Undisputed

The Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination delivers exceptional performance in Undisputed, with the data showing that players can expect a fluid experience even at the highest settings. The most balanced experience is found at 2560x1440 with High settings, which produces an average of 163.1 FPS, offering a significant visual upgrade over Low settings while maintaining frame rates well above the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. For those prioritizing maximum smoothness, dropping to 1920x1080 with Low settings yields a staggering 374.4 FPS, but this sacrifices the graphical fidelity that the RTX 3080 Ti is clearly capable of rendering.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear hierarchy among the four tested presets. At 1920x1080, the jump from Low to Medium is substantial, with average FPS dropping from 374.4 to 270.1, which still leaves ample headroom for a 240Hz display. The High preset at 1080p delivers 222.4 FPS, representing a sweet spot for competitive play where visual clarity is enhanced without sacrificing responsiveness. However, the Ultra preset at 1080p, producing 141.9 FPS, is where the game begins to show its demanding nature, and this is where the 2560x1440 resolution becomes more appealing.

At 2560x1440, the High preset stands out as the recommended choice for most users. The 163.1 FPS average is 58.5% higher than the Ultra preset's 103.6 FPS at the same resolution, while the visual difference between High and Ultra is typically less impactful during actual gameplay than the frame rate gap suggests. For players with 144Hz monitors, the Medium preset at 1440p (198.1 FPS) provides excellent headroom, while High ensures that demanding scenes never dip below the refresh threshold. The data suggests that Ultra settings are best reserved for 4K displays where the resolution itself provides the primary visual benefit, though the 64.7 FPS average at 3840x2160 Ultra indicates this is only suitable for 60Hz panels.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing, and the benchmark results confirm its capacity to drive high resolutions. The GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus provides 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth, which directly supports the demanding texture loads and shader work at 4K resolution. The data shows a consistent pattern where the GPU's performance scales predictably with resolution: the 1920x1080 Low preset hits 374.4 FPS, while the 3840x2160 Low preset still manages 171.2 FPS, indicating that even at 4K, the card is never starved for memory bandwidth.

The GPU's architecture is built around 10240 shading units and 80 RT cores, though Undisputed is a sports title that primarily stresses traditional rasterization. The boost clock of 1665 MHz, combined with the GA102 chip's 34.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, provides the raw throughput needed to maintain high frame rates. The benchmark results indicate that the RTX 3080 Ti sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41224, placing it just 0.5% behind the RTX 3090 and 1.1% behind the RTX 5070 in overall performance metrics. This positional data suggests that the card's capabilities in Undisputed are not anomalous but representative of its tier.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F provides a solid foundation for this GPU, though the benchmark data reveals that it becomes a secondary factor at higher resolutions. With 6 cores and 12 threads running at a base clock of 2.90 GHz and boost up to 4.30 GHz, this Comet Lake processor is a capable mid-range part. The CPU's 3DMark scores show a single-thread result of 688 and a 16-thread result of 4748, indicating that its per-core performance is adequate for the game's physics and AI calculations, which are typically not the primary bottlenecks in sports titles.

The data suggests that at 1920x1080, the CPU is more involved in determining maximum frame rates. The 1080p Low preset's 374.4 FPS is likely near the ceiling of what this processor can feed to the GPU, as the 1080p Medium preset drops to 270.1 FPS, a 27.8% reduction that aligns more with GPU load than CPU limitations. As resolution increases to 2560x1440 and 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor, with the 4K High preset (99.7 FPS) showing that the CPU has ample headroom to keep up. The CPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 14168, places it slightly above the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C by 0.8% and just 1.1% below the Intel Core i5-8500, confirming that it is not a bottleneck in this configuration.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for competitive play?

A: The 1920x1080 High preset delivers 222.4 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. For an even higher frame rate, the 1080p Low preset reaches 374.4 FPS, but this sacrifices visual clarity that can help with player recognition.

Q: Can this setup handle 4K gaming?

A: Yes, the 3840x2160 High preset produces 99.7 FPS, which is smooth for a 60Hz or 120Hz display. The 4K Ultra preset drops to 64.7 FPS, which remains playable but is less consistent for fast-paced action.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score of 41224 places it 0.5% behind the RTX 3090 and 1.1% behind the RTX 5070, while it is 0.9% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 5300. These small differences indicate that performance in Undisputed is nearly identical to those cards.

Q: Is the CPU holding back performance at 1440p?

A: No, the data shows that at 2560x1440, the High preset achieves 163.1 FPS, which is a 64% drop from 1080p High (222.4 FPS). This scaling indicates the GPU is the primary constraint, not the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads.

Q: What is the difference between Medium and High settings at 1080p?

A: The Medium preset averages 270.1 FPS, while High averages 222.4 FPS, a 21.5% difference. This suggests that High settings introduce additional GPU workload that is still well within the card's capabilities.

Q: How does the Ultra preset scale across resolutions?

A: The Ultra preset produces 141.9 FPS at 1080p, 103.6 FPS at 1440p, and 64.7 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 37.6%, which is consistent with the GPU becoming the sole limiting factor at higher pixel counts.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of how the system's performance scales with resolution. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings reduces the average frame rate from 222.4 to 163.1 FPS, a 26.6% decrease that corresponds to the 77.8% increase in pixel count, indicating that the GPU is scaling predictably with workload. The transition from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at High settings is more pronounced, with FPS dropping from 163.1 to 99.7, a 38.9% reduction for a 125% increase in pixels, which points to the GPU hitting memory bandwidth limitations at this resolution.

The Low preset exhibits the most dramatic scaling, with 374.4 FPS at 1080p dropping to 273.2 FPS at 1440p and 171.2 FPS at 4K. This 54.3% reduction from 1080p to 4K is the smallest relative drop among all presets, confirming that when GPU load is minimized, the CPU can more effectively feed the card. In contrast, the Ultra preset shows the steepest curve: 141.9 FPS at 1080p, 103.6 FPS at 1440p, and 64.7 FPS at 4K, a 54.4% drop from 1080p to 4K. This indicates that Ultra settings are heavily GPU-bound, and the RTX 3080 Ti's 12 GB of VRAM is fully utilized at the highest resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset provides a comprehensive view of the system's capabilities across all tested configurations. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 374.4 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded in the entire test suite. The Medium preset reaches 270.1 FPS, High delivers 222.4 FPS, and Ultra produces 141.9 FPS, showing a consistent 20-25% reduction between each tier. This progression indicates that Ultra settings impose a significant additional load on the GPU, likely from enhanced shadows, reflections, and post-processing effects.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down proportionally: Low hits 273.2 FPS, Medium reaches 198.1 FPS, High achieves 163.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 103.6 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at this resolution is 17.7%, which is slightly narrower than at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is becoming more efficient at handling the higher pixel count. The 4K results at 3840x2160 show the most demanding workloads: Low averages 171.2 FPS, Medium 120.9 FPS, High 99.7 FPS, and Ultra 64.7 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration in the entire test that falls below 100 FPS, confirming that this is the most punishing setting for the RTX 3080 Ti.

The data reveals that the GPU's 83rd percentile ranking is well-earned, as it maintains playable frame rates even at the extreme 4K Ultra combination. The combination's overall rank of 420 out of 1580 tested configurations places it in the top 26.6% of all CPU-GPU pairings for this game, which is a strong result given that the CPU is a mid-range part and the GPU is one generation old. The consistent performance across all settings and resolutions indicates that this is a well-balanced pairing for Undisputed, with the RTX 3080 Ti providing the muscle and the i5-10400F offering enough processing power to avoid bottlenecking at mainstream resolutions.