Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination delivers exceptional performance in Undisputed, with the data showing that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions, while the Ultra setting remains viable for users prioritizing visual fidelity over raw frame rates. This pairing ranks in the top 3% of all tested configurations for this title, underscoring its capability as a high-end sports gaming solution.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates reveal a clear hierarchy among the four available presets, with Medium and High providing the most practical balance between visual quality and performance. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves a staggering 540 FPS average, but this far exceeds the refresh rate of nearly all displays and sacrifices significant visual quality. The Medium preset produces 390 FPS at 1080p, which still leaves enormous headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors while offering noticeably better rendering quality than Low. The minimum frame rate of 332 FPS at this setting confirms consistent performance without dips that would be perceptible to the user.

Moving to the High preset, the data shows 323 FPS at 1080p, which represents a minimal 17% performance reduction compared to Medium while presumably delivering superior graphical fidelity. At 2560x1440, the High preset achieves 233 FPS, still comfortably above the 144Hz threshold that most gaming displays target. The Ultra preset at 1440p delivers 150 FPS, which remains playable and nearly matches the 148 FPS that High produces at 4K, indicating that Ultra is a reasonable choice for users with 144Hz 1440p monitors who want maximum quality.

For 4K resolution, the recommendation shifts toward the High preset, which produces 148 FPS average. This is the only 4K setting that maintains frame rates above the 144Hz mark, making it the optimal choice for high-refresh-rate 4K displays. The Medium preset at 4K yields 178 FPS, which is actually higher than High, but this counterintuitive result likely reflects different rendering workloads between presets. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 95 FPS, which, while still smooth, falls below the threshold for 120Hz displays and represents a 36% reduction from High.

The Low preset across all resolutions produces frame rates that are effectively wasted on current display technology. At 4K, Low achieves 248 FPS, but this setting eliminates many of the visual features that make modern boxing games immersive. The data suggests that for most users, High is the sweet spot at every resolution, with Medium serving as a fallback for those prioritizing maximum frame rates on 240Hz or 360Hz monitors at 1080p or 1440p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is exceptionally generous for Undisputed, a sports title that typically does not require extreme memory capacities. The 32 GB allocation ensures that even at 4K Ultra settings, the GPU never approaches memory capacity limits, allowing the rendering pipeline to operate without stuttering or texture thrashing. The 512-bit bus width and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for the high-resolution textures and particle effects that the game employs during fight sequences.

The GPU's clock speeds, with a base of 2017 MHz and boost of 2407 MHz, are relatively modest for a flagship card, but the massive 21,760 shading units compensate through sheer parallel throughput. The FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS enables the GPU to process the complex lighting and shadow calculations required for realistic ring-side environments and fighter animations. The 170 ray tracing cores are present but likely underutilized in this title, as sports games typically favor rasterization performance over ray-traced effects.

The measured FPS data demonstrates that the RTX 5090 is rarely the limiting factor in this configuration. At 1080p Low, the 540 FPS result indicates that the CPU and game engine are the primary constraints, as the GPU has enormous spare capacity. Even at 4K Ultra, the 95 FPS average represents a substantial workload for the GPU, but the frame time consistency suggests that the card handles the rendering tasks without difficulty. The GPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 79,842, places it among the top-tier performers in the database.

Comparing to nearest rivals, the RTX 5090's average benchmark score of 79,842 is 0.3% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB's 79,605 and 0.6% higher than the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB's 79,396. It trails the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X by 1.4%, which scores 80,959. These delta values are minimal, indicating that the RTX 5090 sits in a performance tier where synthetic benchmark differences do not translate into meaningful real-world gaming disparities.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X provides 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz. This processor configuration is well-suited for Undisputed, which likely benefits from the high single-thread performance that the 4.80 GHz boost clock enables for game logic and physics calculations. The 64 MB of L3 cache provides fast access to frequently used data, reducing memory latency during intense fight sequences where multiple fighters and crowd animations compete for processing resources.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16,262 and a Passmark multi-thread score of 39,002. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 9,075 and max-thread score of 10,075 demonstrate that the processor scales well with increased thread utilization. Single-thread performance, measured at 941 in 3DMark single-thread and 1,527 in Cinebench R23 single-core, provides the foundation for responsive gameplay and consistent frame pacing.

In the context of Undisputed, the CPU's role becomes evident when examining the FPS scaling at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 540 FPS average is likely CPU-limited, as the GPU has virtually unlimited capacity at this resolution. The 12-core, 24-thread configuration ensures that background tasks and game threads do not interfere with the main rendering thread, maintaining stable minimum frame rates. The Medium preset at 1080p shows a minimum FPS of 332, which indicates that even during complex scenes with multiple fighters and crowd reactions, the CPU maintains adequate processing headroom.

