Undisputed

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT sits at rank 548 out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed. That places this configuration in the top 34.7% of all tested systems, a solidly above-average position that reflects a balanced pairing of a strong mid-range CPU with a high-end previous-generation GPU. The data suggests this combo is not an outlier at either extreme; it lands in the upper-middle tier where most competitive gaming systems reside.

What makes this ranking particularly interesting is the delta between the two components' relative standings. The RX 6800 XT holds the 87th percentile among all GPUs, while the i5-14400F sits at the 88th percentile among all CPUs. These nearly identical percentile positions indicate exceptional balance — neither component is dramatically holding back the other in this title. The average benchmark scores reinforce this: the CPU's average score of 32508 nearly matches its closest rival, the Intel Core i7-12800H at 32513 (a 0% delta), while the GPU's average of 49982 puts it within 0.5% of the Intel Arc A550M (49737) and 2.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (48704).

This ranking implies that Undisputed is neither heavily CPU-bound nor GPU-bound at this pairing's typical operating range. The combo's position in the pack suggests headroom exists in both directions — upgrading either component would yield measurable gains, but the current configuration is well-matched for the game's demands.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data reveals a clear tiering of playable settings across all three resolutions. At 1080p, even Ultra settings deliver 132.4 FPS average, which exceeds the refresh rate of most standard monitors. The jump from High (208.9 FPS) to Ultra (132.4 FPS) represents a 36.6% performance cost for the visual upgrade, yet both remain comfortably playable. Medium settings at 1080p produce 251.1 FPS, while Low reaches 344.6 FPS — numbers that only matter for competitive players with 240Hz+ displays.

At 1440p, the recommendation shifts. High settings yield 151.1 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh 1440p monitors. Ultra drops to 95.1 FPS, still above 60 FPS but below the 144Hz threshold many gamers target. Medium delivers 181.2 FPS, providing a substantial buffer. For 1440p users, High settings represent the optimal balance — the 37.1% FPS gain from dropping to Medium (151.1 to 181.2) may not justify the visual fidelity loss on a larger display.

At 4K, the calculus changes dramatically. High settings produce 94.6 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for competitive play. Ultra falls to 63.5 FPS, close to the 60 FPS baseline but with little headroom for frametime spikes. Low settings at 4K reach 159.9 FPS, suggesting that if framerate is the priority, the GPU can stretch even at 3840x2160. For 4K users, High is the recommended preset — it stays above 90 FPS while retaining most visual quality.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo maintain 144 FPS at 1440p?

A: Yes, at High settings the average FPS is 151.1, and at Medium it reaches 181.2. However, Ultra settings drop to 95.1 FPS, so a 144Hz 1440p monitor requires sticking to High or below.

Q: What is the highest settings preset that stays above 60 FPS at 4K?

A: High settings average 94.6 FPS at 3840x2160, while Ultra drops to 63.5 FPS. Both exceed 60 FPS, but High provides a much safer margin above the threshold.

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

A: The i5-14400F's average score of 32508 is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446, 0.2% delta). It trails the AMD Ryzen 7 250 by 0.2% (32584) and the Intel Core i7-13705H by 0.2% (32586).

Q: Is the GPU's performance closer to its competitors at the high end or low end?

A: The RX 6800 XT (49982 average) sits 2.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (48704) but 1.7% behind the NVIDIA RTX A1000 (50826). It is 0.5% ahead of the Intel Arc A550M (49737) and 1.9% ahead of the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (49071).

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM affect playable settings in this game?

A: The measured data shows playable Ultra settings at all resolutions (132.4 FPS at 1080p, 95.1 FPS at 1440p, 63.5 FPS at 4K), indicating the 16 GB frame buffer is sufficient even at the highest preset tested.

Q: What framerate can users expect at 1080p with Low settings?

A: The measured average is 344.6 FPS, which is the highest result across all tested resolutions and settings combinations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings spectrum is remarkably consistent in scaling. Low produces 344.6 FPS, Medium drops to 251.1 FPS (a 27.1% reduction), High reaches 208.9 FPS (17.0% below Medium), and Ultra lands at 132.4 FPS (36.6% below High). The progression shows a predictable cost curve, with the Ultra preset exacting the heaviest toll — likely due to advanced lighting or shadow effects that disproportionately impact the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern emerges but with compressed absolute values. Low hits 253.1 FPS, Medium 181.2 FPS, High 151.1 FPS, and Ultra 95.1 FPS. The percentage drops between settings remain similar to 1080p, but the absolute gaps shrink — from 91.5 FPS between Low and Medium at 1080p to 71.9 FPS at 1440p. This compression indicates the GPU is beginning to feel the resolution load.

