Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 pairing delivers exceptional performance in Undisputed, ranking in the 54th percentile of all tested combos. The data shows a configuration that is heavily CPU-limited at lower resolutions and increasingly GPU-bound at 4K, with a clear optimal settings path depending on your display.

Settings Recommendations

For players targeting the highest possible frame rates on standard 1080p displays, the Low preset is the standout choice, delivering a measured average of 308 FPS. This is significantly above the 240Hz refresh rate ceiling of most monitors, providing maximum headroom for competitive play. However, at 1440p, the High preset offers a more balanced experience at 132.3 FPS, which is still well above the 120Hz threshold for smooth gameplay while providing substantially better visual fidelity than Low.

The data indicates that Medium is the best all-round settings tier across all resolutions. At 1080p, it yields 221.1 FPS, which remains exceptionally high, while at 1440p it delivers 163.7 FPS. Even at 4K, Medium maintains a playable 101.9 FPS. This preset provides a 17% performance uplift over High at 1440p and a 23% uplift at 4K, making it the most efficient choice for maintaining high refresh rates without sacrificing too much visual quality.

The Ultra preset should be reserved for players with high-refresh 1440p displays or those prioritizing image quality over frame rate. At 1440p, Ultra produces 86.1 FPS, which is playable but far from the fluidity of lower settings. At 4K, Ultra drops to 55.6 FPS, making it the only preset that falls below the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay in this title. For 4K users, High at 82.9 FPS is the recommended maximum, as it maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS while offering near-Ultra visuals.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 3070 achieves a combo rank of 724 out of 1580 tested combinations in Undisputed. This places the pairing in the top 46% of all systems tested, a strong result for a GPU that launched in the previous generation. The ranking reflects a system that can handle the game's demands at high settings across all resolutions, though it is not at the very top tier of performance.

The ranking is particularly notable given the processor's capabilities. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D sits in the 90th percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37780. Its nearest rivals in general computing benchmarks include the Intel Core i9-13900HK and Intel Core i5-13600KF, with the 9800X3D scoring 0.6% and 0.7% lower respectively in average scores. This indicates the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo's game ranking; rather, the RTX 3070's position in the 72nd percentile against all GPUs, with an average score of 28238, anchors the overall performance tier.

GPU Role

The RTX 3070's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Undisputed at all tested settings. The GPU's memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, effectively 14 Gbps, with a boost clock of 1725 MHz. These specifications drive the card's performance, with the 5888 shading units and 184 texture mapping units handling the game's rendering workload effectively.

The GPU's benchmark scores show a mixed profile, with a strong Geekbench Vulkan score of 120664 and OpenCL score of 123479. In the Passmark suite, the G3D score of 22214 is robust, but the DirectX 12 score of 85 is notably lower, suggesting the card's performance in this game is more reliant on raw throughput than API-specific optimizations. The RTX 3070's nearest GPU rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, which scores 0.9% higher on average, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which scores 1% higher, indicating the card sits in a competitive performance band.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the RTX 3070 shows its strength with exceptional frame rates across all settings. The Low preset achieves 308 FPS, Medium reaches 221.1 FPS, High produces 186.1 FPS, and Ultra maintains 118.8 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 189.2 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution and that settings choices have a dramatic impact on performance.

Moving to 1440p, the frame rates remain high but show a tighter grouping. Low produces 223.7 FPS, Medium delivers 163.7 FPS, High hits 132.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 86.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 137.6 FPS, indicating that the GPU is beginning to feel the resolution increase, but the CPU still has significant influence on the upper end of the scale.

At 4K, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck. Low still delivers a very playable 141.2 FPS, while Medium maintains 101.9 FPS. High drops to 82.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 55.6 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 4K is 85.6 FPS, showing that the GPU's workload scaling is becoming more pronounced at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a clear pattern of CPU limitation at 1080p transitioning to GPU limitation at 4K. From 1080p to 1440p, the Low preset drops from 308 FPS to 223.7 FPS, a 27% decrease. Medium falls from 221.1 FPS to 163.7 FPS, a 26% reduction. High goes from 186.1 FPS to 132.3 FPS, a 29% drop, and Ultra decreases from 118.8 FPS to 86.1 FPS, a 28% decline. These consistent percentages suggest that the scaling is primarily resolution-driven rather than settings-driven.

The transition from 1440p to 4K shows a different pattern. Low drops from 223.7 FPS to 141.2 FPS, a 37% decrease, while Medium falls from 163.7 FPS to 101.9 FPS, a 38% reduction. High goes from 132.3 FPS to 82.9 FPS, a 37% drop, and Ultra decreases from 86.1 FPS to 55.6 FPS, a 35% reduction. The slightly larger percentage drops at 4K indicate the GPU is becoming the limiting factor, as the pixel count increase overwhelms the RTX 3070's 8 GB memory capacity and bandwidth.

The overall scaling from 1080p to 4K shows that Low settings retain 46% of their 1080p performance, Medium retains 46%, High retains 45%, and Ultra retains 47%. This consistency across settings suggests that the game's engine scales predictably with resolution, and the CPU's strong single-thread performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4800, keeps the system from becoming CPU-bound at any resolution tested.

FAQ

*Q: Is this combo capable of 4K gaming in Undisputed?*

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K, the High preset achieves 82.9 FPS and Medium reaches 101.9 FPS, both comfortably above 60 FPS. Ultra drops to 55.6 FPS, which is below the standard 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 144Hz monitor at 1440p?

A: The High preset at 132.3 FPS is the best choice, as it is the highest quality setting that maintains frame rates above 120 FPS. Medium at 163.7 FPS is an alternative if you prefer a larger FPS buffer.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested systems?

A: This pairing ranks 724th out of 1580 tested combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the top 46% of all systems tested.

Q: Is the RTX 3070's 8 GB of VRAM sufficient for this game?

A: Yes, the 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient at all tested settings and resolutions, as evidenced by the playable frame rates at 4K High settings.

Q: What is the CPU's performance relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 9800X3D scores 37780 on average, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Xeon 6353P and 0.7% lower than the Intel Core i5-13600KF.

Q: Does this combo perform better at 1080p or 1440p?

A: The system performs exceptionally well at both, but 1080p shows CPU-bound behavior with 308 FPS on Low settings, while 1440p demonstrates more balanced performance with 223.7 FPS on the same preset.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a Zen 5 architecture processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 4.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.20 GHz. Its 96 MB of shared L3 cache is the standout feature, providing significant performance advantages in gaming workloads. The CPU supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration and 89.6 GB/s bandwidth, and it uses the AMD Socket AM5 platform with PCIe Gen 5 connectivity.

Benchmark results show the CPU's dual nature. In multithreaded workloads, it scores 34004 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 18413 in Geekbench multicore. However, its single-thread performance is equally impressive, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4800 and a Geekbench single-core score of 3341. The 3DMark scores reveal strong scaling from 2 threads (2394) to 8 threads (8252) and max threads (10067), indicating efficient core utilization.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p, where the system achieves 308 FPS on Low settings. This high frame rate, combined with the CPU's 90th percentile ranking against all processors, suggests the 9800X3D is providing ample headroom for the RTX 3070 to operate at maximum capacity. The CPU's nearest rivals in general benchmarks include the Intel Core i9-13900HK and Intel Core i5-13600KF, with the 9800X3D scoring 0.6% and 0.7% lower respectively, yet it still delivers the performance needed to prevent CPU bottlenecks in this game.