Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a robust 1080p experience in Undisputed, but the data reveals a predictable shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution scales. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces an average of 250.1 FPS, a figure that suggests the CPU is doing the heavy lifting to feed the GPU. Moving to 2560x1440 Low, the average drops to 184.1 FPS, a 26.4% reduction, while at 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 117.2 FPS, a further 36.3% decline. This steepening drop-off as pixel count increases indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER begins to saturate, transitioning the system from a CPU-bound state at 1080p to a GPU-bound state at 4K. The trend is consistent across all settings presets; the gap between 1080p and 1440p is consistently smaller than the gap between 1440p and 4K, underscoring the graphical load's exponential impact. For instance, at High settings, the jump from 1080p (149.9 FPS) to 1440p (107.2 FPS) is a 28.5% loss, whereas the move from 1440p (107.2 FPS) to 4K (68.7 FPS) is a 35.9% loss. This pattern solidifies the conclusion that the 2070 SUPER's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 256-bit bus are adequate for 1440p but become the limiting factor at 4K, especially with Ultra presets.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling between resolutions paints a clear picture of where the performance ceiling lies. At 1920x1080, the combo is decisively CPU-limited, evidenced by the 250.1 FPS average on Low settings—a figure that far exceeds what the GPU can typically sustain at higher resolutions. The Ryzen 9 5950X, with its 16 cores and 32 threads, provides ample headroom, but the data shows diminishing returns as resolution increases. At 2560x1440, the average FPS at Low settings (184.1) still represents a playable, high-refresh experience, but the 26.4% drop from 1080p signals the GPU starting to take on more work. By 3840x2160, the Low preset average of 117.2 FPS is a 36.3% drop from 1440p, a steeper decline that highlights the RTX 2070 SUPER's struggle to maintain frame rates as pixel throughput quadruples. The Ultra preset tells a more dramatic story: 99.8 FPS at 1080p, dropping to 69.9 FPS at 1440p (a 30.0% loss), and then falling to 46.2 FPS at 4K (a 33.9% loss). The 4K Ultra result, dipping below 60 FPS, indicates that this configuration is not suitable for maxed-out 4K gaming in Undisputed, whereas 1440p Ultra remains viable. The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution; at 1080p, the difference is 150.3 FPS, but at 4K, it narrows to 71.0 FPS, confirming that the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions, compressing the performance envelope across presets.

How This Combo Ranks

In the broader context of tested hardware combinations, this pairing holds a mid-pack position. The combo ranks 979 out of 1580 possible combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the 62nd percentile of tested systems. This rank reflects a balance between a high-end CPU and a mid-range GPU, where the 5950X's computational strength is partially offset by the 2070 SUPER's older architecture. The CPU itself sits in the 93rd percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 49062, placing it just 0.2% behind the Intel Core i5-14600K (49166) and 0.6% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14600KF (49367). This proximity to newer mid-range chips suggests that the 5950X is not the limiting factor in this combo. Conversely, the GPU's percentile ranking is lower, at 65th among all graphics cards, with an average score of 22206. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A400, scores 22307 (0.5% higher), while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 trails by 2.5% with a score of 21670. The 2070 SUPER's position relative to the RTX 4060 Mobile (22729, 2.3% higher) indicates that while the desktop card is competitive, it is not at the top of the performance stack. The combo's rank of 979 suggests that many systems with newer GPUs, even paired with weaker CPUs, achieve better in-game results, as the 2070 SUPER's 12 nm Turing architecture lags behind more recent offerings in raw throughput.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 250.1, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

*Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Undisputed?*

A: Yes, but only at lower presets. At 3840x2160 with Low settings, the average is 117.2 FPS, while High yields 68.7 FPS. Ultra drops to 46.2 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 5950X compare to the Intel Core i5-14600K in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The 5950X has an average benchmark score of 49062, which is 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i5-14600K's 49166, indicating near-identical performance in these tests.

Q: What is the GPU's performance relative to the AMD Radeon RX 5700?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has an average score of 22206, which is 2.5% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5700's 21670, showing a modest performance advantage.

*Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM on the RTX 2070 SUPER sufficient for Undisputed at 1440p?*

A: The benchmark data shows playable frame rates at 2560x1440 across all presets, with Ultra averaging 69.9 FPS, suggesting that 8 GB is adequate for this game at that resolution.

Q: What is the performance drop from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 182.5 at 1920x1080 to 128.7 at 2560x1440, then to 83.6 at 3840x2160, representing a total decrease of 54.2% from 1080p to 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a granular look at performance across all settings and resolutions. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 250.1 FPS on Low, 182.5 FPS on Medium, 149.9 FPS on High, and 99.8 FPS on Ultra. These numbers indicate that 1080p is a sweet spot, with even Ultra settings maintaining near-100 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 184.1 FPS (Low), 128.7 FPS (Medium), 107.2 FPS (High), and 69.9 FPS (Ultra). The 1440p results show that High settings are still highly playable, but Ultra begins to strain the GPU. At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 117.2 FPS (Low), 83.6 FPS (Medium), 68.7 FPS (High), and 46.2 FPS (Ultra). The 4K data reveals that only Low and Medium presets deliver consistently smooth frame rates, with High barely crossing the 60 FPS threshold and Ultra falling short. The progression across resolutions shows a consistent pattern: Low settings always produce the highest FPS, followed by Medium, High, and Ultra, respectively. Notably, the delta between Medium and High is smaller than the delta between High and Ultra at all resolutions, suggesting that Ultra settings impose a disproportionate performance penalty. For example, at 1080p, the drop from Medium to High is 32.6 FPS, while the drop from High to Ultra is 50.1 FPS, a 53.7% larger decrease. This trend holds at 1440p (21.5 FPS vs. 37.3 FPS) and 4K (14.9 FPS vs. 22.5 FPS), indicating that the Ultra preset is where the GPU's architectural limits are most pronounced.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER plays a central role in shaping the gaming experience, particularly as resolution and settings increase. The GPU is built on the 12 nm Turing architecture with a TU104 chip, featuring 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Its base clock is 1605 MHz, boosting up to 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is sufficient for 1440p gaming but becomes a limiting factor at 4K with high textures. The GPU's FP32 performance of 9.062 TFLOPS and texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s are modest by modern standards, contributing to its 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs. In Undisputed, the GPU's role is evident in the scaling pattern: at 1080p, the CPU's 16 cores can push frame rates to 250.1 FPS, but the GPU cannot translate that headroom to 4K, where the Ultra preset yields only 46.2 FPS. The 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present but are not specifically leveraged in this sports title, as the game's workload appears to favor raw rasterization and memory bandwidth. The GPU's 215 W TDP and dual-slot design are typical for the era, but its end-of-life production status and position relative to rivals like the RTX 4060 Mobile (2.3% higher average score) suggest that it is a generation behind. The data shows that the 2070 SUPER is the bottleneck in this combo for 4K and high-settings workloads, while the 5950X provides ample compute headroom, resulting in a system that excels at 1080p and 1440p but falls short of a true 4K experience.