At 3840x2160, the curve steepens noticeably. Low produces 159.9 FPS, Medium 116.8 FPS, High 94.6 FPS, and Ultra 63.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 96.4 FPS, nearly identical to the 1080p Low-to-Ultra gap of 212.2 FPS — but at 4K, every preset is operating in a much tighter absolute range. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only measured configuration that dips below 70 FPS, suggesting that the combination of 4K resolution and maximum settings pushes the RX 6800 XT to its practical limit.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is the primary driver of framerate in this pairing, and its specifications explain the measured results. With 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, the GPU has ample memory throughput for Undisputed's demands at all resolutions. The 4608 shading units and 288 TMUs provide substantial pixel-pushing power, reflected in the 288.0 GPixel/s pixel rate and 648.0 GTexel/s texture rate.

The clock behavior is notable: base clock of 1825 MHz, game clock of 2015 MHz, and boost clock of 2250 MHz. The gap between game and boost clocks suggests thermal headroom that allows sustained performance under load. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 20.74 TFLOPS places it firmly in the high-end category, which aligns with its 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs.

The benchmark results show the GPU's synthetic strengths. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3689 and Passmark G3D score of 24980 indicate strong rasterization performance, while the Geekbench Vulkan score of 152200 and OpenCL score of 154506 suggest compute capabilities that may benefit physics or AI-driven game systems. The GPU's 87th percentile ranking and its position 2.6% ahead of the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER in average score underscore that this is a high-tier part, though the measured FPS in Undisputed show it operating at only moderate utilization at lower resolutions — the 1080p Low result of 344.6 FPS suggests the CPU, not the GPU, becomes the limiting factor at high framerates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F provides the processing backbone for this combo, and its specifications reveal why it pairs so effectively with the RX 6800 XT. With 10 cores and 16 threads across a 2.50 GHz base clock boosting to 4.70 GHz, the CPU offers strong single-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3093) alongside respectable multi-threaded capability (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21914). The 20 MB shared L3 cache helps maintain data locality for game logic and physics calculations.

The CPU's 88th percentile ranking among all processors indicates it is a high-tier part, though its nearest rivals show how competitive this segment is. The average score of 32508 places it in a virtual tie with the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513) and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446), while trailing the AMD Ryzen 7 250 and Intel Core i7-13705H by just 0.2% each. This clustering suggests that within this performance class, game-specific optimizations matter more than raw benchmark differences.

In Undisputed specifically, the CPU's role becomes evident when examining the 1080p results. At Low settings, the 344.6 FPS average far exceeds what the GPU alone could sustain at higher settings, indicating the CPU can feed frames rapidly when the GPU is not the bottleneck. However, the diminishing returns at 4K (where even Low settings only reach 159.9 FPS) show that resolution increases shift the workload to the GPU, allowing the CPU to operate with more headroom. The CPU's 65W TDP and 10 nm process node also suggest efficient sustained operation, which may help maintain consistent frametimes during extended gaming sessions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern that identifies the bottleneck at each resolution. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS across all settings drops by approximately 27-32% — for instance, High settings fall from 208.9 to 151.1 FPS, a 27.7% reduction. This is a relatively mild penalty, indicating that at 1080p, the CPU is partially limiting performance, and the GPU has enough headroom to absorb the resolution increase without a proportional FPS loss.

The jump from 1440p to 4K tells a different story. High settings drop from 151.1 to 94.6 FPS, a 37.4% reduction — a steeper decline than the 1080p-to-1440p step. This steepening curve signals that the GPU is becoming the primary constraint at 4K. The Ultra preset illustrates this most dramatically: 132.4 FPS at 1080p, 95.1 at 1440p, and 63.5 at 4K. The 52.0% FPS loss from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is nearly double the 36.6% loss at High settings, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional visual effects disproportionately tax the GPU as resolution increases.

The Low settings data provides the clearest bottleneck analysis. At 1080p Low, the 344.6 FPS result far exceeds what most displays can show, indicating the CPU is pushing frames as fast as the GPU can render them. At 4K Low, the 159.9 FPS result shows a 53.6% reduction from 1080p, which closely mirrors the expected scaling for a GPU-bound workload. This pattern implies that as users move toward 4K, they transition from a CPU-influenced regime at 1080p to a purely GPU-limited regime at 4K, where the RX 6800 XT's capabilities define the ceiling. The 512.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 16 GB frame buffer become increasingly important at higher resolutions, and the data confirms that this combo can maintain playable framerates up to 4K High, but Ultra at 4K is only suitable for users who prioritize visual fidelity over framerate stability.