Undisputed

The data for Undisputed with the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti shows a configuration that is heavily skewed toward GPU-bound performance at higher resolutions, while revealing a substantial CPU bottleneck at 1080p. The measured frame rates across four presets and three resolutions provide a clear picture of where the performance ceiling lies for this specific pairing.

Resolution Scaling

The scaling behavior from 1440p to 4K is classic GPU-bound territory. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 192 FPS at 2560x1440 to 121.1 FPS at 3840x2160, a reduction of approximately 37%. This steep decline indicates that the rendering pipeline is being saturated by the GPU's compute and memory throughput as pixel count increases. The RTX 4070 Ti, with its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, is the primary limiting component in this range.

The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings shows a smaller relative drop: from 264.4 FPS down to 192 FPS, a 27% decrease. This is still substantial, but the pattern changes dramatically when looking at Low settings. At 1080p Low, the system produces 441.5 FPS, which drops to 320.6 FPS at 1440p Low and then to 202.7 FPS at 4K Low. The fact that 4K Low (202.7 FPS) is not dramatically lower than 1440p High (192 FPS) suggests that at 4K, the GPU is still the limiting factor, but the headroom is shrinking.

The most telling data point for CPU limitations appears at 1080p. Between 1080p and 1440p at Low settings, the frame rate drops by 120.9 FPS (from 441.5 to 320.6). This 27% drop is proportionally similar to the High preset drop, which suggests the GPU is still doing the heavy lifting even at Low settings. However, the absolute numbers—441.5 FPS at 1080p Low—are far beyond what most displays can show, indicating that the Core i5-11400F is capable of feeding the GPU at these rates, but the GPU's pixel throughput is the wall. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, boosting to 4.40 GHz, are sufficient to avoid being the primary constraint until the resolution drops below 1440p.

The Ultra preset tells a different story. At 4K Ultra, the average is 77.5 FPS, which is 36% lower than the 4K High result of 121.1 FPS. This large gap between High and Ultra at the same resolution highlights that the Ultra preset introduces effects that heavily tax the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth. The RTX 4070 Ti's 7680 shading units and 240 texture mapping units are clearly being pushed to their limits, as the FP32 throughput of 40.09 TFLOPS is consumed by the additional geometric and lighting complexity.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data indicates that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 4K, High yields 121.1 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate displays, while Medium drops to 147 FPS and Ultra falls to 77.5 FPS. The jump from Medium to High costs 25.9 FPS at 4K, but the visual fidelity gain is typically worth the reduction, as the frame rate remains comfortably high.

For 1440p users, the Medium preset at 228.1 FPS is arguably overkill for most displays, but it provides a massive safety margin. The High preset at 192 FPS is the sweet spot, offering a 35.7 FPS advantage over Ultra's 122.4 FPS while still maintaining excellent visual quality. The data suggests that Ultra at 1440p (122.4 FPS) is the point of diminishing returns—the performance cost of Ultra over High is 69.6 FPS, a 36% reduction, which is difficult to justify unless the display can take advantage of the extra fidelity.

At 1080p, the situation is different. The Low preset's 441.5 FPS is far beyond any standard monitor refresh rate, and even Ultra at 169.4 FPS is exceptionally high. The recommendation here is to use Ultra without hesitation, as the Core i5-11400F and RTX 4070 Ti combination has ample headroom. The 1080p Ultra result of 169.4 FPS is only 13% lower than the 1440p High result of 192 FPS, which shows that the CPU is beginning to show its limits at this resolution, but not enough to cause concern.

The worst choice in the dataset is 4K Ultra at 77.5 FPS. While this is still playable on a 60 Hz display, it fails to take advantage of the RTX 4070 Ti's capabilities. The 4K High preset at 121.1 FPS is the clear recommendation for 4K displays, as it maintains a high frame rate while avoiding the steep performance cliff of Ultra.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti's role in Undisputed is defined by its memory subsystem and raw compute capabilities. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory is not fully utilized at 1080p or 1440p, but at 4K Ultra, the combination of high-resolution textures and advanced effects likely approaches the memory capacity, contributing to the 77.5 FPS result. The memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth provide sufficient throughput for the game's data streaming needs, as evidenced by the smooth scaling from Medium to High at 4K.

The GPU's boost clock of 2610 MHz and base clock of 2310 MHz are typical for the Ada Lovelace architecture, and the 5 nm TSMC process node allows for sustained high clocks under load. The benchmark results show the RTX 4070 Ti performing at the 85th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44900. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, scores 45152 (0.6% higher), placing the desktop card in a competitive position despite being an older generation.

