Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile delivers a robust 1080p and 1440p experience in Undisputed, though the most demanding preset at 4K will test its limits. The data shows a clear performance hierarchy across settings, with the sweet spot balancing visual fidelity and frame rate firmly in the High preset for higher resolutions. This combination ranks in the 34th percentile of tested combos, indicating solid mid-pack performance that leans heavily on its strong CPU to support the GPU in this sports title.

Settings Recommendations

Benchmark results indicate that the High preset offers the best overall experience for this hardware configuration, particularly at 1440p and 4K. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers an average of 140 FPS, which is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay. However, the data reveals a significant jump in performance when moving to Medium, which achieves 169 FPS at the same resolution. The Low preset pushes the frame rate to 235 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial for a marginal competitive advantage in a sports simulation.

For players prioritizing frame rate above all else, the Medium preset is the recommended choice. It provides a substantial 29 FPS uplift over High at 1080p, and this advantage scales across all resolutions. At 1440p, Medium hits 122 FPS, while High trails at 101 FPS. The Medium preset also provides the only complete frame time data in the pack, with a minimum of 144 FPS and a maximum of 194 FPS at 1080p, indicating excellent consistency. At 1440p, the Medium preset maintains a minimum of 104 FPS, ensuring no significant stutters.

The Ultra preset is not recommended for this combination at higher resolutions. At 1080p, Ultra yields 90 FPS, but this drops to 65 FPS at 1440p and plummets to 41 FPS at 4K. The 41 FPS figure at 4K Ultra falls below the threshold for comfortable playability, making it a poor choice. High settings at 4K, however, produce a playable 64 FPS, making it the highest quality preset viable at that resolution. Given the data, the High preset at 4K and the Medium preset at 1080p and 1440p represent the best balance of visual quality and performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process. It features 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s. The GPU's base clock is 952 MHz with a boost clock of 1455 MHz, which are relatively modest figures, but the memory runs at an effective 24 Gbps. The card includes 3328 shading units, 104 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, along with 26 RT cores and 104 tensor cores. Its FP32 performance is rated at 9.684 TFLOPS.

In Undisputed, the GPU's role becomes increasingly critical as resolution and settings scale. The data shows a clear pattern: from Low to High settings, the GPU is the primary driver of frame rate changes. At 1080p, the GPU delivers 235 FPS on Low, 169 FPS on Medium, and 140 FPS on High. The transition to Ultra causes a massive drop to 90 FPS, indicating that the 8 GB VRAM buffer and the GPU's compute resources are heavily taxed by the highest quality textures and effects. The 4K results further emphasize this, with Low hitting 107 FPS but Ultra collapsing to 41 FPS.

The GPU's benchmark footprint shows it sits in the 67th percentile of all GPUs, with a Passmark G3D score of 18852. Its nearest rival by average score is the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, which is 0.5% faster, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, which is 1.3% faster. The RTX 5060 Mobile outperforms the AMD Radeon RX 5700 by 1.2% and the RX 6700S by 1.3%. This positioning suggests the GPU is competitive with last-generation desktop cards, but its mobile power envelope of 45 W limits sustained performance in demanding scenarios. The 4K Ultra result of 41 FPS is a direct consequence of this power and memory constraint, showing that the GPU is the limiting factor at that extreme setting.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX is a 16-core, 32-thread processor from the 8000 series, based on the Zen 4 architecture and codenamed Dragon Range. It operates on the AMD Socket FL1 with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. The CPU has a TDP of 55 W and supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. It features a substantial 64 MB of L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core, along with 64 KB of L1 cache per core.

In Undisputed, the CPU's influence is most apparent at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is not fully saturated. At 1080p Low, the combination achieves 235 FPS, a figure that is likely CPU-bound given the GPU's performance at higher settings. The Ryzen 9's high boost clock of 5.40 GHz and strong single-thread performance are critical for maintaining high frame rates in a sports simulation that relies on physics and AI calculations. Benchmark scores support this, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6030 and a multi-core score of 42713, placing it in the 95th percentile of all CPUs.

