Undisputed

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER lands at rank 2632 out of 3718 tested combos in Undisputed. That places this pairing in the 29th percentile of all tested configurations — a decidedly mid-pack result for a sports title that leans more on GPU throughput than on CPU muscle. The ranking reflects the RTX 2060 SUPER's position in the broader GPU landscape: it sits at the 62nd percentile against all GPUs, while the Ryzen 9 5900X is a much stronger performer at the 87th percentile against all CPUs. The CPU is not the bottleneck here; the GPU is the limiting factor, and the combo rank reflects that imbalance.

The nearest rivals for this combo in terms of overall benchmark average scores are informative. The Intel Core Ultra 7 366H trails the 5900X by just 0.3% in average CPU benchmark score, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 356H and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440 are each 0.4% behind. On the GPU side, the RTX 2060 SUPER's closest competitor is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, which is 0.4% faster on average, followed by the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 at 0.5% faster. The data shows a tight cluster at this performance tier — a few percentage points separate this combo from several alternatives, but none of those alternatives would meaningfully change the experience in Undisputed.

What matters for this game is that the combo rank is not a reflection of poor engineering or a weak CPU. The 5900X is a 12-core, 24-thread Zen 3 part with a 4.80 GHz boost clock, and it delivers a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16262 and a single-core score of 1527. The RTX 2060 SUPER, meanwhile, is a Turing-generation GPU with an 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer and a 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth. In Undisputed, the GPU's performance ceiling — not the CPU's headroom — sets the combo's rank. The measured FPS data confirms this: at 1080p Low, the combo pushes 229 FPS, which suggests the CPU can feed frames well beyond what the GPU can render at higher settings.

FAQ

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X overkill for this game?

A: The data suggests yes for most settings. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 229 FPS, and at 1440p Low it still hits 166 FPS. The CPU's single-thread score of 1527 in Cinebench R23 and its 941 in 3DMark single-thread indicate it has ample headroom for a sports title like Undisputed. The GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution and settings increase.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18093, which is 0.4% lower than the RTX 3060 Mobile's 18159, 0.5% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro 5700's 18189, and 1.5% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 460's 18373. In practical terms, these differences are negligible for Undisputed — all four GPUs cluster within a 1.6% band.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: At 3840x2160, the Medium preset yields an average of 75 FPS with a minimum of 64 FPS and a maximum of 87 FPS, which is playable. The High preset drops to 62 FPS on average, while Ultra falls to 40 FPS — not ideal for smooth gameplay. Low at 4K produces 105 FPS, so if you prioritize frame rate over visuals, Low is the better choice.

Q: Does the CPU's 12-core configuration help in this game?

A: Undisputed is a sports title, and the measured FPS suggests it does not scale heavily with core count. The 5900X has 12 cores and 24 threads, but the 3DMark 16-thread score of 9075 and the max-thread score of 10075 show strong multi-threaded capability. However, the FPS differences between 1080p and 4K at the same settings indicate GPU-bound behavior, not CPU-bound scaling.

Q: How much FPS do you lose going from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the combo delivers 136 FPS at 1920x1080, 99 FPS at 2560x1440, and 62 FPS at 3840x2160. That is a 54% drop from 1080p to 4K, which is a substantial reduction that points directly at the GPU as the limiting component.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM on the RTX 2060 SUPER sufficient for this game?

A: The measured data shows playable frame rates at 4K Medium (75 FPS average) with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The GPU's 448.0 GB/s bandwidth and 256-bit bus width help maintain throughput, but the 40 FPS result at 4K Ultra suggests that VRAM capacity or memory bandwidth is stressed at the highest settings. The game does not appear to require more than 8 GB at Medium or High presets.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for this combo in Undisputed reveals a clear pattern: the RTX 2060 SUPER is the bottleneck, and the drop from 1080p to 4K is steep. At Low settings, the combo goes from 229 FPS at 1920x1080 to 166 FPS at 2560x1440 to 105 FPS at 3840x2160. That is a 54% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the progression is 136 FPS to 99 FPS to 62 FPS — a 54% drop again. The consistency of this percentage across settings indicates that the GPU's rendering throughput, not the CPU's frame delivery, dictates performance.

The Medium preset tells a slightly different story because it includes minimum and maximum FPS values. At 1080p Medium, the combo averages 165 FPS with a minimum of 140 and a maximum of 190. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 119 FPS with a minimum of 101 and a maximum of 137. At 4K Medium, the average falls to 75 FPS with a minimum of 64 and a maximum of 87. The minimum FPS values at 4K Medium (64 FPS) are still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, which suggests that Medium is the highest preset you should use at 4K with this combo.

