Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 delivers a highly capable Undisputed experience, decisively favoring high refresh rate 1080p and 1440p play. The data shows that while the 8 GB VRAM and mid-range GPU core keep 4K Ultra out of reach, the combination of a Zen 5 flagship CPU and a RDNA 4 GPU ensures that the game's physics and rendering are never bottlenecked at mainstream resolutions, provided settings are managed correctly.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Undisputed with this hardware?

A: The data indicates 2560x1440 is the sweet spot. At High settings, the combo delivers an average of 108 FPS, which is well above the 70 FPS floor seen at 4K Medium. This resolution offers a balance between visual fidelity and fluid motion that 4K cannot match.

Q: Can this system run Undisputed at 4K?

A: Yes, but with significant compromises. At 4K Medium, the average FPS is 83, but the minimum FPS drops to 70. At 4K High, the average falls to 69 FPS. 4K Ultra is not playable, with an average of only 44 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 9900X perform in CPU-bound tasks relevant to gaming?

A: The CPU's benchmark data shows exceptional multi-threaded capability, scoring 32,172 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 22,174 in Geekbench multi-core. This headroom ensures that the CPU is rarely the limiting factor in a game like Undisputed, which relies on physics and AI calculations.

Q: Is the RX 9060's 8 GB VRAM a limitation in Undisputed?

A: The measured data suggests it is a constraint at higher settings. The significant performance drop from 4K High (69 FPS) to 4K Ultra (44 FPS) indicates that the GPU is struggling with the increased memory and compute load at the highest preset, likely due to the 8 GB frame buffer.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: The difference is substantial. At 1080p, the average frame rate jumps from 97 FPS on Ultra to 252 FPS on Low. This shows a 155 FPS gap between the lowest and highest presets, highlighting the GPU's sensitivity to graphical load.

Q: How does the RX 9060 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score of 16,014 places it nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 16,129, a delta of -0.7%. It is also just 1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7700 and AMD Radeon R9 370X.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the primary driver of visual output in this configuration. Its core specifications—a 1792 shading unit count, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units—define its raw throughput. The GPU's boost clock of 2990 MHz and game clock of 2400 MHz provide the processing speed for these units. The memory subsystem features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. This configuration places the GPU in the 59th percentile of all GPUs, with a PassMark G3D score of 17,631.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is a critical factor in Undisputed. The data shows that at 4K, the transition from High to Ultra presets causes the average frame rate to plummet from 69 FPS to 44 FPS, a 36% reduction. This sharp decline strongly suggests that the Ultra preset at 4K exceeds the memory and bandwidth capacity of the card, forcing it into a performance cliff. The 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where the frame rates are high, but it becomes a bottleneck when the pixel count and texture detail scale up at 4K Ultra.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark performance confirms its mid-range standing. Its average benchmark score of 16,014 is a near-exact match for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 16,129 (-0.7% delta). This parity in raw compute suggests that in GPU-bound scenarios, the RX 9060 will perform on par with that previous-generation card. The 21.43 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 334.9 GTexel/s texture rate are indicative of its capability to handle modern game rendering pipelines, but the game's measured results show that the 4K Ultra preset is beyond its practical limits.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy for the best experience. For players prioritizing a locked 60 FPS experience at 4K, the Medium preset is the only viable option, delivering an average of 83 FPS with a minimum of 70 FPS, ensuring no drops below 60. The High preset at 4K, with an average of 69 FPS, is borderline but may dip below 60 in demanding scenes.

For the optimal balance of visual quality and high refresh rate, 1440p High is the recommended setting. It achieves an average of 108 FPS, providing a smooth and responsive experience that takes advantage of high-refresh-rate monitors. The 1440p Medium preset offers a higher average of 131 FPS (with a min of 111 FPS) for players who prefer maximum fluidity over visual fidelity. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 70 FPS, which is still playable but forfeits the smoothness of the lower presets.

