Undisputed

# How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 lands at rank 1722 out of 2813 tested combinations for Undisputed. That places this combo in the lower-middle tier of the database, with roughly 61% of tested configurations delivering higher average frame rates in this game. The ranking reflects a substantial mismatch between the components: the CPU is a top-tier desktop processor, while the GPU sits near the entry-level segment of the current GeForce lineup.

The combo's position becomes clearer when examining each component's standalone percentile. The Core i9-14900K ranks in the 95th percentile among all CPUs tested, a dominant position that places it among the fastest processors available. The RTX 5050, by contrast, sits in the 66th percentile among all GPUs. That 29-percentage-point gap between CPU and GPU standing is the defining characteristic of this pairing — the processor is capable of feeding far more frames than the graphics card can render in Undisputed.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database reinforce its mid-pack positioning. The RTX 5050's average benchmark score of 21035 sits within 1.6% of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713) and within 1% of the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237). The NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile posts a score of 21379, just 1.6% higher. These tight margins suggest the RTX 5050 is clustered with a group of GPUs that perform at a similar level, despite spanning different generations and market tiers. The measured frame rates in Undisputed, however, show this GPU can still deliver playable performance at most settings and resolutions, even if it cannot push the highest refresh rates at maximum quality.

# GPU Role

The RTX 5050 brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 320.0 GB/s. For a sports title like Undisputed, which typically relies more on consistent frame pacing than massive texture streaming, this memory configuration proves adequate at 1080p and 1440p. At 4K, the 8 GB capacity becomes a more meaningful constraint, particularly at higher quality presets that demand larger texture buffers.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base clock of 2317 MHz and a boost clock of 2572 MHz. The memory runs at 2500 MHz, effectively 20 Gbps. These clocks translate to a pixel rate of 82.30 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 205.8 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput of 13.17 TFLOPS places this card firmly in the entry-level tier of the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process with 16,900 million transistors on a 149 mm² die.

Benchmark results for the RTX 5050 show a PassMark G3D score of 17326 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 90334. The DirectX 12 PassMark score of 66 is notably lower than the DirectX 11 score of 150, which hints that this GPU may not scale as well under modern API workloads. In Undisputed, the measured frame rates align with this observation — the GPU's performance drops steeply as resolution and quality settings increase, suggesting that the 5050's modest rasterization capabilities, rather than its memory bandwidth, are the primary limiter at higher loads.

The RTX 5050's 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores indicate some ray tracing and AI acceleration capability, but the data for Undisputed does not include ray-traced benchmarks. The game's measured results are entirely rasterization-based, so those specialized units contribute little to the scores presented here. The GPU's 2560 shading units and 32 ROPs define its raw fill rate limits, which become evident when comparing the 4K Ultra result to the 1080p Low result — a 5.7x difference in average FPS for a 4x increase in pixel count, indicating that the GPU is heavily taxed at the highest settings.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24-core, 32-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.20 GHz and a boost clock of 6.00 GHz, making it one of the highest-clocked desktop CPUs available. The 36 MB of shared L3 cache, alongside 2 MB of L2 per core and 80 KB of L1 per core, provides substantial on-die storage for game data.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i9-14900K posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 39399.5 and a single-core score of 2262.5. The Geekbench multi-core score of 21697 and single-core score of 2655 further confirm its position near the top of the CPU hierarchy. The PassMark multithread score of 58674 and single-thread score of 4697 show consistent strength across both heavily threaded and lightly threaded workloads.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database are all within 1.7% of its average benchmark score of 79097. The Intel Core i9-14900KF is essentially identical at 79371 (-0.3%), while the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus posts 79574 (-0.6%). The AMD EPYC 7413 scores 80041 (-1.2%), and the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is 1.7% behind at 77740. This clustering indicates that the i9-14900K is not an outlier even among top-tier processors — it is simply one of several high-performance options.

For Undisputed specifically, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with enough draw calls and physics updates to maintain frame rates. The measured data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 241 FPS average, which is far beyond what most displays can show. This suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions and settings. Even at 4K Low, the combo delivers 110 FPS, a result that still points to the GPU as the bottleneck — the CPU has ample headroom to produce frames, but the GPU cannot render them quickly enough at higher resolutions.

# FAQ

Q: Is this combo better suited for 1080p or 1440p gaming in Undisputed?

A: The data shows 1080p High delivers 144 FPS average, while 1440p High drops to 104 FPS. Both are playable, but the 1080p results are smoother. At 1440p Medium, the combo hits 125 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS threshold. The 4K results are more limited, with High at 66 FPS and Ultra at 42 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5050 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 5050's average benchmark score of 21035 is within 1.6% of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713) and within 1% of the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237). The NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile posts 21379, which is 1.6% higher. These differences are minor, suggesting similar overall performance tiers.

