Undisputed

The Intel Core i7-14700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers a dominant performance in Undisputed, a sports title that clearly favors high refresh rates. The benchmark data shows this combination is exceptionally well-suited for competitive and high-fidelity play at standard resolutions, with the GPU becoming the primary limiting factor only at 4K Ultra settings. This analysis breaks down the measured frame rates, scaling behavior, and the specific roles of the CPU and GPU in producing these results.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data reveals a predictable yet steep scaling curve as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces a very high 261.7 FPS average. Crank the settings to Low, and the average jumps to 440.3 FPS. This massive headroom at 1080p indicates that the CPU is working hard to feed frames, but the GPU has ample capacity to handle the lighter load. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is substantial—a drop from 440.3 FPS to 167.2 FPS—showing that visual fidelity settings have a major impact on the GPU's workload even at this resolution.

Moving to 1440p, the scaling continues to be healthy. High settings yield 190.2 FPS, while Low produces 319.9 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra here is 65.5 FPS (from 190.2 to 124.7 FPS). This pattern indicates that the GPU is still the primary driver of performance at 1440p, but the CPU's headroom is starting to narrow. At 4K, the picture changes dramatically. High settings produce 120.8 FPS, which is still smooth, but Ultra settings pull the average down to 79 FPS. The jump from 1440p High to 4K High represents a 69.4 FPS loss, a clear sign that the GPU's rendering limits are being approached.

The limiting component shifts clearly with resolution. At 1080p and 1440p, the data suggests a balanced system where both the CPU and GPU have performance to spare, allowing for high frame rates across all settings. At 4K Ultra, the RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB of VRAM and 192-bit memory bus become the bottleneck, as the demanding settings and higher pixel count push the GPU to its limits. The CPU is not the primary constraint at 4K; the GPU's raw throughput is. This behavior is typical: the CPU maintains high frame generation capability, but the GPU's fill rate and shading power dictate the final average FPS at extreme resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average is 261.7 FPS, indicating a very smooth experience for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1440p High to 4K High?

A: The average drops from 190.2 FPS to 120.8 FPS, a loss of 69.4 FPS, which shows a significant GPU workload increase.

*Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti capable of running Undisputed at 4K Ultra?*

A: Yes, but just barely. The average FPS at 4K Ultra is 79 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold but not ideal for high-refresh-rate displays.

Q: Which component is more limiting at 1080p Low settings?

A: The CPU likely becomes more relevant, as the 440.3 FPS average is extremely high, suggesting the GPU is not the primary constraint.

Q: Does the combo rank well among tested systems for this game?

A: It ranks 191 out of 1580 combos tested, placing it in the top 12.1% of all configurations.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: Low produces 319.9 FPS, while Ultra produces 124.7 FPS, a difference of 195.2 FPS, highlighting the impact of graphical presets.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700K and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti achieves a combo rank of 191 out of 1580 tested configurations in Undisputed. This places it in the top 12.1% of all systems, which is a strong showing for a high-end desktop pairing. The rank is a direct result of the measured FPS data, which shows this combo is capable of exceeding 60 FPS at 4K Ultra and delivering extremely high frame rates at lower resolutions.

Looking at the individual components, the CPU's percentile vs all CPUs is 96, meaning it outperforms 96% of processors tested. The GPU's percentile vs all GPUs is 85, indicating it is also a top-tier performer. The combination of a top-4% CPU and top-15% GPU results in a system that ranks in the top 12% for this specific game. This is a slightly better relative performance than the GPU's percentile alone, suggesting that the high-core-count CPU helps sustain high frame rates in a game that may have some CPU-bound scenarios at lower resolutions.

The data shows that this combo sits well above the average tested system. The 1580 total combos include a wide range of hardware, and a rank of 191 suggests that this pairing is a very capable setup for Undisputed. It is not the absolute top-tier combination, but it provides a level of performance that would be considered excellent for most users, particularly those with 1440p or high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings levels.

At 1920x1080, the results are:

• Low: 440.3 FPS
• Medium: 317.5 FPS
• High: 261.7 FPS
• Ultra: 167.2 FPS

These numbers show that even at Ultra settings, the combo easily exceeds the refresh rate of most standard 1080p monitors. The difference between Low and Ultra is a massive 273.1 FPS, showing that the GPU's settings scale has a profound effect on frame generation.

At 2560x1440, the results are:

• Low: 319.9 FPS
• Medium: 231.9 FPS
• High: 190.2 FPS
• Ultra: 124.7 FPS

The 1440p results are still extremely high, with Low settings producing over 300 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra is 65.5 FPS, which is a significant reduction but still leaves Ultra playable at over 120 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the results are:

• Low: 202.8 FPS
• Medium: 146.4 FPS
• High: 120.8 FPS
• Ultra: 79 FPS

The 4K data shows a clear performance cliff. Low settings still deliver over 200 FPS, but Ultra settings drop below 80 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is 41.8 FPS, which is the largest relative drop of any resolution step, indicating the GPU is nearing its limits.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings shows a loss of 140.9 FPS (from 261.7 to 120.8), which is a 53.8% reduction. This is a typical pattern for a high-end GPU, where the increased pixel count directly impacts the rendering load.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the core of this system's graphical performance. It features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for Undisputed at 4K, but the data suggests it is a limiting factor at Ultra settings. The 79 FPS average at 4K Ultra is likely constrained by the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth, not the CPU.

The GPU's architecture, Ada Lovelace, is built on a 5 nm process from TSMC, with 35,800 million transistors. It has 7680 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, which deliver a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s. The boost clock is 2610 MHz, which is high for a graphics card and contributes to the excellent performance at lower resolutions. The FP32 performance of 40.09 TFLOPS is a strong indicator of its raw compute capability.

Benchmark results for the GPU show a Passmark G3D score of 31624 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5024. These scores place the GPU in the 85th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (with a deltaPct of -0.6) and Intel Arc A730M (deltaPct -1.5), showing that the RTX 4070 Ti is a very competitive desktop card. The 12 GB VRAM is a key spec; at 4K Ultra, the game likely uses a significant portion of this memory, and the data implies that this capacity is adequate for the title but does not leave much headroom for future updates or higher-resolution textures.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K provides the computational backbone for this pairing. It is a 20-core, 28-thread processor with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. This high core count and clock speed are crucial for maintaining high frame rates, especially at 1080p where the CPU has to feed the GPU with frames as fast as possible. The 440.3 FPS average at 1080p Low confirms the CPU's ability to handle the game's logic and physics without being a bottleneck.

The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 33 MB of shared L3 cache, which is beneficial for gaming workloads. Its architecture, Raptor Lake, is built on a 10 nm process. Benchmark scores such as the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44534 and single-core score of 6287 indicate a powerful processor for both multi-threaded and single-threaded tasks. The Passmark single-thread score of 4472 further confirms its strength in lightly-threaded workloads, which are common in sports games.

The CPU's percentile vs all CPUs is 96, placing it in the top 4% of processors. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-14700KF (with a deltaPct of 0) and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (deltaPct -0.5), showing that it is essentially on par with the best consumer chips. In Undisputed, the data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor at 4K, but it is likely the reason the combo achieves such high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p. The 125 W TDP is a consideration for cooling, but the performance gains are clear. The CPU's ability to maintain high IPC and clock speeds directly translates to the high average FPS numbers seen in the benchmark data.