Undisputed

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a dominant performance in Undisputed, capable of high refresh-rate play at every resolution tested. The data shows that the Ultra preset is the only setting that introduces any potential compromise, and only at 4K. For the majority of users, the High preset offers the ideal balance, providing a substantial visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining frame rates that far exceed display refresh rate capabilities. The benchmark results indicate that this combination is severely GPU-bound at 1080p, with the CPU’s 6-core/12-thread configuration proving more than sufficient to feed the RTX 4070’s immense rendering power.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data clearly indicates that the Ultra preset is the most demanding option, but it is also the most rewarding for users with high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 104.5 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and well within the range of many 120Hz or 144Hz displays. However, at 3840x2160, the Ultra preset drops to 64.8 FPS, which is still playable but represents a significant performance ceiling for this combination.

The High preset emerges as the recommended default for most scenarios. It provides a substantial performance uplift over Ultra. At 1920x1080, High achieves 225.1 FPS, which is more than 80 FPS faster than Ultra’s 144.6 FPS. At 2560x1440, the High preset hits 161.2 FPS, a 56.7 FPS improvement over Ultra. Even at 4K, High maintains 102.5 FPS, which is a 37.7 FPS gain over Ultra. This makes High the most versatile preset, offering excellent visual fidelity without sacrificing the high frame rates that competitive players and esports enthusiasts demand.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates above all else, the Low preset provides the highest performance ceiling. At 1080p, Low reaches an astonishing 373.7 FPS, which is over 100 FPS faster than Medium’s 271 FPS. The gap narrows at higher resolutions, with Low achieving 271.2 FPS at 1440p and 175.2 FPS at 4K. The Medium preset sits between Low and High, offering a balanced experience that scales predictably across all resolutions.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications directly explain the performance headroom observed. The GPU features 5888 shading units and 184 texture mapping units, which drive the raw computational throughput needed for Undisputed’s detailed character models and arena environments. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s, ensuring that texture streaming and high-resolution assets do not become a bottleneck at 4K.

The GPU’s clock speeds are a key factor in its scaling behavior. With a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, the Ada Lovelace architecture efficiently ramps up performance under load. The data confirms this efficiency: the transition from 4K Ultra (64.8 FPS) to 4K High (102.5 FPS) represents a 58% performance increase, demonstrating that the GPU has significant headroom to spare when graphical settings are relaxed. The RTX 4070’s 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power is more than adequate for this title, as evidenced by the fact that even at 4K High, the frame rate remains above 100 FPS.

The GPU’s 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores are present, though Undisputed’s benchmark data does not show a ray tracing-specific workload. The rasterization performance is the primary driver here, and the RTX 4070’s 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate ensures that the game’s 4K output is rendered without pixel fill-rate limitations. Overall, the data suggests that the GPU is the primary determinant of performance at all settings, with the CPU rarely imposing a constraint.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling across resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario, with the CPU’s influence diminishing as pixel count increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combination achieves 373.7 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low reduces this to 271.2 FPS, a 27.4% drop. Scaling further to 4K Low yields 175.2 FPS, which is a 35.4% drop from 1440p. This pattern shows that the GPU is being taxed more heavily as resolution increases, while the CPU has ample headroom to maintain consistent frame delivery.

The scaling is even more pronounced at higher settings. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 225.1 FPS at 1080p to 161.2 FPS at 1440p (a 28.4% reduction), and then to 102.5 FPS at 4K (a 36.4% reduction from 1440p). At Ultra settings, the progression is 144.6 FPS at 1080p, 104.5 FPS at 1440p, and 64.8 FPS at 4K. The consistent 28-36% performance penalty per resolution step indicates that the RTX 4070’s memory bandwidth and shader throughput are being fully utilized, with no sudden bottlenecks appearing.

This scaling behavior suggests that the limiting component is almost exclusively the GPU. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see diminishing frame rate differences between 1080p and 1440p, as the CPU would fail to feed the GPU at lower resolutions. Instead, the data shows a linear relationship between pixel count and frame rate, which is the hallmark of a GPU-limited workload. The 6-core i5-12400F is never the constraint here.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable with this combination?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 373.7 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This demonstrates the extreme headroom available when graphical fidelity is deprioritized.

