Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core i7-14700F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a consistently strong performance profile in Undisputed, with measured average frame rates ranging from 66.1 FPS at 4K Ultra to 359.9 FPS at 1080p Low. The data shows a system that comfortably handles the game across all tested configurations, though the scaling patterns reveal important characteristics about where the bottleneck shifts between CPU and GPU as resolution and settings change.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial but follows a predictable pattern that highlights the GPU as the primary limiter at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p (359.9 FPS) to 1440p (258.5 FPS) represents a 28.2% reduction, and moving to 4K (167.2 FPS) cuts performance by another 35.3% from the 1440p figure. This steep decline at lower settings indicates that even with modest graphical demands, the RTX 3080's rendering throughput becomes the dominant constraint as pixel count increases.

At Medium settings, the same resolution progression shows 260.1 FPS at 1080p, 189.8 FPS at 1440p, and 117 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are consistent with the Low setting pattern, reinforcing that resolution scaling is largely independent of the preset chosen. High settings follow suit with 212.8 FPS at 1080p, 156.6 FPS at 1440p, and 97.7 FPS at 4K.

The Ultra preset reveals the most dramatic scaling penalty. Starting at 136.9 FPS in 1080p, the frame rate falls to 97.9 FPS at 1440p (a 28.5% drop), then to 66.1 FPS at 4K (a 32.5% drop from 1440p). The fact that even the lowest resolution Ultra configuration produces just over half the frame rate of the 1080p Low result (136.9 vs 359.9 FPS) demonstrates that the GPU's compute and memory subsystems are heavily taxed by the highest quality settings, regardless of resolution.

The scaling behavior indicates that at 1080p with Low or Medium settings, the Core i7-14700F's 20 cores and 28 threads are more than sufficient to feed the GPU, as evidenced by the very high frame rates that approach the limits of what the RTX 3080 can output. At 4K Ultra, the system is firmly GPU-bound, with the 66.1 FPS result showing that the graphics card's 10 GB of GDDR6X memory and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth are working near their capacity.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data suggests that High settings provide the best balance between visual quality and performance across all three resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 212.8 FPS, which is 76.7 FPS higher than Ultra but still retains substantial graphical fidelity over Medium. At 1440p, the High preset maintains 156.6 FPS, comfortably above the 97.9 FPS of Ultra while keeping the experience smooth on high-refresh-rate displays.

For 4K, High settings yield 97.7 FPS, which is the only non-Ultra configuration that remains above 90 FPS at this resolution. The jump from Medium (117 FPS) to High (97.7 FPS) costs 19.3 FPS, but the visual improvement is typically worth the trade-off for a sports title where motion clarity matters. Ultra at 4K drops to 66.1 FPS, which falls below the 70 FPS threshold that many users consider the minimum for responsive gameplay.

The Low preset is only recommended for competitive play at 1080p, where the 359.9 FPS result provides maximum input responsiveness. However, the visual degradation from Low to Medium (a 99.8 FPS difference at 1080p) is significant enough that most users will prefer Medium or High. At 1440p, Low produces 258.5 FPS, which far exceeds any practical display refresh rate, making Medium (189.8 FPS) the more sensible choice for users with 144Hz or 165Hz monitors.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080's specifications directly explain the observed performance patterns. The GPU's boost clock of 1710 MHz, combined with 8704 shading units, delivers the raw compute power needed for the high frame rates seen at lower resolutions. The 10 GB GDDR6X memory, operating at 19 Gbps effective with a 320-bit bus, provides 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which becomes increasingly important as resolution increases and texture data demands grow.

The 272 texture mapping units and 96 ROPs contribute to the pixel fill rates of 164.2 GPixel/s and texture rates of 465.1 GTexel/s. These figures align with the observed performance scaling: at 4K, the GPU must process four times the pixels of 1080p, and the measured FPS drops reflect this increased pixel throughput requirement. The 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores, while not directly relevant to Undisputed's rendering pipeline, indicate the GPU's architectural maturity.

The GPU's 320 W TDP and suggested 700 W PSU requirement highlight the power envelope necessary to sustain these performance levels. The dual-slot cooler and 285 mm length are typical for this class of card. The GPU's percentile rank of 80 among all GPUs places it in the upper quintile, and its average benchmark score of 35787 sits within 0.9% of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (36101), showing that the RTX 3080 remains competitive despite being from an earlier generation.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the full settings range produces these average frame rates: Low 359.9 FPS, Medium 260.1 FPS, High 212.8 FPS, and Ultra 136.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 223 FPS, representing a 62% reduction in performance when all graphical features are enabled. The step from Medium to High (47.3 FPS difference) is smaller than the step from High to Ultra (75.9 FPS difference), indicating that Ultra carries a disproportionate performance cost.

At 1440p, the results are: Low 258.5 FPS, Medium 189.8 FPS, High 156.6 FPS, and Ultra 97.9 FPS. The progression shows a consistent 25-30% performance drop for each settings tier, with Ultra falling just below the 100 FPS mark. The 1440p Ultra result of 97.9 FPS is notable as it nearly matches the 4K High result of 97.7 FPS, suggesting that the GPU's workload at these two configurations is similar.

At 4K, the measured values are: Low 167.2 FPS, Medium 117 FPS, High 97.7 FPS, and Ultra 66.1 FPS. The Ultra setting at 4K produces the lowest result in the entire dataset, and the 51.1 FPS gap between High and Ultra at this resolution is the largest relative penalty among all tested configurations. The 4K Low result of 167.2 FPS demonstrates that even at maximum resolution, the system can deliver high frame rates when graphical features are minimized.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 483rd out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 69.4th percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects a strong but not elite position, consistent with the hardware's specifications. The CPU's percentile rank of 94 among all processors indicates that the i7-14700F is a top-tier component, while the GPU's percentile rank of 80 shows it is solidly upper-midrange.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database provide context for its performance. The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X scores 54450, a mere 0.6% higher than the i7-14700F's 54097 average. The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is 1.1% ahead, while the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 trails by 1.2% and the AMD EPYC 7313P by 1.7%. These narrow margins indicate that the i7-14700F sits at a performance plateau where small architectural differences determine ranking order.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar clustering. The AMD Radeon Pro Duo is 0.2% ahead, the AMD Radeon 880M is 0.4% behind, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE is 0.9% ahead, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is 1% behind. The RTX 3080's average benchmark score of 35787 places it in a tightly contested range where no single competitor holds a decisive advantage.

The combo's 483rd rank out of 1580 suggests that while this system delivers excellent performance in absolute terms, many configurations with newer GPUs or higher-tier CPUs achieve better results in Undisputed. The game's relatively low graphical demands mean that CPU performance plays a larger role than in more visually intensive titles, and the i7-14700F's strong multi-threaded capabilities (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35443) help maintain high frame rates even when the GPU is not the limiting factor.