Undisputed

# Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data for Undisputed reveals a clear and consistent scaling pattern as resolution increases, with the most dramatic drops occurring at the highest quality preset. At Low settings, the frame rate falls from 578 FPS at 1920x1080 to 418 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 160 FPS, and then to 264 FPS at 3840x2160, a further drop of 154 FPS. This represents a 54.3% decrease from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, a substantial margin that indicates the GPU is being pushed progressively harder as pixel count rises.

The Medium preset tells a similar story, with averages of 416 FPS at 1080p, 301 FPS at 1440p, and 190 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p here is 115 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K is 111 FPS, showing a nearly linear decline. High settings follow the pattern: 344 FPS at 1080p, 249 FPS at 1440p, and 157 FPS at 4K, with each step down costing roughly 90-95 FPS. The Ultra preset, however, exhibits the steepest relative drop, going from 222 FPS at 1080p to 160 FPS at 1440p, and then collapsing to 101 FPS at 4K — a 54.5% reduction from the 1080p baseline.

These numbers strongly suggest that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions, while the Intel Core i7-14700F has ample headroom. At 1080p Low, the 578 FPS figure is so high that it likely approaches the CPU's frame delivery ceiling for this game, given the processor's 20 cores and 28 threads with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. The fact that the 1080p-to-1440p drop at Low settings (160 FPS) is nearly identical to the 1440p-to-4K drop (154 FPS) indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU begins to bottleneck as soon as resolution climbs past 1080p.

The scaling behavior also reveals diminishing returns from the RTX 5090 D's massive 32 GB GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. At 4K Ultra, the 101 FPS average is still very playable, but the 121 FPS gap between 4K Medium (190 FPS) and 4K Ultra (101 FPS) shows that the Ultra preset imposes a heavy shading and effects load that even this flagship GPU cannot fully absorb at 4K. The data implies that Undisputed is a title where resolution scaling is nearly linear for most settings, but the Ultra preset introduces a nonlinear penalty that suggests specific rendering features (likely crowd density, shadows, and reflections) are disproportionately expensive on the GPU's 21760 shading units and 170 RT cores.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for the highest frame rate with this combo?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 578 FPS, the highest average across all measured rows. Even at 4K Low, the system delivers 264 FPS, so players seeking maximum frame rates should favor 1080p Low, though 1440p Low at 418 FPS is also exceptionally high.

Q: How much FPS does the Ultra preset cost compared to High at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 160 FPS, which is 89 FPS lower than the High preset's 249 FPS. This represents a 35.7% performance penalty for enabling Ultra settings, making High the more balanced choice for competitive play.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 D's 32 GB VRAM sufficient for 4K Ultra in this game?

A: Yes, the 32 GB GDDR7 memory is more than adequate. At 4K Ultra, the combo still produces 101 FPS average, and the 1.79 TB/s bandwidth ensures that memory bandwidth is not a bottleneck. The limiting factor at 4K Ultra is the GPU's raw compute throughput, not VRAM capacity.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations in Undisputed?

A: The combo ranks 1st out of 2813 tested combinations, placing it at the absolute top of the database for this game. This ranking reflects both the CPU's 91st percentile performance among all CPUs and the GPU's 92nd percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Does the CPU become a bottleneck at any resolution?

A: The data suggests the CPU may limit performance only at 1080p Low, where 578 FPS is achieved. Given the i7-14700F's 20 cores and 28 threads with a 5.40 GHz boost clock, the processor can feed frames very quickly, but the 1080p Low result is likely near its practical ceiling for this game engine.

Q: How does the frame time consistency vary between Medium and other presets?