The scaling behavior points to the GPU being the limiting component. The CPU's 12-core, 24-thread configuration with a 4.80 GHz boost clock is more than capable of feeding frames at 1080p Low (229 FPS) and even at 1440p Low (166 FPS). But as resolution increases, the GPU's pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s become the constraining factors. The 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 performance is modest by modern standards, and the data shows that this combo is best suited for 1080p or 1440p gaming, with 4K reserved for lower presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 229 FPS, which is well beyond the refresh rate of most monitors. Medium settings average 165 FPS, with a minimum of 140 and a maximum of 190. High settings average 136 FPS, and Ultra drops to 88 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is 29 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 48 FPS — the Ultra preset is significantly more demanding.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low averages 166 FPS, Medium averages 119 FPS (minimum 101, maximum 137), High averages 99 FPS, and Ultra averages 63 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent: Low loses 63 FPS (27%), Medium loses 46 FPS (28%), High loses 37 FPS (27%), and Ultra loses 25 FPS (28%). This uniform percentage decrease across presets reinforces that the GPU is the limiting factor.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles at higher presets. Low averages 105 FPS, which is still playable. Medium averages 75 FPS (minimum 64, maximum 87), which is borderline for competitive play but acceptable for casual gaming. High averages 62 FPS, and Ultra drops to 40 FPS, which is not smooth. The 4K results show that this combo is not suited for Ultra settings at this resolution — the 40 FPS average is below the 60 FPS target that most gamers consider the floor for acceptable performance.

The measured data includes minimum FPS values only for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the minimum of 140 FPS is well above the average of 165 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the minimum of 101 FPS is close to the High preset's average of 99 FPS. At 4K Medium, the minimum of 64 FPS is just above the 60 FPS threshold. This suggests that the Medium preset has the most stable frame delivery, with less variance between minimum and average FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary determinant of this combo's performance in Undisputed. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming at most presets, but the 4K Ultra result of 40 FPS indicates that the memory subsystem or the GPU's compute throughput is insufficient for the highest settings at that resolution.

The GPU's clock speeds are 1470 MHz base and 1650 MHz boost, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). These are modest figures by current standards, and the 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 performance places it in the mid-range tier. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2011 and the PassMark G3D score of 16462 confirm this positioning. The GPU's percentile rank of 62 against all GPUs means it outperforms 62% of the field, but it is not a high-end part.

In Undisputed, the GPU's role is most evident in the resolution scaling. The 54% FPS drop from 1080p to 4K at both Low and High settings is a classic GPU-bound signature. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 941 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1527 suggest it can handle the game's physics and AI, but the GPU's pixel and texture rates (105.6 GPixel/s and 224.4 GTexel/s, respectively) cap the frame rate as resolution increases.

The GPU's 8 GB VRAM is adequate for this game at Medium and High presets, as evidenced by the playable frame rates at 4K Medium (75 FPS) and 4K High (62 FPS). However, the 40 FPS at 4K Ultra suggests that the game's Ultra preset may exceed the VRAM capacity or memory bandwidth, causing a significant performance penalty. The GPU's nearest rival, the RTX 3060 Mobile, is only 0.4% faster on average, which means upgrading to that GPU would not yield a meaningful improvement in this game.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a high-end desktop processor with 12 cores and 24 threads, built on the Zen 3 architecture with a 7 nm process node. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz, boosting to 4.80 GHz, and it has 64 MB of L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark scores are strong: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16262, a single-core score of 1527, and a Geekbench multi-core score of 14118. It sits at the 87th percentile against all CPUs, placing it well above the GPU's 62nd percentile ranking.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU, but it is not irrelevant. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 229 FPS, which is a frame rate that many CPUs could not sustain. The CPU's single-thread performance, as measured by the 3DMark single-thread score of 941 and PassMark single-thread score of 3469, ensures that the game's main thread is not a bottleneck. The multi-threaded scores (3DMark max-thread score of 10075, Cinebench R23 multi-core of 16262) show that the CPU has plenty of headroom for background tasks or streaming.

The CPU's nearest rivals are all within 0.5% in average benchmark score, which means that swapping the 5900X for an Intel Core Ultra 7 366H or an AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440 would not change the gaming experience in Undisputed. The CPU's 105 W TDP and 64 MB L3 cache are more than sufficient for this title, and the 12-core configuration is overkill for a sports game that likely uses 4-8 threads at most.

The CPU's memory support for DDR4 at dual-channel with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth is adequate for this game. The measured FPS at 1080p Medium (165 FPS average) and 1440p Medium (119 FPS average) indicate that the CPU is not holding back the GPU at these settings. Only at 4K Ultra (40 FPS) does the GPU become the sole limiting factor, and even then, the CPU is not the cause — the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and compute throughput are the constraints. The CPU's role is to feed frames without stuttering, and the data shows it does that effectively across all resolutions and presets.