Q: What is the CPU's standing relative to other processors in the database?

A: The Core i9-14900K ranks in the 95th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals — the i9-14900KF, Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, EPYC 7413, and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — all fall within 1.7% of its average score of 79097.

Q: Why does the 4K Ultra setting produce such a low frame rate?

A: At 4K Ultra, the combo averages 42 FPS. This is a 63% drop from the 4K High result of 66 FPS, and a 73% drop from 4K Medium's 79 FPS. The GPU's 8 GB memory and 320.0 GB/s bandwidth appear insufficient for the highest quality preset at this resolution, making the RTX 5050 the clear bottleneck.

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: Yes. The data shows 1440p High at 104 FPS, 1440p Medium at 125 FPS, and 1440p Low at 174 FPS. Even 1440p Ultra averages 67 FPS, which stays above the 60 FPS mark. All 1440p settings tested deliver playable frame rates.

Q: How does the combo rank overall among tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 1722 out of 2813 tested combinations for Undisputed. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the database, meaning most other tested combos produce higher average frame rates in this game.

# Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a clear and consistent pattern as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the combo delivers 144 FPS at 1080p, 104 FPS at 1440p, and 66 FPS at 4K. This represents a 28% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 54% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is not linear — the pixel count increase from 1440p to 4K is 2.25x, but the frame rate drops by roughly half, indicating that the GPU is becoming increasingly saturated.

At Low settings, the pattern is similar but more pronounced. The combo hits 241 FPS at 1080p, 174 FPS at 1440p, and 110 FPS at 4K. The 1080p result is exceptionally high, suggesting that the CPU can push far more frames than the GPU can render. The 4K Low result of 110 FPS is still very playable, but the scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a 54% reduction.

Medium settings reveal the most detailed data, with min and max FPS values recorded. At 1080p Medium, the combo averages 173 FPS with a min of 147 and max of 200. At 1440p Medium, the average falls to 125 FPS with min 107 and max 144. At 4K Medium, the average drops to 79 FPS with min 67 and max 91. The min FPS at 4K Medium (67) is still above 60, but the headroom is shrinking.

Ultra settings show the steepest drops. The combo delivers 92 FPS at 1080p Ultra, 67 FPS at 1440p Ultra, and 42 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS. This scaling behavior suggests the GPU is the limiting component throughout — as resolution increases, the RTX 5050's rendering capabilities are exhausted, while the i9-14900K's ample CPU headroom goes unused.

# Settings Recommendations

For a balanced experience, Medium settings at 1440p provide the best combination of visual quality and performance. The combo averages 125 FPS with a minimum of 107 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay without dropping below 60 FPS at any measured moment. The max FPS of 144 indicates headroom for occasional spikes, and the visual upgrade over Low settings is meaningful.

At 1080p, High settings deliver 144 FPS average, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate displays. The jump from Medium (173 FPS) to High (144 FPS) sacrifices only 17% of performance while likely providing a more polished visual presentation. For players prioritizing maximum smoothness, Low settings at 1080p produce 241 FPS, but this may exceed the refresh rate of most monitors.

For 4K gaming, Medium settings are the highest recommended preset. The combo averages 79 FPS with a minimum of 67 FPS, staying above the 60 FPS threshold. High settings at 4K drop to 66 FPS average, which is playable but leaves little margin for demanding scenes. Ultra settings at 4K should be avoided, as the 42 FPS average falls below acceptable smoothness for a sports title.

The data suggests that 1440p Medium is the sweet spot for this combo, offering 125 FPS average with a 107 FPS minimum. This configuration balances the GPU's capabilities with the CPU's headroom, avoiding the 4K Ultra bottleneck while providing more detail than 1080p.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 241 FPS average
• Medium: 173 FPS average, 147 min, 200 max
• High: 144 FPS average
• Ultra: 92 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 174 FPS average
• Medium: 125 FPS average, 107 min, 144 max
• High: 104 FPS average
• Ultra: 67 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 110 FPS average
• Medium: 79 FPS average, 67 min, 91 max
• High: 66 FPS average
• Ultra: 42 FPS average

The complete dataset shows a consistent hierarchy: Low settings always outpace Medium, which outpaces High, which outpaces Ultra. At every resolution, the gap between Low and Ultra is substantial — at 1080p, the difference is 149 FPS (241 vs 92); at 1440p, it is 107 FPS (174 vs 67); at 4K, it is 68 FPS (110 vs 42). The diminishing returns of higher quality presets become evident at 4K, where the jump from High to Ultra costs 24 FPS (36% reduction), while the jump from Low to Medium costs 31 FPS (28% reduction). This data indicates that the RTX 5050 has a relatively narrow performance envelope, and players must choose carefully between resolution and quality to maintain smooth frame rates in Undisputed.