A: The Medium preset is the only one with recorded min and max FPS values. At 1080p Medium, frame times range from 354 to 478 FPS, at 1440p Medium from 256 to 346 FPS, and at 4K Medium from 162 to 219 FPS. The consistency, measured by the spread between min and max, remains relatively stable across resolutions, indicating no thermal or power throttling issues.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D achieves the top position in the database for Undisputed, ranked 1st out of 2813 tested combos. This is a remarkable result, underscoring that this pairing is the best-performing configuration recorded for this title. The CPU's percentile ranking of 91 places it among the top decile of all processors, while the GPU's 92nd percentile places it similarly high among graphics cards. The combination of a 91st-percentile CPU with a 92nd-percentile GPU creates a system that is exceptionally well-balanced for a game like Undisputed, which appears to scale well with both high core counts and high GPU compute throughput.

The nearest rival CPUs to the i7-14700F, based on average benchmark scores, are the Intel Xeon 6505P (0.2% higher score), Intel Xeon Phi 7290 (0.3% lower), AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (0.6% lower), and AMD EPYC 7313P (0.8% lower). These deltas are small, indicating that the i7-14700F is tightly clustered with other high-end processors in synthetic benchmarks, but in Undisputed specifically, it achieves the top combo rank. This suggests that the game may favor the i7-14700F's specific combination of 20 cores, 28 threads, and high boost clock over these alternatives, even though general-purpose benchmarks show near-parity.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090 D's nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (1.1% higher), AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (1.6% lower), NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (2.1% lower), and NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (2.4% lower). These are surprisingly close scores given the vast differences in specifications, but the RTX 5090 D's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 32 GB VRAM clearly provide an advantage in Undisputed's 4K Ultra scenario, where it maintains 101 FPS. The combo's rank of 1 indicates that no other tested CPU-GPU pairing in the database has produced higher measured FPS in this game, making this configuration the definitive choice for performance seekers.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four quality presets, providing a comprehensive view of performance. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 578 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo. The Medium preset at 1080p averages 416 FPS, with a minimum of 354 FPS and maximum of 478 FPS. High settings at 1080p produce 344 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 222 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 356 FPS difference between the lowest and highest quality settings, which is a substantial range that gives players plenty of options.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 418 FPS, still incredibly high for a 1440p resolution. Medium averages 301 FPS, with min and max of 256 and 346 FPS respectively. High settings at 1440p deliver 249 FPS, while Ultra averages 160 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result is notably lower than the 1080p Ultra result by 62 FPS, highlighting the resolution's impact on the most demanding preset. At 3840x2160, Low averages 264 FPS, Medium averages 190 FPS (with min 162 and max 219), High averages 157 FPS, and Ultra averages 101 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured value overall, but still comfortably above 60 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay.

The data reveals that the Medium preset is the only one with complete min and max FPS data for all three resolutions, which may indicate that this is the most commonly tested or stable configuration. The min FPS values at Medium are 354 (1080p), 256 (1440p), and 162 (4K), while max values are 478, 346, and 219 respectively. The spread between min and max grows slightly with resolution (124 FPS at 1080p, 90 FPS at 1440p, 57 FPS at 4K), suggesting that frame time consistency improves at higher resolutions where the GPU is more uniformly loaded. This pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario at 4K, where the RTX 5090 D's workload is more consistent, reducing frame pacing fluctuations.

Settings Recommendations

For players prioritizing the highest possible frame rates, especially in competitive scenarios, the Low preset at 1920x1080 is the clear choice, delivering 578 FPS. This setting eliminates most graphical effects, reducing GPU load and allowing the CPU to push frames at its maximum rate. The 1440p Low preset at 418 FPS is an excellent middle ground for those who want higher resolution without sacrificing much speed. For 4K gaming, Low at 264 FPS is still extremely fast and would be recommended for players with high-refresh-rate 4K displays.

The Medium preset offers the best balance between visual quality and performance for most users. At 1080p, the 416 FPS average is only 162 FPS lower than Low, but the visual improvements are significant. At 1440p, Medium's 301 FPS is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors, and at 4K, the 190 FPS average is more than sufficient for any current display technology. The Medium preset also shows the most consistent frame times in the data, with min FPS values of 354, 256, and 162 across the three resolutions, which indicates stable performance without major drops.

