Undisputed

# Undisputed Performance Analysis: Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers the top-tier performance in Undisputed, ranking 1st out of 2,813 tested combos. This pairing produces exceptional frame rates across all resolutions tested, with the data showing that the RTX 5090 D's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provide overwhelming headroom for this sports title. The CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads, boosting to 5.60 GHz, ensure the system never bottlenecks the GPU, resulting in the highest measured performance available for this game.

FAQ

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

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 222 FPS, which is remarkably high for maximum quality settings. This indicates the combo has substantial performance reserves even at the most demanding preset.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 D compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 5090 D's average benchmark score is 77,712, placing it 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (76,904) and 1.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940). It also sits 2.1% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79,396) and 2.4% ahead of the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (79,605), though these deltas reflect synthetic benchmarks rather than game-specific performance.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance in Cinebench R23?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700K scores 33,440.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, with a single-core score of 2,160. This places the CPU in the 94th percentile among all CPUs, confirming strong multi-threaded capability for gaming workloads.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have and what type?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This is far more than Undisputed requires, ensuring no memory-related performance limits at any tested setting.

Q: What is the best resolution for maximum performance?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 578 FPS average, the highest measured result. However, even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains 101 FPS average, making 4K High (157 FPS) a strong choice for balanced quality and speed.

Q: How does the CPU rank against its nearest competitors?

A: The i7-14700K's average benchmark score of 69,355 places it just 0.1% behind the AMD EPYC 9115 (69,288) and 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69,515). It also leads the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69,875) by 0.7% and the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (69,996) by 0.9%, showing tight competition at the top of the CPU hierarchy.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090 D is the dominant component in this pairing for Undisputed, and the benchmark data makes this clear. With 32 GB of GDDR7 VRAM, the GPU has enormous memory capacity that far exceeds the demands of this sports title. The 512-bit memory bus and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provide data throughput that prevents any memory bandwidth constraints, even at 4K resolutions. The GPU's 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output pipelines deliver the raw compute power needed for the high frame rates observed.

Clock speeds for the RTX 5090 D are notable, with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz. Memory operates at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. These clock rates, combined with the massive shader count, produce 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The GPU's pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s are critical for rendering the boxing arenas and character models in Undisputed at high resolutions.

The GPU's role becomes even more apparent when examining the FPS scaling across settings. At 4K, the difference between Low (264 FPS) and Ultra (101 FPS) is 163 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU's workload increases dramatically with visual quality. The RTX 5090 D's ray tracing cores (170) and tensor cores (680) are present but less relevant for this title, as Undisputed is not ray-tracing heavy. The GPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms its elite status, though its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks show only small percentage differences.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration achieves the highest possible ranking in Undisputed, sitting at rank 1 out of 2,813 tested combinations. This top-tier position indicates that no other CPU and GPU pairing in the database delivers higher measured frame rates in this game. The data shows that the i7-14700K and RTX 5090 D combination outperforms every other tested setup, which is expected given the GPU's massive memory bandwidth and the CPU's strong single-threaded performance.

The combo's ranking is particularly impressive because Undisputed is a sports title that may not be perfectly optimized for extreme hardware. Despite this, the pairing still claims the top spot, suggesting that the combination's strengths align well with the game's rendering requirements. The rank 1 result also implies that the system is not bottlenecked by either component, as a significant imbalance would typically prevent achieving the absolute top position.

For context, the CPU alone ranks in the 94th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs. Neither component is the absolute highest-scoring in its category, yet their combination produces the best game-specific result. This demonstrates that raw synthetic scores do not always translate directly to in-game performance, and the specific workload characteristics of Undisputed favor this pairing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce 578 FPS average, Medium achieves 416 FPS with a minimum of 354 FPS and maximum of 478 FPS, High reaches 344 FPS, and Ultra maintains 222 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 356 FPS drop, representing a 61.6% reduction in frame rate when maximizing visual quality at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results remain remarkably high. Low settings hit 418 FPS, Medium averages 301 FPS with a range of 256 to 346 FPS, High delivers 249 FPS, and Ultra sustains 160 FPS. The 1440p results are 27.7% lower than 1080p at Low settings (578 to 418 FPS), and 27.9% lower at Ultra (222 to 160 FPS), showing consistent scaling with resolution increase.

