Undisputed

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination delivers an exceptionally strong performance profile in Undisputed, with benchmark data showing a clear dominance across all tested resolutions and settings. The measured frame rates indicate that this pairing is capable of handling the game’s most demanding configurations with ease, though the data also reveals specific scaling patterns that highlight the GPU as the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is a 24-core, 24-thread mobile processor based on the Arrow Lake-HX architecture, built on a 3 nm process. Its base clock of 2.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz provide substantial headroom for both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads. In Undisputed, a sports title that typically relies on physics calculations, AI opponent behavior, and real-time match simulation, the CPU’s multi-core capabilities are directly relevant to maintaining consistent frame pacing.

The processor’s benchmark results confirm its strength: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35589 and a single-core score of 2204 place it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs tested. The PassMark multi-thread score of 55759 and single-thread score of 4713 further underscore its balanced performance. When examining the nearest rivals, the Core Ultra 9 275HX sits within a tight cluster: it trails the Intel Xeon w5-3525 by 0.3%, the AMD EPYC 4484PX by 0.5%, and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX by 0.6%, while leading the Intel Xeon 6515P by 0.7%. This indicates that for CPU-bound scenarios in Undisputed, the 275HX performs on par with high-end workstation and server-class parts.

For the game’s measured results, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the combination achieves 369 FPS, a figure that approaches the upper limits of most displays. The fact that frame rates scale dramatically when moving from Low to Ultra at the same resolution — 369 FPS down to 141 FPS — suggests that even at lower settings, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately. However, the data also shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this configuration; the consistent frame rate drops across all resolutions when increasing settings point to GPU-bound performance, which is typical for a title with high geometric complexity and shading demands.

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX compare to its closest rivals in raw processing power?

A: The 275HX achieves an average benchmark score of 67469, placing it nearly identical to the Intel Xeon w5-3525 (67673, 0.3% faster) and the AMD EPYC 4484PX (67822, 0.5% faster). It marginally outperforms the Intel Xeon 6515P by 0.7% but trails the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX by 0.6%, showing a tightly competitive field at the top end.

*Q: What is the maximum measured frame rate for this combo in Undisputed?*

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 369 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The second-highest is 266 FPS at 2560x1440 with Low settings, and the third-highest is 265 FPS at 1920x1080 with Medium settings.

Q: At which resolution and settings does the combo deliver the lowest measured performance?

A: The lowest average FPS is 65 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is the only measured configuration that falls below the 100 FPS threshold, indicating that 4K Ultra is the most demanding scenario for this pairing.

Q: Does the CPU’s single-thread performance impact the game’s frame rates?

A: The Cinebench R15 single-core score of 334 and R20 single-core score of 2809 indicate strong single-thread capability. In the measured data, even at 1080p Low (369 FPS), the frame rates remain high, suggesting that the CPU’s single-thread performance is sufficient to avoid becoming a bottleneck in Undisputed.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 727th out of 2813 tested combinations, placing it in the top 26% of all configurations. This percentile ranking reflects its ability to maintain high frame rates across most settings, though it is not the absolute top performer.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory configuration and how does it affect 4K performance?

A: The RTX 5080 features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with a bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s. At 4K Ultra, the combo still achieves 65 FPS, indicating that the memory capacity and bandwidth are adequate for high-resolution textures and effects.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals distinct scaling patterns as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 369 FPS at 1920x1080 to 266 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 27.9%. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Low settings, the FPS drops further to 169, a 36.5% decrease from the 1440p figure. This steep scaling curve at Low settings indicates that even with minimal graphical load, the GPU’s rendering pipeline becomes progressively more stressed at higher pixel counts.

For Medium settings, the scaling is slightly less aggressive in percentage terms: 265 FPS at 1080p, 192 FPS at 1440p (27.5% drop), and 121 FPS at 4K (37.0% drop from 1440p). The High preset shows 220 FPS at 1080p, 159 FPS at 1440p (27.7% drop), and 100 FPS at 4K (37.1% drop from 1440p). The Ultra preset exhibits the most dramatic scaling: 141 FPS at 1080p, 102 FPS at 1440p (27.7% drop), and 65 FPS at 4K (36.3% drop from 1440p).

Across all four settings presets, the percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistently around 27-28%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is consistently around 36-37%. This consistent scaling pattern strongly suggests that the limiting component is the GPU, as the relative performance degradation is proportional to the increase in pixel count. The CPU’s role remains stable across resolutions, and the frame rate differences are almost entirely attributable to the GPU’s fill rate and shading capacity. This is corroborated by the GPU’s specifications: a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s, which are heavily taxed at 4K resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s ranking of 727 out of 2813 tested combinations places it in the 74th percentile of all configurations tested for Undisputed. This position is respectable but not elite, and the data suggests that while this pairing delivers high frame rates, there are many other combinations that achieve even higher performance in this specific title.

