Undisputed

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is an exceptionally high-performing combination for Undisputed, placing in the top percentile of all tested configurations. The data indicates that this combo delivers extreme frame rates across all settings, with the primary challenge being the selection of an appropriate preset to match display capabilities rather than achieving playable performance. With a combo rank of 812 out of 3,718 tested setups, this pairing sits comfortably within the top 22% of all possible configurations, underscoring its elite status for this sports title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a combo rank of 812 out of 3,718 tested combos in Undisputed. This places the pairing in the top 21.8% of all configurations, a strong result that reflects the high-end nature of both components. The ranking indicates that while there are faster combinations available, this setup is clearly positioned among the upper echelon of performers for this game.

Looking at the individual component standings provides context for this combo rank. The CPU sits at the 93rd percentile against all processors, meaning it outperforms 93% of all CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 63,173 places it in close competition with several rivals: it is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13790F, 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185, and 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX. The only rival that edges it out is the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450G, which leads by a marginal 0.2%. These tight margins suggest the 265HX is exceptionally well-balanced within its performance tier.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090 achieves the 92nd percentile against all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 79,842. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, trails by just 0.3%, while the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB is 0.6% behind. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT comes within 1.1%, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X actually leads by 1.4%. This clustering of scores indicates that the 5090 is performing at the very top of its class, with only marginal differences separating it from the next-best alternatives.

The combination of a top-8% CPU and top-8% GPU naturally produces a combo ranking that reflects both components' strengths. The data shows that neither component is a bottleneck in Undisputed, allowing the pairing to perform near the maximum of its combined potential. The 812th rank out of 3,718 combos means that approximately 2,906 other configurations are slower, while only 811 are faster. This positions the setup as a high-end solution that should satisfy even demanding users seeking maximum frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for Undisputed reveals that this combo can handle the highest settings at virtually any resolution, though the choice of preset depends heavily on the target display refresh rate. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 151 FPS, which is sufficient for high-refresh-rate monitors but not for the fastest 240 Hz panels. The High preset at 1080p produces 234 FPS average, while Medium reaches 283 FPS, and Low peaks at 394 FPS.

For 1440p users, the Ultra preset averages 109 FPS, which is ideal for 120 Hz displays. The High preset at 1440p delivers 169 FPS, comfortably driving 144 Hz and 165 Hz monitors. Medium at 1440p reaches 205 FPS, and Low hits 284 FPS. This scaling suggests that 1440p High or Ultra provides the best balance between visual quality and performance for most users with standard high-refresh displays.

At 4K resolution, the Ultra preset drops to 69 FPS average, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced action. The High preset at 4K delivers 107 FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K gaming on 100 Hz or 120 Hz displays. Medium at 4K reaches 129 FPS, offering headroom for higher refresh rates, while Low at 4K produces 180 FPS. The data indicates that 4K High is the sweet spot, providing strong visual fidelity while maintaining frame rates well above the 60 FPS threshold.

The measured minimum frame rates at Medium settings provide additional insight. At 1080p Medium, the minimum FPS is 241, while at 1440p Medium it drops to 174, and at 4K Medium to 110. These minimums are all comfortably playable, suggesting that even the most demanding scenes in Undisputed will not cause noticeable stuttering. The Ultra preset at 4K, while averaging 69 FPS, may experience dips below 60 FPS in heavy moments, making High the safer choice for consistent performance.

Considering the measured data, the optimal settings recommendation depends on the display: 1080p users should select High or Ultra for maximum quality, 1440p users should choose High for the best combination of visuals and speed, and 4K users should opt for High to maintain smooth frame rates. The Medium preset serves as a fallback for those prioritizing higher refresh rates over visual detail.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important characteristics about this combo's performance in Undisputed. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 234 at 1080p to 169 at 1440p, a 27.8% reduction, and then to 107 at 4K, an additional 36.7% reduction from 1440p. This progressive decline indicates that the GPU is becoming increasingly burdened as pixel count rises, which is expected given the 5090's architecture.

