Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core i5-14600K + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

This benchmark pairing brings together a 14-core Intel Core i5-14600K with a Pascal-generation GTX 1070, producing a dataset that reveals a clear GPU-bound pattern across most settings and resolutions. The measured frames per second (FPS) show a system that can handle the boxing title comfortably at 1080p, but struggles to maintain playable rates at 4K with higher presets. The data suggests this is a configuration where the CPU's headroom far exceeds what the GPU can utilize, particularly as resolution climbs.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows indicate that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all three tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers an average of 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 FPS and a maximum of 155 FPS, providing a smooth and consistent frame rate that avoids the extremes of both Low and Ultra. At 2560x1440, Medium still holds an average of 98 FPS with a minimum of 83 FPS, which remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for most displays. Even at 3840x2160, Medium manages an average of 62 FPS with a minimum of 53 FPS, making it the only preset that stays near playable territory at 4K.

High settings are a viable alternative for users prioritizing visual fidelity over raw frame rates. At 1080p, High produces 112 FPS average, at 1440p it yields 81 FPS, and at 4K it drops to 51 FPS. The step from High to Ultra is punishing across the board: Ultra averages 72 FPS at 1080p (a 36% drop from High), 52 FPS at 1440p (a 36% drop), and 33 FPS at 4K (a 35% drop). This consistent penalty suggests that Ultra's additional effects tax the GTX 1070's shading units and memory bandwidth without proportional visual gains.

Low settings, while delivering the highest frame rates (188 FPS at 1080p, 136 FPS at 1440p, 86 FPS at 4K), sacrifice too much visual quality for a game that likely benefits from detailed character models and arena environments. The data points to Medium as the sweet spot: it retains a 135 FPS average at 1080p, which is only 28% below Low but offers significantly better visuals. For 4K users, Medium's 62 FPS average is the only preset that approaches a locked 60 FPS experience, making it the recommended choice despite the 53 FPS minimum.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, with its 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus and 256.3 GB/s bandwidth, is the primary constraint in this pairing. The GPU's base clock of 1506 MHz and boost clock of 1683 MHz, combined with 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, determine the frame rates more than the CPU does. The measured data confirms this: as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K, the average FPS at Medium settings drops from 135 to 98 to 62, a pattern consistent with GPU-bound rendering.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity appears sufficient for this game at Medium settings, as no texture-related stutter or crashes are indicated in the data. However, the Ultra preset's 33 FPS average at 4K suggests that either the memory bandwidth (256.3 GB/s) or the FP32 throughput (6.463 TFLOPS) becomes a bottleneck when higher-quality textures and effects are enabled. The GPU's 47th percentile ranking among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 9780, places it near the middle of the pack — its nearest rivals include the AMD FirePro W5000 (0.2% slower) and the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (0.5% slower), indicating it is a mid-tier performer in the current landscape.

The GTX 1070's DirectX 12 support (version 12_1) and Vulkan 1.4 API compatibility align with Undisputed's modern rendering requirements, but the Pascal architecture's age shows in the 4K Ultra results. The GPU's 47th percentile position means it outperforms roughly half of the tested GPUs, yet the 4K Ultra average of 33 FPS demonstrates that this is not a resolution and preset combination designed for this hardware. The data indicates that the GTX 1070 can handle the game's engine at lower presets, but its 8 GB memory and 256-bit bus are not enough for maximum settings at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 3072 out of 3718 tested combos for Undisputed. That places it in the 17th percentile of all combinations, meaning roughly 83% of tested pairings deliver higher frame rates. This low ranking reflects the GPU's age and mid-tier performance rather than the CPU's capabilities — the i5-14600K is a high-end processor, but the GTX 1070 holds the combo back.

The ranking data implies that most users running Undisputed are doing so with more powerful graphics cards, which is expected given the game's 2023 release and the GTX 1070's 2016 launch. The combo's position near the bottom quartile suggests that while playable at 1080p, this pairing is far from optimal for the game. The GPU's 47th percentile ranking among all GPUs is notably higher than the combo's 17th percentile ranking in-game, indicating that the game itself is more demanding than average benchmarks suggest, or that other combos in the database pair this CPU with stronger GPUs.

The delta between the GPU's standalone percentile (47th) and the combo's in-game rank (17th percentile) reveals that Undisputed is a particularly GPU-intensive title. A GPU that performs at the median in synthetic benchmarks (like 3DMark Steel Nomad with a score of 1082) drops to below-average performance in this game. This suggests that Undisputed's rendering pipeline, which likely includes detailed character models and dynamic lighting, places heavier demands on specific GPU resources that the GTX 1070 lacks in relative abundance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a wide spread across presets. Low settings deliver an average of 188 FPS, which is the highest measured value for this combo. Medium settings reduce the average to 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 FPS and maximum of 155 FPS. High settings further lower the average to 112 FPS, and Ultra drops to 72 FPS. These results indicate that at 1080p, the system has substantial headroom even at High, with the GTX 1070 handling the game's demands without major issues. The jump from Low to Medium costs 53 FPS (28% reduction), while Medium to High costs 23 FPS (17% reduction), and High to Ultra costs 40 FPS (36% reduction).

