Undisputed

# Undisputed with AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers the best measured performance in Undisputed among all 2,813 tested combos in this database, with benchmark results confirming a top-tier experience across every resolution and settings tier. This combination ranks first overall in the game's combo ranking, and the raw frame rates recorded—ranging from 101 FPS at 4K Ultra to 578 FPS at 1080p Low—show a pairing that leaves virtually no performance ceiling untouched.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo holds the number one position in Undisputed, ranking first out of 2,813 tested combinations. This top spot is not a marginal victory; the measured FPS across all resolutions and settings demonstrates a commanding lead that places this pairing in a class of its own for this boxing title. The CPU, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, sits at the 91st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54,762. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF, posts an average score of 55,093, which is 0.6% higher—a statistical tie that shows the Ryzen 9 9900X3D is trading blows with Intel's latest mid-range offering in synthetic workloads.

However, synthetic benchmarks only tell part of the story. In Undisputed specifically, the 12-core, 24-thread Zen 5 processor with its 128 MB of L3 cache proves exceptionally well-suited to the game's physics and AI calculations. The GPU component, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, also ranks at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT, scores 76,904 (1.1% lower), while the Radeon RX 6850M XT posts 78,940 (1.6% higher). These tight margins in synthetic tests contrast sharply with the dominant position this combo achieves in Undisputed, suggesting the game's engine particularly favors this hardware configuration.

The rank of 1 out of 2,813 combos means this pairing outperforms every other tested CPU-GPU combination in this game. That includes combinations with theoretically faster synthetic scores, which indicates that Undisputed's optimization favors the specific architecture and memory subsystem of this pairing. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D's 3D V-Cache technology, providing that 128 MB L3 cache, likely plays a significant role in maintaining high minimum frame rates during complex in-ring physics calculations, while the RTX 5090 D's massive 32 GB VRAM buffer ensures texture streaming never becomes a bottleneck.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a GB202 chip manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process, packing 92,200 million transistors into a 750 mm² die. Its memory configuration is the standout feature: 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. For Undisputed, a sports title with detailed character models and arena environments, this bandwidth ensures that high-resolution textures load instantly and remain resident in VRAM, eliminating any potential stutter from memory swapping.

Clock speeds see the GPU running at a base of 2017 MHz and boosting to 2407 MHz. These clocks, combined with 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, produce a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS gives the GPU ample headroom for the physics-based animations that Undisputed uses for punch impact and fighter movement. The GPU also features 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores, though Undisputed's rendering load is predominantly rasterization-based, meaning the raw shading and texture units do most of the heavy lifting.

The 575 W TDP and dual-slot design with a 16-pin power connector indicate this is a power-hungry card, but the benchmark results justify the thermal envelope. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface provides ample bandwidth for CPU-GPU communication, though the 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth of the Ryzen 9 9900X3D (dual-channel DDR5) is the more relevant data path for game data. The GPU's 32 GB frame buffer is particularly relevant for Undisputed at 4K Ultra settings, where the measured 101 FPS average suggests the game is still GPU-bound despite the enormous VRAM allocation.

In this game, the GPU's role shifts depending on resolution. At 1080p, the RTX 5090 D is so fast that frame rates exceed 500 FPS at Low settings, pushing the bottleneck toward the CPU. At 4K, the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth become the limiting factor, though the 157 FPS High average and 264 FPS Low average at 2160p show that even at maximum resolution, this card never struggles. The 1.79 TB/s bandwidth is particularly effective at 4K, where the larger frame buffer and higher memory throughput prevent the dips seen in lesser GPUs.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimal settings. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 222 FPS average, which is more than sufficient for any display refresh rate currently available. High settings at 1080p push that to 344 FPS, Medium to 416 FPS, and Low to 578 FPS. For competitive play or maximum smoothness, Medium at 1080p offers a strong balance: 416 FPS average with minimums of 354 FPS and maximums of 478 FPS, ensuring no frame drops below the refresh rate of even the fastest gaming monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Ultra preset maintains 160 FPS average, which is still excellent for high-refresh-rate 1440p displays. High settings at 1440p deliver 249 FPS, while Medium provides 301 FPS with a minimum of 256 FPS and maximum of 346 FPS. The data suggests that at 1440p, High is the sweet spot for most users, as it nearly doubles the Ultra frame rate while retaining most of the visual fidelity. For those with 240 Hz or 360 Hz monitors, Medium at 1440p ensures the frame rate never dips below 256 FPS, keeping the experience consistently smooth.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset drops to 101 FPS average, which is still playable but not ideal for high-refresh-rate 4K displays. High settings at 4K deliver 157 FPS, a significant improvement that makes High the recommended preset for 4K gaming on this hardware. Medium at 4K provides 190 FPS with minimums of 162 FPS and maximums of 219 FPS, which would be the choice for those prioritizing frame rate over visual detail. Low at 4K reaches 264 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial. For the best overall experience, High settings at 4K offer the optimal balance: 157 FPS average with the visual quality that the Ultra preset only marginally improves upon.

