Undisputed

# Undisputed with AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 produces a compelling but uneven performance profile in Undisputed, a sports title that clearly favors GPU throughput at higher settings while leaning on the processor at lower presets. With a combo rank of 1861 out of 2813 tested configurations, this pairing sits in the lower-middle tier of all tested combos, yet the measured frame rates across resolutions reveal a system capable of excellent 1080p play and surprisingly viable 4K performance at medium settings. The data suggests a balanced pairing where neither component consistently dominates the bottleneck, but the RTX 5060's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus create distinct ceilings at higher resolutions and quality presets.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Undisputed?*

A: At 1080p, the combo delivers 140 FPS on High, 169 FPS on Medium, and 235 FPS on Low, making it the most comfortable resolution for high-refresh-rate play. At 1440p, High settings yield 101 FPS, while 4K High drops to 64 FPS, so 1440p represents the sweet spot for visual fidelity with smooth performance.

Q: How does the RTX 5060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 5060's average benchmark score of 26331 places it 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon 860M and NVIDIA GeForce MX550, 0.8% behind the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, and 1.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT. These are extremely tight margins, indicating near-parity with these mid-range cards.

Q: What is the highest playable preset at 4K for this combo?

A: The data shows Medium settings at 4K produce an average of 77 FPS with a minimum of 66 FPS and maximum of 89 FPS, which is the highest preset that maintains playable frame rates at 3840x2160. Ultra at 4K drops to 41 FPS, while High sits at 64 FPS.

Q: Does the Ryzen 9 8945HX bottleneck the RTX 5060?

A: The CPU's multi-threaded performance is exceptional, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 42713, but the RTX 5060's GPU compute score of 10899 suggests the graphics card becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 235 FPS result indicates the CPU can feed the GPU effectively, but frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K shows GPU-bound behavior.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 8945HX rank against other CPUs?

A: The CPU sits in the 95th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 76212. It is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, and 0.4% behind both the AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 170 FPS, while Ultra drops to 65 FPS. This represents a 105 FPS difference, or roughly 62% lower performance at Ultra compared to Low, highlighting the significant GPU workload increase from the highest quality preset.

GPU Role

The RTX 5060's architecture and memory configuration play a decisive role in Undisputed's measured results. Built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a GB206 chip, this GPU features 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 3840 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output processors provide the raw throughput, with the GPU's boost clock of 2497 MHz and base clock of 2280 MHz determining sustained performance. The 19.18 TFLOPS FP32 compute capability explains why the card handles medium presets well but struggles with Ultra, where the additional shading and texture work overwhelms the 8 GB frame buffer.

The memory subsystem is particularly telling when examining the FPS data. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 41 FPS, while 4K Medium maintains 77 FPS. This 36 FPS gap suggests that the 8 GB VRAM capacity becomes a constraint at Ultra settings, where higher-resolution textures and additional effects exceed the available memory. The 128-bit bus width, while adequate for 1080p and 1440p, limits the card's ability to feed the GPU at 4K resolutions, especially when quality settings demand more data per frame. The pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 299.6 GTexel/s provide a theoretical ceiling that the measured results confirm: the card is capable but not excessive for this title.

The RTX 5060's 72nd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26331, places it in the mid-range tier. Its nearest rivals—the AMD Radeon 860M, NVIDIA GeForce MX550, and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary—all sit within 0.8% of its score, indicating that the card's competitive position is tightly clustered. The 1.2% lead over the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is marginal, and in Undisputed's measured results, this translates to playable but not exceptional 4K performance. The GPU's 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores support modern rendering techniques, but the 48 ROPs may limit fill-rate-bound scenarios at high resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimal settings across resolutions. At 1080p, the Medium preset delivers 169 FPS with a minimum of 144 FPS and maximum of 194 FPS, offering the best balance of visual quality and performance headroom. While Low produces 235 FPS, the visual compromises are unnecessary when Medium maintains well above 144 FPS for high-refresh displays. High at 1080p still achieves 140 FPS, but the drop below the Medium preset's minimum frame rate suggests more variability. Ultra at 1080p drops to 90 FPS, which is playable but sacrifices the smoothness that lower presets provide.

At 1440p, Medium settings again emerge as the recommended choice, producing 122 FPS with a minimum of 104 FPS and maximum of 140 FPS. This combination keeps frame times consistent enough for competitive play while offering better image quality than Low's 170 FPS. High at 1440p maintains 101 FPS, which is acceptable for most players, but the 21 FPS gap between High and Medium suggests that Medium provides a safer margin for demanding scenes. Ultra at 1440p falls to 65 FPS, making it viable only for players who prioritize visual fidelity over frame rate consistency.

For 4K, the situation changes dramatically. Medium at 3840x2160 delivers 77 FPS with a minimum of 66 FPS and maximum of 89 FPS, making it the only preset that achieves consistently playable performance at this resolution. High at 4K produces 64 FPS, which may be acceptable for casual play but risks dropping below 60 FPS during intense moments. Low at 4K reaches 107 FPS, but the visual downgrade defeats the purpose of 4K resolution. Ultra at 4K at 41 FPS is not recommended for smooth gameplay. The data indicates that Medium is the optimal preset for 1440p and 4K, while 1080p players can choose between Medium and High based on their refresh rate preferences.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1861 out of 2813 tested configurations places this pairing in the 66th percentile of all combos tested in Undisputed. This ranking reflects a system that is capable but not top-tier, which aligns with the component specifications. The Ryzen 9 8945HX is a high-end mobile processor, ranking in the 95th percentile of all CPUs, but the RTX 5060's 72nd percentile GPU ranking pulls the overall combo position down. The data suggests that this pairing is better suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming than for pushing 4K Ultra settings, where the GPU becomes the primary constraint.

