Undisputed

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination delivers decisively playable performance in Undisputed, with the data showing a clear trend: this pairing is built for high-refresh-rate 1440p and smooth 4K gaming. The measured frames per second (FPS) across all settings and resolutions indicate a system that rarely struggles, though the scaling patterns reveal where the bottlenecks lie.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H is a 16-core, 22-thread mobile processor based on the Meteor Lake architecture. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and can boost up to 5.00 GHz. This configuration, combined with a 24 MB shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache, provides substantial headroom for a sports title like Undisputed. In this game, the CPU's role is primarily to maintain a stable frame pacing floor, ensuring that the GPU never stalls waiting for physics or AI calculations.

The benchmark data suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor at any tested resolution. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo reaches 344 FPS, a figure so high that it indicates the processor is feeding the GPU efficiently without creating a bottleneck. For context, the CPU's average benchmark score is 34083, placing it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 338H, scores 33989, a negligible 0.3% difference, while the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X sits 0.5% behind. This raw compute power translates directly to the game's ability to process the complex interactions of boxers, referees, and crowd physics without dropping frames.

However, the data also shows that the CPU's performance is sufficient but not excessive for this workload. The single-threaded PassMark score of 3509 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1759 are solid, but the game's demands are moderate. The real insight comes from the scaling: when moving from 1080p Ultra (132 FPS) to 4K Ultra (60 FPS), the drop is significant, but this is a GPU-side limitation, not a CPU one. The processor's 28-watt TDP and dual-channel memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s are adequate for feeding the RTX 4080, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 1440p. In short, this CPU punches above its mobile-class weight, providing a stable platform for the GPU to do the heavy lifting.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Analyzing the measured FPS rows, the "Medium" preset emerges as the sweet spot for this combination, offering a balance of visual fidelity and performance that maximizes the hardware's potential. At 1440p Medium, the combo delivers 179 FPS average, with a minimum of 152 and a maximum of 206. This frame rate is well above the 95 FPS seen at 1440p Ultra, and the minimum of 152 ensures that even the most chaotic on-screen moments—such as a flurry of punches with crowd reactions—remain fluid and responsive.

At 4K, the Medium preset is also the optimal choice for a high-refresh-rate experience. The 4K Medium average of 113 FPS (min 96, max 130) is nearly double the 60 FPS average at 4K Ultra. While High settings at 4K produce 94 FPS, the Medium preset offers a 20% improvement in average FPS over High, with the minimum frame rate staying above the 60 FPS threshold for most displays. The data suggests that the jump from Medium to High at 4K costs roughly 19 FPS on average, which is a steep price for marginal visual gains in a fast-paced sports game.

For players with 1080p displays, the Medium preset at 247 FPS (min 210, max 284) is overkill for most monitors, but it provides an immense buffer against any frame-time spikes. The Low preset at 344 FPS is unnecessary unless chasing absolute competitive edge, but it demonstrates the CPU-GPU pairing's raw speed. The Ultra preset at 132 FPS is still playable, but the 115 FPS drop from Medium to Ultra at 1080p is not justified by the visual improvements in a game where the camera often stays wide. Therefore, the recommendation is clear: use Medium settings for the best measured experience, as it provides the highest minimum FPS relative to the visual quality trade-off.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The FPS scaling across resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 205 at 1080p to 148 at 1440p (a 28% reduction), and then to 94 at 4K (a 54% reduction from 1080p). This pattern is consistent with the GPU's rendering load increasing proportionally with pixel count. The RTX 4080 is clearly the limiting component at higher resolutions, as the CPU's performance headroom is evidenced by the 344 FPS at 1080p Low, which leaves massive unused capacity.

The Low settings row illustrates this even more starkly. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 344 FPS, but at 4K Low, it falls to 157 FPS. That is a 54% drop, nearly identical to the High settings scaling. This consistency indicates that even at lower graphical settings, the resolution's pixel throughput is the primary constraint. The GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are being taxed, while the CPU remains idle. The 4K Ultra result of 60 FPS is the clearest indicator of the GPU limit, as it represents a hard wall where the RTX 4080's compute units are fully saturated.

