Undisputed

Undisputed is a sports title that scales heavily with both resolution and quality preset, and the combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a wide spread of frame rates depending on how you configure it. The measured data covers 1080p, 1440p, and 4K across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings, and the pattern is clear: this pairing is capable of extremely high refresh rates at lower resolutions, but even at 4K Ultra it stays comfortably playable. This analysis breaks down what those numbers mean for the limiting component at each step, how the CPU and GPU specifications contribute, and which settings give the best balance for typical use.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but consistent with a GPU-bound title at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS goes from 248 at 1920x1080 down to 179 at 2560x1440, and then to 113 at 3840x2160. That is a 54% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER is doing most of the heavy lifting as pixel count rises. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 37%, while the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 28% — so the scaling is not linear, and the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as resolution climbs.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more dramatic. The 1080p Low average is 417 FPS, which drops to 301 FPS at 1440p (a 28% reduction) and then to 191 FPS at 4K (a 37% reduction from 1440p and a 54% reduction from 1080p). This large absolute drop from 1080p to 4K — 226 FPS — shows that even a very fast GPU like the RTX 4070 SUPER cannot maintain extreme frame rates at 4K when the load is purely pixel-bound. The fact that Low settings at 4K still hit 191 FPS average is impressive, but it also reveals that the CPU is not the bottleneck at 1080p Low; otherwise, we would see a smaller drop when moving to higher resolutions.

Medium settings show a similar pattern: 300 FPS at 1080p, 217 FPS at 1440p, and 137 FPS at 4K. The min FPS at Medium is 255 at 1080p, 184 at 1440p, and 117 at 4K, which suggests that even the worst-case frames stay well above 60 FPS at all resolutions. The gap between average and min FPS is 45 FPS at 1080p, 33 FPS at 1440p, and 20 FPS at 4K — meaning the frame time consistency improves as resolution increases, likely because the GPU becomes the consistent limiter rather than the CPU occasionally stalling.

Ultra settings provide the lowest numbers, as expected: 160 FPS at 1080p, 115 FPS at 1440p, and 73 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 28%, and from 1440p to 4K is 37%. At 4K Ultra, the average of 73 FPS is still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play, but it is the only configuration where the combo approaches a typical 60 Hz display limit. The scaling from High to Ultra at 4K is 113 down to 73 FPS, which is a 35% performance hit for the extra visual fidelity — a significant cost that should be weighed against the visual improvement.

Overall, the scaling data shows that this combo is GPU-limited at 4K and CPU-limited at 1080p Low. At 1080p Low, the 417 FPS average suggests the CPU is near its ceiling, but at 4K Ultra the 73 FPS average indicates the GPU is the primary constraint. The transition point appears to be around 1440p, where High settings yield 179 FPS and Ultra yields 115 FPS — both high enough that the pairing feels balanced.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It has 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines, along with 56 ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores. The base clock is 1980 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz, and the memory runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory sits on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s FP32 performance is 35.48 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 198.0 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s.

In Undisputed, the GPU’s role becomes clear when comparing the High and Ultra presets across resolutions. At 1080p, High averages 248 FPS while Ultra averages 160 FPS — a 35% reduction. At 1440p, High averages 179 FPS and Ultra averages 115 FPS, again a 36% reduction. At 4K, High averages 113 FPS and Ultra averages 73 FPS, a 35% reduction. This consistent 35-36% penalty from High to Ultra across all resolutions indicates that the Ultra preset adds a uniform load increase, likely from higher-quality shadows, reflections, or post-processing effects that tax the GPU’s compute and memory bandwidth equally regardless of pixel count.

The 12 GB VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in this game, given the measured frame rates. Even at 4K Ultra, the game maintains 73 FPS average, which would be unlikely if the GPU were running out of memory and forced to swap to system RAM. The 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth is sufficient for the data throughput required at 4K, as evidenced by the fact that the frame rate scales predictably with resolution rather than hitting a hard wall. The boost clock of 2475 MHz is what allows the card to reach 417 FPS at 1080p Low — that level of performance requires the GPU to process frames faster than the display can show them, and the high clock speed is a key factor.

The GPU’s benchmark scores put it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 43223. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43262, deltaPct -0.1), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43268, deltaPct -0.1), and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (43301, deltaPct -0.2). The RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43667, which is only 1% higher. This placement suggests that the RTX 4070 SUPER is a strong performer for its class, but the measured FPS in Undisputed show it is not overkill — it delivers 73 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is playable but not massively headroom-rich for future titles.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a 20-core, 20-thread processor from the Core Ultra Series 2, based on the Arrow Lake architecture and built on a 3 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is DDR5 with a dual-channel bus and 102.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU supports PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes, and it has integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics with 32 execution units.

In Undisputed, the CPU’s role is most visible at 1080p Low, where the average FPS reaches 417. This is far above the 191 FPS at 4K Low, which indicates that at 1080p the GPU is not the limiting factor — the CPU is. The 20 cores and 20 threads are more than enough for a sports game, which typically uses a handful of threads, but the boost clock of 5.30 GHz is what allows the CPU to feed frames to the GPU at such high rates. The single-core performance is reflected in benchmarks like Cinebench R23 single-core (5960) and PassMark single-thread (4689), both of which are strong scores that support high FPS in lightly threaded workloads.

The CPU’s multi-core performance is also substantial, with Cinebench R23 multi-core scoring 42216 and Cinebench R20 multi-core scoring 6268. PassMark multi-thread scores 49682, and the CPU’s percentile versus all CPUs is 93, meaning it sits in the top 7% of processors. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 4464P (avgScore 64823, deltaPct -0.3), the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (avgScore 64438, deltaPct 0.3), and the AMD EPYC 7343 (avgScore 64202, deltaPct 0.7). The fact that the 265 and 265F are nearly identical (0.3% difference) confirms that the CPU’s performance is consistent.