The Medium preset deserves special mention across all resolutions because it is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum FPS values. At 1080p Medium, the 354 FPS minimum ensures no perceptible stutter. At 1440p Medium, the 256 FPS minimum guarantees smoothness on 240 Hz displays. At 4K Medium, the 162 FPS minimum means even the most demanding scenes stay above 160 FPS. This consistency makes Medium the safest choice for users who cannot tolerate frame rate fluctuations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 5090 D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D combination produces extraordinary results across all four settings tiers. Low settings yield a 578 FPS average, which is the highest measured result in this entire dataset. Medium settings reduce the average to 416 FPS, with a recorded minimum of 354 FPS and maximum of 478 FPS. High settings drop to 344 FPS average, while Ultra settings still manage an impressive 222 FPS average. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 62% reduction in frame rate, indicating that Ultra settings impose a significant but manageable load on the GPU.

The 2560x1440 results follow a similar pattern with proportionally lower frame rates. Low settings produce 418 FPS average, Medium delivers 301 FPS with a minimum of 256 FPS and maximum of 346 FPS, High reaches 249 FPS, and Ultra maintains 160 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 258 FPS, representing a 62% drop, identical to the 1080p scaling. This consistency suggests that the GPU's rendering pipeline scales predictably with settings changes, regardless of resolution.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates remain remarkably high for 4K gaming. Low settings deliver 264 FPS average, which is a playable frame rate that most 4K displays cannot even display. Medium settings produce 190 FPS with a minimum of 162 FPS and maximum of 219 FPS, ensuring a smooth experience on 144 Hz 4K monitors. High settings achieve 157 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 101 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only one in this dataset that falls below 150 FPS, but 101 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS target that most games aim for.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset shows the most consistent performance with narrow min-max ranges: 354-478 FPS at 1080p, 256-346 FPS at 1440p, and 162-219 FPS at 4K. These tight ranges indicate that the Medium preset avoids the rendering spikes that can cause frame time variance in more demanding settings. The data also shows that Low settings do not provide proportionally larger gains over Medium compared to the visual quality loss, making Medium the more efficient choice.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p shows a predictable performance scaling. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 578 FPS to 418 FPS, a 28% reduction. Medium settings decrease from 416 FPS to 301 FPS, a 28% drop. High settings go from 344 FPS to 249 FPS, a 28% reduction. Ultra settings decline from 222 FPS to 160 FPS, a 28% drop. The consistent 28% scaling factor across all settings at these resolutions indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component, as pixel count increases by 78% (from 2.07 million to 3.69 million pixels) while frame rate drops by a uniform 28%.

The jump from 1440p to 4K reveals a larger performance impact. At Low settings, frame rates drop from 418 FPS to 264 FPS, a 37% reduction. Medium settings fall from 301 FPS to 190 FPS, a 37% drop. High settings decrease from 249 FPS to 157 FPS, a 37% reduction. Ultra settings decline from 160 FPS to 101 FPS, a 37% drop. The uniform 37% scaling from 1440p to 4K, despite the pixel count increasing by 125% (from 3.69 million to 8.29 million pixels), suggests that the RTX 5090 D's memory bandwidth and cache efficiency mitigate some of the expected performance loss.

The scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the limiting component throughout, as the CPU's performance headroom is not exhausted even at 1080p Low where 578 FPS is achieved. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see diminishing returns as resolution decreases, with frame rates plateauing at a CPU-imposed limit. Instead, the linear scaling across all three resolutions points to the GPU's rendering throughput being the primary constraint, even at lower resolutions where the CPU has more work per frame.

The 62% frame rate reduction from Low to Ultra at each resolution further confirms the GPU-bound nature of this pairing. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D's 12 cores and 24 threads provide sufficient processing power to feed the RTX 5090 D at all settings, with the 128 MB L3 cache helping to maintain consistent frame pacing during complex fight sequences. The 4K results, which remain above 100 FPS even at Ultra, demonstrate that this combination is future-proof for higher refresh rate displays.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows excellent performance at all three tested resolutions. 2560x1440 at High settings delivers 249 FPS average, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 3840x2160, High settings produce 157 FPS, making 4K viable for 144 Hz displays. The choice depends on display capability, but 1440p High offers the best balance of visual detail and frame rate headroom.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High in terms of performance?

A: Ultra settings reduce frame rates by approximately 35% compared to High across all resolutions. At 1080p, Ultra drops from 344 FPS to 222 FPS. At 1440p, it falls from 249 FPS to 160 FPS. At 4K, the reduction is from 157 FPS to 101 FPS. The visual difference is marginal, making High the more efficient choice for maintaining high refresh rates.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The resolution scaling data indicates the GPU is the primary limiting component. Frame rates drop by a consistent 28% from 1080p to 1440p and 37% from 1440p to 4K across all settings, which aligns with GPU-bound behavior. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D provides sufficient headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck, even at 1080p Low where 578 FPS is achieved.

Q: What minimum FPS can be expected at Medium settings?

A: The Medium preset has recorded minimum FPS values at all resolutions: 354 FPS at 1080p, 256 FPS at 1440p, and 162 FPS at 4K. These minimums ensure smooth gameplay without stutters, making Medium the safest choice for frame time consistency. The maximum FPS at Medium are 478, 346, and 219 for 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested combinations?

A: This pairing ranks first out of 2,813 tested combos in Undisputed. The CPU sits at the 91st percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU ranks at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs. Despite the nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks showing close scores, this specific combination achieves the highest measured performance in this game.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this hardware?

A: Yes, 4K gaming is highly viable. Even at Ultra settings, the combo maintains 101 FPS average at 3840x2160, which exceeds the 60 FPS target for most displays. At High settings, 4K delivers 157 FPS, which is sufficient for 144 Hz 4K monitors. The 32 GB VRAM ensures no texture quality compromises at this resolution.