Undisputed

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a wide spread of performance in Undisputed, ranging from a highly playable 72.8 FPS at 4K High to a blistering 271.9 FPS at 1080p Low. The measured frame rates reveal a system that scales predictably with resolution, but the shape of that scaling curve points to different bottlenecks depending on where you land on the quality spectrum.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 1440p and then to 4K is steep but consistent, indicating a system that transitions from CPU-bound at lower resolutions to GPU-bound at higher ones. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 271.9 at 1080p to 196.8 at 1440p—a 27.6% reduction—and then to 122.3 at 4K, which is another 37.9% drop. This pattern shows that even at 4K Low, the RTX 4060 is still producing well over 120 frames per second, suggesting the graphics card is not yet the primary limiter at these low-quality presets.

The scaling becomes more pronounced when the settings are raised. At High settings, the average drops from 163.5 FPS at 1080p to 119.4 FPS at 1440p (a 27.0% reduction) and then to 72.8 FPS at 4K (a 39.0% reduction). The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling: from 102.3 FPS at 1080p down to 74.2 FPS at 1440p (a 27.5% drop), and finally to 46.3 FPS at 4K (a 37.6% drop). These percentages are remarkably uniform across the three quality presets, which suggests that the resolution scaling factor is largely independent of the graphics settings in this title.

The data indicates that the limiting component shifts as resolution increases. At 1080p, the high frame rates—particularly the 271.9 FPS at Low—suggest that the CPU is doing most of the heavy lifting, as the GPU has idle capacity. By 4K Ultra, the system drops to 46.3 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered smooth, indicating the GPU is now fully saturated. The consistent 27-28% drop from 1080p to 1440p across all settings is a hallmark of a system where the GPU is becoming the bottleneck, as pixel count increases by 78% but frame rate only drops by roughly a quarter, implying some headroom remains at 1440p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC, featuring 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. The memory runs at 2125 MHz with 17 Gbps effective speed, providing a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. The GPU has a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, with a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s. These specifications place the card in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23181.

The RTX 4060's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks are the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, which scores 23321 (a 0.6% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti at 23338 (a 0.7% delta), the Intel Arc B580 at 23021 (a 0.7% delta), and the AMD Radeon 760M at 22999 (a 0.8% delta). The 4060's performance is thus tightly clustered with these competitors, none of which are more than 0.8% apart in average score.

In Undisputed, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM appears sufficient for the 4K Ultra preset, which achieves 46.3 FPS. The card's FP32 throughput of 15.11 TFLOPS and 24 RT cores provide the compute foundation necessary for the game's physics and rendering, but the data shows that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate drops below 50 FPS. The 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is likely a constraining factor at higher resolutions and quality settings, as the pixel rate alone cannot compensate for the memory throughput needed to feed the large frame buffers.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 913th out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed. This places the system in the lower-middle portion of the database, which is notable given the individual components' percentile rankings—the CPU sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 66th percentile.

The rank disparity suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor for this combo's overall standing. The CPU is a high performer—its average benchmark score of 35355 places it just 0.1% above the Intel Core i5-14400 (35336) and 0.2% below the Intel Core i7-13800H (35416). The i7-12700KF also edges out the Intel Core i9-12900HX (35289) by 0.2% and the Intel Core i5-13600T (35256) by 0.3%. This CPU is clearly not the bottleneck in most scenarios.

However, the 913th rank out of 1580 combos indicates that many other systems with stronger GPUs achieve higher frame rates in this game. The data shows that the 4060's performance relative to its rivals is closely matched, but the overall combo rank suggests that the GPU's mid-tier standing holds back the CPU's potential. A system with this same CPU but a higher-tier GPU would likely rank significantly better, as the CPU's raw compute power—evidenced by its 3dmark_max_threads score of 9983 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 28979—is more than adequate for this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its full range. Low settings produce an average of 271.9 FPS, Medium drops to 195.5 FPS, High achieves 163.5 FPS, and Ultra settles at 102.3 FPS. The gap from Low to Ultra is 169.6 FPS, showing that the quality preset has a substantial impact at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 196.8 FPS at Low, 144.1 FPS at Medium, 119.4 FPS at High, and 74.2 FPS at Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra spread narrows to 122.6 FPS, indicating that the GPU is starting to feel the pressure of the higher pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates compress further: 122.3 FPS at Low, 92.9 FPS at Medium, 72.8 FPS at High, and 46.3 FPS at Ultra. The spread between Low and Ultra is now just 76.0 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration across all resolutions and settings that falls below 60 FPS, making it the sole scenario where the system cannot maintain smooth gameplay.

The data reveals a consistent pattern: Low settings at any resolution provide more than double the frame rate of Ultra settings at the same resolution. At 1080p, the ratio is 2.7x (271.9 vs 102.3), at 1440p it is 2.7x (196.8 vs 74.2), and at 4K it is 2.6x (122.3 vs 46.3). This uniformity suggests that the quality presets scale evenly in their GPU demand.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF is a 12-core, 20-thread processor from the Alder Lake architecture, built on a 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory over a dual-channel bus and provides 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes. Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 1.25 MB L2 per core, and 25 MB of shared L3 cache.

The CPU's benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 28979, a Geekbench multicore score of 13596, and a Passmark multithread score of 34092. Single-threaded performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 singlecore score of 4091 and a Passmark single-thread score of 3984. These scores place the CPU in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35355.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p Low, where the 271.9 FPS average far exceeds what the GPU could deliver if it were the sole constraint. The 3dmark_2_threads score of 2065 and the 3dmark_4_threads score of 4011 indicate strong low-thread-count performance, which is typical for a game that may not fully utilize all 20 threads. However, the CPU's 12 cores and 20 threads provide ample headroom, as evidenced by the 3dmark_16_threads score of 9282 and the Cinebench R15 multicore score of 2921. The data shows that even at 4K Low (122.3 FPS), the CPU is not a limiting factor, as the frame rate remains high enough to suggest the GPU is still the primary constraint.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to a clear hierarchy for the best experience. For players targeting 60 FPS as a baseline, every settings preset at 1080p and 1440p exceeds this threshold, with the sole exception being 4K Ultra at 46.3 FPS. The High preset at 1440p delivers 119.4 FPS, which is a strong balance of visual quality and performance, while the Ultra preset at 1440p achieves 74.2 FPS, still comfortably above 60 FPS.

At 4K, the situation is more nuanced. High settings produce 72.8 FPS, which is playable and only 1.7 FPS short of the 74.2 FPS seen at 1440p Ultra. This suggests that 4K High is a viable option for those prioritizing resolution over maximum graphical fidelity. The Medium preset at 4K (92.9 FPS) is also a strong choice, offering a significant frame rate boost over High while maintaining reasonable visual quality. Ultra at 4K should be avoided if smooth gameplay is the priority, as the 46.3 FPS average will likely result in noticeable stutter and input lag.

For competitive play, the Low preset at 1440p (196.8 FPS) or even the Medium preset at 1080p (195.5 FPS) both provide frame rates well above what most displays can show, making them ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. The data indicates that the system is best utilized at 1440p with High or Ultra settings, as this resolution provides a 78% pixel count increase over 1080p while only reducing frame rates by roughly 27%, offering a substantial visual upgrade for a modest performance cost.