Undisputed

The Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers exceptional performance in Undisputed, with measured frame rates that comfortably exceed the requirements of competitive play across all tested resolutions. The data shows a clear hierarchy in settings, but the optimal choice depends heavily on the target display. At 1080p, the High preset produces 281.6 FPS, while the Ultra preset still delivers a very playable 183.6 FPS. The jump to Low at this resolution yields 473.7 FPS, which is far beyond the refresh rate of any practical gaming monitor. At 1440p, the High preset averages 204.8 FPS, and even Ultra maintains 133 FPS, making it a viable option for high-refresh-rate panels. However, at 4K, the Ultra preset drops to 83.7 FPS, which is on the edge of acceptable for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 4K delivers 131.4 FPS, presenting a far better balance. For the best overall experience, the High preset is the recommended starting point, as it provides a substantial frame rate buffer over Ultra at all resolutions while retaining the visual fidelity improvements over Medium. The Medium preset, while faster than High, offers diminishing returns in visual quality for the performance gap observed. Specifically, the data indicates that High at 4K is 47.7 FPS faster than Ultra, a 57% improvement, which is more valuable than the visual upgrade from High to Ultra in a fast-paced sports title. Given that the Ultra preset at 4K dips below 100 FPS, the High preset is the most balanced choice for a consistent and responsive experience, especially for users with high-refresh-rate 4K displays.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. It features a substantial 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB of L2 cache per core. In synthetic benchmarks, this processor achieves a multi-core score of 44,557 in Cinebench R23 and a single-core score of 6,290, placing it in the 96th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700K, has a nearly identical average benchmark score, with a deltaPct of 0, indicating that the KF variant offers essentially the same computational performance. The data from Undisputed shows that this CPU is more than capable of feeding the GPU, as evidenced by the extremely high frame rates at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low settings, the combo reaches 473.7 FPS, which is a scenario that heavily taxes the CPU’s ability to process game logic and draw calls. The fact that this frame rate is achievable suggests that the CPU’s high boost clock and multi-threading capabilities are not a bottleneck in this title. The processor’s 96th percentile ranking, compared to rivals like the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with a deltaPct of -0.4, confirms that it is among the top-tier options for gaming. The benchmark results indicate that the CPU’s role in this specific game is to deliver high minimum frame rates and maintain stability, rather than being the primary limiter of average FPS. The 28 threads provide ample headroom for background tasks and the game’s simulation, ensuring that the GPU can operate at its full potential even in complex fight scenes.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a high-end graphics card built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, featuring 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. Its boost clock is rated at 2550 MHz, and it contains 10,240 shading units. The GPU’s synthetic performance is strong, with a PassMark G3D score of 34,245 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 226,163, placing it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, has a near-identical average score with a deltaPct of 0.2, showing that the RTX 4080 SUPER is at the top of its class. In Undisputed, the GPU is the dominant factor in determining frame rates, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. The measured results show a clear scaling pattern: at 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 83.7, while at 4K Low, it jumps to 219.7. This indicates that the game’s Ultra preset is extremely demanding on the GPU’s shading and memory bandwidth. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is ample for the game’s textures at 4K, as the performance drop from High to Ultra is likely due to increased shader complexity and post-processing effects rather than memory capacity. The GPU’s 88th percentile ranking, compared to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti with a deltaPct of 2.9, suggests that while newer parts exist, this card remains a formidable performer. The data shows that the RTX 4080 SUPER is the primary driver of the FPS differences between settings, with the CPU providing sufficient support to avoid holding it back, as seen by the high frame rates at 1080p.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Undisputed, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 109th out of 1,580 total combinations. This places it in the top 7% of all tested systems, which is a strong result given the sheer variety of hardware combinations possible. The rank reflects the balance between the top-tier CPU and GPU, where neither component is a significant bottleneck for the other. The CPU’s position in the 96th percentile of all CPUs and the GPU’s position in the 88th percentile of all GPUs indicate that this is a well-matched pairing for a demanding title like Undisputed. The high rank is corroborated by the measured frame rates, which are consistently high even at the most demanding preset. For instance, at 1440p High, the combo achieves 204.8 FPS, which is a phenomenal result for a modern sports game. The rank of 109 suggests that there are 108 other combinations that perform slightly better, likely involving newer or more expensive components, but the margin is small. The data indicates that this combo offers near-flagship-level performance that can handle the game’s highest settings at high refresh rates, with only the most extreme 4K Ultra scenario requiring a compromise. This performance level shows the engineering of both the Raptor Lake CPU and the Ada Lovelace GPU, which together form a highly capable gaming platform.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a predictable and significant impact when scaling from 1080p to 4K. At the High preset, the average frame rate drops from 281.6 FPS at 1080p to 204.8 FPS at 1440p, and further to 131.4 FPS at 4K. This represents a 53% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K, which is a substantial but expected decline for a high-resolution gaming workload. The Low preset shows an even steeper relative drop, from 473.7 FPS at 1080p to 219.7 FPS at 4K, a 54% reduction. This pattern indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions, as the workload on the rendering pipeline increases with pixel count. The CPU’s performance remains relatively constant across resolutions, as its role is to prepare frames, not to render pixels. The fact that the frame rates at 1080p are so high (over 473.7 FPS on Low) suggests that the CPU is capable of far more than the game demands, and the GPU is the component that scales with resolution. At the Ultra preset, the drop is from 183.6 FPS at 1080p to 83.7 FPS at 4K, a 54% reduction, further confirming that the GPU is the primary bottleneck as resolution increases. The consistency of this ~54% drop across presets indicates that the game’s rendering workload scales linearly with pixel count, and the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 16 GB VRAM and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to handle the increased data at 4K without a sudden catastrophic failure. The data suggests that for users targeting 4K, the High preset is the sweet spot, as it maintains a playable 131.4 FPS, while the Ultra preset falls below the 100 FPS mark that many competitive players consider the minimum for smooth gameplay.