Undisputed

Undisputed, the boxing simulator released on October 10, 2023, presents a demanding workload for PC hardware, particularly at higher resolutions and quality presets. This analysis examines the measured performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions. The data provided offers a clear picture of how this combination handles the game, where its strengths lie, and what users can expect in terms of frame rates across various settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the top average frame rate achieved by this CPU and GPU combo in Undisputed?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 417 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution with the Ultra preset?

A: At 3840x2160 with the Ultra settings preset, the average frame rate drops to 73 FPS, which is the lowest average recorded in the dataset.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset delivers an average of 301 FPS, while the Ultra preset delivers an average of 115 FPS. This represents a significant performance cost for the higher visual fidelity.

Q: Is the frame rate more consistent at any specific resolution and setting combination?

A: The data shows that the Medium preset at 1920x1080 has a minimum frame rate of 255 FPS and a maximum of 345 FPS. At 2560x1440 on Medium, the minimum is 184 FPS and the maximum is 249 FPS. At 3840x2160 on Medium, the minimum is 117 FPS and the maximum is 158 FPS.

Q: What is the CPU's average benchmark score, and how does it compare to its nearest rival?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D has an average benchmark score of 54762. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF, has an average score of 55093, which is a 0.6% difference.

Q: What is the GPU's average benchmark score, and how does it compare to its nearest rival?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43223. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, has an average score of 43262, a difference of -0.1%.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for Undisputed reveals a clear performance hierarchy across the four settings presets: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. The choice of which preset to use depends heavily on the user's display resolution and their priority for frame rate versus visual quality. A key observation is that even at the most demanding settings tested, the combo maintains playable frame rates, but the margin for error shrinks considerably at 4K.

At 1920x1080, the data shows an abundance of performance headroom. The Medium preset produces an average of 300 FPS, with a minimum of 255 FPS, ensuring a buttery-smooth experience on any high-refresh-rate monitor. The High preset still delivers a very high average of 248 FPS. Even the Ultra preset, which is the most demanding, achieves an average of 160 FPS at this resolution. For users with 1080p displays, the Ultra preset is the recommended choice. The average of 160 FPS is well above the threshold for high-refresh-rate gaming, and the visual improvements over lower presets are generally worth the performance trade-off in a game where character models and arena details are central to the experience. If a user has a 360Hz or higher refresh rate monitor, the Medium preset's 300 FPS average would be the better option to push frame rates to their absolute limit.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down in a predictable manner. The Medium preset delivers an average of 217 FPS, which remains excellent for competitive play. The High preset follows closely with an average of 179 FPS. The Ultra preset sees a more substantial drop, landing at an average of 115 FPS. At this resolution, the High preset appears to be the sweet spot. It provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining an average frame rate of 179 FPS, which is more than sufficient for a smooth and responsive experience on most 1440p gaming monitors. The step up to Ultra costs a significant 64 FPS on average (from 179 to 115 FPS), a 36% reduction, for what is typically a marginal increase in visual fidelity. For users who prioritize the highest visual quality and have a 120Hz display, the Ultra preset's 115 FPS average is also a viable option, as it stays close to the refresh rate ceiling.

At 3840x2160, the performance demands of Undisputed become much more significant. The Medium preset is the highest setting that maintains a high refresh rate experience, with an average of 137 FPS and a minimum of 117 FPS. This is the recommended preset for 4K gaming, as it offers a balanced experience with frame rates that are still well above 100 FPS. The High preset drops to an average of 113 FPS, which is still playable but begins to show the strain on the system. The Ultra preset, however, takes a substantial hit, with the average falling to 73 FPS. While this is technically playable, it is a significant step down from the fluidity of the Medium and High presets. For 4K users, the Medium preset is the clear recommendation. It offers the best combination of visual quality and performance, ensuring the game remains fast and responsive. The High preset is a viable alternative for those who want a bit more visual detail and can tolerate a lower, but still smooth, frame rate.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling across resolutions is a critical indicator of where the bottleneck lies in this system. The data shows that as resolution increases, the average frame rates drop significantly, which is typical for a game that becomes more GPU-bound at higher pixel counts. However, the magnitude of the drop at each settings level provides insight into the balance between the CPU and GPU.

For the Low preset, the average frame rate drops from 417 FPS at 1080p to 301 FPS at 1440p, a 28% reduction. Scaling further to 4K, the average falls to 191 FPS, a 37% reduction from 1440p. This steep decline at every step suggests that even at Low settings, the GPU is being tasked with a significantly heavier workload as pixel count increases. The CPU, with its high performance, is able to feed the GPU enough data at 1080p to reach 417 FPS, but the GPU's rendering capabilities become the limiting factor as resolution climbs.

The Medium preset shows a similar trend. The average FPS goes from 300 at 1080p to 217 at 1440p (a 28% drop) and then to 137 at 4K (a 37% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across Low and Medium presets indicates a well-balanced scaling curve, where the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints. The CPU is keeping up with the demands of the game logic and draw calls, but it is the GPU that determines the final frame rate.

