Undisputed

# How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 sits at rank 1591 out of 3718 tested combos in Undisputed. That places this configuration in the 57th percentile of all tested pairings, meaning it outperforms more than half of the field while remaining short of the top tier. The position reflects a balanced pairing where neither component is dramatically overqualified nor underwhelming for the game's demands.

Benchmark results indicate the RTX 3070 holds a percentile ranking of 61 against all GPUs, while the Ryzen 9 5950X commands a stronger 91st percentile against all CPUs. This asymmetry suggests the graphics card is the more probable limiting factor in this combo, a pattern that becomes clearer when examining the measured FPS across resolutions and settings. The combo's mid-pack rank in this specific title aligns with the GPU's mid-to-upper tier standing rather than the CPU's near-elite status.

FAQ

Q: Does this combo maintain playable framerates at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the measured average FPS is 54. This is technically playable for many users, though it sits below the 60 FPS threshold that smoother gameplay typically requires. Dropping to High settings at the same resolution raises the average to 84 FPS, providing a more comfortable margin.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 compare to its nearest rival, the RX 7600 XT?

A: The RTX 3070's average benchmark score is 17208, which is 0.7 percent higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT's score of 17083. This is a marginal difference, indicating near-identical raw performance between the two cards in synthetic tests.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance relative to its closest competitors?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X scores 51947 on average across all benchmarks. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX scores 52073, a 0.2 percent lead over the AMD chip. The AMD EPYC 8124P leads by 0.3 percent with 52121, while the Intel Core i9-13900F trails by 0.4 percent with 51730.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM on the RTX 3070 sufficient for 4K gaming in Undisputed?

A: The measured data shows playable framerates at 4K across all settings, with averages ranging from 54 FPS at Ultra to 141 FPS at Low. This suggests the 8 GB GDDR6 memory does not bottleneck the game at any tested setting, though the 256-bit bus and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth contribute to steady performance.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 1591 out of 3718 total combinations, placing it roughly in the upper-middle portion of the distribution. This is a solid position for a sports title, where framerate stability often matters more than absolute peak performance.

Q: What is the largest FPS gap between consecutive settings at 1080p?

A: The jump from Low to Medium at 1920x1080 produces the largest delta, with the average dropping from 308 to 221 FPS, a reduction of 87 FPS. The gap from Medium to High is smaller at 38 FPS, and High to Ultra drops another 65 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X brings substantial processing horsepower to this combo, featuring 16 cores and 32 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture. Its base clock runs at 3.40 GHz with a boost clock reaching 4.90 GHz, providing strong single-threaded performance that sports games often rely on for physics and animation calculations. The CPU's 64 MB of L3 cache, split across the dual-chiplet design, helps maintain low latency for game logic.

Synthetic benchmarks confirm the processor's capabilities. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 26017 and single-core score of 1614 demonstrate both high throughput and respectable per-thread performance. In Geekbench, the multi-core score of 15233 and single-core score of 2083 reinforce this profile. The 3DMark tests show a scaling pattern from 944 in single-thread to 11597 in max-threads, indicating that the CPU can effectively utilize all its cores when workloads demand it.

For Undisputed specifically, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU based on the FPS scaling patterns across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 308 FPS, a figure that suggests the CPU can feed frames far beyond what most displays can show. When resolution increases to 4K at Low settings, the average drops to 141 FPS, still high but indicating the GPU's workload is growing. The 16-core, 32-thread configuration ensures that even with background processes active, the game receives ample processing resources.

The CPU's 105 W TDP and DDR4 memory support with dual-channel bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s provide sufficient memory throughput for this title. The PCIe Gen 4 interface with 20 lanes from the CPU allows the RTX 3070 to communicate without bandwidth constraints. Data encryption benchmarks show 39593 in Passmark, while integer math scores 185520, both indicating robust general-purpose computing that benefits game engine overhead tasks.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest framerates. Low settings produce an average of 308 FPS, which drops to 221 FPS at Medium, 183 FPS at High, and 118 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 188 FPS and maximum of 255 FPS, providing a window of performance that keeps minimums well above refresh rate thresholds for most monitors. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the CPU and GPU combination has substantial headroom, with even Ultra settings remaining above 100 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern continues but with lower absolute values. Low settings average 222 FPS, Medium averages 160 FPS with a range of 136 to 184 FPS, High averages 132 FPS, and Ultra drops to 85 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces framerates by roughly 28 to 35 percent depending on the preset, which aligns with the increased pixel count demanding more GPU work. The minimum FPS at Medium (136) remains comfortably above 60 FPS, indicating smooth gameplay even during intense scenes.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more constrained. Low settings still deliver a robust 141 FPS average, while Medium averages 101 FPS with a range of 86 to 116 FPS. High settings drop to 84 FPS, and Ultra falls to 54 FPS. The 4K results show that the RTX 3070's 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth can handle the resolution, but Ultra settings push the GPU to its limits. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is 17 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 30 FPS, showing diminishing returns as settings increase.

