Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core Ultra 5 245 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers exceptional frame rates across all tested resolutions in Undisputed, with the data showing a combo rank of 123 out of 2,813 tested combinations. The RTX 4090, with its 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth, clearly dominates the rendering workload, while the Core Ultra 5 245 — a 14-core, 14-thread Arrow Lake processor with a 5.10 GHz boost clock — provides ample headroom even at lower resolutions where CPU load typically increases.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Undisputed?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 530 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This represents the absolute ceiling for this configuration in the game's measured scenarios.

Q: How does the RTX 4090's benchmark performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4090's average benchmark score is 60,347, which places it 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 and 2.9% ahead of the AMD Radeon PRO V710. It trails the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M by 2.5% and matches the Intel Arc Pro A60 exactly.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 sits in the 90th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48,995. Its closest rival is the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G, which scores 49,196 — a 0.4% difference.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the data shows 93 average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. While this is the lowest result in the measured set, it remains well above the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth for sports titles.

Q: How much performance is gained by dropping from Ultra to Low at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 383 average FPS compared to 147 FPS on Ultra — a gain of 236 FPS, or roughly 2.6 times the Ultra performance.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all graphics cards?

A: The RTX 4090 ranks in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 60,347. This is notably below its 99th-percentile reputation, reflecting the benchmark database's broad inclusion of workstation and prosumer cards.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the undisputed rendering powerhouse in this configuration. With 16,384 shading units, 128 RT cores, and 512 tensor cores on the AD102 chip, it delivers 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus provides 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Undisputed's boxing arenas and fighter models at any resolution tested.

The GPU's clock behavior is equally important. The base clock of 2235 MHz boosts to 2520 MHz, and the memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). This combination allows the card to maintain high utilization even at 4K, where the pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s come into play. The data shows that at 3840x2160 High settings, the combo still achieves 144 average FPS, indicating the GPU is far from saturated at lower resolutions.

The RTX 4090's production status is "End-of-life," and its successor is the GeForce 50 series, but its benchmark results remain formidable. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 38,194 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 9,223 reflect strong compute and rasterization performance. In Undisputed, the GPU's role is to push frame rates to extreme levels, and the measured FPS confirms it does so without bottlenecking the Core Ultra 5 245 until very high frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best experience for this combo. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 530 average FPS, but this is excessive for any display and suggests the CPU is the limiting factor at these frame rates. The Medium preset at 381 FPS (with min/max of 324/438) and High at 315 FPS offer more balanced results, though still far beyond typical 144Hz or 240Hz display capabilities.

At 2560x1440, the High preset achieves 228 average FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate gaming. The Medium preset at 275 FPS (min 234, max 317) provides even more headroom, while Ultra drops to 147 FPS — still excellent but approaching the range where GPU load becomes significant. The Low preset at 383 FPS is unnecessary for practical use.

At 3840x2160, the High preset delivers 144 average FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K gaming on this hardware. The Medium preset at 174 FPS (min 148, max 200) is also viable, but High offers a better balance of visual quality and performance. Ultra at 93 FPS is playable but sacrifices the smoothness that the High preset provides.

For the best experience, the data suggests 1440p High or Medium as the sweet spot, with 4K High as the premium option. The 1080p results, while impressive, are overkill for most displays and indicate CPU-bound behavior at those resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 + RTX 4090 combination ranks 123 out of 2,813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 4.4% of all configurations. This is a strong result, though not the absolute top tier — the ranking reflects that some combos with faster CPUs or more specialized configurations achieve higher frame rates in this title.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its contribution. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G scores 49,196 (0.4% higher), the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 scores 49,228 (0.5% higher), the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H scores 48,698 (0.6% lower), and the Intel Core i5-14600K scores 48,618 (0.8% lower). These deltas are minimal, suggesting the Core Ultra 5 245's 14 cores and 24 MB of L3 cache are competitive with mainstream alternatives.