The Ryzen 9 5900X ranks in the 87th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41,376. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-14650HX, scores 41,576, which is 0.5% higher, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 366H scores 41,263, just 0.3% lower. These marginal differences highlight that the 5900X remains competitive with newer mobile processors despite being a desktop part from an earlier generation. The 105W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support provide a balanced platform that does not bottleneck the RTX 5090 in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a rank of 109 out of 3,718 tested combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the top 2.9% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the synergy between the 12-core CPU and the flagship GPU, which together deliver frame rates that exceed the requirements of even the most demanding displays. The rank of 109 is notable because it places this combo ahead of many configurations that pair newer CPUs with the same GPU, suggesting that the 5900X's single-thread performance and 64 MB L3 cache are sufficient for this game's engine.

The high ranking also indicates that the RTX 5090's substantial compute resources are effectively utilized when paired with the 5900X. Configurations that rank lower often suffer from CPU bottlenecks that prevent the GPU from reaching its full potential. The data shows that in this combo, the CPU and GPU achieve a balanced workload distribution, with neither component consistently limiting performance across the tested settings and resolutions.

This ranking position implies that users seeking the ultimate Undisputed experience can achieve it with this pairing without needing to upgrade to newer, more expensive processors. The 5900X's 12 cores provide ample parallel processing for the game's AI and physics systems, while the 4.80 GHz boost clock handles the single-threaded rendering commands efficiently. The result is a combination that delivers 148 FPS at 4K High and 323 FPS at 1080p High, placing it among the top performers in the database.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about the limiting component in this configuration. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 323 FPS at 1080p to 233 FPS at 1440p, a 28% reduction, and then to 148 FPS at 4K, a further 36% reduction from 1440p. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes progressively more loaded as resolution increases, but even at 4K, the performance remains exceptionally high, suggesting that the GPU still has computational headroom.

Examining the Low preset, the drop from 540 FPS at 1080p to 392 FPS at 1440p (27% reduction) and then to 248 FPS at 4K (37% reduction from 1440p) follows a similar pattern. The percentage reductions are remarkably consistent across presets, which suggests that the scaling is primarily resolution-driven rather than settings-driven. This consistency implies that the CPU and GPU are both capable of handling the increased pixel count without introducing bottlenecks that would cause disproportionate FPS drops.

The Medium preset provides the most complete data with minimum and maximum FPS values. At 1080p, Medium averages 390 FPS with a minimum of 332 and maximum of 449. At 1440p, the average drops to 282 FPS with a range of 240 to 324. At 4K, the average falls to 178 FPS with a range of 152 to 205. The frame time consistency, as evidenced by the minimum and maximum values, remains stable across resolutions, with the spread between minimum and maximum FPS staying proportionally similar.

The transition from 1440p to 4K represents a 2.25x increase in pixel count, yet the FPS reduction is less than this factor, indicating that the GPU has sufficient bandwidth and compute resources to handle the additional pixel workload efficiently. The 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth becomes increasingly important at 4K, where the GPU must access larger texture sets and render at higher pixel densities. The data suggests that this combination is well-balanced for 4K gaming, with the RTX 5090's 32 GB memory and 512-bit bus providing the necessary resources.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the configuration delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. The Low preset achieves an average of 540 FPS, which represents the absolute ceiling of what this combination can produce in Undisputed. Medium settings produce 390 FPS average with a minimum of 332 and maximum of 449, demonstrating consistent frame delivery even during intense gameplay moments. High settings yield 323 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 208 FPS. These results indicate that even at the most demanding preset, the 1080p experience remains far above the refresh rate capabilities of standard gaming monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains exceptionally high. Low settings produce 392 FPS average, Medium achieves 282 FPS with a range of 240 to 324, High delivers 233 FPS, and Ultra maintains 150 FPS. The 1440p results show that this combination can drive high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors at maximum settings, with the Ultra preset's 150 FPS aligning perfectly with 150Hz displays. The minimum FPS of 240 at Medium settings confirms that frame pacing remains stable even under load.

At 3840x2160, the performance is still impressive for a 4K resolution. Low settings achieve 248 FPS, Medium produces 178 FPS with a minimum of 152 and maximum of 205, High delivers 148 FPS, and Ultra drops to 95 FPS. The 4K results demonstrate that High is the optimal preset for maintaining 144Hz refresh rates, while Medium offers a slight performance boost at 178 FPS. The Ultra preset's 95 FPS, while lower, still provides a smooth experience on 120Hz displays, though it falls short of the 144Hz target.

The complete FPS dataset reveals that the configuration is never truly GPU-bound at 1080p, as evidenced by the 540 FPS maximum at Low settings. At 4K, the GPU begins to show its workload, but the RTX 5090's massive compute resources ensure that even the most demanding preset remains playable. Users targeting maximum frame rates should select Medium at 1080p or 1440p, while those prioritizing visual quality should choose High at 4K. The Ultra preset, while visually superior, offers diminishing returns in terms of FPS and is best reserved for users with high-refresh-rate 1440p displays.