Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile combination delivers a versatile 1080p and 1440p experience in Undisputed, with 4K reserved for lower presets. The data shows a system that scales predictably with resolution, where the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher pixel counts while the 16-core CPU provides ample headroom for high frame rates at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial across all settings, indicating that the RTX 4070 Mobile is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 162 FPS at 1920x1080 to 117 FPS at 2560x1440, a 27.8% reduction, and then further to 74 FPS at 3840x2160, a 54.3% drop from the 1080p figure. This steep decline is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the 8 GB frame buffer and 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth struggle to feed the increased pixel count.

The scaling pattern is even more pronounced at Ultra settings. The average FPS drops from 104 at 1080p to 75 at 1440p (a 27.9% decrease) and then to 48 at 4K (a 53.8% decrease from 1080p). This consistent ~28% penalty for stepping up to 1440p and an additional ~36% penalty for stepping up to 4K suggests that the memory subsystem is nearing its practical limit at 4K Ultra. The 128-bit bus width, combined with 16 Gbps effective memory speed, creates a bottleneck that becomes increasingly apparent as resolution rises.

At Low settings, the scaling is less severe in absolute terms but still significant. The 1080p average of 271 FPS drops to 196 FPS at 1440p (a 27.7% reduction) and 124 FPS at 4K (a 54.2% reduction). The relative consistency of these percentage drops across settings indicates that the GPU's compute throughput, rated at 15.62 TFLOPS FP32, scales linearly with pixel count until memory bandwidth becomes the limiting factor. The 4K Low result of 124 FPS still demonstrates that the GPU can handle the workload when texture and shading demands are reduced, but the headroom for higher settings at 4K is minimal.

The Medium preset shows a similar trajectory, with 195 FPS at 1080p, 141 FPS at 1440p, and 89 FPS at 4K. The minimum FPS figures for Medium settings — 166 at 1080p, 120 at 1440p, and 76 at 4K — reveal that even the lower bounds remain playable at 1440p and below, but the 4K minimum of 76 FPS approaches the threshold where frame pacing could become noticeable. The data suggests that 1440p is the sweet spot for this combo, offering a 68.9% higher average FPS at High settings compared to 4K, while still delivering a 27.8% reduction from 1080p in exchange for significantly improved image clarity.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows indicate that the High preset at 2560x1440 provides the best balance of visual fidelity and performance for this combination. The 117 FPS average at 1440p High is 22.1% higher than the 4K High result, and it remains well above the 100 FPS threshold that most players consider smooth. The 1440p Medium preset, at 141 FPS, offers an additional 20.5% performance boost, but the jump from Medium to High at 1440p costs only 17.0% of the frame rate, making High the more visually rewarding choice without sacrificing playability.

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, the 1080p Low preset delivers an exceptional 271 FPS average, which is 39.8% higher than the 1080p Medium result of 195 FPS. This makes Low the clear choice for competitive play or for users with high refresh rate displays. However, the 1080p Medium preset, with a minimum FPS of 166, still provides a comfortable margin above 144 Hz displays and offers better visual quality than Low, making it a strong alternative for those who want smoother graphics without dipping below 160 FPS.

At 4K, the choices are more constrained. The Low preset at 124 FPS is the only 4K option that clears the 120 FPS mark, making it the recommended setting for 4K displays with high refresh rates. The Medium preset at 89 FPS is viable for 60 Hz displays, but the 4K High result of 74 FPS and the 4K Ultra result of 48 FPS are borderline for smooth gameplay. The 48 FPS at 4K Ultra is particularly telling — it suggests that the 8 GB VRAM capacity is insufficient for the combination of Ultra textures and 4K resolution, likely causing texture swapping or reduced LODs that impact frame time consistency.

The Ultra preset at 1440p, at 75 FPS, is another viable option for users who want maximum visual quality without dropping to 4K. It offers a 36.4% improvement over the 4K Ultra result while maintaining a playable frame rate. For most users, the recommendation is straightforward: 1440p High for the best overall experience, 1080p Low for maximum frame rates, and 4K Low only if the display resolution demands it.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 2014 out of 3718 tested combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the 45.8th percentile of all tested systems. This mid-pack ranking reflects the mobile GPU's limitations at higher resolutions, as the CPU's performance suggests the combo should rank higher if the GPU were not the bottleneck. The RTX 4070 Mobile's average benchmark score of 27435 places it in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 9 8945HX sits in the 95th percentile of all CPUs, creating a significant imbalance that becomes evident in GPU-bound scenarios.

The GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, which scores 27425 (a 0.0% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which scores 27565 (a -0.5% delta from the mobile chip). This indicates that the RTX 4070 Mobile performs at a desktop-class level in raw compute, but its 8 GB VRAM capacity and 128-bit memory bus limit its real-world gaming performance at high resolutions. The combo's ranking in Undisputed specifically reflects this — the game's engine appears to scale with both compute and memory bandwidth, and the mobile GPU's memory subsystem is the weak link.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, which scores 76155 (a 0.1% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, which scores 75779 (a 0.6% delta). These results confirm that the Ryzen 9 8945HX is among the fastest mobile processors available, with its 16 cores and 32 threads providing substantial headroom for CPU-bound scenarios. However, in Undisputed, the combo's ranking suggests that the CPU's performance is not the limiting factor — the GPU is. This is evident from the frame rate scaling: at 1080p Low, the 271 FPS average approaches the CPU's practical limit, but at 4K Ultra, the 48 FPS average is clearly GPU-limited.