The data reveals a consistent pattern: Low settings across all resolutions provide framerates well above 120 FPS, Medium settings remain above 100 FPS at 1080p and 1440p, and High settings are only below 100 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings are the most demanding, with 4K being the only resolution where they dip below 60 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The framerate drop from 1080p to 4K varies by settings preset, revealing which component becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 308 at 1080p to 222 at 1440p (a 28 percent reduction) and then to 141 at 4K (a 36 percent reduction from 1440p). This steep scaling indicates the GPU is the primary limiter even at Low settings, as the CPU's ample headroom means pixel throughput dictates performance.

At Medium settings, the progression shows 221 FPS at 1080p, 160 FPS at 1440p, and 101 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 28 percent from 1080p to 1440p and 37 percent from 1440p to 4K. These consistent reductions suggest the GPU workload scales predictably with resolution, and the RTX 3070's compute capabilities (20.31 TFLOPS FP32) handle the increased pixel count without hitting memory bandwidth walls.

High settings follow a similar trajectory: 183 FPS at 1080p, 132 FPS at 1440p (28 percent drop), and 84 FPS at 4K (36 percent drop). The consistent 28-37 percent reductions across all presets indicate that resolution scaling is uniform, with no sudden cliff that would suggest VRAM exhaustion or bandwidth saturation. The 8 GB memory capacity appears sufficient even at 4K Ultra, which averages 54 FPS.

The pattern strongly indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at all resolutions. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect framerates at 1080p to plateau regardless of resolution increases, since lower resolutions place less strain on the GPU. Instead, every resolution increase produces a proportional framerate decrease, which is the signature of a GPU-bound scenario. The Ryzen 9 5950X's high single-thread performance (944 in 3DMark single-thread) ensures it can keep up with the RTX 3070's output demands.

Settings Recommendations

For players prioritizing maximum visual fidelity, Ultra settings at 1920x1080 provide an average of 118 FPS, which remains fluid on high refresh rate displays. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 85 FPS, still above the 60 FPS threshold but with less margin. At 4K, Ultra drops to 54 FPS, which may be acceptable for slower-paced sports gameplay but could feel less responsive during fast action sequences.

High settings offer the best balance of visual quality and performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 183 FPS, significantly above any display's refresh rate. At 1440p, 132 FPS provides excellent smoothness, and at 4K, 84 FPS maintains a comfortable margin above 60. The High preset appears to be the sweet spot, offering substantial visual improvements over Medium while keeping framerates well within playable territory.

Medium settings provide higher framerates for competitive play or high refresh rate monitors. At 1080p, 221 FPS with a minimum of 188 FPS ensures no drops below 144 Hz displays' refresh rates. At 1440p, 160 FPS with a minimum of 136 FPS remains above 120 Hz thresholds. At 4K, 101 FPS is more than sufficient for 60 Hz displays, making Medium the recommended preset for 4K users seeking higher framerates without sacrificing too much visual detail.

Low settings are only recommended for users with extremely high refresh rate displays (240 Hz or above) at 1080p, where 308 FPS provides maximum smoothness. At higher resolutions, Low settings offer diminishing returns since the visual quality reduction is more noticeable while framerates remain above 100 FPS at 4K anyway. For most users, Medium at 4K or High at 1440p represents the optimal experience based on the measured data.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 serves as the performance anchor for this combo, with its GA104 chip built on Samsung's 8 nm process. The GPU contains 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, providing substantial compute throughput for rendering tasks. Its boost clock of 1725 MHz helps achieve the measured framerates, while the 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores support advanced rendering features, though Undisputed's sports genre likely benefits more from the rasterization capabilities. The 20.31 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 317.4 GTexel/s texture rate indicate strong raw processing power. The pixel rate of 165.6 GPixel/s helps explain the GPU's ability to maintain high framerates at 4K, where pixel throughput becomes critical.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 3070 scores 22214 in Passmark G3D and 112821 in Geekbench OpenCL. Its DirectX 12 test score of 85 and Vulkan score of 21022 suggest solid API support for modern games. The GPU holds a 61st percentile ranking against all GPUs, placing it in the upper-middle tier of graphics cards. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, scores 17083, a 0.7 percent deficit, confirming the RTX 3070's competitive position.

The GPU's 220 W TDP and suggested 550 W PSU requirement indicate moderate power demands. Its dual-slot design and 242 mm length make it compatible with most cases. The 1x 12-pin power connector and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensure clean power delivery and data transfer. The GPU's end-of-life production status means it is no longer being manufactured, but its performance in Undisputed remains competitive, as evidenced by the measured FPS data across all tested resolutions and settings.