Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core Ultra 7 165H + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

The benchmark data for Undisputed with this Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination shows a system that scales predictably across resolutions, with the GPU becoming the primary constraint at higher settings. The measured FPS rows reveal a clear pattern: at 1080p the combo delivers high frame rates across all presets, while 4K Ultra drops to 41 FPS, indicating that the RTX 5060's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus become limiting factors at the highest fidelity settings. This analysis walks through the resolution scaling, component roles, settings recommendations, and how this particular pairing ranks against other tested combinations in the database.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and consistent across all four settings presets, but the magnitude of that drop varies significantly depending on the quality level. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 (235 FPS) to 3840x2160 (107 FPS) represents a 54.5% reduction in average frame rate. At Medium settings, the drop from 169 FPS at 1080p to 77 FPS at 4K is a 54.4% decrease, nearly identical in relative terms. The High preset shows a similar pattern: 140 FPS at 1080p falls to 64 FPS at 4K, a 54.3% reduction. These consistent percentage drops across Low, Medium, and High suggest that the scaling is primarily resolution-driven rather than settings-driven.

Ultra settings tell a different story. At 1080p Ultra, the system achieves 90 FPS, but at 1440p Ultra it drops to 65 FPS (a 27.8% reduction), and at 4K Ultra it falls to 41 FPS (a 36.9% reduction from 1440p). The total drop from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 54.4%, which aligns with the other presets, but the intermediate step at 1440p shows a steeper decline than the other settings. This suggests that at Ultra quality, the game's demands at 1440p already begin to strain the GPU, with the 4K Ultra result of 41 FPS indicating a scenario where the RTX 5060 is clearly overextended.

The 1440p results across all presets are instructive for understanding the bottleneck. At Low 1440p, the system produces 170 FPS, while High 1440p yields 101 FPS and Medium 1440p delivers 122 FPS. The gap between Low and High at 1440p (69 FPS difference) is larger than the gap at 1080p (95 FPS difference between Low at 235 and High at 140), but the relative scaling remains consistent. The 4K Medium row includes min/max values of 66-89 FPS, which provides the only frame time variance data in the entire set alongside 1440p Medium (104-140 FPS) and 1080p Medium (144-194 FPS). These ranges indicate that Medium settings produce stable frame delivery at all three resolutions, with the 4K Medium minimum of 66 FPS still comfortably above playable thresholds.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the system is likely CPU-bound at Low and Medium settings, as the frame rates of 235 and 169 FPS respectively are high enough that the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H's 16 cores and 22 threads may become the limiting factor. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the constraint, as evidenced by the steep FPS drops across all settings. The 1440p middle ground shows a balanced workload where both components contribute to overall performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 features 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, and its benchmark results place it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3628 and PassMark G3D score of 20891 provide context for its capabilities, while the nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 860M (0.3% lower average score), NVIDIA GeForce MX550 (0.3% lower), AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary (0.8% lower), and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT (1.2% higher). This places the RTX 5060 in a competitive position against both integrated and discrete alternatives, though the delta percentages to these rivals are all within 1.2%, indicating a tightly clustered performance tier.

In Undisputed specifically, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM appears sufficient for 1080p and 1440p at all settings, but the 4K Ultra result of 41 FPS suggests that the memory capacity or bandwidth becomes a limiting factor at the highest resolution with maximum quality. The texture and geometry demands of Ultra settings at 2160p likely exceed what 8 GB can efficiently handle, causing the frame rate to drop below the 60 FPS threshold that the Low, Medium, and High presets maintain at 4K (107, 77, and 64 FPS respectively). The fact that 4K Low achieves 107 FPS while 4K Ultra only reaches 41 FPS demonstrates that the GPU's raw compute power (19.18 TFLOPS FP32) is not the sole constraint; the memory subsystem and settings-dependent effects play a significant role.

The clock speeds of 2280 MHz base and 2497 MHz boost, combined with the 3840 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, provide the foundational throughput for this performance. The pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 299.6 GTexel/s are the specifications that directly influence how quickly the GPU can fill frames at higher resolutions. At 4K, the total pixel count is roughly four times that of 1080p, and while the RTX 5060 manages to deliver 107 FPS at Low settings, the Ultra preset's additional shading and texture work pushes the GPU to its limits. The PassMark GPU Compute score of 10899 indicates that compute-heavy workloads are handled competently, but game rendering at Ultra 4K remains challenging.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H is a 16-core, 22-thread mobile processor based on the Meteor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a 28 W TDP that suggests efficient power delivery for a laptop environment. The cache hierarchy includes 112 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache, which provides ample fast storage for frequently accessed game data. The CPU's benchmark performance is strong, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14551 and single-core score of 1759, placing it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs.

