Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core i5-13400F + AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

This combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT delivers playable performance across most of the tested spectrum in Undisputed, but the data reveals a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions while showing surprising headroom at 1080p. The measured results place this combo at rank 1216 out of 1580 tested combinations, putting it in the lower-mid tier of the database, yet the actual frame rates tell a more nuanced story where settings selection matters more than raw hardware potential.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and clearly indicates the GPU becomes the limiting component as pixel count rises. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 sees average FPS fall from 227.9 to 105.1, a reduction of roughly 54%. This scaling pattern intensifies at higher presets: at Ultra settings, the same resolution jump cuts average FPS from 86.9 to 37.3, a 57% decrease. The consistency of this percentage drop across settings suggests the RX 5700 XT's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are being saturated similarly regardless of quality level.

The 1440p results sit almost exactly midway between the 1080p and 4K figures, reinforcing a linear scaling model. At High settings, 2560x1440 delivers 95.7 FPS compared to 133 at 1080p and 64.2 at 4K. This midpoint behavior indicates the system is not hitting a CPU bottleneck at 1440p; if the i5-13400F were the constraint, we would expect the 1440p numbers to cluster closer to the 1080p results. Instead, the steady decline points squarely at the GPU's pixel throughput limits, with the 121.9 GPixel/s pixel rate being the determining factor.

The most telling evidence of GPU limitation comes from the Low preset at 4K: 105.1 FPS is still highly playable, yet it is less than half the 227.9 FPS at 1080p Low. If the CPU were the bottleneck, reducing resolution would not yield such massive gains. The i5-13400F with its 10 cores and 16 threads is clearly feeding the GPU adequately at 1080p, but the RX 5700 XT's 2560 shading units cannot sustain those frame rates as resolution climbs.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of 4K gaming in Undisputed?

A: Yes, but only at Low and Medium settings. The measured data shows 105.1 FPS at 4K Low and 73.8 FPS at 4K Medium. At High settings, 4K drops to 64.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 37.3 FPS, which is below the typically desired 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best resolution for this hardware?

A: Based on the measured FPS, 2560x1440 offers the best balance. At High settings it delivers 95.7 FPS, and even Ultra maintains 65.3 FPS. This is the highest resolution where all presets remain above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the i5-13400F perform relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score is 25236, which is 0.1% above the Intel Core i7-13620H and 0.5% above the AMD EPYC 9474F. It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D by 0.5%. This places it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs tested.

Q: Does the RX 5700 XT bottleneck the i5-13400F?

A: Yes, particularly at 4K and Ultra settings. The GPU's 68th percentile ranking versus the CPU's 82nd percentile indicates the GPU is the weaker component. The 1080p Low result of 227.9 FPS confirms the CPU can push far beyond what the GPU can render at higher resolutions.

Q: What settings should be avoided with this combo?

A: Ultra preset at any resolution above 1080p produces suboptimal results. At 1440p Ultra, FPS drops to 65.3, and at 4K Ultra it falls to 37.3. The jump from High to Ultra at 1440p costs 30.4 FPS, which is a substantial penalty.

Q: Is this a balanced pairing for Undisputed?

A: For 1080p and 1440p gaming, yes. The combo achieves 133 FPS at 1080p High and 95.7 FPS at 1440p High. The imbalance only becomes apparent at 4K Ultra, where the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 9.754 TFLOPS FP32 compute are insufficient.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F brings 10 cores and 16 threads based on Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz. This configuration produces a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 21279 and a single-core score of 3004, indicating strong multi-threaded capability for a mid-range desktop chip. The 20 MB shared L3 cache and 80 KB L1 cache per core provide ample data locality for a sports title like Undisputed, which typically features fewer simultaneous actors than large open-world games.

The CPU's benchmark results show it operating at the 82nd percentile of all tested processors, with an average benchmark score of 25236. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-13620H, scores 25201, a delta of just 0.1%. This places the i5-13400F in a tight performance cluster where the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365) is only 0.5% faster. In game-specific terms, the measured FPS at 1080p Low (227.9 FPS) demonstrates that the CPU can sustain extremely high frame rates, meaning Undisputed is not CPU-limited at mainstream resolutions.

The 3DMark results reveal scaling from 1880 at 2 threads to 7314 at 16 threads, showing good thread utilization up to 8 cores (5591 at 8 threads) before diminishing returns. For Undisputed, which is primarily GPU-bound based on the resolution scaling data, the CPU's 16 threads provide ample headroom. The Passmark single-thread score of 3634 and floating point math score of 60539 indicate the processor handles physics calculations and AI routines without becoming a bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data strongly favors the High preset as the optimal choice for this combo. At 1920x1080, High delivers 133 FPS, which is only 29.9 FPS less than Low but provides substantially better visual quality. At 2560x1440, High maintains 95.7 FPS, keeping the experience above the 60 FPS threshold while offering meaningful graphical improvements over Medium's 117.6 FPS. The step from High to Ultra at 1440p costs 30.4 FPS (from 95.7 to 65.3), which is a 32% performance penalty for what is typically a marginal visual gain in sports titles.

