Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core Ultra 7 265 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

This combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 2220th out of 2813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. The CPU sits at the 93rd percentile against all processors, while the GPU rests at the 58th percentile against all graphics cards, creating a significant imbalance where the processor vastly outperforms the graphics solution in synthetic benchmarks. The measured frame rates across resolutions and settings reveal a system that can deliver playable performance at 1080p, but struggles to maintain smooth gameplay at higher resolutions and maximum quality presets.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2220 out of 2813 represents the 78.9th percentile of tested configurations, meaning roughly 79% of all tested combos outperform this pairing in Undisputed. This ranking reflects the substantial gap between the CPU's capability and the GPU's age and performance class. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, built on a 3 nm process by TSMC, with a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its average benchmark score of 64640 places it in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD EPYC 4464P (64823 average score, -0.3% delta) and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (64438 average score, 0.3% delta).

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, conversely, is an end-of-life product from the Turing architecture, built on a 12 nm process with a 1365 MHz base clock and 1680 MHz boost clock. Its average benchmark score of 15290 places it at the 58th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (15283 average score, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon 680M (15270 average score, 0.1% delta). The delta values between the RTX 2060 and its rivals are remarkably small — within 0.8% — indicating that this GPU sits at a performance plateau where many cards cluster together.

The data shows that in Undisputed, the bottleneck is clearly the GPU. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 209 FPS, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 37 FPS — a reduction of over 82% from the lowest resolution and quality setting to the highest. This pattern is consistent with a CPU that has ample headroom and a GPU that becomes the limiting factor as resolution and settings increase. The CPU's multi-threaded performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 42216 and a Passmark multi-thread score of 49682, indicates it can feed frames far faster than the RTX 2060 can render them.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this system in Undisputed?

A: The measured data shows 1920x1080 Medium provides 150 FPS average with a minimum of 128 FPS and maximum of 173 FPS, offering a strong balance between visual quality and smoothness. For higher fidelity, 1920x1080 High achieves 124 FPS average.

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

A: At 3840x2160, the combo delivers 57 FPS on High settings and 95 FPS on Low settings, but drops to 37 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at 4K yields 69 FPS average with 58 FPS minimum and 79 FPS maximum, making it playable but not consistently smooth.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 15290, which is within 0.8% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (15283), AMD Radeon 680M (15270), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15199), and AMD Radeon RX 7600 (15171). These deltas are negligible in practical terms.

Q: Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 a high-performing processor relative to others?

A: Yes, the CPU sits at the 93rd percentile of all processors with an average benchmark score of 64640. Its nearest rivals, the AMD EPYC 4464P and AMD EPYC 9124, score within 0.7% of it, indicating it's competitive with high-end server and desktop parts.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same settings?

A: At High settings, 1920x1080 yields 124 FPS while 2560x1440 yields 90 FPS — a 27.4% reduction. At Ultra settings, 1080p gives 80 FPS while 1440p gives 58 FPS — a 27.5% reduction. The scaling is consistent across quality presets.

Q: Does the system have enough VRAM for Undisputed at maximum settings?

A: The RTX 2060 has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 336.0 GB/s bandwidth. The data shows Ultra settings at 4K produce only 37 FPS average, indicating the GPU's memory capacity and processing power are insufficient for this configuration.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is heavily GPU-limited at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the combo delivers 209 FPS at 1920x1080, 151 FPS at 2560x1440, and 95 FPS at 3840x2160. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 27.8%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 37.1%. This accelerating decline indicates the GPU's rendering throughput becomes the dominant constraint as pixel count increases.

At Medium settings, the pattern continues: 150 FPS at 1080p, 109 FPS at 1440p (27.3% drop), and 69 FPS at 4K (36.7% drop from 1440p). The High preset shows similar scaling: 124 FPS at 1080p, 90 FPS at 1440p (27.4% drop), and 57 FPS at 4K (36.7% drop from 1440p). The consistent percentage drops across settings suggest that resolution scaling is independent of quality preset, a hallmark of GPU-bound performance.

Ultra settings display the most severe scaling: 80 FPS at 1080p, 58 FPS at 1440p (27.5% drop), and 37 FPS at 4K (36.2% drop from 1440p). The 4K Ultra result of 37 FPS is below the generally accepted 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, and even the 1440p Ultra result of 58 FPS is marginally under it. The data indicates that the RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM and 6.451 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are insufficient for high-resolution, high-quality rendering in this title.

The limiting component is unambiguously the GPU. The CPU's Cinebench R23 single-core score of 5960 and multi-core score of 42216, combined with its 5.30 GHz boost clock, demonstrate processing capability far beyond what the frame rates at 4K Ultra require. If the CPU were the bottleneck, frame rates would remain relatively flat across resolutions; instead, they decline steadily, confirming the GPU as the constraining factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system shows its strongest performance. Low settings produce 209 FPS average, Medium settings yield 150 FPS with a minimum of 128 FPS and maximum of 173 FPS, High settings deliver 124 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 80 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 129 FPS, representing a 61.7% reduction. Even at Ultra, the frame rate exceeds 60 FPS, making 1080p fully playable at any quality preset.