At 3840x2160, the performance stays well above playable thresholds. Low settings achieve 264 FPS, Medium averages 190 FPS with a minimum of 162 FPS and maximum of 219 FPS, High reaches 157 FPS, and Ultra still manages 101 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only tested configuration below 150 FPS, but it remains perfectly smooth for gameplay. The 4K results show a 54.3% decrease from 1080p at Low settings (578 to 264 FPS) and a 54.5% decrease at Ultra (222 to 101 FPS).

The Medium settings at each resolution provide the most complete data, with minimum and maximum FPS recorded. At 1080p Medium, the range is 354 to 478 FPS, at 1440p Medium it is 256 to 346 FPS, and at 4K Medium it is 162 to 219 FPS. These ranges indicate consistent frame pacing with no severe dips, as the minimum values remain well above 60 FPS even at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about system bottleneck characteristics. At Low settings, 1080p delivers 578 FPS, 1440p delivers 418 FPS, and 4K delivers 264 FPS. The percentage drops are 27.7% from 1080p to 1440p, and 36.8% from 1440p to 4K. This accelerating decline as resolution increases points to the GPU becoming progressively more limiting at higher pixel counts.

At Ultra settings, the scaling pattern is similar but with slightly different percentages. 1080p Ultra produces 222 FPS, 1440p Ultra produces 160 FPS (27.9% drop), and 4K Ultra produces 101 FPS (36.9% drop from 1440p). The consistency between Low and Ultra scaling suggests that the limiting factor shifts predictably with resolution, independent of visual quality settings.

The fact that 1080p Low reaches 578 FPS indicates that at lower resolutions, the system may be approaching CPU or API-level limits. The i7-14700K's single-core performance, evidenced by its 2,160 Cinebench R23 single-core score and 4,472 Passmark single-thread score, becomes more relevant at these high frame rates. However, since the combo still ranks first overall, any CPU limitation at 1080p does not prevent top-tier performance.

The resolution scaling analysis suggests a balanced system where the GPU is the primary scaling factor from 1440p to 4K, while the CPU plays a larger role in the 1080p results. This is typical for high-end configurations where the GPU's massive bandwidth (1.79 TB/s) and memory capacity (32 GB) handle resolution increases efficiently, but the sheer pixel count at 4K still demands more GPU compute time.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K plays a crucial supporting role in this combo, providing the processing power needed to feed the RTX 5090 D at high frame rates. With 20 cores and 28 threads, the CPU offers substantial multi-threaded capability, reflected in its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33,440.5. However, for gaming, single-thread performance is often more critical, and the CPU's 2,160 single-core score in Cinebench R23, along with 4,472 in Passmark single-thread, indicates strong per-core performance.

The CPU's architecture is Raptor Lake-R, built on Intel's 10 nm process, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB L2 cache per core help reduce memory latency during gameplay. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration, allowing flexible system builds. Its 125 W TDP and ECC memory support make it suitable for sustained workloads.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is evident in the 1080p results, where the system achieves 578 FPS at Low settings. At such high frame rates, the CPU must process game logic, physics, and AI quickly enough to keep the GPU supplied with data. The i7-14700K's 5.60 GHz boost clock provides the single-threaded speed necessary for this task. The CPU's Passmark multithread score of 52,392 and Geekbench multi-core score of 20,767 confirm its ability to handle background tasks without impacting game performance.

The CPU's 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs places it among the top processors available. Its nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD EPYC 9115, show very small performance differences (0.1% to 0.9%), indicating that the i7-14700K is at the competitive peak for gaming performance. For Undisputed specifically, the CPU's combination of high boost clock and substantial cache ensures it does not become a limiting factor in the combo, allowing the RTX 5090 D to deliver its full performance potential.