The FP32 performance of 40.09 TFLOPS and the 60 RT cores are directly relevant to Undisputed's rendering load. The game's physics-based animations and lighting calculations benefit from the high shading unit count (7680) and texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s. The pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s is what allows the card to maintain 121.1 FPS at 4K High, as the rasterization pipeline is not the bottleneck at these settings.

The data shows that the GPU is the dominant factor in performance scaling from 1440p to 4K, but it is not the limiting component at 1080p. The 1080p Ultra result of 169.4 FPS versus the 1440p Ultra result of 122.4 FPS demonstrates a 38% drop, which is consistent with the pixel count increase (2.25x from 1080p to 1440p), but the fact that the 1080p Low result is 441.5 FPS indicates that the CPU can push far more frames if the GPU settings are reduced, confirming that the GPU is the primary constraint at lower resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to use for a 144 Hz display?

A: The 1440p High preset at 192 FPS is the best fit for a 144 Hz display, as it provides 48 FPS of headroom above the refresh rate, while 4K High at 121.1 FPS would not fully utilize the display's capabilities.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB VRAM cause any issues in this game?

A: The measured data does not indicate VRAM-related stuttering or crashes. The 12 GB capacity is sufficient for all tested presets, including 4K Ultra at 77.5 FPS, which suggests the memory allocation is within the card's limits.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 4K?

A: The Ultra preset at 4K yields 77.5 FPS, which is 43.6 FPS lower than the High preset's 121.1 FPS. This represents a 36% reduction in average frame rate, indicating that Ultra imposes a significant additional load on the GPU.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-11400F a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 Ti at 1080p?

A: The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 441.5 FPS, while at 1080p Ultra it reaches 169.4 FPS. The fact that the frame rate scales with GPU settings at 1080p suggests the CPU is not the primary bottleneck, but the 1080p Ultra result being lower than 1440p High (169.4 vs 192 FPS) indicates some CPU limitation at high frame rates.

Q: What performance percentile does this GPU achieve relative to all GPUs?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti is in the 85th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44900. This places it above the median but below the top-tier cards, which is reflected in its inability to maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Q: How does the CPU's multithreaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181, which is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189, 0% delta) and the Intel Core i7-1260P (17212, -0.2% delta). This indicates that the CPU's 6-core/12-thread configuration is competitive with those mobile and low-power processors.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F's role in Undisputed is more nuanced than the GPU's, as it only becomes the limiting factor at very high frame rates. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz, provide solid single-threaded performance for the game's main simulation loop. The single-thread benchmark scores—868 in 3DMark, 204 in Cinebench R15, and 852 in Cinebench R20—are respectable for a mid-range desktop processor, and they allow the CPU to keep up with the GPU's demands at most settings.

The CPU's cache hierarchy, with 80 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 12 MB shared L3, is typical for Rocket Lake. The L3 cache size is adequate for the game's data access patterns, as the measured frame rates do not show signs of cache thrashing. The memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s over dual-channel DDR4 is a potential constraint in CPU-bound scenarios, but the data suggests that it is not a limiting factor in this game.

The CPU's percentile ranking at 75% of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17181, places it in the upper-middle tier. Its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189, 0% delta) and the Intel Core i7-1260P (17212, -0.2% delta), score nearly identically, indicating that the i5-11400F is not outperforming or underperforming its expected class. However, the fact that the CPU's 3DMark max threads score (5652) is only 0.6% higher than its 16-thread score (5619) suggests that the additional threads beyond 6 cores yield diminishing returns, which is consistent with a game that is not heavily multithreaded.

The most direct evidence of CPU involvement comes from the frame rate scaling at 1080p. The system produces 441.5 FPS at 1080p Low, which is 2.6 times higher than the 4K Ultra result of 77.5 FPS. This wide range indicates that the CPU is capable of driving significantly higher frame rates when the GPU is not the bottleneck, but the practical ceiling is around 441 FPS. At 1080p Ultra, the frame rate drops to 169.4 FPS, which is lower than the 1440p High result of 192 FPS. This inversion—where a higher resolution yields a higher frame rate at a different preset—suggests that at 1080p Ultra, the CPU is limiting the GPU's ability to render frames, as the GPU is capable of more work at 1440p High.

The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14372 and single-core score of 2029 provide additional context. The multicore-to-single-core ratio of 7.1 indicates good scaling across the 6 cores, but the absolute single-core score is what matters most for gaming. The PassMark single-thread score of 2981 is above average, and this translates to the CPU's ability to feed the GPU at 1080p Low without becoming the bottleneck. However, the 1080p Ultra result suggests that the CPU's single-thread performance is not sufficient to fully utilize the RTX 4070 Ti when the GPU's workload is lighter (as in Ultra settings at lower resolutions).