Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core i5-11400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a formidable 1080p and 1440p experience in Undisputed, with the data indicating that the GPU is the primary performance driver at higher resolutions while the CPU becomes increasingly relevant at lower settings. This combination ranks 500th out of 1580 tested combos in the game, placing it in the upper third of all configurations. The measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets reveal a system that is exceptionally capable at 1440p High, yet the Ultra preset at 4K shows where the hardware begins to strain.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K demonstrates a predictable and steep decline, consistent with a GPU-bound workload at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 212 at 1920x1080 to 158.2 at 2560x1440, a 25.4% reduction, and then falls further to 96.1 at 3840x2160, representing a 54.7% decrease from the 1080p baseline. This pattern indicates that the RTX 3080's rendering throughput is the limiting factor as pixel count rises, with the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads providing sufficient headroom to avoid bottlenecking at these settings.

The scaling behavior changes noticeably when moving to lower presets. At Low settings, the 1080p average of 360.1 FPS drops to 258.7 at 1440p (a 28.2% reduction) and then to 168 at 4K (a 53.3% reduction from 1080p). The smaller relative drop from 1440p to 4K at Low settings compared to High settings suggests that the CPU begins to play a more significant role at lower graphical loads, particularly at 1080p where the frame rate exceeds 360 FPS. The Core i5-11400F, with its 2.60 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock, appears capable of sustaining high frame rates, but the data implies diminishing returns as resolution increases and the GPU becomes the dominant constraint.

At Medium settings, the scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 28.0% reduction (257.5 to 185.4 FPS), while the jump to 4K yields 116.4 FPS, a 54.8% drop from 1080p. This consistency across presets—roughly a 25-28% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 53-55% reduction from 1080p to 4K—indicates that resolution scaling is largely independent of quality settings, reinforcing the conclusion that the RTX 3080's memory bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s and its 10 GB of GDDR6X VRAM are the key determinants of performance at higher resolutions.

The Ultra preset tells a different story. At 1080p, the average FPS is 134.4, which drops to 100.9 at 1440p (a 24.9% reduction) and then to 60.4 at 4K (a 55.1% reduction from 1080p). The 4K Ultra result of 60.4 FPS is notably the lowest figure in the entire dataset, and the fact that it barely clears the 60 FPS threshold suggests that this resolution and preset combination is the practical ceiling for this hardware configuration in Undisputed.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, built on the Ampere architecture with a GA102 chip, is the dominant component in this configuration. Its 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus provides 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is essential for handling the high-resolution textures and effects that Undisputed's Ultra preset demands. The GPU's base clock of 1440 MHz and boost clock of 1710 MHz, combined with 8704 shading units and 272 texture mapping units, deliver the raw compute power necessary for the frame rates observed.

The measured FPS across all presets at 1440p and 4K clearly shows the GPU's influence. At 1440p High, the average of 158.2 FPS indicates that the RTX 3080 is operating well within its capabilities, while at 4K Ultra, the 60.4 FPS average demonstrates the GPU's performance ceiling when pushed to its limits. The GPU's percentile ranking of 80 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35787, places it slightly below the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (which scores 36101, a 0.9% advantage) and just above the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35860, a 0.2% deficit). This competitive positioning explains why the RTX 3080 can handle 1440p High with ease but struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K Ultra.

The GPU's 68 ray tracing cores and 272 tensor cores are present in the hardware, though the measured FPS data does not isolate ray tracing performance. The pixel rate of 164.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 465.1 GTexel/s provide the theoretical throughput that supports the 96.1 FPS average at 4K High. The fact that the 4K High result is nearly identical to the 1440p Ultra result (96.1 vs. 100.9 FPS) suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor in both scenarios, with the increased pixel count at 4K offset by the lighter High preset compared to Ultra.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F provides the processing foundation for this configuration, with 6 cores and 12 threads running at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This Rocket Lake architecture CPU, manufactured on a 14 nm process, has a 12 MB shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The CPU's percentile ranking of 75 among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17181, places it in a tight cluster with rivals including the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189, 0% delta) and the Intel Core i7-1260P (17212, -0.2% delta).

