Undisputed

The Intel Core i5-9400 and AMD Radeon RX 570 combination delivers a playable experience in Undisputed only at the most modest settings, and the data shows a steep price in performance as resolution climbs. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces an average of 111.9 FPS, a figure that drops to 66.8 FPS at High and 43.7 FPS at Ultra. This pattern indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU, but the RX 570’s rendering limits become the primary bottleneck as graphical fidelity increases.

Moving to 1440p exposes the GPU’s strain more clearly. The average frame rate at High settings falls to 46.2 FPS, a drop of 30.8% compared to the 1080p High result. At Low settings, the decline is even steeper in absolute terms, from 111.9 FPS down to 80.8 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p yields just 32.6 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay in a fast-paced sports title. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p suggests that the RX 570’s 4 GB frame buffer and 256-bit memory interface are being saturated, particularly at higher quality presets.

At 4K, the combination is largely out of its depth. The High preset manages only 27.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 22.2 FPS. Even the Low preset, which typically relieves pressure on the GPU, only reaches 53.5 FPS. This dramatic reduction—from 111.9 FPS at 1080p Low to 53.5 FPS at 4K Low—is a 52.2% performance loss, underscoring that the RX 570 is the limiting component at this resolution. The CPU, with its six cores and six threads (boost clock of 4.10 GHz), is not the primary constraint here; the data indicates that the GPU’s raw throughput and memory bandwidth are insufficient for 4K rendering in Undisputed.

How This Combo Ranks

In the grand scheme of tested hardware, this pairing sits near the bottom of the pile. The combo ranks 1493 out of 1580 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 5.5% of all configurations. This is a low standing, but it is consistent with the individual components’ positions in their respective markets. The CPU, an Intel Core i5-9400, holds a percentile rank of 50 among all CPUs, meaning it is squarely in the middle of the pack. Its average benchmark score of 2305 puts it just 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i3-10305 (score 2300) and 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i3-1125G4 (score 2299).

The GPU, however, is a different story. The AMD Radeon RX 570 boasts a percentile rank of 74 among all GPUs, which is surprisingly strong given its age. Its average benchmark score of 30158 places it 0.2% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (score 30109) and 0.2% above the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (score 30097). This suggests that in synthetic benchmarks, the RX 570 holds its own against much newer hardware, but the Undisputed results tell a more nuanced tale.

The discrepancy between the GPU’s high synthetic percentile and the combo’s low game rank reveals that the i5-9400 is holding the system back in this specific title. While the RX 570 can produce high frame rates in isolation, the combination’s overall rank of 1493 indicates that the CPU’s six threads are insufficient to keep up with the GPU’s demands in Undisputed. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-8809G (score 2319, delta -0.6%), show that the i5-9400 is competitive in raw compute, but the game’s engine appears to favor higher thread counts or newer architectures. The result is a combo that ranks poorly despite having a GPU that individually performs above the 74th percentile.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution to play Undisputed with this hardware?*

A: The data shows that 1080p with Low settings is the only configuration that delivers a frame rate above 100 FPS, averaging 111.9 FPS. At 1080p Medium, the average drops to 77.7 FPS, which is still playable, but High (66.8 FPS) and Ultra (43.7 FPS) require compromises.

*Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Undisputed?*

A: No. At 4K, even the Low preset averages only 53.5 FPS, and the High and Ultra presets fall to 27.5 FPS and 22.2 FPS, respectively. These results indicate the RX 570 is not capable of maintaining smooth gameplay at 4K in this title.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158, which is 0.2% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (30109) and 0.2% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (30097). It also outperforms the NVIDIA Tesla M60 (29969) by 0.6%.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-9400 a bottleneck for the RX 570 in this game?

A: The combination ranks 1493 out of 1580, which is very low. Given that the GPU has a high percentile rank (74) and the CPU is at the 50th percentile, the data suggests the CPU’s six threads limit the system’s overall performance in Undisputed.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, the Low preset averages 80.8 FPS, while Ultra drops to 32.6 FPS. This represents a 59.7% reduction in average frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest quality settings.

Q: Does the RX 570’s memory configuration impact its performance in this game?

A: The RX 570 features 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The sharp frame rate drops at higher resolutions and settings suggest that this memory capacity and bandwidth are insufficient for Undisputed’s demands at 4K and Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured results provide a clear picture of how the i5-9400 and RX 570 perform across different resolutions and quality presets. At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the combo shows its best performance. Low settings yield an average of 111.9 FPS, which is the only result above the 100 FPS threshold. Medium settings drop to 77.7 FPS, High settles at 66.8 FPS, and Ultra brings the average down to 43.7 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 68.2 FPS, indicating that the GPU is heavily taxed by the higher-quality presets.

At 2560x1440, the averages fall across the board. Low settings produce 80.8 FPS, which is still respectable but 31.1 FPS lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium averages 56.6 FPS, High drops to 46.2 FPS, and Ultra is the only preset that dips below 35 FPS, landing at 32.6 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a consistent penalty of roughly 20-28% across all settings, which is typical for a GPU with this level of memory bandwidth.

The 3840x2160 results are the most revealing. High settings average just 27.5 FPS, which is unplayable for a sports game that requires smooth motion. Medium averages 36.5 FPS, and Low reaches 53.5 FPS. Ultra falls to 22.2 FPS, the lowest score recorded in the entire dataset. The difference between 1080p Low (111.9 FPS) and 4K Low (53.5 FPS) is a stark 58.4 FPS loss, highlighting the GPU’s inability to handle the pixel count at 4K. The data shows that this combo is only viable for 1080p gaming, and even then, users must accept lower quality settings to achieve high frame rates.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the dominant factor in these results, and its specifications explain why. The GPU is built on the Polaris 20 chip using GCN 4.0 architecture, fabricated on a 14 nm process. It contains 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, with 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units. The base clock runs at 1168 MHz, with a boost clock of 1244 MHz, delivering a peak FP32 throughput of 5.095 TFLOPS. The memory subsystem consists of 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, operating at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective), which yields a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s.

These specifications are relevant to the Undisputed results because the game’s performance scales poorly with resolution. At 1080p, the GPU can maintain playable frame rates at Low and Medium settings, but the 4 GB frame buffer becomes a limitation at higher resolutions. The texture rates and pixel rates are fixed—159.2 GTexel/s and 39.81 GPixel/s, respectively—so when the resolution increases, the GPU must work harder to fill the screen, leading to the steep drops seen at 1440p and 4K. The VRAM capacity of 4 GB is also a likely culprit for the poor Ultra performance, as higher-quality textures may exceed this limit, causing stuttering or reduced frame rates.

The GPU’s synthetic benchmark scores are high relative to its peers—it sits at the 74th percentile with an average score of 30158—but this does not translate to strong gaming performance in Undisputed. The GPU’s boost clock of 1244 MHz is modest by modern standards, and its power draw of 150 W requires a 450 W power supply, but these factors do not directly explain the game-specific results. Instead, the data points to the GPU’s memory bandwidth and capacity as the primary bottlenecks, particularly at 1440p and 4K. The combo’s rank of 1493 out of 1580 confirms that this GPU, while competitive in synthetic tests, is not well-suited to the demands of Undisputed at higher resolutions.