At Medium settings, the scaling shows a similar pattern: 283 FPS at 1080p, 205 FPS at 1440p (27.6% drop), and 129 FPS at 4K (37.1% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the game's rendering load scales predictably with resolution, and the GPU remains the primary performance driver throughout the range.

The Low settings data reveals the most dramatic scaling: 394 FPS at 1080p, 284 FPS at 1440p (27.9% drop), and 180 FPS at 4K (36.6% drop from 1440p). Even at the lowest settings, the frame rates remain exceptionally high at all resolutions, indicating that the CPU is not limiting performance even in the least GPU-intensive scenarios. The fact that Low settings still produce 180 FPS at 4K demonstrates that the RTX 5090 has substantial headroom in this title.

The Ultra preset shows the steepest relative decline: from 151 FPS at 1080p to 109 FPS at 1440p (27.8% drop) to 69 FPS at 4K (36.7% drop from 1440p). This pattern mirrors the other settings, confirming that the 5090's rendering capabilities scale smoothly across resolutions without any sudden bottlenecks. The consistent percentage drops across all four presets strongly indicate that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU has ample capacity to feed the graphics card.

The data suggests that moving from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 28% of performance, while moving from 1440p to 4K costs an additional 37%. This non-linear scaling is typical for GPU-bound workloads, where the pixel count increase from 1440p to 4K (2.25x) is larger than from 1080p to 1440p (1.78x). The RTX 5090 handles these increases gracefully, maintaining playable frame rates even at the most demanding 4K Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p resolution, the measured frame rates span a wide range depending on settings. The Low preset delivers an average of 394 FPS, which is the highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium produces 283 FPS with minimum and maximum values of 241 and 326 FPS respectively, indicating tight frame pacing. High reaches 234 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 151 FPS. All settings at 1080p provide frame rates well above the threshold for competitive play.

Moving to 1440p, the performance remains exceptionally strong. Low settings yield 284 FPS average, Medium produces 205 FPS with a minimum of 174 and maximum of 235 FPS, High delivers 169 FPS, and Ultra maintains 109 FPS. These numbers show that even the most demanding 1440p configuration exceeds the 100 FPS mark, making this resolution entirely viable for high-refresh-rate gaming with maximum visual quality.

At 4K resolution, the data shows a more pronounced differentiation between settings. Low settings achieve 180 FPS average, Medium reaches 129 FPS with minimum and maximum values of 110 and 149 FPS, High produces 107 FPS, and Ultra drops to 69 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 111 FPS, which is substantial but not surprising given the extreme pixel count. Even the Ultra preset at 4K maintains an average above 60 FPS, confirming this combo can handle the most demanding configuration.

The Medium settings provide the only complete FPS data with minimum and maximum values at all three resolutions. At 1080p, the range spans from 241 to 326 FPS, a 35.3% spread. At 1440p, the range is 174 to 235 FPS, a 35.1% spread. At 4K, the range narrows to 110 to 149 FPS, a 35.5% spread. This consistency in frame variability across resolutions suggests stable performance characteristics regardless of the workload, with no anomalous spikes or drops.

Comparing the settings at each resolution reveals the performance cost of visual fidelity. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 28.2% performance, from Medium to High costs 17.3%, and from High to Ultra costs 35.5%. At 1440p, the costs are 27.8%, 17.6%, and 35.5% respectively. At 4K, the costs are 28.3%, 17.1%, and 35.5%. The consistent cost of Ultra settings at 35.5% across all resolutions indicates that this preset imposes a fixed rendering overhead independent of pixel count.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 plays a dominant role in determining Undisputed's performance, as evidenced by the resolution scaling analysis. With 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, the GPU has ample resources for even the most demanding 4K textures. The memory operates at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed, providing the bandwidth necessary to feed the 21,760 shading units without bottlenecks.

The GPU's clock speeds are notably high, with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz. These frequencies, combined with the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, enable substantial computational throughput. The FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS indicates the raw compute capability available for game rendering, while the 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores provide specialized processing for advanced graphics features.

