Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core i5-14600KF + AMD Radeon RX 6600

The Intel Core i5-14600KF paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 delivers a broad range of performance in Undisputed, a Sports title released on 2023-10-10. Across the measured 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions and four quality presets, this combination produces average frame rates spanning from 35.4 FPS at 4K Ultra up to 211.7 FPS at 1080p Low. The CPU, a 14-core, 20-thread Raptor Lake-R part with a 5.30 GHz boost clock, sits at the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU, an RDNA 2.0 Navi 23 chip with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, ranks at the 69th percentile among all GPUs. The data suggests a system that is heavily GPU-limited at higher resolutions and settings, with the CPU's headroom becoming more apparent only at lower loads.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Undisputed?*

A: The highest measured average is 211.7 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is significantly higher than the next tier, which hits 153.3 FPS at Medium settings at the same resolution.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Intel Core i5-14600KF has an average benchmark score of 49367, placing it 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14600K (49166) and 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (49062). It trails the AMD EPYC 4345P by 0.5%, which scores 49595.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has an average benchmark score of 25235. This places it virtually tied with the AMD Radeon 890M (0% delta), 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, and 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. It is 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6700M.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rate drops from 97.7 FPS on Low to 35.4 FPS on Ultra. This represents a significant 62.4 FPS reduction, or about a 64% decrease in performance when moving to the highest quality preset.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the limiting factor at 1080p Low?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system reaches 211.7 FPS. Given the GPU is an entry-level RDNA 2 part and the CPU is a high-end 14-core processor ranking in the 93rd percentile, the data implies the frame rate is bounded more by the GPU's rendering limits than by CPU processing power at this setting.

Q: Where does this specific CPU+GPU combination rank among all tested combos in this game?

A: This particular pairing ranks 1271 out of 1580 total tested combinations in Undisputed. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the field, suggesting that while it is capable, many other pairings deliver higher performance in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data for Undisputed shows a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate across the four presets. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 81.6 FPS, which is playable, but the High preset jumps to 124.1 FPS, offering a substantial 52% improvement in frame rate while presumably still maintaining strong visual quality. For users with standard 60Hz displays, the High preset at 1080p provides a comfortable cushion above the refresh rate threshold. The Medium preset at 153.3 FPS is even smoother, but the incremental gain over High is less critical unless targeting a 144Hz or higher refresh rate monitor.

Moving to 2560x1440, the High preset produces 89.9 FPS, which remains above 60 FPS and is the recommended starting point for a smooth experience. The Medium preset delivers 111 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh-rate gaming at this resolution. The Ultra preset falls to 57.5 FPS, dipping just below the 60 FPS target, so it is less ideal for competitive play. At 3840x2160, the High preset yields 54.5 FPS, which is borderline for a 60Hz display, while Medium at 67.8 FPS is the only 4K preset that clears the 60 FPS mark without dropping to Low settings. For the best balance of image quality and responsiveness, the data supports High settings at 1080p and 1440p, and Medium settings at 4K.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is a RDNA 2.0 architecture GPU built on a 7 nm process with 11,060 million transistors. It operates at a base clock of 1626 MHz, a game clock of 2044 MHz, and a boost clock of 2491 MHz. The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. These specifications are modest by modern standards, and the GPU's 69th percentile ranking among all GPUs reflects its mid-range positioning.

In Undisputed, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution and settings scale up. At 4K Ultra, the system drops to 35.4 FPS, indicating the GPU is fully saturated. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is a potential concern at higher resolutions, as texture data can exceed this limit, but the measured frame rates suggest the memory bandwidth and capacity are sufficient to avoid catastrophic stutters at the tested presets. The GPU's pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 279.0 GTexel/s are key factors in rendering the game's character models and ring environments. Compared to its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon 890M, the RX 6600 shows a 0% delta in average benchmark score, indicating near-identical overall performance, yet in this specific game, the dedicated GPU's dedicated VRAM and bandwidth likely provide an advantage that general benchmarks do not capture.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and AMD Radeon RX 6600 ranks 1271 out of 1580 tested combinations in Undisputed. This places it in the bottom 20% of all pairings, which is noteworthy given the CPU's strong benchmark performance. The CPU alone ranks in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 69th percentile among all GPUs. The disparity suggests that the GPU is the primary bottleneck in this pairing, dragging the overall combo ranking down despite the CPU's capabilities.

