Undisputed

Undisputed is a sports title that rarely stresses modern high-end hardware, and the combination of the Intel Core i7-13700K with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 produces frame rates that are, in most configurations, far beyond what a standard display can even show. The benchmark data shows a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-limited at higher resolutions but becomes increasingly CPU-bound as resolution drops, a dynamic that dictates how you should approach the settings menu. The measured results across all resolutions and presets suggest that the primary challenge here is not achieving playable performance, but rather deciding whether to cap frame rates to avoid unnecessary power draw or to maximize visual fidelity without regard to the surplus of performance available.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data indicates that the Ultra preset is the only setting tier that brings this hardware combination down to a level where the GPU is actually working hard, yet it still never dips below the 100 FPS mark at any resolution. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset yields an average of 100.1 FPS, which is perfectly smooth for a sports game and represents the best visual experience the game can offer without any compromise. The High preset at 4K produces 149 FPS, which is excellent, but the jump from High to Ultra costs roughly 33% of the frame rate while the visual difference in a boxing title is typically subtle, making Ultra the better choice for owners of high-refresh-rate 4K displays who want the full effect of the game’s graphics.

For users with 2560x1440 or 1920x1080 displays, the situation changes dramatically because the frame rates become so high that they exceed the refresh rate of almost all monitors. At 1440p, the High preset delivers 234.8 FPS, and at 1080p it reaches 325.3 FPS, both of which are beyond the capabilities of most gaming monitors. In this case, the data suggests that the Ultra preset is the most practical option, as it still produces 152.4 FPS at 1440p and 209.7 FPS at 1080p, which are well above the 144Hz threshold that most competitive displays use. The Medium preset offers no advantage over High for smoothness, and Low is only useful for benchmark chasing, as the visual degradation is severe and the frame rate gains are largely imperceptible outside of synthetic testing. The recommendation is to use Ultra for all resolutions unless you are specifically targeting a 360Hz or higher refresh rate monitor, in which case the High preset at 1080p is the only tier that gets close to that ceiling.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the i7-13700K and RTX 5090 ranks 22nd out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 1.4% of all systems tested for this game. This rank reflects the sheer power of the RTX 5090, which sits in the 94th percentile of all GPUs, and the i7-13700K, which is in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs. The ranking is not surprising given that the RTX 5090’s closest rivals, such as the RTX 5090 D and the RTX 5050 Mobile, have nearly identical average benchmark scores (84241 and 84171, respectively, with deltaPct values of 0.1% and 0.2%), meaning the GPU is essentially at the top of its class. The CPU side is similarly strong, with the i7-13700K performing within 0.5% of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 and within 0.4% of the Intel Core i9-12900F, according to the nearestRivals data.

The high rank of 22 out of 1580 confirms that this combo has no meaningful bottleneck in Undisputed. The game’s relatively simple rendering demands are easily handled by the RTX 5090’s massive compute resources, and the i7-13700K’s strong single-threaded performance (a 3dmark_single_thread score of 1136 and a passmark_single_thread score of 4333) prevents any CPU-related frame drops. The only combos above this one in the ranking are likely those with even more exotic CPUs or overclocked variants, but the practical difference in gameplay is negligible because the frame rates are already so high. For a sports game like Undisputed, this combo is effectively overkill, but it does guarantee that the game will never be the limiting factor in your system’s performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain why the game runs so fast. The GPU features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is far more than Undisputed needs at any resolution. The 4K Ultra preset at 100.1 FPS is likely limited by the game’s engine and the GPU’s shader workload rather than memory capacity, as the 32 GB buffer is excessive for a title that, based on the measured data, does not appear to push memory usage beyond what a 16 GB card could handle. The core clock boost of 2407 MHz and the massive 21760 shading units give the card a theoretical FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS, which is what allows it to push 549.5 FPS at 1080p Low without breaking a sweat.