In games, the CPU's role becomes apparent at lower resolutions and settings where frame rates are not constrained by the GPU. At 1080p Low, the average FPS of 360.1 suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough draw calls to approach the RTX 3080's maximum output. The single-thread performance, as indicated by a 3DMark single-thread score of 868 and a Passmark single-thread score of 2981, is sufficient for Undisputed's physics and AI calculations. The multi-thread performance, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14372 and a Passmark multithread score of 16908, ensures that background tasks and game logic do not create bottlenecks.

The CPU's impact is most visible when comparing the Low preset results across resolutions. The drop from 360.1 FPS at 1080p to 258.7 FPS at 1440p is smaller in percentage terms (28.2%) than the drop from 1440p to 4K (35.1%), which suggests that at 1080p Low, the system is approaching a CPU limitation. The fact that the 1080p Low result (360.1 FPS) is significantly higher than the 1440p Low result (258.7 FPS) indicates that the GPU is still the primary constraint, but the CPU's 12 threads are working near their effective limit at the lowest settings.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the Medium preset at 1440p offers the most balanced experience, delivering 185.4 FPS while maintaining visual quality above the Low preset's minimal effects. This configuration provides a 47.4% improvement over High settings at the same resolution (185.4 vs. 158.2 FPS) while remaining well above the 1440p Ultra result of 100.9 FPS. For players seeking maximum smoothness without sacrificing too much visual fidelity, the Medium preset at 1080p, which achieves 257.5 FPS, represents an excellent choice for high-refresh-rate monitors.

The High preset at 1440p, with an average of 158.2 FPS, is the recommended balance for most users, as it provides substantial visual improvements over Medium while maintaining frame rates that exceed the refresh rate of standard 144Hz displays. At 4K, the High preset's 96.1 FPS is playable, but the Ultra preset's 60.4 FPS average is close to the edge of what is typically considered smooth. The data suggests that 4K Ultra should be avoided unless the user prioritizes visual fidelity over frame rate consistency, as the 60.4 FPS average leaves little headroom for demanding scenes.

The Low preset at 1080p, achieving 360.1 FPS, is only relevant for competitive play on extremely high refresh rate displays, while the Ultra preset at 1080p (134.4 FPS) provides the best visual quality without resolution compromises. The Medium preset at 4K (116.4 FPS) is a compelling alternative to High at that resolution, offering a 21.1% performance increase (116.4 vs. 96.1 FPS) with presumably modest visual differences.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 500th out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 68th percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects a system that is well above average but not at the very top tier, which is consistent with the hardware's individual percentiles: the CPU at 75 and the GPU at 80. The gap between the GPU's higher percentile and the CPU's lower percentile suggests that the processor is the weaker link in this pairing, though the measured frame rates indicate that this imbalance only manifests at very high frame rates.

The combo's ranking is supported by the measured performance data, which shows that the system can achieve 158.2 FPS at 1440p High and 96.1 FPS at 4K High. These results place the configuration in a competitive position relative to other tested combos, though the 500th rank out of 1580 indicates that there are many systems with more balanced or higher-performing components. The CPU's nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U and Intel Core i7-1260P, have nearly identical average benchmark scores (17189 and 17212, respectively), suggesting that the Core i5-11400F is not a significant outlier in its class. Similarly, the GPU's nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, show that the RTX 3080 is competitive but not dominant in its performance segment.

The overall ranking of 500 out of 1580 combos, combined with the measured frame rates, indicates that this configuration is best suited for high-refresh-rate gaming at 1440p, where it excels, rather than 4K Ultra gaming, where it merely meets the minimum playability threshold. The data confirms that this is a well-matched system for Undisputed's requirements, with the RTX 3080 providing ample graphics horsepower and the Core i5-11400F offering sufficient processing capability to avoid severe bottlenecks in most scenarios.