Undisputed

FAQ

Q: What is the measured performance of this combo in Undisputed at 1080p Ultra settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 delivers an average of 81.9 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, making it playable but not at high refresh rates.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested combinations in Undisputed?

A: This combo ranks 1307th out of 1580 tested combinations in the game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database for this title.

Q: What is the best settings preset for smooth gameplay at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset yields an average of 111.7 FPS, which is the highest frame rate among presets that still maintains visual quality above Low.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more in this game?

A: The data shows a significant performance drop from Low to Ultra settings at every resolution, indicating the GPU is the primary limiting factor in Undisputed with this pairing.

Q: What is the 4K performance like on High settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with High settings, the combo averages 55.4 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold typically desired for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its closest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 2060 scores 16074 on average, placing it 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7600S and 1.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge, built on a 4 nm process by TSMC. It features a base clock of 4.30 GHz and a boost clock of 5.70 GHz, with 128 MB of shared L3 cache. In Undisputed, a sports title that does not heavily tax multi-core processors, this CPU's raw compute capability is far beyond what the game requires.

Benchmark data confirms the CPU's strength: it scores 59712 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 8430 in single-core tests, with a 3DMark max-threads score of 17184. The processor holds a 96th percentile ranking among all CPUs, and its average benchmark score of 71660 puts it 0.9% ahead of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 and 1.8% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. This level of performance means the CPU is never the bottleneck in Undisputed's frame delivery.

The game's measured FPS patterns confirm this: at 1920x1080, dropping from Ultra to Low increases average FPS from 81.9 to 206.9, a massive 125 FPS swing that is entirely driven by GPU workload. If the CPU were limiting, such dramatic scaling with graphics settings would not occur. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D, with its 16 cores and high boost clock, sits idle relative to its capacity while the GPU struggles to keep pace.

Settings Recommendations

For players targeting 60 FPS as a baseline, the High preset is the best choice across most resolutions. At 1920x1080, High delivers 122.6 FPS, while 2560x1440 High produces 89 FPS, both comfortably above the threshold. Even 3840x2160 High averages 55.4 FPS, which is close to playable but slightly short of 60.

The Medium preset offers a different trade-off. At 1080p it reaches 151.8 FPS, at 1440p it hits 111.7 FPS, and at 4K it manages 69.6 FPS. For 4K users seeking a smooth experience, Medium is the recommended setting, as it is the only preset at that resolution that exceeds 60 FPS. The Ultra preset, by contrast, is only viable at 1080p with 81.9 FPS; at 1440p it drops to 56.4 FPS and at 4K it falls to 36.3 FPS, making it unsuitable for most display configurations.

The Low preset provides the highest frame rates — 206.9 FPS at 1080p, 149.6 FPS at 1440p, and 97.1 FPS at 4K — but sacrifices visual fidelity. Given that Medium at 1440p achieves 111.7 FPS, which is likely sufficient for most monitors, the best experience balances visual quality and performance at Medium or High, depending on resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1307th out of 1580 tested combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the 17th percentile of all tested systems. This is a low ranking that reflects the GPU's age and limited capabilities rather than the CPU's prowess. The RTX 2060, with its 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, 1920 shading units, and 30 RT cores, is a Turing-era card that was released in 2019 and is now end-of-life.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 16074 puts it at the 58th percentile among all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 7600S at 15996 (0.5% behind) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 at 16351 (1.7% ahead). This mid-range positioning in synthetic benchmarks translates to sub-optimal performance in a modern game like Undisputed, especially at higher resolutions and settings.

The CPU's 96th percentile ranking contrasts sharply with the GPU's 58th percentile, creating a significant imbalance. In Undisputed, this imbalance manifests as the GPU being the clear limiting factor, with the CPU's capabilities going largely unused.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture, using the TU106 chip manufactured on a 12 nm process by TSMC. It operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz, with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card has 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 30 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores, with a FP32 performance of 6.451 TFLOPS.

In Undisputed, the GPU's role is dominant. The measured FPS data shows that at every resolution, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is substantial: at 1080p, the gap is 125 FPS (206.9 vs 81.9); at 1440p, it is 93.2 FPS (149.6 vs 56.4); and at 4K, it is 60.8 FPS (97.1 vs 36.3). This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the graphics card's fill rate, shading units, and memory bandwidth determine frame delivery.

The RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM is a notable limitation for modern titles, though Undisputed's requirements appear to fit within this capacity given the playable frame rates at Medium settings across resolutions. The GPU's 58th percentile ranking among all GPUs, and its close competition with the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and Pro 5700, indicates that it sits in the lower-middle tier of current graphics hardware.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 206.9 FPS on Low, 151.8 FPS on Medium, 122.6 FPS on High, and 81.9 FPS on Ultra. These numbers show a clear progression: each step up in settings costs roughly 25-30% of frame rate, with Ultra being the most demanding.

At 2560x1440, performance drops to 149.6 FPS on Low, 111.7 FPS on Medium, 89 FPS on High, and 56.4 FPS on Ultra. The relative gap between Low and Ultra widens here, with Ultra delivering only 37.7% of the Low preset's frame rate.

At 3840x2160, the numbers are 97.1 FPS on Low, 69.6 FPS on Medium, 55.4 FPS on High, and 36.3 FPS on Ultra. At this resolution, even the Low preset cannot reach 100 FPS, and Ultra dips below 40 FPS, which is a poor experience for a sports game that requires smooth, responsive gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a consistent pattern of FPS decline as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the drop from 1920x1080 (122.6 FPS) to 2560x1440 (89 FPS) represents a 27.4% reduction, and the further drop to 3840x2160 (55.4 FPS) is a 37.8% reduction from 1440p. This scaling is steeper than what a purely CPU-limited scenario would show, confirming the GPU as the bottleneck.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced: 206.9 FPS at 1080p falls to 149.6 FPS at 1440p (a 27.7% drop) and then to 97.1 FPS at 4K (a 35.1% drop from 1440p). The fact that even at Low settings the frame rate drops so sharply with resolution indicates that the GPU's memory bandwidth and fill rate are the limiting factors, not the CPU.

The RTX 2060's 336.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 80.64 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply insufficient for 4K rendering in Undisputed at higher quality presets. The CPU's 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth and 128 MB L3 cache are irrelevant here, as the game's workload is dominated by graphics processing. For players, this means that choosing a lower resolution or medium settings is necessary to achieve smooth frame rates with this hardware combination.