Undisputed

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a highly playable experience in Undisputed across all tested resolutions, but the scaling pattern reveals a system that transitions from CPU-bound at lower settings to heavily GPU-bound at the highest preset. At 1080p, the combination produces an average of 274.1 FPS on Low, dropping to 196.7 FPS on Medium and 160.3 FPS on High, before settling at 104 FPS on Ultra. Moving to 1440p, the same settings yield 196.6 FPS, 141.1 FPS, 115.2 FPS, and 77.3 FPS respectively. At 4K, the frame rates compress further: 127.8 FPS on Low, 87.8 FPS on Medium, 74.8 FPS on High, and 46.5 FPS on Ultra.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K on Ultra is particularly telling: performance drops by roughly 55%, from 104 FPS to 46.5 FPS. This steep decline indicates that at Ultra settings, the RTX 4060’s rendering pipeline becomes the primary limiting factor, as the resolution increase directly multiplies the pixel workload. Conversely, the jump from 1080p Low to 4K Low shows a much smaller relative drop of about 53% (274.1 FPS to 127.8 FPS), yet the absolute headroom at 1080p suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU far more frames than the 4060 can render at higher resolutions. The data indicates that at 1080p Low and Medium, the i5-11400F is likely the bottleneck, as the GPU has ample spare capacity; at 4K Ultra, the RTX 4060 is clearly the constraint, with the CPU’s six cores and 12 threads being less relevant to the final output.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling behavior of this combo is a textbook example of a mid-range GPU meeting a capable mid-range CPU. At 1080p, the system posts 274.1 FPS on Low, which is an exceptionally high figure that suggests the game is not heavily taxing either component. However, the progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p—274.1 to 104 FPS—shows a 62% performance penalty, indicating that the graphics settings, particularly effects and shadows, are substantially increasing the GPU load. The delta between 1080p and 1440p at High settings is 45.1 FPS (160.3 to 115.2), a 28% reduction, which is consistent with a GPU that is starting to feel the pressure of additional pixels. The 4K High result of 74.8 FPS is still smooth, but the Ultra setting at 46.5 FPS is the only result that falls below the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting that users targeting 4K should stick to High or lower.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K at Medium settings (141.1 to 87.8 FPS) reveals a 38% drop, which is more severe than the 1080p-to-1440p drop at the same settings (196.7 to 141.1, a 28% reduction). This non-linear scaling is a hallmark of GPU-bound scenarios where memory bandwidth and shader throughput become increasingly critical. The RTX 4060’s 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the 8 GB VRAM capacity and bandwidth limitations begin to show, particularly at Ultra where the 46.5 FPS result is only 37% of the 1080p Low figure. Overall, the data suggests that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K being viable only at lower quality presets.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the dominant component in determining frame rates at higher resolutions and settings. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, the GPU delivers 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for 1080p but becomes a limiting factor at 4K Ultra. The GPU’s boost clock of 2460 MHz and base clock of 1830 MHz, combined with 3072 shading units, allow it to achieve a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2302 and a Passmark G3D score of 19545. These synthetic benchmarks place the GPU in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with its nearest rivals being the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (0.6% faster) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (0.7% faster).

In Undisputed, the GPU’s role is clearly demonstrated by the 4K Ultra result of 46.5 FPS, which is a 55% drop from the 1080p Ultra score of 104 FPS. This indicates that the RTX 4060 is the bottleneck at 4K, as the CPU’s performance headroom is not the issue. The GPU’s FP32 throughput of 15.11 TFLOPS and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s are well-suited for the game’s sports genre, which typically features moderate geometric complexity but heavy shader effects. The 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores provide additional headroom for future titles, but for Undisputed, the raw rasterization performance is what matters most. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p at all settings, but at 4K Ultra, the data suggests that memory capacity may be a contributing factor to the low 46.5 FPS, as the game’s texture assets at Ultra likely exceed the comfortable VRAM budget.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F plays a supporting role in this configuration, providing enough throughput to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at most settings, but its influence wanes as resolution increases. With 6 cores and 12 threads, the CPU operates at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, which is a modest frequency range for a gaming processor. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14372 and single-core score of 2029 place it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, with its nearest rivals being the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (0% difference) and the Intel Core i7-1260P (0.2% faster). The 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for feeding the GPU, but the data suggests that at 1080p Low, the CPU is the limiting factor.

