Undisputed

# Undisputed with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 delivers a striking frame-rate profile in Undisputed, a sports title that scales dramatically with both resolution and quality presets. Measured data reveals a system that can push past 500 FPS at 1080p Low, yet drops to under 100 FPS at 4K Ultra, suggesting a complex balance between the CPU's 3D V-Cache strengths and the GPU's raw throughput limits. This combination ranks 84th out of 1,580 tested combos in this game, placing it in the top tier of configurations while still leaving headroom for optimization across different display targets.

Resolution Scaling

The frame-rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, but the magnitude of that drop reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At High settings, the system produces 301.7 FPS at 1920x1080, 218.2 FPS at 2560x1440, and 136.9 FPS at 3840x2160. The transition from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 28% of performance, while moving from 1440p to 4K costs another 37% — a nearly linear scaling pattern that suggests the GPU is the dominant limiting factor as pixel count rises.

Low settings amplify this effect dramatically. The 505.1 FPS at 1080p Low drops to 368.5 FPS at 1440p and then to 230.9 FPS at 4K. The percentage losses are 27% and 37% respectively, nearly identical to High settings. This consistency across presets indicates that resolution scaling in Undisputed is primarily a GPU-bound operation, with the RTX 5080's 960.0 GB/s memory bandwidth being taxed heavily at higher pixel counts. The 16 GB GDDR7 frame buffer appears sufficient even at 4K Ultra, since the drop from 1080p Ultra (196.9 FPS) to 4K Ultra (91.1 FPS) represents a 54% reduction — a larger relative loss than at lower presets, hinting that the Ultra preset's additional shading complexity compounds the resolution stress.

The data implies that owners of high-refresh 1080p or 1440p monitors will find this combo almost absurdly capable, but 4K enthusiasts targeting 120+ FPS will need to compromise on settings. The gap between 1080p Low and 4K Low is 274.2 FPS, a massive absolute difference that underscores how resolution alone can halve or worse the output of even a top-tier GPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process at TSMC, brings substantial resources to Undisputed. Its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 960.0 GB/s bandwidth, which is critical for a sports game that likely streams high-frequency texture and geometry data during rapid camera cuts and player animations. The boost clock of 2617 MHz (base 2295 MHz) helps sustain high frame rates, but the data shows the GPU's role shifts from being over-provisioned at 1080p to being the clear limiter at 4K Ultra.

At 1080p Low, the GPU is clearly not the bottleneck — 505.1 FPS far exceeds what most displays can show, and the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads with a 5.20 GHz boost clock are likely keeping up with the game's physics and AI logic. However, at 4K Ultra, the 91.1 FPS result suggests the RTX 5080's 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 compute is being fully utilized. The 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores, while not directly relevant to a non-ray-traced sports title, contribute to the overall shading throughput that Ultra settings demand.

The GPU's passmark G3D score of 36,565 and its 89th percentile ranking among all GPUs place it in elite company, yet its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks — the Intel Arc A570M at 58,239 (deltaPct 1.6) and the Arc A580 at 57,756 (deltaPct 2.5) — show that the RTX 5080's real-world gaming lead is narrower than its specs suggest. In Undisputed, the GPU's 4K Ultra performance of 91.1 FPS is respectable but not dominant, indicating that the game's Ultra preset may include effects that disproportionately tax the memory subsystem despite the high bandwidth.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, with its 8 cores and 16 threads based on Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge, 4 nm TSMC process), is a formidable partner in this combo. Its 96 MB shared L3 cache, a hallmark of the X3D series, likely provides a significant advantage in Undisputed's CPU-bound scenarios, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU has spare capacity. The base clock of 4.70 GHz and boost of 5.20 GHz, combined with dual-channel DDR5 memory support at 89.6 GB/s bandwidth, ensure that the CPU rarely becomes a limiting factor in the measured results.

Evidence of the CPU's strength appears in the scaling behavior at 1080p. The jump from Low (505.1 FPS) to Medium (368.1 FPS) to High (301.7 FPS) to Ultra (196.9 FPS) shows that even at the lowest preset, the CPU can push frame rates well beyond typical display refresh rates. The 3dmark single-thread score of 1,212 and multi-thread score of 10,067 (max threads) indicate robust per-core performance, which is essential for a sports game that often runs on a single main game thread. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 34,004 further confirms the CPU's capability to handle background tasks without stealing cycles from the game.