At 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down predictably. Low settings average 136 FPS, which is still very playable. Medium settings average 98 FPS with a minimum of 83 FPS and maximum of 112 FPS. High settings produce 81 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 52 FPS. The 1440p results show a similar pattern to 1080p, with Ultra becoming marginal for smooth gameplay. The consistent 30-35% penalty from High to Ultra across both resolutions suggests that Ultra's extra effects are uniformly demanding on the GPU's resources.

At 3840x2160, the data reveals the GTX 1070's limitations. Low settings average 86 FPS, which is still fluid. Medium settings average 62 FPS with a minimum of 53 FPS and maximum of 71 FPS, making it the only 4K preset that approaches a consistent 60 FPS experience. High settings drop to 51 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 33 FPS, which is barely playable and likely results in noticeable stuttering. The 4K results demonstrate that this combo is not suited for high or ultra settings at this resolution, with the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading power proving insufficient.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: Medium settings provide the best balance, with an average of 135 FPS, a minimum of 115 FPS, and a maximum of 155 FPS. This is 28% lower than Low's 188 FPS but offers significantly better visuals while maintaining a high frame rate.

Q: Can this system handle 4K resolution?

A: Only at Medium settings, which delivers a 62 FPS average with a 53 FPS minimum. Low settings reach 86 FPS average, but High and Ultra drop to 51 FPS and 33 FPS respectively, making them unsuitable for smooth gameplay.

Q: How much performance is lost when enabling Ultra over High?

A: The penalty is consistent across all resolutions: 36% at 1080p (112 to 72 FPS), 36% at 1440p (81 to 52 FPS), and 35% at 4K (51 to 33 FPS). This uniform drop indicates Ultra's effects are equally demanding regardless of resolution.

Q: Is the GTX 1070 the bottleneck in this pairing?

A: Yes, the data indicates GPU-bound behavior. The i5-14600K has 14 cores and 20 threads with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, but frame rates scale primarily with resolution and settings, which is characteristic of GPU limitations rather than CPU constraints.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: It ranks 3072 out of 3718 combos, placing it in the 17th percentile. This is lower than the GPU's standalone 47th percentile, indicating Undisputed is more demanding than average benchmarks suggest.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured average is 81 FPS. This is playable but noticeably lower than Medium's 98 FPS average, making Medium the recommended preset for 1440p if you prioritize smoothness.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K, with its 14 cores (likely a combination of performance and efficiency cores given the 20 threads), 3.50 GHz base clock, and 5.30 GHz boost clock, plays a supporting role in this game's performance. The CPU's 90th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 48618, indicates it is a high-end part. Its nearest rivals — the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (0.2% slower), AMD EPYC 4345P (0.3% faster), and Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX (0.7% faster) — all sit within a narrow performance band, showing the i5-14600K is competitive with server and newer desktop chips.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The 24 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache provide ample data locality for game logic. The 10 nm process node and Raptor Lake architecture deliver strong single-thread performance, as evidenced by the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2064 and Geekbench single-core score of 2491. These scores suggest the CPU can handle the game's AI and simulation tasks without bottlenecking the GTX 1070.

The measured FPS data shows no evidence of CPU limitations. Even at 1080p Low, where the GPU is least stressed, the average of 188 FPS indicates the CPU can deliver frames faster than the GPU can render them. The consistent frame rates across resolutions — with 1080p Low at 188 FPS versus 4K Low at 86 FPS — follow a GPU-bound scaling pattern. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rates would plateau at a similar level regardless of resolution. The i5-14600K's Passmark multithread score of 38682 and integer math score of 125737 confirm its capability for gaming workloads, but these strengths are largely untapped in this title due to the GPU's constraints.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a clear resolution scaling pattern that confirms the GPU-bound nature of this combo. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Medium settings reduces the average FPS from 135 to 98, a 27% drop. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Medium reduces the average further to 62, a 37% drop. From 1080p to 4K at Medium, the total reduction is 54% (135 to 62 FPS). This scaling aligns closely with the pixel count increases: 1080p has 2.07 million pixels, 1440p has 3.69 million (78% more), and 4K has 8.29 million (4x more than 1080p). The frame rate drops are less severe than the pixel count increases, suggesting the GPU benefits from some memory bandwidth efficiencies at lower resolutions.

At High settings, the scaling is similar: 1080p at 112 FPS, 1440p at 81 FPS (28% drop), and 4K at 51 FPS (37% drop from 1440p, 54% from 1080p). The Ultra preset shows the same pattern but at lower absolute values: 72 FPS at 1080p, 52 FPS at 1440p, and 33 FPS at 4K. The consistency of these percentage drops across presets indicates that the GTX 1070's performance scales uniformly with resolution, regardless of visual settings. This is characteristic of a GPU that is bandwidth-limited rather than compute-limited, as the 256.3 GB/s memory bandwidth becomes increasingly stressed as pixel counts rise.

The 4K Low result of 86 FPS is particularly telling. It shows that even at the lowest visual settings, the GPU cannot push beyond 86 FPS at 4K, while at 1080p Low it reaches 188 FPS. This 54% reduction at 4K Low (versus 54% at Medium and High) suggests that the pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors, not the shading units or texture units. The GTX 1070's pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s are sufficient for 1080p but become strained at 4K, where 8.29 million pixels per frame require substantial fill rate and bandwidth.