The evidence for CPU-bound behavior at low settings is compelling: the 1080p Low result of 274.1 FPS is extraordinarily high, and the drop to 196.7 FPS at Medium (a 28% reduction) is steeper than the drop from Medium to High (196.7 to 160.3, an 18% reduction). This pattern indicates that the CPU’s single-thread performance, as measured by its 3DMark single-thread score of 868 and Passmark single-thread score of 2981, is sufficient to drive high frame rates but cannot sustain the highest possible FPS when the GPU is underutilized. At 4K, the CPU’s role diminishes; the 4K Low result of 127.8 FPS is still respectable, but the GPU is clearly the constraining factor at that resolution. The CPU’s 14 nm process node and 65 W TDP are modest by modern standards, but for a game like Undisputed, the data shows that the i5-11400F provides a solid foundation without being a weak link at mainstream resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings for this combo to maintain 60+ FPS consistently?

A: The data shows that 4K Ultra is the only tested configuration that falls below 60 FPS, with an average of 46.5 FPS. All other tested settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K (Low, Medium, High) exceed 60 FPS, with the lowest result being 74.8 FPS at 4K High.

Q: How does this combo perform at 1440p compared to 1080p?

A: At 1440p High, the combo averages 115.2 FPS, which is 45.1 FPS lower than the 1080p High result of 160.3 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, the average is 77.3 FPS, a 26.7 FPS drop from the 1080p Ultra score of 104 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck at 1080p Low?

A: The 1080p Low result of 274.1 FPS is so high that it suggests the Intel Core i5-11400F is the limiting factor, as the RTX 4060 would likely be capable of even higher frame rates if the CPU could feed it faster. The 3DMark single-thread score of 868 supports this interpretation.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 23181, placing it 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti. It is 0.7% faster than the Intel Arc B580 and 0.8% faster than the AMD Radeon 760M.

Q: What is the combo’s overall ranking among tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 912th out of 1580 tested combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the bottom half of all tested systems.

Q: Does the CPU’s 12 MB cache impact gaming performance?

A: The 12 MB shared L3 cache is modest, but the CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14372 and single-core score of 2029 indicate that it provides adequate performance for the game. The 1080p results, which show high frame rates, suggest that the cache size is not a limiting factor in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 912th out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 42nd percentile of all configurations. This ranking is somewhat lower than what the individual component percentiles might suggest, as the CPU sits in the 75th percentile and the GPU in the 66th percentile, yet the combo’s rank is dragged down by the fact that many competing systems feature higher-end CPUs or GPUs that are better matched for the game’s demands. The data indicates that the combo’s performance is solid for mainstream gaming, but it is not exceptional relative to the broader test pool.

The ranking is likely influenced by the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus, which limit 4K Ultra performance to 46.5 FPS, a figure that is significantly lower than what higher-ranked combos would achieve. The CPU’s six cores and 12 threads are sufficient for the game, but they do not provide the headroom necessary to push the RTX 4060 to its absolute limits at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the 1080p Low result of 274.1 FPS. In the context of the full test pool, this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it delivers consistently high frame rates across all settings. The rank of 912 out of 1580 suggests that while this system is capable, there is substantial room for improvement, particularly by upgrading the GPU to a model with more VRAM and a wider memory bus for 4K play. The measured FPS data confirms that this combo is a dependable choice for competitive and casual play at mainstream resolutions, but it is not a top-tier performer in the database.