Undisputed

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination delivers a strong performance profile in Undisputed, with measured frame rates that scale predictably across the game’s four quality presets. At 1080p, the Low preset produces an average of 274.4 FPS, while Medium reaches 194.9 FPS and High sits at 161.5 FPS; the Ultra preset, at 101.8 FPS, remains well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Moving to 1440p, the same pattern holds: Low averages 195.9 FPS, Medium 140.6 FPS, High 114.5 FPS, and Ultra 74.8 FPS. At 4K, the scaling becomes more demanding, with Low at 122.6 FPS, Medium at 92.8 FPS, High at 72.1 FPS, and Ultra dropping to 48.6 FPS. The data suggests that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all three resolutions, providing a substantial visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining frame rates that exceed 70 FPS even at 4K. Ultra, while visually superior, pushes the RTX 4060 to its limits at higher resolutions, making High the recommended default for consistent performance.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows for Undisputed show that the High preset is the optimal choice for this hardware combination, delivering a harmonious balance between visual fidelity and performance. At 1080p, High produces 161.5 FPS, which is 59.5 FPS higher than Ultra’s 101.8 FPS but only 33.4 FPS lower than Medium’s 194.9 FPS. This positions High as the sweet spot, offering a meaningful visual improvement over Medium without the steep performance penalty associated with Ultra. At 1440p, High maintains 114.5 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS mark, while Ultra drops to 74.8 FPS—still playable but with less headroom for demanding scenes. The gap between High and Ultra widens significantly at 4K, where High averages 72.1 FPS and Ultra falls to 48.6 FPS, a difference of 23.5 FPS that makes Ultra less viable for smooth gameplay at that resolution.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset is the clear choice, with 274.4 FPS at 1080p and 195.9 FPS at 1440p. This preset is ideal for competitive play or high-refresh-rate displays, sacrificing visual detail for responsiveness. The Medium preset serves as a middle ground, providing 194.9 FPS at 1080p and 140.6 FPS at 1440p, which is suitable for users who want improved visuals over Low without the performance cost of High. However, the data indicates that High offers the best overall experience, as it maintains frame rates above 70 FPS at all resolutions tested, including 4K, making it the recommended preset for this combination.

FAQ

Q: What is the best quality preset for 4K gaming with this hardware?

A: The High preset is the best option for 4K, delivering an average of 72.1 FPS. This is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, whereas the Ultra preset averages only 48.6 FPS, which may result in noticeable stuttering during intense boxing matches.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 perform at 1080p with the Ultra preset?

A: At 1080p with Ultra settings, the RTX 4060 produces an average of 101.8 FPS. This is a solid result, but it falls short of the 161.5 FPS achieved with High settings, indicating that Ultra imposes a significant performance cost even at the lowest resolution tested.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the frame rate ranges from 101.8 FPS (Ultra) to 274.4 FPS (Low), while at 4K, the range narrows to 48.6 FPS (Ultra) to 122.6 FPS (Low). The larger performance drop at 4K indicates that the RTX 4060’s rendering capabilities are the limiting factor, as the i7-14700KF’s processing power is sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: At 1440p with Medium settings, the combination averages 140.6 FPS. This is a strong result, providing a smooth experience that is well above the 60 FPS standard for most displays.

Q: How does the 4K Low preset compare to the 1080p Ultra preset?

A: The 4K Low preset averages 122.6 FPS, which is higher than the 1080p Ultra preset’s 101.8 FPS. This shows that reducing quality settings has a more significant impact on performance than lowering resolution, as the GPU is less stressed at 4K Low than at 1080p Ultra.

Q: Is the Ultra preset ever recommended for this setup?

A: The Ultra preset is only recommended at 1080p, where it averages 101.8 FPS. At 1440p (74.8 FPS) and 4K (48.6 FPS), the frame rates drop below or near the 60 FPS threshold, making High the better choice for those resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 plays a central role in determining the frame rates in Undisputed, with its 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth providing the necessary resources for the game’s rendering demands. The GPU’s boost clock of 2460 MHz and base clock of 1830 MHz are complemented by 3072 shading units, which handle the bulk of the graphical processing. The measured FPS data shows that the GPU’s performance scales directly with resolution and settings, with the most significant drops occurring at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS falls to 48.6. This indicates that the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and memory bandwidth are sufficient for most settings but become strained at the highest visual quality levels, particularly at 4K.

