Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core i7-14700F + AMD Radeon RX 6600

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 delivers a surprisingly versatile experience in Undisputed, a Sports title released in October 2023. The measured data reveals a system that can handle competitive boxing at high refresh rates on lower presets, but struggles to maintain playable frame rates when pushed to maximum visual quality at higher resolutions. With the CPU sitting in the 94th percentile among all processors and the GPU in the 69th percentile among all graphics cards, this combination leans heavily on the processor's strength, which becomes evident in how frame rates scale across settings and resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The data shows a clear sweet spot at Medium settings across all tested resolutions. At 1080p, Medium produces 153.2 FPS, which is only 28% below the Low preset's 212.9 FPS but delivers substantially better visual fidelity. Moving to 1440p, Medium yields 111.4 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Even at 4K, Medium maintains 68.6 FPS, which remains playable. The High preset offers 124.2 FPS at 1080p and 87.4 FPS at 1440p, but drops to 57.2 FPS at 4K—falling just below the ideal 60 FPS mark. Ultra is the outlier, producing only 79.5 FPS at 1080p, 60.8 FPS at 1440p, and a disappointing 37.1 FPS at 4K, making it unsuitable for anything beyond 1080p.

For players prioritizing frame rate stability, Medium at 1440p provides the best balance, offering 111.4 FPS while retaining enough visual quality for a sports title. At 4K, Medium is the only preset that stays above 60 FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K displays. The jump from Medium to High costs roughly 20% performance at each resolution, which may not justify the visual gains in a fast-paced boxing game. Low settings, while delivering 212.9 FPS at 1080p and 149.5 FPS at 1440p, sacrifice too much visual detail for a game where character models matter. The data implies that Medium is the intended performance target for this hardware combination, with High serving as a viable alternative only at 1080p and 1440p.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, but only on Medium settings, where it achieves 68.6 FPS. High drops to 57.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 37.1 FPS, both below the 60 FPS standard. Low reaches 94.6 FPS at 4K, suggesting the GPU has headroom if visual quality is sacrificed.

Q: How does the RX 6600 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score of 25235 is effectively tied with the AMD Radeon 890M (25246, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (25287, -0.2% delta). It sits just ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (25180, 0.2% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (25120, 0.5% delta), indicating this is a mid-tier card.

Q: What is the CPU's synthetic benchmark standing relative to its competition?

A: The i7-14700F scores 54097 on average, placing it 0.6% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X (54450) and 1.1% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D (54681). It outperforms the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 (53469) by 1.2% and the AMD EPYC 7313P (53206) by 1.7%, showing it's a strong high-end processor.

Q: Is the RX 6600's 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Undisputed?

A: The benchmark data shows playable frame rates across all settings at 1080p and 1440p, with Medium at 4K reaching 68.6 FPS. The VRAM allocation appears adequate for this title, though Ultra settings at 4K drop to 37.1 FPS, which could indicate memory pressure or general GPU limitation.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combination ranks 1276 out of 1580 tested combos, placing it in the lower half of configurations. This ranking reflects the GPU's mid-tier position (69th percentile) rather than the CPU's high standing (94th percentile), suggesting the graphics card is the limiting factor.

Q: What is the maximum frame rate achievable with this setup?

A: The highest measured average is 212.9 FPS at 1080p on Low settings. At 1440p, the maximum is 149.5 FPS on Low, and at 4K, it's 94.6 FPS on Low. These figures show the system can drive high refresh rate displays when settings are reduced.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600, built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 23 chip, provides 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock reaches 2491 MHz, with a game clock of 2044 MHz. The card's 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units produce 8.928 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The GPU's 69th percentile standing among all graphics cards indicates it's a competent but not exceptional performer.

In Undisputed, the GPU's role becomes evident in the performance drop between Low and Ultra settings. At 1080p, Low produces 212.9 FPS while Ultra drops to 79.5 FPS—a 62.7% reduction. This scaling suggests the game's Ultra preset imposes significant load on the GPU's shading units and memory subsystem. The 8 GB VRAM capacity appears sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 37.1 FPS result at 4K Ultra hints that memory bandwidth or capacity could be a constraint at higher resolutions. The card's pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 279.0 GTexel/s are adequate for this Sports title, which doesn't feature the complex particle effects or large open worlds found in other genres.

The RX 6600's closest synthetic rival is the AMD Radeon 890M, with a delta of 0%, indicating near-identical average benchmark scores. This parity suggests that in Undisputed, the RX 6600 should perform similarly to integrated graphics solutions on paper, yet the measured frame rates show it handles the game well, implying the game's optimization favors this architecture.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the RX 6600 with the i7-14700F delivers 212.9 FPS on Low, 153.2 FPS on Medium, 124.2 FPS on High, and 79.5 FPS on Ultra. These figures demonstrate that even at the highest quality preset, the system exceeds 60 FPS, making 1080p fully playable across all settings. The step from Low to Medium costs 59.7 FPS, while Medium to High costs 29 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 44.7 FPS—showing diminishing returns as quality increases.