The High and Ultra presets exhibit even more pronounced scaling. For High, the average drops from 248 FPS at 1080p to 179 FPS at 1440p (a 28% drop) and then to 113 FPS at 4K (a 37% drop). The Ultra preset goes from 160 FPS at 1080p to 115 FPS at 1440p (a 28% drop) and finally to 73 FPS at 4K (a 37% drop). The consistent ~28% and ~37% drops across all presets strongly suggest that the GPU is the primary limiting factor in this configuration. The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, with its 12 cores and 24 threads, provides ample processing power to avoid becoming a bottleneck in this title. The data indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER's rendering capabilities, including its 12 GB of memory and 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, are what dictate the performance ceiling as resolution scales.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific configuration of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has a recorded combo rank of 460 out of 2813 tested combinations for Undisputed. This places the system in the 84th percentile of all tested configurations, indicating that it is a high-performing setup for this particular game. The rank is a holistic measure that places this combo well above the median, showcasing its capability to deliver high frame rates, particularly at lower resolutions.

The CPU itself is a strong contributor to this ranking. The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D has a percentile rank of 91 compared to all CPUs, and its average benchmark score of 54762 puts it in a competitive position. Its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF, are extremely close in performance, with a deltaPct of only -0.6%. This indicates that the CPU is performing at the top tier of what is available, providing a solid foundation for gaming. The GPU, while having a slightly lower percentile rank of 83, is also a high-end performer. Its average benchmark score of 43223 is closely matched by its nearest rivals, including the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB and the RTX 5050 Mobile, with minuscule deltaPct values of -0.1%. The combination of a top-tier CPU and a strong upper-midrange GPU results in a system that is well-equipped to handle the demands of Undisputed, ranking in the top 16% of all tested combos. The high rank reflects the system's overall balance and its ability to maintain high frame rates across the board.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER plays a central role in determining the frame rates in Undisputed, especially as resolution and settings are increased. The GPU is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and features the AD104 chip. It has a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, which are the speeds that define its raw processing throughput. The data shows that the GPU's performance is the primary factor in the FPS scaling patterns observed in the measured results.

The GPU is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. In Undisputed, a game with detailed character models and arena environments, this memory configuration is sufficient to handle the textures and assets at all tested settings and resolutions. The fact that performance scales consistently between presets suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth is not a bottleneck at any point. Even at 4K with the Ultra preset, where the average frame rate drops to 73 FPS, the game is still playable, which implies the 12 GB frame buffer is adequate for the game's demands.

The GPU's compute capabilities, with 7168 shading units and a peak FP32 performance of 35.48 TFLOPS, are what drive the rendering of the game's visuals. The measured FPS numbers show that the RTX 4070 SUPER is a very capable card for this title. It can deliver extremely high frame rates at 1080p, with an average of 417 FPS on Low settings. However, the GPU's limitations become apparent at 4K, particularly with the Ultra preset. The substantial drop in performance from High (113 FPS) to Ultra (73 FPS) at 4K indicates that the most demanding settings are heavily taxing the GPU's pixel processing and shading resources. The benchmark data for the GPU, with a Passmark G3D score of 29995 and a percentile rank of 83, places it in a strong position, but the 4K Ultra results in Undisputed highlight that it is not an uncompromising 4K powerhouse for this specific game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following is a detailed breakdown of the measured average FPS for each resolution and settings preset combination.

1920x1080

At 1080p, the system shows its highest performance. With the Low preset, the average frame rate reaches 417 FPS. The Medium preset delivers a very high average of 300 FPS, with a recorded minimum of 255 FPS and a maximum of 345 FPS. The High preset achieves an average of 248 FPS. The most demanding Ultra preset still produces an average of 160 FPS. The data demonstrates that at this resolution, the combo is rarely stressed, and even the most intensive settings yield frame rates suitable for high-refresh-rate displays.

2560x1440

At 1440p, performance remains very strong. The Low preset averages 301 FPS. The Medium preset delivers an average of 217 FPS, with a minimum of 184 FPS and a maximum of 249 FPS. The High preset falls to an average of 179 FPS. The Ultra preset provides an average of 115 FPS. This resolution shows a clear balance between visual quality and performance, with the High preset offering a compelling mix of high frame rates and better visuals.

3840x2160

At 4K, the demands on the GPU become evident. The Low preset averages 191 FPS. The Medium preset is the highest setting to maintain an average above 130 FPS, delivering 137 FPS with a minimum of 117 FPS and a maximum of 158 FPS. The High preset drops to an average of 113 FPS. The Ultra preset, the most demanding combination tested, yields an average of 73 FPS. The performance at 4K shows a significant scaling cost, especially for the Ultra preset, where the average frame rate is less than half of what is achieved at 1080p with the same settings.