The nearest CPU rivals are tightly grouped: Intel Core Ultra 5 338H is 0.3% higher in average score, AMD EPYC 4244P is 0.4% lower, AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 is 0.4% lower, and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is 0.5% lower. This clustering indicates that the Core Ultra 7 165H sits in a well-populated performance tier where small percentage differences separate competitors. The PassMark multi-thread score of 25933 and single-thread score of 3509 further characterize the CPU's capabilities, with the integer math score of 89415 and floating point score of 66273 showing balanced compute performance.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role becomes most apparent at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 235 FPS, which is a frame rate that could potentially be limited by the CPU's single-thread performance or the game's physics and AI calculations. The 1080p Medium result of 169 FPS and 1080p High of 140 FPS show a gradual decline that tracks with increasing GPU load, but the CPU must still maintain consistent frame pacing. The 1440p Low result of 170 FPS is nearly identical to the 1080p Medium result, suggesting that at these settings, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately up to a certain point.

The Core Ultra 7 165H's 16 cores and 22 threads are more than sufficient for a sports game like Undisputed, which typically does not require extreme multi-threaded scaling. The 24 MB L3 cache helps with data locality, and the boost clock of 5.00 GHz ensures that single-threaded game logic runs efficiently. The PassMark physics score of 1806 indicates that the CPU handles physics calculations competently, which is relevant for a boxing game with realistic fighter interactions and physics-based animations.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which settings preset offers the best experience at each resolution. At 1920x1080, all four presets deliver playable frame rates, but the optimal choice depends on the user's preference for visual fidelity versus raw frame rate. The Low preset achieves 235 FPS, which is excessive for most displays, while Medium at 169 FPS with a min of 144 FPS and max of 194 FPS provides excellent smoothness with some visual quality improvements. High at 140 FPS is still well above 60 FPS and offers better visuals than Medium, making it a strong recommendation for 1080p users with high-refresh-rate displays. Ultra at 90 FPS remains smooth and provides the best image quality, so users with 90 Hz or 120 Hz displays could justify this setting.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset at 122 FPS with a min of 104 FPS and max of 140 FPS stands out as the best balance of performance and quality. High at 101 FPS is also excellent and offers superior visuals, while Low at 170 FPS is unnecessarily high for most 1440p displays. Ultra at 65 FPS dips below the 70 FPS threshold that many users consider ideal for smooth gameplay, though it remains above 60 FPS and could be acceptable for those prioritizing visual quality. The 1440p Medium results show the tightest frame time variance in the dataset, with the 104 FPS minimum indicating consistent frame delivery.

At 3840x2160, the recommendations become more constrained. Low at 107 FPS is the only preset that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS, while Medium at 77 FPS is playable but with a min of 66 FPS that approaches the 60 FPS threshold. High at 64 FPS is borderline, and Ultra at 41 FPS is not recommended for smooth gameplay. For 4K users, the Low preset offers the best experience with a 107 FPS average, though this comes with significant visual quality compromises. Medium at 77 FPS is the best balance for 4K if users can tolerate the 66 FPS minimum, but High and Ultra are only suitable for users who prioritize image quality over frame rate.

The overall recommendation across all resolutions is that Medium settings provide the most consistent experience, as evidenced by the complete min/max data available for that preset at all three resolutions. The 1080p Medium (144-194 FPS), 1440p Medium (104-140 FPS), and 4K Medium (66-89 FPS) ranges all show stable frame delivery without extreme drops. For users with high-refresh-rate displays at 1080p or 1440p, High settings are recommended as the sweet spot between visual quality and performance, while 4K users should stick to Low or Medium depending on their frame rate preferences.

How This Combo Ranks

This Intel Core Ultra 7 165H + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination ranks 2470 out of 3718 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 33.6th percentile of all system configurations in the database. This ranking reflects the fact that while each component individually performs reasonably well (the CPU is in the 84th percentile and the GPU in the 72nd percentile), the combination is not optimized for maximum gaming performance in this specific title. The rank of 2470 indicates that a significant majority of tested combos achieve higher frame rates in Undisputed, which is consistent with the measured FPS results showing that the system struggles at 4K Ultra settings.