The combo rank of 1271 indicates that most other tested systems achieve higher frame rates in this title. This is likely because Undisputed is not a CPU-intensive game, and the RX 6600's mid-range performance limits the system's overall output. For context, the CPU's nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i5-14600K and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, would likely produce similar results when paired with the same GPU, as the frame rates are GPU-bound. The data implies that users seeking higher combo rankings in this game would benefit more from a GPU upgrade than a CPU change, as the 14-core processor has ample headroom that is left unused at most settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14-core, 20-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on a 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.50 GHz, a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, and a 125 W TDP. The CPU features 24 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB of L2 cache per core, supporting both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. Its benchmark scores are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32889 and a single-core score of 4643, placing it in the 93rd percentile overall.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is less pronounced than the GPU's, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling. At 1080p Low, the system hits 211.7 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this game engine, but this is an outlier scenario. At all other settings, the frame rates are far lower, indicating GPU limitation. The CPU's 20 threads are unlikely to be fully utilized by a sports title, which typically relies on fewer cores for game logic and physics. The high single-thread performance, reflected in the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4643, is more relevant here, as it ensures the game's main thread is not a bottleneck. The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking and its nearest rivals' performance (0.4% ahead of the i5-14600K) confirm that this processor is more than adequate for Undisputed, leaving the GPU as the definitive limiting factor in most scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this combo in Undisputed are as follows:

At 1920x1080, the system achieves 211.7 FPS on Low, 153.3 FPS on Medium, 124.1 FPS on High, and 81.6 FPS on Ultra. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline, with the largest drop occurring between Medium and High (29.2 FPS) and between High and Ultra (42.5 FPS). The 1080p results are all above 60 FPS, making this resolution the most flexible for quality settings.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates are 153.1 FPS on Low, 111 FPS on Medium, 89.9 FPS on High, and 57.5 FPS on Ultra. Here, the Ultra preset falls below the 60 FPS threshold, while the other three presets remain playable. The drop from Low to Medium is 42.1 FPS, and from Medium to High is 21.1 FPS, showing a more gradual scaling than at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the system delivers 97.7 FPS on Low, 67.8 FPS on Medium, 54.5 FPS on High, and 35.4 FPS on Ultra. Only the Low and Medium presets clear 60 FPS at this resolution. The Ultra preset at 4K is significantly demanding, producing less than half the frame rate of the High preset at 1440p. The data shows that this combo is capable of a smooth experience at 4K only when settings are reduced to Medium or lower.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the system's bottleneck characteristics. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 211.7 at 1080p to 153.1 at 1440p (a 27.7% reduction) and further to 97.7 at 4K (a 53.8% reduction from 1080p). This scaling is less steep than expected for a purely GPU-bound scenario, suggesting that the CPU is partially limiting performance at 1080p Low, where the frame rate is very high.

At High settings, the drop from 1080p (124.1 FPS) to 1440p (89.9 FPS) is 27.6%, and from 1440p to 4K (54.5 FPS) is another 39.4%. This steeper decline at higher resolutions indicates the GPU is becoming the dominant constraint. The most dramatic scaling occurs at Ultra settings, where 1080p yields 81.6 FPS, 1440p yields 57.5 FPS (a 29.5% drop), and 4K yields 35.4 FPS (a 56.6% drop from 1080p). The consistent ~30% reduction from 1080p to 1440p across all settings, followed by a sharper ~40-50% reduction from 1440p to 4K, points to the GPU's memory bandwidth and processing power being the limiting factors at higher pixel counts. The CPU's high single-thread performance and 14 cores are sufficient to feed the GPU at all tested settings, but the RX 6600's 224.0 GB/s bandwidth and 8 GB VRAM become strained as pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K.