Undisputed

# Undisputed with AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 delivers exceptional frame rates across all tested settings in Undisputed, with the data showing this combination sits in the 246th position out of 3,718 tested combos — placing it in the top 7% of all configurations. This pairing leverages a 12-core, 24-thread Zen 5 processor with a 128 MB L3 cache alongside a 16 GB GDDR6X GPU built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, creating a system that handles the boxing simulator with remarkable headroom at every resolution tested.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data reveals a clear hierarchy across the four quality presets, with the sweet spot depending heavily on resolution and refresh rate targets. At 1920x1080, even the Ultra preset delivers 184 FPS average, which is already far beyond what most displays can reproduce, but the Medium preset pushes this to 345 FPS average with a minimum of 293 FPS — a massive jump that suggests the Ultra preset imposes a significant rendering cost relative to its visual return. The data indicates that High settings at 1080p produce 285 FPS average, still enormously fast but 60 FPS below Medium, suggesting that the step from High to Medium provides a substantial performance dividend without necessarily sacrificing visual quality proportionally.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern shifts slightly. The High preset achieves 206 FPS average, while Medium reaches 249 FPS with a minimum of 212 FPS — the minimum at Medium is actually higher than the average at High, which strongly implies that High settings introduce occasional frame-time spikes or heavier scenes that drag the average down. For users targeting 144 Hz or 165 Hz monitors at 1440p, High settings are the rational choice, as 206 FPS average provides enough headroom to maintain a locked high refresh rate. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 133 FPS average, which is still playable on high-refresh displays but represents a 35% reduction from High — a notable trade-off for marginal visual improvements.

At 3840x2160, the recommendation becomes more nuanced. High settings deliver 130 FPS average, which is excellent for 4K gaming and comfortably exceeds 120 Hz refresh rates. Medium at 4K produces 158 FPS average with a minimum of 134 FPS, making it the best choice for users with 144 Hz 4K displays, as the minimum frame rate stays above 130 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K falls to 84 FPS average, which is still smooth but begins to approach the threshold where frame pacing becomes visible on high-refresh panels. The Low preset, while achieving 219 FPS at 4K, sacrifices too much visual fidelity for a game that rewards crisp visuals for reading opponent animations.

The best overall experience per the measured rows appears to be High settings at 1440p or Medium settings at 4K, depending on display capability. High at 1440p offers 206 FPS average with no reported minimum, implying consistent frame delivery, while Medium at 4K offers 158 FPS with a 134 FPS minimum — both configurations keep the system well above typical refresh rate ceilings. For competitive play where every millisecond counts, Medium at 1080p with 345 FPS average and a 293 FPS minimum provides the lowest latency possible, though the visual compromise may not be worth it given how fast the High preset already runs.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 9 9900X3D brings substantial processing power to Undisputed, with 12 cores and 24 threads operating at a base clock of 4.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.50 GHz. The processor's 128 MB L3 cache is particularly relevant for a sports simulation like Undisputed, where physics calculations, opponent AI, and match state tracking can benefit from large on-die data storage. The benchmark data shows this CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 47,737 and a single-core score of 6,739, indicating strong performance in both heavily threaded workloads and single-threaded tasks — the latter being crucial for game logic that often runs on a primary thread.

The 3DMark results reveal a scalability pattern: 2-thread score of 2,512 scales to 4,885 with 4 threads, 9,002 with 8 threads, and 12,490 with 16 threads, before reaching 13,795 at max threads. This scaling suggests diminishing returns beyond 8 threads for synthetic workloads, but Undisputed's engine likely benefits from the extra cores for background simulation tasks. The PassMark multi-thread score of 56,154 places this CPU in the 91st percentile against all processors, with the nearest rival being the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF at a 0.6% higher average score — essentially a statistical tie, though the AMD part has a 2.0% advantage over the Intel Xeon 6505P.

The processor's 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth on DDR5 dual-channel support ensures the GPU never starves for data, which is critical given the high frame rates observed. The 3DMark max-thread score of 13,795 versus the 16-thread score of 12,490 indicates that the additional threads beyond 16 provide a modest 10% uplift, suggesting that the game's core simulation threads are well-served by the 24-thread count but may not fully utilize all available parallelism. The Geekbench multi-core score of 22,884 reinforces that this CPU delivers top-tier performance, though the single-core score of 3,041 is what matters most for games that rely on a single main thread for frame generation.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for Undisputed's high-resolution textures and effects. The GPU's boost clock of 2505 MHz and base clock of 2205 MHz, combined with 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, deliver the raw compute needed to sustain the frame rates observed in the measured data. The 48.74 TFLOPS FP32 performance is substantial, and the 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores provide headroom for any future ray tracing or DLSS implementations, though the current game data does not indicate their utilization.

The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 34,457 places it in the 86th percentile against all GPUs, with the nearest rival being the RTX 4080 SUPER at just 0.1% higher average score — effectively identical performance. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X trails by 1.1%, while the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.6% behind, indicating that the RTX 4080 sits at a performance tier where minor architectural differences yield negligible real-world deltas. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,567 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 263,779 confirm strong API-level performance.

