Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core Ultra 5 245 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 delivers a high-refresh-rate experience in Undisputed across all tested resolutions, with the combo ranking 246th out of 3,718 tested combinations in this title. The data reveals a system that is heavily GPU-limited at 4K Ultra, yet capable of exceeding 470 FPS at 1080p Low—indicating a well-balanced pairing for a sports title where frame pacing matters more than absolute visual fidelity.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable decline as resolution increases, but the magnitude of that decline varies significantly by settings preset. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 479 FPS at 1920x1080 to 346 FPS at 2560x1440—a reduction of 133 FPS (27.8%). Moving further to 3840x2160, the average falls to 219 FPS, representing another 127 FPS drop (36.7%). This steep scaling curve at Low settings suggests the CPU is still feeding the GPU adequately, but the render load at 4K begins to dominate.

At Medium settings, the pattern shifts. The 1080p average is 345 FPS, which drops to 249 FPS at 1440p (a 96 FPS or 27.8% decrease) and then to 158 FPS at 4K (a 91 FPS or 36.5% reduction). The min FPS values at Medium tell a more complete story: 293 FPS at 1080p, 212 FPS at 1440p, and 134 FPS at 4K. These minimums are notably tighter relative to their averages at lower resolutions, indicating more consistent frame delivery when the GPU isn't maxed out.

High settings show a different scaling behavior. The 1080p average of 285 FPS drops to 206 FPS at 1440p (a 79 FPS or 27.7% decrease) and then to 130 FPS at 4K (a 76 FPS or 36.9% reduction). This near-identical percentage drop across each step suggests a balanced scaling curve where neither CPU nor GPU becomes a sudden bottleneck at any particular resolution.

Ultra settings produce the most dramatic scaling. At 1080p, the average is 184 FPS; at 1440p, it falls to 133 FPS (a 51 FPS or 27.7% decline); at 4K, it drops to 84 FPS (a 49 FPS or 36.8% reduction). The 4K Ultra result of 84 FPS is the only sub-100 FPS average in the entire dataset, and it strongly indicates that the RTX 4080 is the limiting component at this extreme configuration. The consistent 27.7% and 36.8% drops across all settings presets suggest a uniform scaling law driven primarily by pixel count rather than scene complexity.

The data indicates that between 1080p and 1440p, the frame rate loss is consistently around 27.7% regardless of settings. Between 1440p and 4K, the loss is consistently around 36.8%. This uniformity across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets points to a rendering pipeline where the resolution scaling factor dominates over settings-specific effects. The limiting component shifts from CPU-bound at 1080p Low (479 FPS) to GPU-bound at 4K Ultra (84 FPS), with the crossover occurring somewhere in the Medium-to-High range at 1440p.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 is a 14-core, 14-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, built on a 3 nm process by TSMC. Its base clock is 3.50 GHz with a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, and it features 24 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark scores place it in the 90th percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 48,995. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G, scores 49,196, a delta of -0.4%, meaning the Ultra 5 245 is essentially tied with that chip. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 sits at 49,228 (-0.5%), while the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H scores 48,698 (+0.6%) and the Intel Core i5-14600K scores 48,618 (+0.8%).

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p Low settings, where the average FPS reaches 479. This extremely high frame rate indicates that the processor can feed the RTX 4080 well beyond what most displays can show. The 14 cores and 14 threads—notably without hyper-threading—provide sufficient parallel throughput for a sports title that likely doesn't scale beyond a handful of threads. The boost clock of 5.10 GHz is particularly relevant for single-threaded physics and AI calculations in boxing simulations, where each fighter's behavior is computed sequentially.