The ranking must be interpreted in context: the 727th position out of 2813 means that 25.8% of tested combos outperform it, while 74.2% perform worse. Given the high absolute frame rates measured — exceeding 100 FPS in all but one configuration — the ranking likely reflects competition from desktop-grade components with higher power envelopes and more aggressive thermal headroom. The Core Ultra 9 275HX has a TDP of 55 W, which is modest for a 24-core processor, and the RTX 5080 has a TDP of 360 W, but both are constrained by their mobile platform design.

The percentileVsAllCpus value of 94 for the CPU and 87 for the GPU further contextualize the ranking: the CPU is in the top 6% of all processors, while the GPU is in the top 13% of all graphics cards. The disparity between these percentiles and the combo’s 727th ranking suggests that other combos in the database may pair even stronger CPUs with higher-end GPUs, or that Undisputed specifically favors configurations with different performance balances.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which settings preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 220 FPS, which is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay on any high-refresh-rate display. The Medium preset at the same resolution achieves 265 FPS, a 20.5% improvement over High, with only a modest reduction in visual fidelity. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 141 FPS, which is still playable but represents a 35.9% reduction from High.

For 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 159 FPS, which is excellent for competitive play. The Medium preset achieves 192 FPS, providing a 20.8% boost over High. The Ultra preset at 1440p delivers 102 FPS, which is on the edge of the high-refresh-rate threshold but remains playable.

At 3840x2160, the High preset achieves 100 FPS, which is the minimum recommended threshold for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset at 4K delivers 121 FPS, a 21.0% improvement over High. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 65 FPS, which may be acceptable for slower-paced sports simulation but is not ideal for fast action.

The data suggests that the Medium preset offers the best experience across all resolutions, as it consistently delivers frame rates that are 20-27% higher than High while maintaining a reasonable visual quality level. For players prioritizing maximum visual fidelity, High at 1440p (159 FPS) or 4K (100 FPS) provides a solid experience. The Ultra preset is only recommended for players with high-refresh-rate 1080p displays who prioritize graphics over frame rate, as it still delivers 141 FPS in that configuration.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers the following average frame rates: Low settings achieve 369 FPS, which is the highest measured performance in the entire dataset. Medium settings achieve 265 FPS, with a minimum of 225 FPS and maximum of 305 FPS. High settings achieve 220 FPS, and Ultra settings achieve 141 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p shows a frame time consistency range of 80 FPS between minimum and maximum, indicating some variability under load.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are: Low at 266 FPS, Medium at 192 FPS (with a minimum of 163 FPS and maximum of 220 FPS), High at 159 FPS, and Ultra at 102 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p shows a 57 FPS range between minimum and maximum, which is tighter than the 1080p Medium range, suggesting more consistent frame pacing at higher resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are: Low at 169 FPS, Medium at 121 FPS (with a minimum of 103 FPS and maximum of 139 FPS), High at 100 FPS, and Ultra at 65 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K shows a 36 FPS range between minimum and maximum, which is the narrowest range across all resolutions for Medium settings, indicating that the GPU’s load is more consistently balanced at 4K.

The data reveals a consistent pattern: for each resolution, the frame rate decreases by approximately 20-25% when moving from Low to Medium, another 15-20% from Medium to High, and another 30-35% from High to Ultra. The Ultra preset incurs the largest performance penalty, which is expected given the increased shading, shadow, and post-processing demands.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is a Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU built on a 5 nm process, featuring 10752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, and 112 render output units. Its base clock of 2295 MHz and boost clock of 2617 MHz provide substantial processing throughput, with a FP32 performance of 56.28 TFLOPS. The GPU’s 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers a bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s, which is critical for high-resolution textures and effects.

The RTX 5080’s benchmark results show a PassMark G3D score of 36565 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 8637, placing it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 8060S (which trails by 0.6%), the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (which trails by 0.7%), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (which trails by 2.3%), while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE leads it by 2.2%.

In Undisputed, the GPU’s role is clearly the dominant factor in frame rate determination, as evidenced by the resolution scaling patterns discussed earlier. The GPU’s 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray-traced effects and AI-based upscaling, though the measured data does not explicitly indicate whether these features are enabled. The GPU’s pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s are directly relevant to the game’s rendering load, particularly at 4K where the pixel count quadruples from 1080p.

The GPU’s performance at 4K Ultra (65 FPS) is the lowest measured result, but it still exceeds the 60 FPS threshold for playable performance. This demonstrates that the RTX 5080 is capable of handling Undisputed at its highest settings, albeit with reduced frame rates compared to lower resolutions. The measured data shows no configuration where the GPU becomes a hard bottleneck below playable thresholds, which underscores its capacity for this title. The GPU’s 360 W TDP and suggested PSU of 750 W indicate substantial power requirements, but the measured performance validates that this power is translated into high frame rates across all tested scenarios.