At 1080p, the GPU has ample headroom. The High preset provides an excellent average of 150 FPS, making it the best choice for esports-level responsiveness. The Medium preset hits 181 FPS, and Low reaches 252 FPS, but these offer diminishing visual returns for the extra speed. The Ultra preset at 1080p averages 97 FPS, which is a significant drop from High, indicating that the Ultra preset's effects are disproportionately taxing on the GPU. The data suggests that 1440p High is the "best experience" as it balances the GPU's strengths against the game's visual demands.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates show a distinct pattern across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the average FPS scales from 97 on Ultra, to 150 on High, 181 on Medium, and peaks at 252 on Low. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 154 FPS and a maximum of 208 FPS, indicating a stable frame time distribution. The jump from Ultra to High is 53 FPS, a 55% increase, showing that the Ultra preset is particularly heavy.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 70 FPS on Ultra, 108 FPS on High, 131 FPS on Medium, and 182 FPS on Low. The Medium preset at this resolution has a minimum of 111 FPS and a maximum of 151 FPS. The delta between Ultra and High is 38 FPS, a 54% improvement. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p on High results in a 42 FPS drop (150 to 108).

At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 44 FPS on Ultra, 69 FPS on High, and 83 FPS on Medium. The Low preset at 4K averages 115 FPS. The Medium preset has a minimum of 70 FPS and a maximum of 95 FPS. This is the only resolution where the Medium preset's minimum FPS (70) is lower than the High preset's average at the next resolution down (108 at 1440p), showing the stress that 4K puts on the GPU. The 4K Ultra average of 44 FPS is below the threshold for a consistent 60 FPS experience.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and reveals the GPU as the primary limiter. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 150 at 1080p, to 108 at 1440p, and finally to 69 at 4K. This represents a 54% reduction in FPS from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is not linear; the jump from 1440p to 4K (108 to 69 FPS) is a 36% drop, which is proportionally larger than the drop from 1080p to 1440p (150 to 108 FPS, a 28% drop). This non-linear decline indicates that the GPU's memory bandwidth and fill rate are being saturated as the pixel count increases.

At Medium settings, the pattern is similar: 181 FPS at 1080p, 131 FPS at 1440p, and 83 FPS at 4K. The 4K Medium score of 83 FPS is higher than the 4K High score of 69 FPS, but the min FPS at 4K Medium is 70, which is close to the average of the High preset. This suggests that even at Medium settings, the GPU is working near its limit at 4K. The data points to the RX 9060 being the limiting component at 4K; the CPU's substantial multi-threaded performance (32,172 in Cinebench R23) is not the bottleneck here. The GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for the demands of 4K Ultra, causing the frame rate to collapse to 44 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X provides an exceptionally strong foundation for this gaming system. With 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture, it offers massive computational headroom. The CPU's base clock of 4.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensure fast single-thread performance, which is often critical for game logic. Its benchmark scores are impressive, with a Geekbench single-core score of 3,010 and a multi-core score of 22,174. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32,172 places it in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs.

In the context of Undisputed, a sports simulation, the CPU is responsible for physics calculations, AI opponent behavior, and game state management. The data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this game. At 1080p Low, where the GPU load is minimal, the combo achieves 252 FPS, demonstrating that the CPU can feed the GPU with enough data to reach very high frame rates. The CPU's PassMark multi-thread score of 54,643 and physics score of 3,381 suggest it can handle complex simulations without breaking a sweat.

The CPU's nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i9-14900, have a very similar average benchmark score (58,115 vs. the Ryzen's 57,498, a -1.1% delta), indicating that the 9900X is a top-tier contender. This performance headroom means that in this specific game, the upgrade path for better FPS lies entirely with the GPU. The 9900X's 64 MB of L3 cache and 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth provide the necessary data transfer speeds to keep the Radeon RX 9060 fed, ensuring that the system's performance is consistently GPU-bound across all settings except for the lowest ones at 1080p, where the CPU achieves its peak output.