Benchmark data shows the 5090 achieving a Passmark G3D score of 39,650 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 18,355. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 334,370 and Vulkan score of 376,728 further demonstrate the GPU's cross-API capabilities. The Passmark GPU Compute score of 26,756 highlights the card's compute performance beyond traditional graphics rendering.

The 92nd percentile ranking against all GPUs places the 5090 in a leadership position, though its nearest rivals show that the performance gap is not insurmountable. The Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB trails by only 0.3%, and the Radeon RX 6850M XT is 1.1% behind. However, in Undisputed specifically, the measured frame rates at 4K Ultra (69 FPS) demonstrate that the 5090's architecture is well-suited to this title's rendering requirements.

The GPU's role becomes increasingly important at higher resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the frame rate of 394 FPS suggests the GPU is not fully utilized, as the CPU may be limiting the maximum output. However, at 4K Ultra, the 69 FPS average indicates the GPU is heavily loaded, with the resolution and settings combining to create a demanding workload that fully engages the 5090's resources.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX provides the computational foundation for this combo, with 20 cores and 20 threads operating at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and boost clock of 5.30 GHz. This Arrow Lake-HX architecture processor, built on TSMC's 3 nm process, demonstrates strong multi-threaded and single-threaded performance that supports the GPU effectively in Undisputed.

The CPU's benchmark scores reveal its capabilities: Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 40,642 and single-core score of 5,737, along with Cinebench R20 scores of 17,069 multi-core and 2,409 single-core. The Passmark multi-thread score of 47,985 and single-thread score of 4,500 indicate balanced performance across different workload types. The 93rd percentile ranking against all CPUs confirms its position among the top processors available.

The 30 MB of shared L3 cache and 3 MB per-core L2 cache provide substantial memory hierarchy for game data, while the dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 102.4 GB/s bandwidth ensures the CPU can feed data to the GPU without becoming a bottleneck. The PCIe Gen 5 interface with 20 lanes offers high-bandwidth connectivity to the graphics card, further reducing potential data transfer limitations.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling patterns. At 1080p Low, the 394 FPS average suggests the CPU can handle the game's logic and physics at very high rates, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. The consistent percentage drops in performance across resolutions indicate that the CPU maintains adequate frame delivery even at 4K Ultra settings.

The CPU's nearest rivals show tight competition: the Core i7-13790F is 0.1% behind, while the Ryzen AI 7 450G leads by 0.2%. This clustering indicates that the 265HX is performing at a level where small architectural differences determine ranking. The 0.7% advantage over the Core Ultra 7 255HX suggests that the 265HX offers a slight performance edge within the same generation of processors.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset at 4K delivers an average of 107 FPS, making it the recommended choice for maintaining smooth gameplay above 100 FPS. Ultra drops to 69 FPS, which is playable but offers less headroom, while Medium reaches 129 FPS for those prioritizing higher frame rates over visual detail.

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

A: This pairing ranks 812th out of 3,718 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 21.8% of all configurations. The CPU sits at the 93rd percentile and the GPU at the 92nd percentile, indicating both components are performing at elite levels.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in this game?

A: The GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as shown by the consistent frame rate drops from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p Low, the 394 FPS average suggests the CPU may cap performance, but at 4K Ultra the 69 FPS result indicates the GPU is fully saturated.

Q: What minimum frame rates can be expected at Medium settings?

A: The Medium preset provides minimum FPS values of 241 at 1080p, 174 at 1440p, and 110 at 4K. These minimums indicate stable performance without significant drops, ensuring smooth gameplay even during intense scenes.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 5090 has an average benchmark score of 79,842, placing it 0.3% ahead of the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB and 0.6% ahead of the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB. The Radeon RX 6850M XT trails by 1.1%, while the Radeon Pro Vega 64X leads by 1.4%.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, Low settings deliver 284 FPS average, while Ultra produces 109 FPS, representing a 61.6% reduction in performance. This trade-off provides users with a wide range of options depending on whether they prioritize visual quality or maximum frame rates.