Undisputed

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-13700K compare to its closest rival in overall CPU performance?

A: The i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 46881, which places it 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (46971) and 0.3% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 (47022). It sits 0.5% ahead of both the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX (46654) and the Intel Xeon w3-2535 (46653).

Q: What is the RTX 5050's position among all GPUs, and which rival is closest?

A: The RTX 5050 sits in the 66th percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 21035 is 1.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713) and 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153). It trails the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379) by 1.6% and the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237) by 1%.

Q: Can this system run Undisputed at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, at 4K with High settings the system averages 66 FPS, and with Medium settings it averages 79 FPS with a minimum of 67 FPS. However, Ultra settings drop the average to 42 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold most players target.

Q: What is the best resolution for high refresh rate monitors?

A: At 1080p, the system delivers 173 FPS on Medium settings and 144 FPS on High, making it suitable for 144Hz displays. At 1440p, Medium settings yield 125 FPS (min 107, max 144), which also suits 120Hz or 144Hz monitors. Low settings at 1080p reach 241 FPS, enough for 240Hz panels.

Q: How does the GPU's memory bandwidth compare to its bus width?

A: The RTX 5050 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This configuration is paired with a base clock of 2317 MHz and a boost clock of 2572 MHz, with memory running at 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread configuration for this game?

A: The Intel Core i7-13700K has 16 cores and 24 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. It includes 30 MB of shared L3 cache, 2 MB of L2 cache per core, and 80 KB of L1 cache per core, built on Intel's Raptor Lake architecture with a 10 nm process.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is the primary driver for Undisputed's frame rates, and its memory configuration plays a decisive role. The GPU packs 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is a modest memory subsystem by modern standards, but the data suggests it is sufficient for this boxing title at 1080p and 1440p, where the card delivers strong results. At 4K, however, the combination of memory capacity and bandwidth becomes a more significant constraint, particularly as settings scale upward.

Clock speeds are another factor. The RTX 5050 runs at a base clock of 2317 MHz and boosts to 2572 MHz. These are high clocks for a 130 W TDP card, and they help explain why the GPU punches above its raw compute specs in a game like Undisputed, which is not particularly demanding on shading power. The card's FP32 throughput is 13.17 TFLOPS, and its texture rate is 205.8 GTexel/s, with a pixel rate of 82.30 GPixel/s. These figures are modest compared to higher-tier Blackwell cards, but the measured FPS shows they are adequate for smooth gameplay at most settings.

The RTX 5050's benchmark profile places it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 21035. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713, 1.6% slower) and the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153, 0.6% faster). The delta between these cards is small, meaning the RTX 5050 is operating in a tightly contested performance tier. In Undisputed specifically, the GPU's VRAM and bandwidth appear to be the limiting factors at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS drops to 42. At 4K Low, the average jumps to 110 FPS, indicating that texture and shading loads—not raw geometry—are what strain the memory subsystem.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and frame rate stability across all three resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 173 FPS average with a minimum of 147 FPS and a maximum of 200 FPS. At 1440p, Medium yields 125 FPS average (min 107, max 144). At 4K, Medium still maintains a playable 79 FPS average with a minimum of 67 FPS. This preset provides consistent headroom above 60 FPS at every resolution, making it the safest recommendation for a smooth experience.

High settings are a viable alternative for players with 144Hz monitors at 1080p, where the average is 144 FPS. At 1440p High, the average drops to 104 FPS, which is still acceptable for most displays but leaves less headroom for dips. At 4K High, the average falls to 66 FPS, which is technically playable but close to the 60 FPS threshold; any demanding scene could push it below.