The VRAM capacity of 16 GB is particularly relevant at 4K Ultra settings, where the measured 84 FPS average suggests the GPU is fully engaged. The fact that the RTX 4080 maintains 130 FPS at 4K High and 158 FPS at 4K Medium indicates that the GPU has significant headroom even at this demanding resolution, with the Ultra preset being the only configuration that brings the system closer to its limits. The GPU's 320W TDP and triple-slot design indicate a high-power part, but the measured performance justifies the power draw for users seeking maximum frame rates in Undisputed.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and RTX 4080 achieves a rank of 246 out of 3,718 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 6.6% of all configurations tested. This ranking reflects the synergy between a top-tier CPU and a high-end GPU, where neither component bottlenecks the other in this particular game. The data shows that this combo outperforms the vast majority of systems, with only 245 configurations delivering higher average frame rates across the tested scenarios.

The ranking is particularly impressive given that the RTX 4080's nearest GPU rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores only 0.1% higher on average — meaning the CPU choice likely accounts for most of the positional variance within this performance tier. The CPU's 91st percentile standing against all processors, combined with the GPU's 86th percentile, creates a balanced pairing where the processor's strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6,739) supports the GPU's ability to render frames without waiting on game logic.

The fact that this combo ranks as high as 246th suggests that some configurations with more powerful GPUs or CPUs achieve higher frame rates, but the data indicates that this pairing is well-balanced for Undisputed's specific workload. The gap between this combo and the top-ranked systems is likely driven by GPUs with higher raw throughput, such as flagship models, rather than CPU limitations — the 12-core, 24-thread configuration with 5.50 GHz boost should not bottleneck any current GPU at the resolutions and settings tested.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about which component limits performance at each resolution. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 479 at 1920x1080 to 346 at 2560x1440 (a 28% reduction) and then to 219 at 3840x2160 (a 37% reduction from 1440p). This scaling pattern suggests that at Low settings, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution increases, since the CPU has ample headroom to feed frames at these high rates — the 479 FPS at 1080p Low indicates the game logic can run extremely fast, but the GPU's pixel throughput limits higher resolutions.

At High settings, the scaling is slightly different: 285 FPS at 1080p, 206 FPS at 1440p (a 28% drop), and 130 FPS at 4K (a 37% drop from 1440p). This consistent percentage reduction across resolutions indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at High settings as well, with the CPU maintaining sufficient frame generation capability. The 4K High result of 130 FPS shows that the RTX 4080's 16 GB VRAM and 716.8 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to maintain high frame rates even at 4K, though the pixel count drives the performance decline.

The Medium settings tell a slightly different story: 345 FPS at 1080p, 249 FPS at 1440p (a 28% drop), and 158 FPS at 4K (a 37% drop). The minimum FPS also scales proportionally — 293 at 1080p, 212 at 1440p, and 134 at 4K — indicating consistent frame delivery even as resolution increases. The Ultra preset shows the steepest scaling: 184 FPS at 1080p, 133 FPS at 1440p (a 28% drop), and 84 FPS at 4K (a 37% drop from 1440p). This consistent ~28% drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~37% drop from 1440p to 4K across all settings strongly suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor at every quality level, with the CPU providing enough performance headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck even at the highest frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 1440p 144 Hz monitor?

A: High settings at 2560x1440 deliver 206 FPS average, which provides more than enough headroom to maintain a locked 144 FPS with minimal frame drops. Medium settings at 1440p reach 249 FPS average with a 212 FPS minimum, but High offers better visual quality while still staying well above refresh rate limits.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming smoothly?

A: Yes, the data shows 130 FPS average at 4K High settings and 158 FPS average at 4K Medium with a 134 FPS minimum. Even 4K Ultra achieves 84 FPS average, which is playable, but High or Medium provides a better balance for high-refresh 4K displays.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its closest rival in this system?

A: The RTX 4080's nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores only 0.1% higher on average benchmarks — essentially identical performance. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X trails by 1.1%, and the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.6% behind.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in Undisputed?

A: The resolution scaling data indicates the GPU is the limiting component at all settings and resolutions. The consistent ~28% FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~37% drop from 1440p to 4K across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets points to pixel throughput as the primary constraint, not CPU processing power.

Q: What is the highest FPS this combo can achieve in Undisputed?

A: The maximum measured FPS is 479 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The highest FPS with a reported minimum is 345 FPS at 1080p Medium, with a 293 FPS minimum and 396 FPS maximum.

Q: How does this combo rank against all tested configurations?

A: This pairing ranks 246th out of 3,718 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 6.6% of all systems. The CPU sits in the 91st percentile against all processors, and the GPU in the 86th percentile against all GPUs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for this configuration across resolutions and settings is as follows. At 1920x1080, Low settings achieve 479 FPS average; Medium settings achieve 345 FPS average with a 293 FPS minimum and 396 FPS maximum; High settings achieve 285 FPS average; Ultra settings achieve 184 FPS average. At 2560x1440, Low settings reach 346 FPS average; Medium settings produce 249 FPS average with a 212 FPS minimum and 286 FPS maximum; High settings deliver 206 FPS average; Ultra settings yield 133 FPS average. At 3840x2160, Low settings hit 219 FPS average; Medium settings reach 158 FPS average with a 134 FPS minimum and 181 FPS maximum; High settings achieve 130 FPS average; Ultra settings produce 84 FPS average. The data shows that only the Medium preset at each resolution includes minimum and maximum FPS measurements, indicating that this preset was tested with additional frame-time tracking, while other presets report only average FPS. The scaling across resolutions is consistent, with each setting tier showing similar percentage drops as resolution increases, reinforcing that the GPU is the primary determinant of performance in Undisputed for this combination.