The CPU's multi-threading capability also helps maintain consistent frame times when the game engine processes complex scenarios. The data shows that at 1440p High, the frame rate drops to 101 FPS from 140 FPS at 1080p High, a 28% decrease. This scaling suggests that while the GPU is becoming more involved, the CPU is still providing enough headroom to prevent a bottleneck. The Ryzen 9's nearest CPU rival is the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, which is only 0.1% faster in average benchmark score, indicating these are essentially performance peers. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is 0.6% faster, while the AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX are 0.4% slower. This CPU is not the limiting factor in this configuration; it provides ample processing power to feed the RTX 5060 Mobile.

How This Combo Ranks

The measured data places this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile at rank 2470 out of 3718 tested combos in Undisputed. This rank represents the 34th percentile of all combinations, meaning that roughly two-thirds of tested systems deliver higher average frame rates in this game. The ranking reflects the balance between the high-end CPU and the mid-range mobile GPU.

The combo's rank is heavily influenced by the GPU's performance ceiling. While the CPU is a top-tier mobile processor, the RTX 5060 Mobile's 8 GB VRAM and 45 W TDP limit its ability to sustain high frame rates at 4K Ultra. The data shows that the GPU's average benchmark score of 22435 places it near the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and RTX 4060 Mobile, but those rival GPUs are often paired with less powerful CPUs, which can skew the combined rank. This combo's rank suggests that users will experience smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p, but should temper expectations for 4K Ultra.

The rank also highlights the importance of the CPU in this pairing. Without the Ryzen 9 8945HX's strong single-thread performance, the frame rates at 1080p Low would likely be lower. The 235 FPS achieved at that setting confirms the CPU's ability to keep up with the GPU. However, the rank of 2470 indicates that many other combos, likely featuring more powerful GPUs like desktop-class cards, achieve higher average frame rates. The data suggests that this is a well-balanced combo for its class, but not a top-tier performer in the overall database.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At the High preset, the average frame rate drops from 140 FPS at 1920x1080 to 101 FPS at 2560x1440, a 28% decrease. Moving to 3840x2160, the frame rate falls further to 64 FPS, representing a 54% decrease from the 1080p figure. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions, as the CPU's performance headroom is not fully utilized at 4K.

The scaling is even more pronounced at the Ultra preset. At 1080p, the combo achieves 90 FPS, but this drops by 28% to 65 FPS at 1440p, and then by a further 37% to 41 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result, highlighting the GPU's struggle with the increased pixel count and the high-quality settings. The 8 GB VRAM buffer is likely a significant factor, as the high-resolution textures at Ultra settings may exceed the available memory, causing performance to plummet.

Conversely, at the Low preset, the resolution scaling is less severe. The frame rate goes from 235 FPS at 1080p to 170 FPS at 1440p (a 28% drop) and then to 107 FPS at 4K (a 54% drop from 1080p). The percentage drops are consistent with the High preset, but the absolute frame rates remain high enough for playability. This consistency suggests that the CPU is keeping pace, and the GPU's rendering load is the dominant factor in the frame rate decline. The data indicates that for this combo, 1440p is the optimal resolution for a balance of visual quality and performance, while 4K is only viable at lower settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1440p gaming on this combo?

A: The Medium preset offers the best balance at 2560x1440, delivering an average of 122 FPS with a minimum of 104 FPS. The High preset is also viable at 101 FPS, but Medium provides a 21 FPS uplift with minimal visual difference.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K Ultra settings?

A: No. The data shows that at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate is 41 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. High settings at 4K produce a playable 64 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo hits 235 FPS, which is likely CPU-bound. However, as settings increase to Ultra, the frame rate drops to 90 FPS, indicating the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher quality presets.

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

A: The GPU is 0.5% slower than the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and 1.3% slower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile. It is 1.2% faster than the AMD Radeon RX 5700 and 1.3% faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6700S.

Q: What is the CPU's performance percentile?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX sits in the 95th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 76212. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, is only 0.1% faster.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p High settings?

A: The measured data shows an average of 140 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings. For comparison, the Medium preset achieves 169 FPS, and the Ultra preset achieves 90 FPS.