The RTX 5090’s role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 4K, the frame rate drops from 252.6 FPS on Low to 100.1 FPS on Ultra, a clear sign that the GPU’s pixel throughput is being taxed by the higher resolution and more complex shading. The card’s pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s are the key metrics here, as they determine how quickly the GPU can fill the screen with rendered geometry. In Undisputed, the game’s character models and arenas are not exceptionally complex, so the RTX 5090’s rasterization power is more than sufficient. The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the primary scaling factor across settings, as a 77% increase in resolution from 1080p to 4K at the same settings leads to a frame rate reduction that is consistent with a GPU-bound workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. Starting at 1920x1080, the combo achieves 549.5 FPS on Low, 394.2 FPS on Medium, 325.3 FPS on High, and 209.7 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra is substantial, with Ultra being 62% slower than Low, but even the lowest frame rate at 1080p is far above any practical display refresh rate. At 2560x1440, the scores are 395.6 FPS on Low, 284.2 FPS on Medium, 234.8 FPS on High, and 152.4 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 28% across all settings, which is a typical scaling factor for a GPU-bound game. At 3840x2160, the scores are 252.6 FPS on Low, 178.8 FPS on Medium, 149 FPS on High, and 100.1 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest in the entire dataset, but it still clears the 100 FPS bar, making it a viable option for high-refresh-rate 4K gaming.

The scaling between settings is consistent across resolutions, with Medium being roughly 35-40% faster than Ultra, and High being about 20-25% faster than Ultra. This indicates that the game’s settings have a proportional impact on GPU load, with Ultra adding effects that are expensive but not catastrophic. The Low preset is significantly faster than Medium, suggesting that the game has a few key visual features that are either on or off, and turning them off provides a massive performance boost. For players who prioritize frame rate above all else, the Low preset at 1440p is the sweet spot, as it delivers 395.6 FPS while still being playable, but the visual quality loss is noticeable.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound workload, as expected with an RTX 5090. At the Ultra preset, the frame rate drops from 209.7 FPS at 1080p to 152.4 FPS at 1440p, a 27% reduction, and then to 100.1 FPS at 4K, a further 34% reduction from 1440p. This scaling is almost perfectly linear with the number of pixels, as 4K has 4 times the pixels of 1080p, but the frame rate only drops by 52% (from 209.7 to 100.1), which suggests that the game is not purely pixel-limited. The Low preset shows a similar pattern, with 549.5 FPS at 1080p dropping to 395.6 FPS at 1440p (a 28% drop) and then to 252.6 FPS at 4K (a 36% drop from 1440p). The consistent scaling factor across settings indicates that the CPU is not a limiting factor, as the same percentage drops occur regardless of the GPU load.

The fact that the frame rate drops by roughly a third when moving from 1440p to 4K, despite the pixel count doubling, points to the game’s rendering engine being more efficient at higher resolutions. This is likely because the RTX 5090’s massive memory bandwidth allows it to handle the larger framebuffer without severe penalties, and the game’s shader complexity does not scale linearly with pixel count. The data suggests that the GPU is the limiting component at all resolutions, but the CPU is never far behind, as evidenced by the fact that even at 1080p Low (549.5 FPS), the frame rate does not exceed the i7-13700K’s theoretical maximum, which is in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs. For a sports game, this level of performance means that resolution scaling is a non-issue, as even the most demanding 4K Ultra setting remains comfortably playable.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K plays a secondary but crucial role in this combo, providing enough single-threaded and multi-threaded performance to keep up with the RTX 5090’s frame output. The CPU has 16 cores and 24 threads, with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, and its benchmark scores reflect a strong all-around performer. The 3dmark_single_thread score of 1136 and the passmark_single_thread score of 4333 are critical for game logic, as Undisputed is a sports title that likely relies on a single primary thread for physics and AI. The cinebench_r23_multicore score of 39000 indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck even in heavily threaded scenarios, but the game does not appear to utilize more than a few cores based on the frame rate stability.

The data shows that the CPU’s role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the frame rate of 549.5 FPS is likely approaching the limit of what the i7-13700K can feed to the GPU, as the CPU’s passmark_multithread score of 45887 and geekbench_multicore score of 17731 are high but not infinite. The fact that the frame rate does not increase proportionally when going from 1080p Low to 1440p Low (549.5 to 395.6 FPS) suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is starting to become a limiting factor, as the GPU has more headroom than the CPU can provide. However, at higher settings and resolutions, the GPU takes over as the primary bottleneck, and the CPU’s performance is more than adequate. The nearestRivals data shows that the i7-13700K is within 0.1% of the i7-13700KF and 0.4% of the i9-12900F, meaning there is no meaningful CPU difference between these options for this game. The 125W TDP and the ability to boost to 5.40 GHz ensure that the CPU can sustain high clock speeds during extended gaming sessions, which is important for maintaining consistent frame rates in a sports title where matches can last several minutes.