The CPU's percentile rank of 90 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37,780, places it just behind the Intel Xeon 6353P (37,811, deltaPct -0.1) and Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (37,831, deltaPct -0.1). This near-tie in synthetic benchmarks is interesting because it suggests that in Undisputed, the 9800X3D's 3D V-Cache advantage may be more impactful than raw compute scores — the game's data patterns likely benefit from the 96 MB L3 cache, which is uniquely large compared to rivals.

How This Combo Ranks

Among 1,580 tested combinations, this pairing of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5080 achieves rank 84, placing it in the top 5.3% of all configurations tested in Undisputed. This ranking is notable because both components individually sit at the 89-90th percentile in their respective categories, yet their combined performance exceeds what either might achieve with a weaker partner. The data suggests that this is a well-balanced pairing where neither component consistently bottlenecks the other across the measured settings.

The rank of 84 implies that there are 83 combos that achieve higher average performance in this game, likely including configurations with the RTX 5090 or other top-end GPUs. However, the measured FPS at 1080p Low (505.1) and even 1440p Medium (262.3) indicate that this combo is overkill for most competitive play scenarios. The gap between this combo's rank and its component percentiles — 84th combo rank versus 90th CPU percentile and 89th GPU percentile — suggests that while the parts are individually strong, the game's engine may not fully utilize the CPU's multi-threading capabilities, as evidenced by the 3dmark 16-thread score of 10,081 versus 8-thread score of 8,252 showing only modest scaling.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Undisputed?*

A: The highest measured average is 505.1 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this system maintain 4K 60 FPS at Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the measured 4K Ultra average is 91.1 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 60 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's cache size affect performance in this game?

A: The 96 MB shared L3 cache likely helps maintain high frame rates at 1080p, where the CPU is more active, but the data shows the GPU becomes the limiter at 4K.

Q: What is the frame rate drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings?

A: The average drops from 218.2 FPS at 2560x1440 to 136.9 FPS at 3840x2160, a decrease of 81.3 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 5080's 16 GB VRAM sufficient for this game?

A: Based on the measured results, yes — the 4K Ultra preset runs at 91.1 FPS without any indications of memory limitations in the data.

Q: How does this combo's rank compare to its component percentiles?

A: The combo ranks 84th out of 1,580, while the CPU is in the 90th percentile and the GPU in the 89th percentile, showing slightly lower relative performance in-game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest raw performance across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 505.1 FPS, Medium drops to 368.1 FPS, High reaches 301.7 FPS, and Ultra settles at 196.9 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 61% reduction in frame rate, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes significant additional GPU work even at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the first signs of GPU pressure. Low averages 368.5 FPS, Medium 262.3 FPS, High 218.2 FPS, and Ultra 138.9 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 27-30% across all presets, confirming that resolution scaling is consistent regardless of quality settings.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload becomes the primary constraint. Low delivers 230.9 FPS, Medium 168.7 FPS, High 136.9 FPS, and Ultra 91.1 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured value below 100 FPS, and it represents a 54% drop from the 1080p Ultra figure. Notably, the gap between Medium and High at 4K (31.8 FPS) is smaller than at 1080p (66.4 FPS), suggesting diminishing returns from quality settings as pixel count rises.

Settings Recommendations

For players targeting 4K displays, the data strongly favors High settings. The 136.9 FPS average at 4K High is 50% higher than the 91.1 FPS at Ultra, while the visual difference between these presets is likely less impactful than the frame-rate gain. Medium at 168.7 FPS is even more attractive for competitive play, though it may sacrifice some visual fidelity that sports game enthusiasts value.

At 1440p, Medium or High settings provide the best balance. The 262.3 FPS at Medium and 218.2 FPS at High both exceed the refresh rates of most 1440p monitors (typically 144-240 Hz), so players can choose Ultra at 138.9 FPS if they prefer maximum detail and own a 120 Hz or lower display. For 1080p users, even Ultra at 196.9 FPS is playable, but the 301.7 FPS at High is a better choice for 240 Hz or 360 Hz monitors, while Low at 505.1 FPS is only useful for extreme competitive scenarios where maximum frame rate outweighs all visual considerations.

The data indicates that this combo excels when paired with high-refresh displays at 1440p or 4K with adjusted settings. The measured results show no scenario where the system fails to deliver playable performance, but the 4K Ultra setting is the only configuration that dips below 100 FPS, making it the least recommended choice for consistent smoothness.