 MHz and base clock of 2295 MHz provide the raw compute throughput necessary for the game's detailed fighter models and arena environments.

The RTX 4080 SUPER's benchmark performance establishes its position in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53610. Its PassMark G3D score of 34245 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6600 demonstrate strong DirectX 12 performance, which aligns with Undisputed's rendering requirements. The GPU's nearest rivals show how competitive this segment is: the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 53489 (0.2% behind), while the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M scores 53414 (0.4% behind). The RTX 4080 SUPER maintains a 2.9% advantage over the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, which scores 52086.

The VRAM capacity of 16 GB proves sufficient for all tested settings, including 4K Ultra, where the game demands the most memory for high-resolution textures and effects. The memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s ensures that texture streaming and geometry data can be fed to the 320 TMUs without becoming a bottleneck. The GPU's 112 ROPs and pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s directly contribute to the fill rate required for smooth 4K rendering, as evidenced by the 130.2 FPS average at 4K High settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS achievable at 1920x1080?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 478.8, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Ultra settings, the average drops to 180.8 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to its closest competitor in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER scores 53610 on average, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489) and 2.9% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (52086).

Q: What is the performance difference between 1440p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the average FPS is 202.6, while at 3840x2160 it drops to 130.2, representing a 35.7% performance reduction.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance at 1080p Low settings?

A: The 478.8 FPS result at 1080p Low suggests the CPU is the limiting factor, as the Ryzen 7 9700X's single-thread performance (4654 in PassMark) caps the achievable frame rate.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 9700X rank among all CPUs?

A: The processor sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 36029. It trails the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H by 0.4% and leads the Intel Core i5-14500HX by 0.2%.

Q: What is the frame rate at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 83, which is the lowest measured result across all tested configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete frame rate data for Undisputed with this hardware combination shows consistent performance across all tested scenarios:

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 478.8 FPS on Low settings, 341.5 FPS on Medium, 280.9 FPS on High, and 180.8 FPS on Ultra. The progression from Low to Ultra results in a 62.2% reduction in frame rate, demonstrating the substantial GPU load increase from graphical enhancements.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS values are 344.5 (Low), 246.5 (Medium), 202.6 (High), and 134.7 (Ultra). The scaling from Low to Ultra at this resolution shows a 60.9% reduction, slightly less than at 1080p, indicating the GPU is becoming more constrained.

At 3840x2160, the results reveal the most demanding scenario: 217.2 FPS on Low, 159.2 FPS on Medium, 130.2 FPS on High, and 83 FPS on Ultra. The Low to Ultra reduction of 61.8% maintains consistency with lower resolutions, but the absolute values show the RTX 4080 SUPER's limits at 4K with maximum settings.

The data also reveals that the gap between resolutions narrows at higher settings. At Low settings, the difference between 1080p and 4K is 261.6 FPS, while at Ultra settings this gap shrinks to 97.8 FPS. This pattern confirms that the GPU workload at Ultra settings dominates the performance equation, while at Low settings the CPU becomes a more significant factor.