Q: Is the Ultra preset playable at 4K?

A: Yes, the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 64.8 FPS. This is above the standard 60 FPS playability threshold, though it is the only configuration tested that falls below 100 FPS.

Q: How does the High preset compare to Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset achieves 161.2 FPS, which is 56.7 FPS higher than the Ultra preset’s 104.5 FPS. This makes High significantly better suited for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Medium at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 373.7 FPS, while the Medium preset averages 271 FPS. This represents a 102.7 FPS difference in favor of Low.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM limit performance at 4K?

A: The data does not indicate any VRAM-related stuttering or performance collapse at 3840x2160. The 4K High preset maintains 102.5 FPS, suggesting that the 12 GB GDDR6X memory is sufficient for this game’s highest tested resolution.

Q: Which preset provides the best experience for a 144Hz monitor?

A: At 1440p, the High preset averages 161.2 FPS, which exceeds a 144Hz refresh rate. The Ultra preset at 1440p averages 104.5 FPS, which would not fully saturate a 144Hz display.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 376 out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed. This places it in the top 23.8% of all configurations, a strong result that reflects the RTX 4070’s high percentile ranking of 81 among all GPUs. The CPU’s percentile rank is 77, indicating that it is also a well-above-average processor.

The combo’s ranking is driven primarily by the GPU’s performance, as the RTX 4070’s average benchmark score of 37283 is significantly higher than the CPU’s average of 19221. The GPU’s nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, which scores 37507 (a 0.6% difference), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile, which scores 38135 (a 2.2% difference). This suggests that the desktop RTX 4070 is competitive with even higher-tier mobile parts.

The CPU’s nearest rivals show a tighter grouping. The Intel Core i7-8700K scores 19210 (a 0.1% difference), while the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS scores 19364 (a 0.7% difference). This indicates that the i5-12400F performs almost identically to these alternatives in synthetic benchmarks, but its combination with the RTX 4070 produces a particularly well-balanced system for Undisputed.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, built on Intel’s 10 nm process. Its base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz provide solid single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2332 and Geekbench single-core score of 2221. The processor’s 18 MB of shared L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for maintaining consistent frame times in fast-paced sports simulations.

In Undisputed, the CPU’s role is secondary to the GPU, but it is not negligible. The benchmark data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the combination reaches 373.7 FPS, which requires the CPU to process a high number of frames per second. The i5-12400F’s 3DMark max-threads score of 5912 and Passmark multithread score of 19433 indicate that it has sufficient multi-threading capability to handle the game’s simulation and AI logic without bottlenecking the GPU.

The CPU’s single-thread performance is also critical. The Passmark single-thread score of 3481 and 3DMark single-thread score of 909 demonstrate that the processor can deliver the low-latency frame pacing required for high-refresh-rate gameplay. The data shows no evidence of CPU limitation, as frame rates scale consistently with resolution and settings changes. The i5-12400F’s 65W TDP and unlocked memory support for DDR4 and DDR5 provide a flexible and efficient foundation for this GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for this combination is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 373.7 FPS, the Medium preset averages 271 FPS, the High preset averages 225.1 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 144.6 FPS. This represents a performance range of 229.1 FPS between the lowest and highest quality settings, giving users enormous flexibility.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 271.2 FPS, the Medium preset averages 197.4 FPS, the High preset averages 161.2 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 104.5 FPS. The 1440p results show a narrower range of 166.7 FPS, but all settings remain above the 100 FPS mark.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 175.2 FPS, the Medium preset averages 123.2 FPS, the High preset averages 102.5 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 64.8 FPS. The 4K results are the most demanding, with the Ultra preset being the only configuration that drops below 100 FPS.

The data shows a consistent pattern: each step up in settings (Low to Medium, Medium to High, High to Ultra) imposes a roughly 20-30% performance penalty, while each resolution step (1080p to 1440p, 1440p to 4K) imposes a similar penalty. This uniformity confirms that the RTX 4070 is the primary performance driver, with the i5-12400F providing a stable and capable platform across all tested configurations.