The combo's ranking is likely influenced by the fact that Undisputed is a sports game that may not fully utilize the CPU's 16 cores and 22 threads, and the GPU's 8 GB VRAM becomes a constraint at higher resolutions. The 3718 total combos in the database include many desktop configurations with more powerful GPUs and CPUs, which would naturally rank higher. However, the 2470 rank should be interpreted in context: for a mobile platform with a 28 W TDP CPU and a 145 W TDP GPU, the performance is respectable, and the individual component benchmarks show that both parts are competitive within their respective mobile and desktop tiers.

The discrepancy between the component percentiles (84th for CPU, 72nd for GPU) and the combo rank (33.6th percentile) suggests that the combination underperforms relative to what the individual components might suggest. This could be due to thermal constraints in the mobile form factor, power delivery limitations, or the game's specific engine characteristics that favor certain hardware configurations. The nearest rival data for both components shows tight clustering, indicating that small performance differences in component scores translate to larger differences in game FPS due to the compounding effects of CPU and GPU interactions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Undisputed?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 at Medium settings delivers 169 FPS average with a minimum of 144 FPS, while 2560x1440 at Medium achieves 122 FPS average with a minimum of 104 FPS. For 4K users, only Low (107 FPS) and Medium (77 FPS) exceed 60 FPS, so 1440p represents the best balance of visual quality and performance.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Undisputed?

A: Yes, but with limitations. At 4K Low, the average FPS is 107, and at 4K Medium it is 77 FPS with a minimum of 66 FPS. However, 4K High drops to 64 FPS and 4K Ultra falls to 41 FPS, making the higher presets unsuitable for smooth gameplay at this resolution.

Q: How does the RTX 5060 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5060's average benchmark score of 26331 is 0.3% higher than the AMD Radeon 860M and NVIDIA GeForce MX550, 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, and 1.2% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT. All four GPUs are within a 1.2% performance band.

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

A: At 1080p Low (235 FPS) and Medium (169 FPS), the high frame rates suggest the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H's 16 cores and 22 threads may become the limiting factor, as the GPU has less work per frame. At 1080p Ultra (90 FPS), the GPU becomes more influential due to increased rendering demands.

Q: What settings provide the most stable frame delivery?

A: The Medium preset at all three resolutions includes min/max FPS data, showing the most consistent frame pacing: 144-194 FPS at 1080p, 104-140 FPS at 1440p, and 66-89 FPS at 4K. This indicates Medium is the most stable preset across the board.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 2470 out of 3718 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the lower third of all configurations. Despite the CPU ranking in the 84th percentile and GPU in the 72nd percentile individually, the combined system performance in this game is below average.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured FPS values across settings are: Low at 235 FPS average, Medium at 169 FPS average with a minimum of 144 FPS and maximum of 194 FPS, High at 140 FPS average, and Ultra at 90 FPS average. This represents a 61.7% drop from Low to Ultra at 1080p, demonstrating that the Ultra preset's additional visual features come at a significant performance cost.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low at 170 FPS average, Medium at 122 FPS average with a minimum of 104 FPS and maximum of 140 FPS, High at 101 FPS average, and Ultra at 65 FPS average. The drop from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 61.8%, nearly identical to the 1080p scaling, indicating that the settings-dependent performance penalty is consistent across these two resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the measured values are: Low at 107 FPS average, Medium at 77 FPS average with a minimum of 66 FPS and maximum of 89 FPS, High at 64 FPS average, and Ultra at 41 FPS average. The Low to Ultra drop at 4K is 61.7%, matching the other resolutions precisely. This consistency suggests that the performance scaling between settings is deterministic and not significantly affected by resolution-specific bottlenecks.

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows the following drops: Low from 235 to 170 FPS (27.7% reduction), Medium from 169 to 122 FPS (27.8% reduction), High from 140 to 101 FPS (27.9% reduction), and Ultra from 90 to 65 FPS (27.8% reduction). From 1440p to 4K, the drops are: Low from 170 to 107 FPS (37.1% reduction), Medium from 122 to 77 FPS (36.9% reduction), High from 101 to 64 FPS (36.6% reduction), and Ultra from 65 to 41 FPS (36.9% reduction). The consistent percentage drops within each resolution step indicate that the game scales uniformly across settings, with the 1440p to 4K step being more demanding in relative terms than the 1080p to 1440p step.