At 2560x1440, performance remains respectable but begins to show strain. Low settings deliver 151 FPS, Medium settings produce 109 FPS with a minimum of 92 FPS and maximum of 125 FPS, High settings yield 90 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 58 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p falls just below the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting that players seeking consistent smoothness should avoid this combination.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's limitations become pronounced. Low settings achieve 95 FPS, Medium settings deliver 69 FPS with a minimum of 58 FPS and maximum of 79 FPS, High settings produce 57 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 37 FPS. The 4K Medium result is borderline playable, while 4K High and Ultra are not recommended for competitive or smooth gameplay. The minimum frame rate at 4K Medium of 58 FPS is close to the average of 69 FPS, indicating relatively stable frame pacing, but the overall performance is constrained.

The measured data includes minimum and maximum frame rates only for Medium settings across all resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the range is 128 to 173 FPS, a 45 FPS spread. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 92 to 125 FPS, a 33 FPS spread. At 4K Medium, the range is 58 to 79 FPS, a 21 FPS spread. This tightening of frame time variance at higher resolutions further confirms that the GPU is the limiting factor, as higher resolution reduces the CPU's ability to generate frames ahead of the GPU's rendering pace.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 brings substantial processing power to this combo. With 20 cores and 20 threads arranged in the Arrow Lake architecture, it operates with a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The processor is built on a 3 nm process at TSMC with 17,800 million transistors on a 243 mm² die. Its cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache, providing ample on-die storage for game data.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 42216 and a Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 6268. Single-threaded performance is equally impressive: Cinebench R23 single-core scores 5960, while Cinebench R15 single-core scores 600. The Passmark suite shows a multi-thread score of 49682 and a single-thread score of 4689, with floating-point math at 172776 and integer math at 134773. These results place the CPU at the 93rd percentile of all processors.

For Undisputed, a sports title that typically benefits from high single-thread performance for game logic and physics, the CPU's 5.30 GHz boost clock and strong single-core scores provide ample headroom. The measured frame rates show that even at 1080p Low with 209 FPS, the CPU is not the limiting factor — if it were, frame rates would plateau regardless of resolution changes. Instead, the steady decline in FPS as resolution increases points to the GPU as the primary constraint.

The CPU's 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 102.4 GB/s bandwidth further indicate a modern, efficient design. The processor uses PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes, offering substantial bandwidth for future GPU upgrades. Its production status is active, with a launch MSRP of $394, and it was released on 2025-01-06. The nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 4464P, scores 64823 on average (0.3% higher), while the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F scores 64438 (0.3% lower), showing the 265 is positioned at a performance parity point with its closest competitors.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on optimal settings for different priorities. For maximum smoothness and competitive play, 1920x1080 Low at 209 FPS offers the highest frame rate, though visual fidelity suffers. For a balance of quality and performance, 1920x1080 Medium at 150 FPS with a minimum of 128 FPS is the strongest recommendation — it maintains well above the 60 FPS threshold with headroom for frame time spikes, and the Medium preset retains more visual detail than Low.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset at 109 FPS with a minimum of 92 FPS is the best experience for players who prioritize resolution over maximum settings. This configuration stays comfortably above 60 FPS and provides a 50% frame rate improvement over High settings at the same resolution. The Ultra preset at 1440p at 58 FPS is technically playable but risks dipping below 60 FPS, which can be noticeable in a sports title where smooth animation is critical.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset at 95 FPS and Medium preset at 69 FPS (minimum 58 FPS) are viable for general play. The High preset at 57 FPS and Ultra at 37 FPS fall below the smoothness threshold. For 4K users, Medium settings offer the best compromise, delivering an average of 69 FPS with a minimum of 58 FPS — the minimum is close to the average, suggesting stable frame delivery.

The data shows that the Medium preset consistently offers the best frame time consistency, as evidenced by the reported minimum and maximum values. At every resolution, the spread between minimum and maximum FPS at Medium is relatively narrow, indicating predictable performance. The Ultra preset, while visually superior, carries a significant performance penalty that the RTX 2060 cannot absorb at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the limiting component in this combo, and the measured data confirms this role. The GPU features 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, 48 raster output units, 30 ray tracing cores, and 240 tensor cores. It operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's compute capabilities include 6.451 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 12.90 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1 ratio). Its pixel rate is 80.64 GPixel/s and texture rate is 201.6 GTexel/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 2060 achieves a Passmark G3D score of 14111 and a Passmark GPU compute score of 5488. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1242, while Geekbench OpenCL scores 65014 and Vulkan scores 65846. The GPU sits at the 58th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 15290.

The nearest GPU rivals are nearly identical in performance: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (15283 average score, 0% delta), AMD Radeon 680M (15270, 0.1% delta), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15199, 0.6% delta), and AMD Radeon RX 7600 (15171, 0.8% delta). This clustering indicates that the RTX 2060 delivers performance equivalent to its closest competitors within a margin of less than 1%, making it a mid-range GPU in the current landscape.

The 6 GB VRAM capacity becomes a constraint at Ultra settings and 4K resolution. The measured 37 FPS at 4K Ultra suggests the GPU is both compute-limited and potentially memory-limited, as higher quality textures and effects require more memory bandwidth and capacity. The 336.0 GB/s bandwidth is modest by modern standards, and the 192-bit bus limits memory throughput compared to wider interfaces.

The GPU's end-of-life production status and 2019 release date indicate its age relative to the CPU, which was released in 2025. This generational gap explains the performance imbalance: the CPU represents current-generation technology while the GPU is several generations old. The 160 W TDP and suggested 450 W PSU requirement are modest, but the GPU's Turing architecture lacks the efficiency and feature set of newer designs. For Undisputed, the RTX 2060 provides adequate performance at 1080p and 1440p Medium settings, but cannot sustain high frame rates at 4K or maximum quality presets.