At 1440p, performance scales down predictably: Low achieves 149.5 FPS, Medium 111.4 FPS, High 87.4 FPS, and Ultra 60.8 FPS. This resolution remains playable on all presets, though Ultra barely crosses the 60 FPS threshold. The 1440p results show a more linear scaling pattern compared to 1080p, with each preset step costing roughly 25-35 FPS.

At 4K, the results become more constrained: Low delivers 94.6 FPS, Medium 68.6 FPS, High 57.2 FPS, and Ultra 37.1 FPS. The 4K data reveals the GPU's limitations, as High and Ultra both fall below 60 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is 11.4 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 20.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU struggles more as pixel count increases. The 1440p Ultra result of 60.8 FPS and 4K Medium's 68.6 FPS suggest that reducing resolution or settings provides similar performance gains, but the GPU's memory bus width of 128 bits becomes a bottleneck at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

Moving from 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS across all settings decreases by roughly 30%. Specifically, Low drops from 212.9 to 149.5 (a 29.8% reduction), Medium from 153.2 to 111.4 (27.3%), High from 124.2 to 87.4 (29.6%), and Ultra from 79.5 to 60.8 (23.5%). This consistent ~30% reduction aligns with the pixel count increase from 2.07 million to 3.69 million, suggesting the GPU is the primary limiter at these resolutions.

Scaling from 1440p to 4K is more punishing. Low drops from 149.5 to 94.6 (36.7% reduction), Medium from 111.4 to 68.6 (38.4%), High from 87.4 to 57.2 (34.6%), and Ultra from 60.8 to 37.1 (39%). The 4K pixel count of 8.29 million is 2.25 times that of 1440p, yet the FPS reduction is less than the theoretical 55%, indicating some headroom in the GPU's rendering pipeline. The 128-bit memory bus and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth appear to handle the increased load better than expected, though the Ultra preset's 37.1 FPS shows clear strain.

The scaling pattern reveals that the CPU, with its 20 cores and 28 threads, is not the bottleneck in this game at higher resolutions. The i7-14700F's strong single-thread performance (5003 in Cinebench R23 single-core) ensures it can feed the GPU adequately, even at 1080p Low where 212.9 FPS is achieved. The frame rate drops between resolutions are consistent across settings, pointing to the GPU as the limiting component throughout.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F brings 20 cores and 28 threads, with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Its 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache provide ample storage for game data. The CPU's 94th percentile ranking among all processors reflects its strong synthetic performance, with a multi-core score of 35443 in Cinebench R23 and a single-core score of 5003.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p Low, where the system achieves 212.9 FPS. This high frame rate suggests the game's physics and AI calculations—core components of a boxing simulation—are handled efficiently by the processor. The 14700F's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, scores only 0.6% higher on average, indicating that this Intel chip is at the top of its class for gaming workloads. The CPU's 65 W TDP and support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory provide flexibility, while its PCIe Gen 5 interface with 16 lanes ensures no bottleneck for the GPU's PCIe 4.0 x8 connection.

The data shows the CPU is likely not the limiting factor in any of the measured scenarios. At 4K Ultra (37.1 FPS), the GPU is clearly the constraint, as the CPU's strong multi-threaded performance (14886 in Cinebench R20 multi-core) would easily handle the game's logic at that frame rate. The CPU's 94th percentile position, combined with the GPU's 69th percentile, means this combo is CPU-heavy, which is unusual for a Sports title but beneficial for maintaining consistent frame rates in complex fight scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700F + AMD Radeon RX 6600 combination ranks 1276 out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 19th percentile of configurations. This ranking is notably lower than what the CPU's 94th percentile might suggest, confirming that the GPU drags down the overall performance. The RX 6600's 69th percentile is respectable for a mid-range card, but in a game where frame rates scale significantly with resolution and settings, the GPU's limitations become apparent.

Compared to its synthetic benchmarks, where the GPU is nearly tied with the AMD Radeon 890M (0% delta) and RTX 3060 Ti (0.5% delta), the in-game ranking of 1276 suggests that many combos with stronger GPUs outperform this setup. The CPU's excellent scores (3572 in Cinebench R15 multi-core, 16571 in Geekbench multi-core) do not compensate for the GPU's mid-tier position in this specific title. The combo's ranking implies that users seeking higher frame rates at 4K Ultra would need a more powerful GPU, while those prioritizing 1080p or 1440p gaming at Medium settings will find this configuration adequate.

The data reveals that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can maintain high frame rates on Medium and High presets. The 1276th ranking out of 1580 combos positions it below average, but the measured results show it can still deliver a smooth experience in Undisputed when settings are adjusted appropriately. The combination's strength lies in its CPU, which ensures consistent frame pacing and prevents CPU-bound stutters, while the GPU provides enough power for competitive play at moderate settings.