The High preset is recommended for players with 144Hz or 240Hz displays who want enhanced visuals. At 1080p, High's 344 FPS exceeds the refresh rate of virtually all monitors, and at 1440p, the 249 FPS is still above 240Hz thresholds. The 4K High result of 157 FPS is suitable for 144Hz 4K displays, making this preset viable for high-end setups. The Ultra preset, while delivering the best image quality, is best reserved for 1080p (222 FPS) or 1440p (160 FPS) gaming, as the 4K Ultra result of 101 FPS, while playable, may not fully utilize higher refresh rate displays. The data suggests that High is the sweet spot for 4K, offering 56 FPS more than Ultra while maintaining excellent visual fidelity.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. Its base clock of 2.10 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz provide strong single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4958 and Geekbench single-core score of 2429. The 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB L2 cache per core help reduce memory latency, which is crucial for game physics and AI calculations in a sports title like Undisputed. The CPU's 65 W TDP is modest for a 20-core part, but the data shows it can sustain high performance without throttling, given the consistent FPS across multiple benchmark runs.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role appears most critical at lower resolutions and settings, where the GPU is not the bottleneck. The 578 FPS at 1080p Low is likely near the CPU's frame delivery limit, as the processor's 28 threads are responsible for game logic, opponent AI, and physics simulation. The i7-14700F's Passmark multi-thread score of 41317 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35122 demonstrate substantial parallel processing capability, which helps maintain high frame rates even when many characters are on screen. The CPU's 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates that it outperforms 91% of tested processors, making it a strong foundation for this GPU.

The nearest rival CPUs in benchmark scores, including the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (0.6% higher average score) and Intel Xeon Phi 7290 (0.3% lower), are all within 1% of the i7-14700F's average benchmark score of 53620. This tight clustering suggests that in general-purpose tasks, these CPUs are nearly interchangeable, but the i7-14700F's specific combination of high boost clock and 20 cores gives it an edge in games like Undisputed that benefit from both high single-thread and multi-thread performance. The CPU's DDR4 and DDR5 memory support and dual-channel memory bus provide flexibility, though the game's performance does not appear to be memory-bandwidth limited based on the FPS data.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is a flagship graphics card built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, featuring 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. Its base clock of 2017 MHz and boost clock of 2407 MHz drive 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which is the primary factor in the card's exceptional performance at 4K resolutions. The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, ensuring that texture streaming and high-resolution assets are never starved for data. The card's 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores support advanced ray tracing and DLSS features, though the measured FPS data does not include ray tracing workloads.

In Undisputed, the GPU's role becomes dominant as resolution and settings increase. The data shows a clear GPU bottleneck at 4K Ultra, where the 101 FPS average is far below the 222 FPS at 1080p Ultra, indicating that the card's compute resources are fully utilized at higher pixel counts. The RTX 5090 D's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs places it above 92% of tested graphics cards, and its average benchmark score of 77712 is significantly higher than most rivals. The nearest rival GPUs, including the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (1.6% lower score) and NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (2.4% lower), are all within a few percent in synthetic benchmarks, but the RTX 5090 D's real-world advantage in Undisputed is evident from the high FPS figures.

The 575 W TDP and 950 W suggested PSU indicate that this is a power-hungry card, but the measured FPS data shows no evidence of thermal throttling, as frame rates remain consistent across resolutions. The 304 mm length and dual-slot design make it a large card, but the performance justifies the physical footprint. The card's support for PCIe 5.0 x16 and DirectX 12 Ultimate ensures compatibility with modern systems and features, while its 3x DisplayPort 2.1b and 1x HDMI 2.1b outputs provide ample connectivity for high-refresh-rate displays. The GPU's role in Undisputed is clearly the primary driver of performance at 4K, where its massive compute throughput and memory bandwidth enable frame rates that no other tested GPU combination can match, cementing this combo's rank of 1st out of 2813.