Ultra settings are only recommended for 1080p, where the average is 92 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, the average drops to 67 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it collapses to 42 FPS, which is not suitable for a fast-paced sports game. Low settings are available for maximum frame rates—241 FPS at 1080p, 174 FPS at 1440p, and 110 FPS at 4K—but the visual trade-off is substantial. For most users, Medium is the sweet spot: it preserves the 60 FPS floor at 4K and offers triple-digit frame rates at lower resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 241 FPS. Medium settings average 173 FPS, with a minimum of 147 FPS and a maximum of 200 FPS. High settings average 144 FPS. Ultra settings average 92 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline, but even Ultra remains comfortably above 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance scales down proportionally. Low settings average 174 FPS. Medium settings average 125 FPS, with a minimum of 107 FPS and a maximum of 144 FPS. High settings average 104 FPS. Ultra settings average 67 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p is particularly notable for its tight min-max range, suggesting consistent frame pacing.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to struggle with higher presets. Low settings average 110 FPS. Medium settings average 79 FPS, with a minimum of 67 FPS and a maximum of 91 FPS. High settings average 66 FPS. Ultra settings average just 42 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is only 13 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 24 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset introduces a disproportionately heavy load.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset shows the most consistent frame delivery, with the 1080p and 1440p runs both exhibiting minimums that stay well above 100 FPS. The 4K Medium run, with a 67 FPS minimum, is the only Medium result that approaches the 60 FPS line. The data also shows that Low settings are the only preset that keeps 4K above 100 FPS, which highlights the GPU's memory bandwidth limitations at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling, but with some nuance. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p (241 FPS) to 1440p (174 FPS) represents a 27.8% reduction, and from 1440p to 4K (110 FPS) another 36.8% reduction. This is a relatively steep drop-off, suggesting that even at Low settings, the RTX 5050's memory bandwidth is a bottleneck at higher pixel counts.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 1080p (173 FPS) to 1440p (125 FPS) is a 27.7% drop, and 1440p to 4K (79 FPS) is a 36.8% drop. The consistency of these percentages across Low and Medium indicates that the GPU is scaling with pixel count in a predictable, compute-bound manner at these presets.

At High settings, the drops are more pronounced: 1080p (144 FPS) to 1440p (104 FPS) is a 27.8% reduction, and 1440p to 4K (66 FPS) is a 36.5% reduction. Ultra settings show the steepest curve: 1080p (92 FPS) to 1440p (67 FPS) is a 27.2% drop, and 1440p to 4K (42 FPS) is a 37.3% drop.

The pattern is telling: the percentage drop from 1440p to 4K is consistently larger (36-37%) than the drop from 1080p to 1440p (27-28%) across all settings. This indicates that the GPU's memory subsystem—8 GB of VRAM and 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth—becomes increasingly saturated as resolution increases. The CPU's role in this scaling is minimal; with 16 cores and 24 threads, the i7-13700K easily keeps up with the GPU's output at all resolutions. The limiting component at 4K is clearly the RTX 5050, particularly its bandwidth-limited memory interface.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K is a 16-core, 24-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with 30 MB of shared L3 cache. Its benchmark scores are strong: Cinebench R23 multi-core reaches 30745, single-core 2116; Geekbench multi-core is 19429, single-core 2529; and Passmark multi-thread is 45887. These figures place the CPU in the 89th percentile of all processors.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU without becoming a bottleneck. The measured FPS data shows that the system scales predictably with resolution, which is the hallmark of a GPU-bound scenario. The i7-13700K's single-thread performance—3DMark single-thread score of 1136 and Passmark single-thread of 4333—is more than sufficient for a sports title that typically relies on a few primary threads for game logic and physics. The multi-thread capacity (3DMark max-threads score of 12412, Cinebench R20 multi-core of 16292) ensures that background tasks and streaming do not interfere with frame delivery.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (0.2% faster), AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 (0.3% faster), AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX (0.5% slower), and Intel Xeon w3-2535 (0.5% slower). These deltas are negligible for gaming purposes. The i7-13700K's 5.40 GHz boost clock gives it exceptional responsiveness in lightly threaded workloads, which is what Undisputed's simulation logic requires.

The CPU's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5, with a dual-channel bus, provides flexibility for system builders, though the game's performance is not heavily dependent on memory bandwidth. The processor's 125 W TDP and unlocked multiplier make it a versatile choice for overclocking, though the measured results already show it is not the limiting factor in this configuration. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 241 FPS, which is near the practical ceiling for many displays and suggests the CPU can push even higher if the GPU were faster. The bottleneck in this system is unequivocally the RTX 5050 at higher resolutions, not the i7-13700K.