The CPU’s role in Undisputed is to avoid becoming a bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 1080p High, the average is 248 FPS, which is lower than the 417 FPS at Low — that difference is due to the GPU taking on more work, not the CPU struggling. At 1440p High, the average drops to 179 FPS, and at 4K High to 113 FPS, which shows the GPU becoming the bottleneck as resolution increases. The CPU is never the limiting factor above 1080p Low in the measured data, which is a good sign for this pairing. The 20 cores may be overkill for this game, but the high boost clock ensures that the few threads the game uses are served with minimal latency.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the best balance of performance and visual fidelity depends on the target refresh rate. For 1080p displays, High settings at 248 FPS average is the sweet spot for high-refresh monitors (240 Hz or above), while Ultra at 160 FPS still exceeds 144 Hz. Medium at 300 FPS is only useful for extreme 360 Hz displays, but the visual quality loss may not be worth it. For 1440p, High at 179 FPS is excellent for 165 Hz monitors, and Ultra at 115 FPS remains above 100 FPS. Medium at 217 FPS is overkill for most 1440p displays, but it could be used for 240 Hz panels.

For 4K, the choices are more constrained. High at 113 FPS average is the best option for 120 Hz displays, as it clears the 100 FPS threshold with room to spare. Ultra at 73 FPS is playable on 60 Hz or 75 Hz monitors, but it is close to the edge for 120 Hz panels. Medium at 137 FPS is actually the best 4K option for high-refresh gaming, as it provides a 21% improvement over High while still looking reasonably good. Low at 191 FPS is excessive for any current 4K display, and the visual sacrifice is not justified.

The min FPS data at Medium provides additional insight: at 4K Medium, the min is 117 FPS, which is above the average of High at 4K (113 FPS). This means that Medium at 4K not only has a higher average but also better frame time consistency than High. For the smoothest experience, Medium at 4K is the recommendation, as it avoids the frame rate dips that could occur on High or Ultra. At 1440p Medium, the min is 184 FPS, which is still higher than the average of High at 1440p (179 FPS), reinforcing the pattern that Medium offers a more stable frame delivery.

For a typical 1440p 165 Hz monitor, High is the recommended preset because it delivers 179 FPS average with no reported min FPS issues. For a 4K 120 Hz display, Medium is the best choice due to its 137 FPS average and 117 FPS minimum. For 1080p 144 Hz users, Ultra at 160 FPS is the best visual option, as it exceeds the refresh rate while providing the highest fidelity. The data clearly shows that this combo does not need to drop below High for smooth gameplay at any resolution, and Medium is only necessary for 4K high-refresh scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 460th out of 2813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 16% of all pairings. This is a strong showing, but not a top-tier result — there are 459 other combos that achieve higher average FPS in this game. Given that the CPU ranks in the 93rd percentile and the GPU in the 83rd percentile, the combo rank is slightly lower than the CPU’s percentile, which suggests that the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing for this particular title.

The rank of 460 out of 2813 means that this combo outperforms 2353 other tested configurations, which is a solid majority. However, it also indicates that higher-end GPUs (like the RTX 4090 or newer 50-series cards) paired with similar CPUs would likely rank higher, given that the game is GPU-bound at higher resolutions. The 73 FPS at 4K Ultra is the lowest measured result, and it is this number that likely drags the combo rank down when compared to combos with more powerful GPUs that can push 4K Ultra past 100 FPS.

Looking at the GPU’s nearest rivals, the RTX 4070 SUPER’s average benchmark score of 43223 is within 1% of the RTX 4090 Mobile (43667) and the Quadro M6000 (43301). This indicates that the desktop RTX 4070 SUPER performs at a level similar to a mobile RTX 4090, which is a strong result for a 220 W card. The CPU’s nearest rivals are all EPYC processors with slightly higher or lower scores, but the Core Ultra 7 265 holds its own with a 93rd percentile ranking.

In practical terms, the combo rank of 460 suggests that this pairing is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p high-refresh gaming, where it delivers 248 FPS and 179 FPS respectively at High settings. It is less competitive at 4K Ultra, where the 73 FPS average places it behind combos with higher-end GPUs. For a builder targeting 1440p, this combo is excellent; for 4K, it is adequate but not outstanding.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 417 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only configuration that exceeds 400 FPS, indicating that the CPU is the limiting factor at this point.

Q: Can this combo run Undisputed at 4K Ultra?

A: Yes, it can. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 73 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play. However, the min FPS is not reported for Ultra, so frame time consistency is unknown.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in terms of overall score?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 has an average benchmark score of 64640. Its nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 4464P, scores 64823, which is 0.3% higher. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F scores 64438, which is 0.3% lower, showing they are effectively identical.

Q: What is the best setting for a 1440p 165 Hz monitor?

A: High settings at 2560x1440 provide an average FPS of 179, which exceeds 165 Hz. Ultra settings at 1440p yield 115 FPS, which is below 165 Hz, so High is the recommended preset for this refresh rate.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM limit performance in this game?

A: No, the measured data does not indicate a VRAM limit. The 4K Ultra preset averages 73 FPS, and the 4K Medium preset averages 137 FPS with a minimum of 117 FPS, which would not be possible if the GPU were running out of memory.

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

A: The combo ranks 460th out of 2813 tested combos, placing it in the top 16.4%. This is a strong result, but the 4K Ultra performance at 73 FPS suggests that higher-end GPUs would rank better for this game.