The GPU's ranking is more nuanced. With an 88th percentile standing, the RTX 4090 is not the highest-scoring GPU in the database, but its rivals in the nearest list — including the Intel Arc Pro A60 (0% delta) and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (0.3% higher) — are workstation cards, not gaming-focused hardware. The RTX 4090's gaming prowess is better reflected in its measured FPS, where it achieves over 500 FPS at 1080p Low.

The combo's rank of 123 suggests that while this is a top-tier configuration, there are 122 combos that perform better, likely featuring faster CPUs like the Core Ultra 9 or Ryzen 9 X3D parts. However, for a sports title like Undisputed, the difference between rank 123 and rank 1 is unlikely to be perceptible given the already extreme frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the bottleneck characteristics of this combo. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 315 at 1920x1080 to 228 at 2560x1440 (a 27.6% decrease) and then to 144 at 3840x2160 (a 36.8% decrease from 1440p). This progressive decline indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly responsible for frame generation as resolution rises.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic: 530 FPS at 1080p, 383 FPS at 1440p (a 27.7% drop), and 242 FPS at 4K (a 36.8% drop from 1440p). The similarity in percentage drops across settings suggests a consistent GPU scaling pattern, but the absolute numbers at 1080p Low (530 FPS) hint at CPU limitations — the Core Ultra 5 245 can only feed the GPU so many frames per second.

The Medium preset shows the same trend: 381 FPS at 1080p, 275 FPS at 1440p (27.8% drop), and 174 FPS at 4K (36.7% drop). The Ultra preset follows with 203 FPS at 1080p, 147 FPS at 1440p (27.6% drop), and 93 FPS at 4K (36.7% drop). This consistent ~28% drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~37% drop from 1440p to 4K indicates that the RTX 4090's memory bandwidth (1.01 TB/s) and pixel rate (443.5 GPixel/s) are the limiting factors at higher resolutions, while the CPU's 5.10 GHz boost clock and 102.4 GB/s memory bandwidth cap performance at 1080p.

The bottleneck analysis is clear: at 1080p, the Core Ultra 5 245's 14 threads and 24 MB L3 cache become the constraint, as evidenced by the 530 FPS ceiling. At 4K, the RTX 4090's raw compute and memory subsystem dictate performance, with the GPU's 82.58 TFLOPS and 24 GB VRAM handling the increased pixel load.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 530 average FPS — the highest result in the entire dataset, indicating a CPU-bound scenario where the RTX 4090 is underutilized.
• Medium: 381 average FPS (min 324, max 438) — the variance of 114 FPS shows some frame pacing inconsistency, likely from CPU scheduling.
• High: 315 average FPS — a strong result that exceeds the refresh rate of virtually all gaming monitors.
• Ultra: 203 average FPS — still excellent, but the gap from Low to Ultra (327 FPS) demonstrates the GPU scaling at this resolution.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 383 average FPS — nearly identical to 1080p Medium, confirming that the GPU is now more involved.
• Medium: 275 average FPS (min 234, max 317) — the min/max spread of 83 FPS is tighter than at 1080p, suggesting better frame pacing.
• High: 228 average FPS — ideal for 240Hz displays, with no perceptible bottleneck.
• Ultra: 147 average FPS — the first result below 150 FPS, marking the transition to GPU-limited performance.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 242 average FPS — surprisingly high for 4K, indicating the RTX 4090's 1.01 TB/s bandwidth handles the pixel throughput well.
• Medium: 174 average FPS (min 148, max 200) — the 52 FPS spread is the smallest in the dataset, showing stable performance under load.
• High: 144 average FPS — a perfect match for 144Hz displays, making this the recommended 4K preset.
• Ultra: 93 average FPS — the lowest measured result, but still above 90 FPS, which many players find acceptable for a sports title.

The data shows a consistent pattern: at every resolution, the Low preset delivers roughly 2.6 times the FPS of Ultra, while Medium and High sit between them with diminishing returns as resolution increases. The RTX 4090's 24 GB VRAM never becomes a constraint in Undisputed, even at 4K Ultra, which is expected for a game of this visual scope. The Core Ultra 5 245's 14 cores provide sufficient single-thread performance (as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,648) to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at anything below 300 FPS, which only occurs at 1080p Low and Medium settings.