The passmark single-thread score of 4,394 and the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,648 both indicate strong per-core performance. The multi-threaded results—Cinebench R23 multi-core at 32,924 and passmark multithread at 38,706—show that the CPU has ample headroom for background tasks while maintaining high frame rates. The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is the primary limiter, as evidenced by the 479 FPS ceiling at Low settings; however, this is far above any practical refresh rate, making the CPU a non-issue for real-world gameplay.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s over dual-channel DDR5 support is adequate for feeding the GPU at high frame rates. The 24 MB L3 cache is shared across all cores, which helps maintain consistent performance in gameplay scenarios where data locality matters. The processor's 65 W TDP indicates efficient power draw, but the benchmark data does not show any thermal throttling effects that would manifest as FPS inconsistency—the min FPS values at Medium settings (293 at 1080p, 212 at 1440p, 134 at 4K) are all within reasonable percentages of their respective averages.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. It features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 2205 MHz with a boost clock of 2505 MHz, and memory runs at 1400 MHz (22.4 Gbps effective). The RTX 4080 has 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 76 RT cores, and 304 tensor cores. Its FP32 performance is 48.74 TFLOPS, and it has a 320 W TDP.

In the benchmark database, the RTX 4080 sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 54,247. Its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores 54,209, showing a delta of just 0.1%—effectively identical. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54,828 (-1.1%), while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55,698 (-2.6%) and the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55,757 (-2.7%). Despite these synthetic benchmark similarities, the in-game data for Undisputed shows the RTX 4080's real-world capabilities.

The GPU's role in Undisputed becomes increasingly dominant as resolution and settings increase. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 84, which is less than half of the 184 FPS achieved at 1080p Ultra. This 100 FPS difference (54.3% reduction) is primarily attributable to the GPU's rendering load, as the CPU is less stressed at higher resolutions due to fewer draw calls per frame. The 16 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for this game at any resolution, as even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset does not show signs of memory capacity issues—the min FPS of 134 at 4K Medium versus the average of 158 suggests only moderate frame time variance.

The GPU's memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s appears adequate for the game's texture streaming demands. The pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 761.5 GTexel/s provide theoretical ceilings that align with the observed scaling: the 84 FPS at 4K Ultra equates to roughly 84 * 8.3 million pixels = 697 million pixels per second, which is well below the pixel rate limit, indicating that other GPU resources (shader ALUs or ROPs) are the binding constraint at Ultra settings.

The RTX 4080's ray tracing capabilities (76 RT cores) are likely unused in this sports title, as the frame rates at all settings are far higher than what would be expected with RT enabled. The tensor cores (304) may be utilized for DLSS, but the measured data does not include DLSS-specific results, so their impact cannot be quantified from this dataset. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,567 and passmark G3D score of 34,457 provide additional context for its overall compute capability, but the in-game FPS data is the definitive measure for Undisputed.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo in Undisputed?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 479 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This indicates the CPU-GPU pair can push far beyond typical display refresh rates at this resolution and preset.

Q: Can this system maintain 144 FPS at 4K in Undisputed?

A: No. The only 4K result above 144 FPS is Low settings at 219 FPS. Medium settings average 158 FPS, High settings average 130 FPS, and Ultra settings average 84 FPS. To exceed 144 FPS at 4K, users must select Low or Medium settings.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its closest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54,247, while the RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54,209. This represents a delta of 0.1%, meaning the two GPUs are statistically indistinguishable in synthetic tests.

Q: What is the minimum FPS at Medium settings across all resolutions?

A: The min FPS at Medium settings is 293 at 1080p, 212 at 1440p, and 134 at 4K. These minimums are 84.9%, 85.1%, and 84.8% of their respective averages (345, 249, and 158), indicating consistent frame delivery.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p Low settings?

A: At 1080p Low with an average of 479 FPS, the CPU is the primary limiter, as the GPU is not heavily tasked at this resolution and settings level. The 14-core Intel Core Ultra 5 245's boost clock of 5.10 GHz is likely the constraining factor.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in Undisputed?