The CPU's performance relative to its rivals provides context for the combo's ranking. The Ryzen 9 8945HX's average benchmark score of 76212 is within 0.6% of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, a desktop flagship, and 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX. This indicates that the processor is delivering near-desktop-class performance in a mobile form factor, which should theoretically support high frame rates. However, the GPU's mid-range positioning means that the combo's overall rank is limited by graphics performance, particularly at higher resolutions where the RTX 5060's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus become bottlenecks.

When examining the measured FPS relative to the combo rank, the data shows a system that performs admirably at lower settings but struggles to maintain high frame rates at maximum quality. The 1861st rank out of 2813 combos suggests that many configurations with more powerful GPUs achieve better results in Undisputed, particularly at 4K Ultra where the RTX 5060's limitations are most apparent. The combo's performance at 1080p Medium and High, however, indicates that for the majority of gamers using 1080p or 1440p displays, this pairing delivers a smooth experience that justifies its mid-pack ranking.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 9 8945HX's 16 cores and 32 threads, based on the Zen 4 architecture with a Dragon Range codename, provide substantial processing power that influences Undisputed's performance, particularly at lower resolutions where CPU overhead is more significant. The processor's boost clock of 5.40 GHz and base clock of 2.50 GHz enable rapid single-threaded performance, as evidenced by the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6030. The 64 MB of L3 cache and 1 MB L2 cache per core help maintain low latency access to frequently used data, which is crucial for a sports title that must track multiple player positions and physics interactions.

The CPU's benchmark results demonstrate its capability across diverse workloads. The PassMark multi-thread score of 51405 and integer math score of 195180 indicate strong parallel processing, while the floating-point math score of 117453 shows solid numerical computation ability. The data compression score of 677755 and encryption score of 40836 further illustrate the processor's versatility. In Undisputed, these capabilities translate to consistent frame pacing at 1080p, where the 235 FPS Low and 169 FPS Medium results suggest that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at these settings.

The 55W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate power and memory throughput for gaming workloads. The processor's 95th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 76212, places it in elite company. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, which it outperforms by 0.6%, and the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, which it leads by 0.1%. This positioning indicates that the 8945HX is among the fastest mobile processors available, making it well-suited to drive high frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios.

However, the measured FPS data reveals that the CPU's power is not fully utilized at higher resolutions. At 4K, the frame rates drop significantly across all settings, indicating that the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The 107 FPS at 4K Low versus 235 FPS at 1080p Low represents a 54% reduction, which cannot be attributed to CPU limitations. This pattern suggests that while the 8945HX is capable of feeding the RTX 5060 at 1080p, the GPU's performance ceiling determines the overall frame rates at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the combo's performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the results show a clear progression: Low settings produce 235 FPS, Medium delivers 169 FPS with a minimum of 144 and maximum of 194, High achieves 140 FPS, and Ultra drops to 90 FPS. The 1080p data demonstrates excellent scalability, with each preset reduction yielding substantial frame rate improvements. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 145 FPS, indicating that the GPU has significant headroom at this resolution even at maximum quality.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales predictably but with larger drops at higher settings. Low produces 170 FPS, Medium delivers 122 FPS with a minimum of 104 and maximum of 140, High achieves 101 FPS, and Ultra falls to 65 FPS. The 1440p results show a 105 FPS difference between Low and Ultra, representing a 62% reduction. This steeper decline compared to 1080p indicates that the GPU is working harder at this resolution, with the 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus beginning to show limitations at Ultra settings.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more constrained. Low delivers 107 FPS, Medium produces 77 FPS with a minimum of 66 and maximum of 89, High achieves 64 FPS, and Ultra drops to 41 FPS. The 4K data reveals a 66 FPS difference between Low and Ultra, with the Ultra preset falling below 60 FPS and approaching the minimum playable threshold. The Medium preset at 4K provides the best balance, with its 77 FPS average and 66 FPS minimum ensuring consistent gameplay. The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K shows that the combo loses approximately 54% of its performance at Low settings, 55% at Medium, 54% at High, and 55% at Ultra, indicating consistent GPU-bound behavior across all presets.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about the limiting component in this combo. At Low settings, performance decreases from 235 FPS at 1080p to 107 FPS at 4K, a 128 FPS reduction that represents a 54.5% drop. This substantial decline indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as a CPU-bound scenario would show much smaller frame rate differences when resolution increases. The consistent ~54-55% reduction across all presets—from 1080p to 4K—confirms that the RTX 5060's rendering capabilities, rather than the Ryzen 9 8945HX's processing power, determine the combo's performance ceiling.

The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a more moderate decline: Low drops from 235 to 170 FPS (27.7% reduction), Medium from 169 to 122 FPS (27.8%), High from 140 to 101 FPS (27.9%), and Ultra from 90 to 65 FPS (27.8%). This uniform reduction across presets reinforces the GPU-bound nature of the workload, as the CPU's performance is consistent regardless of resolution. The 1440p to 4K transition shows a further reduction of approximately 37% across all presets, which aligns with the pixel count increase from 3.7 million to 8.3 million pixels.

The frame rate scaling pattern suggests that the RTX 5060's 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8 GB VRAM capacity are the key constraints at higher resolutions. The 128-bit memory bus limits the data throughput available for texture streaming and frame buffer operations, while the 8 GB capacity restricts the use of high-resolution textures at Ultra settings. The 4K Ultra result of 41 FPS is particularly telling, as this preset likely exceeds the VRAM capacity, causing the GPU to rely on slower memory paging. The data indicates that for this combo, 1080p and 1440p are the optimal resolutions for maintaining high frame rates, while 4K is viable only at Medium settings where the GPU's limitations are less pronounced.