The scaling data suggests that this combo is not CPU-limited in Undisputed. If it were, we would see a plateau in FPS at lower resolutions, but instead, the FPS continues to climb from 4K to 1080p. The 1440p results are particularly telling: 248 FPS at Low, 179 at Medium, 148 at High, and 95 at Ultra. This spread shows that the GPU's performance scales smoothly with both resolution and settings, which is the signature of a balanced gaming system where the graphics card is the primary driver of frame rate.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

In the database of tested hardware combinations for Undisputed, this specific pairing of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 holds a combo rank of 879 out of 2813 tested combos. This places it in the top 31st percentile of all systems tested, which is a strong showing, though not elite. The rank indicates that while this combo is capable of high frame rates, there are many other pairings—likely with more powerful desktop CPUs or higher-tier GPUs—that achieve higher raw scores in this game.

The rank of 879 is somewhat lower than what the individual component percentiles might suggest. The CPU is in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, yet the combo lands in the 69th percentile of combos. This discrepancy highlights that Undisputed may not scale perfectly with both components' strengths. The GPU's nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores 54209 versus the 4080's 54247, a marginal 0.1% difference, suggesting that the game is not sensitive to the small performance gap between these two cards. The CPU's rivals show similar closeness, with the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 scoring 34222, just 0.4% behind the 165H.

The combo's rank is respectable for a mobile-class CPU paired with a desktop-class GPU. It outperforms most systems, but the data implies that users with a stronger CPU, such as a high-end desktop part, could push this GPU further. However, for the target audience of this mobile CPU, the rank confirms the 165H's ability to keep up with the RTX 4080 without becoming a bottleneck, even if it doesn't unlock the full potential of the GPU in this specific title.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the undisputed workhorse in this pairing. With 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, it has more than enough memory capacity and speed for Undisputed at any resolution. The GPU's base clock of 2205 MHz and boost clock of 2505 MHz, based on the AD103 chip and Ada Lovelace architecture, provide the raw compute power needed to drive the high frame rates observed.

The data shows that the GPU's 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is directly leveraged in this game. At 4K High, the GPU averages 94 FPS, which is a demanding workload that requires significant shader and texture processing. The 16 GB VRAM ensures that texture loading at Ultra settings does not cause hitches, as evidenced by the 60 FPS average at 4K Ultra. While 60 FPS is barely playable, the fact that it maintains this average without dipping below 60 (as the min FPS is not reported but the average holds) suggests the GPU is not running out of memory.

The RTX 4080's performance relative to its rivals is telling. Its average benchmark score of 54247 is nearly identical to the RTX 4080 SUPER's 54209, a 0.1% difference, meaning that in Undisputed, the standard 4080 is effectively on par with its SUPER counterpart. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms it is a high-end part, but the 4K Ultra result of 60 FPS shows that even this powerful card has limits in this title. The GPU's role is to provide the brute force for resolution scaling, and the data indicates it does so admirably, but the 4K Ultra preset is the point where the GPU's capabilities are maxed out.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of this combo's performance in Undisputed. At 1080p, the results are exceptional: Low settings produce 344 FPS, Medium yields 247 FPS (min 210, max 284), High reaches 205 FPS, and Ultra drops to 132 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the GPU is rarely stressed, and the CPU's 5.00 GHz boost clock is sufficient to maintain high instruction throughput.

Moving to 1440p, the frame rates remain highly playable. Low settings achieve 248 FPS, Medium delivers 179 FPS (min 152, max 206), High falls to 148 FPS, and Ultra presents 95 FPS. The 1440p Medium result is particularly noteworthy, as the minimum of 152 FPS ensures a consistent experience even during intense gameplay moments. The drop from Medium to High at 1440p is 31 FPS, which is substantial, but the 95 FPS at Ultra is still smooth for most displays.

At 4K, the combo starts to show its limits. Low settings produce 157 FPS, Medium drops to 113 FPS (min 96, max 130), High is 94 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 60 FPS. The 4K Medium preset is the recommended choice here, as it offers a 53 FPS advantage over Ultra while maintaining a minimum above 96 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is exactly 60 FPS, which is the bare minimum for a playable experience, but the data suggests that players should avoid this preset unless they have a 60 Hz monitor and prioritize visual fidelity above all else.

The progression across resolutions shows a clear pattern: the RTX 4080 provides the headroom for high settings at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K requires a compromise. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 97 FPS, indicating that the settings presets have a massive impact on performance at this resolution. For the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, the Medium preset at 4K is the data-backed choice, offering 113 FPS average with a minimum of 96, which is well within the range of high-refresh-rate 4K monitors.