The GPU’s architecture, based on Ada Lovelace and manufactured on a 5 nm process, supports modern rendering features that are likely utilized by Undisputed. The 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI-based features, though the game’s measured results do not specify whether these are enabled. The GPU’s 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is a key metric for traditional rasterization, and the benchmark results indicate that this processing power is adequate for high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but less so at 4K with Ultra settings. The 115 W TDP and suggested 300 W PSU highlight the GPU’s efficiency, which is reflected in its ability to maintain strong performance across most tested configurations.

The RTX 4060’s percentile ranking of 66 among all GPUs places it in the mid-range tier, and its average benchmark score of 23181 aligns with the performance observed in Undisputed. The nearest rivals, including the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (deltaPct -0.6) and Intel Arc B580 (deltaPct 0.7), show that the RTX 4060 performs within a narrow band of comparable GPUs, which reinforces the observed frame rates as representative of its class. The GPU’s role in this combination is to provide a capable baseline for 1080p and 1440p gaming, while 4K performance requires careful settings management to maintain playable frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 924 out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This ranking reflects the balance between the CPU’s high processing power and the GPU’s mid-range performance. The i7-14700KF, with its percentile ranking of 96 among all CPUs, is a top-tier processor, but the RTX 4060’s percentile ranking of 66 means the GPU is the bottleneck in this pairing. The CPU’s nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-14700K (deltaPct 0) and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (deltaPct -0.4), indicating that the i7-14700KF is competitively positioned in terms of raw processing power.

The combo’s rank of 924 suggests that it outperforms a significant portion of tested configurations, but it falls short of combinations with higher-end GPUs. The data shows that the CPU’s capabilities are underutilized in Undisputed, as the game’s performance is more dependent on the GPU. This is evident from the FPS scaling across resolutions: at 1080p, the combo achieves 274.4 FPS on Low, but at 4K Ultra, it drops to 48.6 FPS, a reduction of 225.8 FPS that is primarily attributable to the GPU’s limits. The CPU’s 20 cores and 28 threads, along with its 5.60 GHz boost clock, are more than sufficient for the game’s physics and AI calculations, but the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus constrain overall performance.

Compared to the 1580 total tested combos, this configuration’s rank of 924 indicates that it sits in the 58th percentile, meaning roughly 42% of tested combos perform better in Undisputed. This is a reasonable result for a mid-range GPU paired with a high-end CPU, and the measured FPS data confirms that the combo can deliver smooth gameplay at most settings, with only the 4K Ultra preset falling below the 60 FPS target. The ranking underscores the importance of GPU selection for this game, as the CPU’s strengths are not fully expressed in the final frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data for Undisputed shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, with the most dramatic drops occurring at 4K. At 1080p, the average frame rates range from 274.4 FPS (Low) to 101.8 FPS (Ultra), representing a 172.6 FPS spread across settings. At 1440p, the range narrows to 195.9 FPS (Low) to 74.8 FPS (Ultra), a spread of 121.1 FPS. At 4K, the range shrinks further to 122.6 FPS (Low) to 48.6 FPS (Ultra), a spread of 74.0 FPS. This narrowing spread indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the performance difference between settings diminishes.

The transition from 1080p to 1440p results in an average FPS drop of approximately 25-30% across all settings. For example, High drops from 161.5 FPS to 114.5 FPS, a reduction of 47.0 FPS, while Low drops from 274.4 FPS to 195.9 FPS, a reduction of 78.5 FPS. The transition from 1440p to 4K shows a more significant drop, with High falling from 114.5 FPS to 72.1 FPS (a 42.4 FPS reduction) and Low from 195.9 FPS to 122.6 FPS (a 73.3 FPS reduction). This pattern suggests that the GPU’s rendering capabilities are the primary constraint, as the CPU’s processing power is sufficient to handle the increased pixel count without additional strain.

The data reveals that the i7-14700KF is not the bottleneck in this game, even at 1080p with Low settings, where the frame rate reaches 274.4 FPS. The CPU’s 20 cores and 28 threads, combined with its 5.60 GHz boost clock, provide ample headroom for the game’s computational demands. Instead, the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth are the limiting factors at higher resolutions, as the GPU must process more pixels and textures. This is particularly evident at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS falls to 48.6, below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The resolution scaling analysis confirms that users should prioritize GPU upgrades over CPU upgrades to improve performance in Undisputed, as the current combo’s CPU is not the limiting component.