For 4K users, the choice is more constrained. Medium at 73.8 FPS is the highest preset that remains comfortably playable, while High at 64.2 FPS is still acceptable but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. Low at 105.1 FPS is the only preset that provides a smooth 100+ FPS experience at 4K, but it sacrifices significant visual fidelity. The Ultra preset at 4K (37.3 FPS) is not recommended for competitive or smooth gameplay.

The data suggests that users should prioritize High settings at 1080p or 1440p for the best balance of visual quality and performance. The 133 FPS at 1080p High provides a 60% margin over the 60 FPS baseline, while 1440p High's 95.7 FPS offers a 60% margin as well. This consistency makes High the most reliable choice across resolutions, with Medium serving as a fallback for 4K users who need higher frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

This combo ranks 1216 out of 1580 tested combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the 23rd percentile of all tested systems. This relatively low rank reflects the RX 5700 XT's position as an older GPU, but the actual measured performance tells a more favorable story. The GPU's 68th percentile ranking among all GPUs (average benchmark score 24731) is higher than the combo's overall game-specific rank, suggesting that other tested systems with similar GPU performance achieve better results in this particular title.

The combo's rank is likely dragged down by the GPU's performance at Ultra settings and 4K resolution, where it falls below 60 FPS. However, the 1080p and 1440p results are competitive with systems ranked significantly higher. The CPU's nearest rivals (Intel Core i7-13620H at 25201, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D at 25365) would likely produce similar frame rates when paired with this GPU, as the limiting factor is clearly the graphics card.

For context, the GPU's nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, scores 24763 (0.1% higher), while the Intel Arc A350M trails by 0.3%. These marginal differences in GPU benchmark scores are unlikely to translate into meaningful FPS differences in Undisputed, meaning the combo's rank is more indicative of the GPU's overall capability than its specific performance in this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the average frame rates across settings are: Low 227.9 FPS, Medium 162.9 FPS, High 133 FPS, and Ultra 86.9 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 141 FPS, representing a 62% performance drop when moving to maximum quality. The step from Medium to High costs 29.9 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 46.1 FPS, making Ultra the most expensive setting in relative terms.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low 164 FPS, Medium 117.6 FPS, High 95.7 FPS, and Ultra 65.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 98.7 FPS, but the percentage drop remains similar at 60%. Notably, 1440p Medium (117.6 FPS) outperforms 1080p Ultra (86.9 FPS) by 30.7 FPS, suggesting that resolution scaling is more efficient than quality scaling for this GPU.

At 3840x2160, the figures are: Low 105.1 FPS, Medium 73.8 FPS, High 64.2 FPS, and Ultra 37.3 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only measured configuration that falls below 40 FPS, making it effectively unusable for smooth gameplay. The difference between 4K High and 4K Medium is 9.6 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra costs 26.9 FPS, which is a 42% penalty.

The scaling across resolutions shows that Low settings at 1440p (164 FPS) essentially match 1080p Medium (162.9 FPS), and 4K Low (105.1 FPS) is comparable to 1440p High (95.7 FPS). This suggests that users can trade resolution for quality with predictable results, but the GPU's 8 GB VRAM becomes a limiting factor at 4K Ultra due to texture memory requirements.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications directly explain the measured performance. With 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, the GPU delivers 9.754 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and a texture rate of 304.8 GTexel/s. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p but becomes strained at 4K with higher presets.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base of 1605 MHz, a game clock of 1755 MHz, and a boost of 1905 MHz. This 300 MHz boost range indicates the card has thermal headroom to increase clocks under load, which helps maintain consistent frame rates in less demanding scenes. The memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) is standard for GDDR6 and provides the bandwidth necessary for the game's texture streaming.

The RX 5700 XT ranks in the 68th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 24731. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile (24763, 0.1% faster) and the Intel Arc A350M (24647, 0.3% slower). The GPU's Passmark G3D score of 16277 and DirectX 12 score of 64 indicate it handles modern APIs well, though the DirectX 9 score of 226 suggests older titles may not benefit from the same efficiency.

In Undisputed, the GPU's performance ceiling is evident at 4K Ultra, where the 37.3 FPS result aligns with the card's position as an end-of-life product (released 2019-07-06). The 9.754 TFLOPS compute and 121.9 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply insufficient for 8.3 million pixels at maximum quality. However, at 1080p and 1440p, the card demonstrates that it can still deliver smooth frame rates, with 133 FPS at 1080p High and 95.7 FPS at 1440p High being particularly strong results for a GPU in the 68th percentile.