A: This combo ranks 246th out of 3,718 tested combinations, placing it in the top 6.6% of all tested systems for this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 achieves a rank of 246 out of 3,718 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 6.6% of all systems tested. This high ranking is consistent with the component-level percentiles: the CPU is in the 90th percentile of all processors, and the GPU is in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. The combo rank being slightly lower than either individual percentile suggests that the pairing is well-balanced but not perfectly optimized—there may be combos with slightly better CPU-GPU synergy.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its contribution to this ranking. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G slightly outperforms it in average benchmark score (49,196 vs 48,995, a -0.4% delta), as does the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 (49,228, -0.5%). However, the Ultra 5 245 outperforms the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (48,698, +0.6%) and the Intel Core i5-14600K (48,618, +0.8%). These small deltas indicate that the CPU is not a differentiator in this combo—any of these processors would likely produce similar FPS results in Undisputed.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4080's nearest rival is the RTX 4080 SUPER with a delta of just 0.1%, meaning the two are effectively interchangeable in synthetic benchmarks. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (-1.1%), AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (-2.6%), and AMD Radeon 8060S (-2.7%) all score higher in average benchmark terms, but these synthetic differences do not necessarily translate to in-game performance advantages in Undisputed. The combo rank of 246 suggests that the RTX 4080's real-world gaming performance is slightly better than its synthetic percentile would imply, likely due to the game's optimization for NVIDIA architecture.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings preset depends on the target refresh rate and resolution. For 4K displays with a 120 Hz refresh rate, Medium settings provide the best balance: an average of 158 FPS with a min of 134 FPS ensures that the display is nearly always saturated. High settings at 4K average 130 FPS, which is still above 120 Hz but leaves less headroom for frame time spikes. Ultra at 4K averages only 84 FPS, which is insufficient for 120 Hz displays and marginal for 60 Hz ones.

For 1440p displays with a 240 Hz refresh rate, High settings are the sweet spot: the 206 FPS average is close to the 240 Hz ceiling, and the lack of min FPS data for High settings suggests no problematic dips. Medium at 1440p averages 249 FPS with a min of 212 FPS, which more consistently saturates a 240 Hz display but at the cost of visual fidelity. Low at 1440p exceeds 346 FPS, which is beyond what any current display can show, making it wasteful unless the user prioritizes absolute frame rate over visuals.

For 1080p displays with a 360 Hz refresh rate, High settings at 285 FPS are the recommended choice, as they provide the best visual quality while still exceeding most display refresh rates. Medium at 1080p averages 345 FPS with a min of 293 FPS, which better matches a 360 Hz display but reduces visual quality. Low at 1080p hits 479 FPS, which is only useful for esports-level competitive play where every frame matters. Ultra at 1080p averages 184 FPS, which is still high but may not fully saturate a 360 Hz display.

The data shows that Medium settings offer the most consistent frame delivery across all resolutions, with min FPS values at 84.8-85.1% of average. This consistency is valuable in a sports game where frame pacing affects gameplay responsiveness. For users with variable refresh rate displays, High settings provide the best visual-to-performance ratio, as the averages (285 FPS at 1080p, 206 FPS at 1440p, 130 FPS at 4K) all fall within the typical VRR operating range of modern monitors.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: Low at 479 FPS, Medium at 345 FPS (min 293, max 396), High at 285 FPS, and Ultra at 184 FPS. This represents a scaling factor of 2.60x from Ultra to Low, indicating that settings have a substantial impact on frame rate at this resolution. The Medium preset's min-to-max range of 293-396 FPS shows a variance of 103 FPS, which is the largest absolute range in the dataset, suggesting that scene complexity varies significantly during gameplay at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS values are: Low at 346 FPS, Medium at 249 FPS (min 212, max 286), High at 206 FPS, and Ultra at 133 FPS. The scaling from Ultra to Low is 2.60x, identical to 1080p, confirming the uniform resolution scaling pattern. The Medium min-to-max range at 1440p is 212-286 FPS, a variance of 74 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the 1080p range when adjusted for the lower average. The 1440p results show that the system can comfortably drive 240 Hz displays at Medium settings and 165 Hz displays at High settings.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS values are: Low at 219 FPS, Medium at 158 FPS (min 134, max 181), High at 130 FPS, and Ultra at 84 FPS. The scaling from Ultra to Low is 2.61x, matching the other resolutions almost exactly. The Medium min-to-max range at 4K is 134-181 FPS, a variance of 47 FPS. The 4K results reveal that Ultra settings are the only preset that falls below 100 FPS, and even High settings at 130 FPS are sufficient for 120 Hz displays. The progression from 1080p to 1440p to 4K shows consistent 27.7% and 36.8% reductions at each step, demonstrating that the RTX 4080's rendering pipeline scales predictably with pixel count across all settings presets.