The rank of 2014 out of 3718 combos indicates that many systems with desktop-class GPUs outperform this combo at 4K, while the CPU's high percentile ensures that it remains competitive at lower resolutions. For a mobile platform, this is a solid result, but it means that users should temper expectations for 4K gaming and focus on 1440p or 1080p for the best experience.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a clear progression across settings. The Low preset delivers an average of 271 FPS, which is the highest measured result in the entire dataset. The Medium preset averages 195 FPS, with a minimum of 166 and a maximum of 225, representing a 28.0% reduction from Low. The High preset averages 162 FPS, a 16.9% reduction from Medium, and the Ultra preset averages 104 FPS, a 35.8% reduction from High. The frame rate halving from Low to Ultra at 1080p — from 271 to 104 FPS — demonstrates the significant GPU workload increase from the highest preset's shading and texture demands.

At 2560x1440, the same settings pattern emerges with reduced absolute numbers. The Low preset averages 196 FPS, which is 27.7% lower than the 1080p Low result. The Medium preset averages 141 FPS, with a minimum of 120 and a maximum of 162, showing a 28.1% reduction from Low. The High preset averages 117 FPS, a 17.0% reduction from Medium, and the Ultra preset averages 75 FPS, a 35.9% reduction from High. The 1440p Ultra result of 75 FPS is notable because it matches the 4K High result of 74 FPS, indicating that the GPU's rendering workload at 1440p Ultra is nearly equivalent to 4K High — both settings likely saturate the same hardware resources.

At 3840x2160, the results are more constrained. The Low preset averages 124 FPS, which is 36.7% lower than the 1440p Low result. The Medium preset averages 89 FPS, with a minimum of 76 and a maximum of 103, showing a 28.2% reduction from Low. The High preset averages 74 FPS, a 16.9% reduction from Medium, and the Ultra preset averages 48 FPS, a 35.1% reduction from High. The 4K Medium result of 89 FPS is the only 4K setting that offers a minimum above 60 FPS, making it the minimum viable preset for smooth 4K gameplay. The 4K Ultra result of 48 FPS, while technically playable, falls below the 60 FPS threshold that most players consider acceptable for a sports title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 4608 shading units, is the primary performance driver in this combo. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming but becomes the limiting factor at 4K. The measured frame rates at 4K Ultra — 48 FPS average — strongly suggest that the VRAM capacity is insufficient for the highest texture quality at that resolution, causing the GPU to rely on slower memory access patterns that reduce throughput.

The GPU's clock speeds, with a base of 1395 MHz and a boost of 1695 MHz, are modest for the Ada Lovelace architecture, but the 115 W TDP indicates that this is a high-performance mobile implementation. The 15.62 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, combined with 36 RT cores and 144 tensor cores, provides substantial raw performance for both rasterization and ray tracing workloads. However, the 128-bit memory bus, with a pixel rate of 81.36 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 244.1 GTexel/s, creates a bandwidth constraint that becomes increasingly apparent as resolution rises.

The GPU's benchmark results show a Passmark G3D score of 19587 and a Passmark GPU Compute score of 8399, placing it in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (a desktop card with a 0.0% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (a -0.5% delta), which demonstrates that the mobile 4070 competes with desktop GPUs from the previous generation in compute efficiency. However, the 8 GB VRAM capacity is a clear differentiator — the RTX 3090 typically ships with 24 GB, and the RX 6700 XT has 12 GB. This VRAM deficit is the primary reason the combo ranks only 2014th in Undisputed despite the GPU's strong compute scores.

In Undisputed, the GPU's role is most evident in the scaling from Medium to High at 4K, where the average FPS drops from 89 to 74 (a 16.9% reduction). This is a smaller relative drop than the 28.2% reduction from Low to Medium, suggesting that the High preset's additional shading and texture work is partially offset by the GPU's compute headroom. However, the Ultra preset's 35.1% reduction from High indicates that the Ultra preset's features, likely including higher-quality shadows and reflections, push the GPU beyond its memory bandwidth capabilities.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX, with 16 cores and 32 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, provides exceptional CPU performance that far exceeds the demands of Undisputed. The CPU's benchmark results, including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 42713 and a single-core score of 6030, place it in the 95th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX (a 0.1% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (a 0.6% delta), confirming that this processor is at the top of the mobile CPU hierarchy.

The CPU's high core and thread counts are particularly relevant for a sports title like Undisputed, which may use multiple threads for physics simulation, AI opponent behavior, and game logic. The 64 MB of L3 cache, combined with 1 MB of L2 per core, provides ample cache for the game's data structures, reducing memory latency and improving frame time consistency. The CPU's 5.40 GHz boost clock ensures that single-threaded workloads, such as the main game loop, are handled efficiently.

The CPU's role in this combo is best understood by examining the frame rates at 1080p Low, where the 271 FPS average approaches the limits of what the GPU can render at that resolution. At this point, the CPU is likely not the bottleneck, but the data suggests that even at 271 FPS, the CPU has headroom — the Passmark single-thread score of 3907 and the Cinebench R20 single-core score of 2532 indicate strong per-core performance that can handle high frame rate scenarios. The CPU's 55 W TDP, while modest for a 16-core processor, is sufficient for sustained gaming workloads, as the measured frame rates show no signs of thermal throttling.

However, the CPU's performance is not fully utilized in Undisputed at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, where the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, the CPU's 16 cores are likely underutilized, as the game's rendering workload dominates the frame time. This imbalance is reflected in the combo's ranking — the CPU's 95th percentile performance is offset by the GPU's 73rd percentile, resulting in a mid-pack overall ranking. For users who upgrade the GPU in the future, the CPU's headroom would allow for significant performance improvements, but as configured, the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo.