Ready Or Not

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination occupies the 1310th position out of 1748 tested configurations for Ready Or Not. This places the pairing in the lower-mid tier of the database, with roughly 75% of tested combos delivering higher average frame rates. The ranking reflects a fundamental balance: the CPU is a six-core Zen 2 part that sits at the 76th percentile against all processors, while the GPU, a Turing-generation card, rests at the 63rd percentile against all graphics cards. The data suggests this is a pairing where the graphics card is the primary determinant of the final ranking, as the CPU’s percentile is notably higher than the GPU’s. The result is a combo that can handle the game’s tactical shooter demands, but it will not top any leaderboards. The gap between this combo and the top performers is substantial, indicating that users seeking maximum frame rates would need to look at higher-tier components.

How This Combo Ranks

The 1310th rank out of 1748 combos is a clear signal that this system is not built for extreme high-refresh-rate competitive play in Ready Or Not. The percentile placement suggests that while the hardware is functional, it struggles to keep pace with the majority of systems in the database. The bottleneck is evident in the component benchmarks: the CPU’s average benchmark score of 18129 puts it within 0.1% of the Intel Core i5-11400 and 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, indicating a solidly mid-range processing core. However, the GPU’s average score of 19774 places it just 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN and 0.5% behind the RTX 2070. This GPU performance tier, combined with the CPU’s mid-range standing, results in a system that delivers playable but not exceptional frame rates. The ranking implies that for this specific game, the combination of a 76th percentile CPU and a 63rd percentile GPU is insufficient to break into the upper echelons of performance, likely due to the game’s demanding rendering techniques and the GPU’s relative age.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060 SUPER is the defining component in this pairing for Ready Or Not. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is a critical asset for the game’s detailed environments and texture-heavy scenes. The GPU’s base clock of 1470 MHz and boost clock of 1650 MHz are modest by modern standards, but the 2176 shading units and 64 ROPs provide the raw compute necessary for the game’s lighting and particle effects. The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern: across all resolutions, the jump from High to Ultra settings incurs a massive performance penalty, while the drop from High to Low yields significant gains. For instance, at 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 113.7 FPS, but Ultra falls to 78.3 FPS, a drop that highlights the GPU’s struggle with the highest fidelity settings. The GPU’s 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is being pushed to its limits, and the data indicates that the card’s 12 nm Turing architecture, while capable of ray tracing, is not efficient enough to handle Ultra presets at higher resolutions without significant frame rate loss.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy for optimal settings. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 178.6 FPS, which is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay on most displays. The Medium preset offers 194 FPS, a slight improvement, but the Low preset’s 221.4 FPS shows diminishing returns for visual quality. For 2560x1440, the High preset at 113.7 FPS is the sweet spot, providing a good balance between visual fidelity and performance. The Medium preset at 122.5 FPS is also viable, but the Ultra preset at 78.3 FPS is borderline for competitive play. At 3840x2160, the situation becomes critical: High delivers 58.7 FPS, which is playable but not ideal, while Ultra drops to 38.4 FPS, which is likely too low for a tactical shooter where reaction times matter. The data strongly suggests that High is the optimal preset for this combo, as it provides the best visual quality per frame rate cost across all resolutions. Ultra settings are only recommended for non-competitive, single-player scenarios at 1080p, where the 127.9 FPS is still respectable.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent scaling pattern across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are exceptionally high: Low averages 221.4 FPS, Medium 194 FPS, High 178.6 FPS, and Ultra 127.9 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 93.5 FPS, showing a 42% performance drop when maxing out settings. Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers decrease significantly: Low averages 142.2 FPS, Medium 122.5 FPS, High 113.7 FPS, and Ultra 78.3 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at High settings is 64.9 FPS, a 36% reduction. At 3840x2160, the performance falls further: Low averages 72.3 FPS, Medium 64.3 FPS, High 58.7 FPS, and Ultra 38.4 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration that dips below 40 FPS, indicating that this setting is not viable for this hardware. The data shows that the RTX 2060 SUPER has a performance ceiling that is reached at 4K with High settings, where the 58.7 FPS average is just above the threshold for smooth gameplay. The scaling from Low to Ultra at each resolution is consistent, with Ultra always costing roughly 40-45% of the frame rate compared to Low.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and reveals the limiting component. At Low settings, the frame rate declines from 221.4 FPS at 1080p to 72.3 FPS at 4K, a 67% reduction. At High settings, the decline is from 178.6 FPS to 58.7 FPS, a 67% reduction as well. This consistent percentage drop across settings indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as the workload scales directly with pixel count. The CPU’s role is less significant at higher resolutions, as the data shows that the Ryzen 5 3600’s six cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, but the GPU’s limited bandwidth and compute power become the constraining factor as resolution increases. The 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is likely the critical limitation at 4K, as the game’s textures and geometry require more data to be transferred per frame. The data implies that if the GPU were more powerful, the FPS at 4K would be higher, but the CPU would still be able to keep up, given its performance percentile. The scaling pattern is typical for a mid-range GPU paired with a mid-range CPU, where the GPU dominates the performance equation at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Ready Or Not?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 with High settings provides 113.7 FPS, which is a strong balance of visual quality and performance. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 178.6 FPS, which is ideal for high refresh rate monitors, but the visual detail is lower.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Ready Or Not?

A: At 3840x2160, the High preset yields 58.7 FPS, which is playable but near the edge of smoothness. The Ultra preset drops to 38.4 FPS, which is not recommended for a tactical shooter. The Low preset at 72.3 FPS is the most playable 4K option.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 3600’s average benchmark score of 18129 is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i5-11400 and 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS. It is effectively performance-equivalent to these parts in synthetic tests.

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

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER’s average benchmark score of 19774 is 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN and 0.5% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070. This places it in a tight performance band with those older and newer cards.

Q: What is the impact of Ultra settings on performance?

A: At 1920x1080, Ultra settings produce 127.9 FPS, which is 50.7 FPS lower than High. At 2560x1440, Ultra drops to 78.3 FPS, a 35.4 FPS reduction from High. At 3840x2160, Ultra yields 38.4 FPS, a 20.3 FPS drop from High, making it the least viable preset.

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

A: At 1920x1080, the GPU is still the primary limiter, as the frame rates scale significantly with settings changes. The CPU’s high percentile rank suggests it has headroom, but the GPU’s performance ceiling is reached before the CPU becomes a bottleneck.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is a capable processor for Ready Or Not. Its base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, combined with 32 MB of shared L3 cache, provide adequate single-thread performance for the game’s AI and physics calculations. The CPU’s benchmark results show a multi-threaded score of 15045 in Cinebench R23 and a single-threaded score of 2124, which is respectable for its generation. In the context of this game, the CPU’s 76th percentile ranking against all processors suggests it is not the primary constraint on performance. The measured FPS data supports this: at 1080p, the frame rates are high enough that the CPU is unlikely to be the bottleneck, as the GPU is working hard to render the scenes. However, at 4K, the CPU’s role diminishes further, as the GPU’s workload increases exponentially. The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 3600 is adequately matched with the RTX 2060 SUPER, as it provides enough processing power to avoid holding back the GPU in most scenarios. The 12 threads are particularly useful for the game’s background simulation and AI routines, which can benefit from parallel processing. Overall, the CPU is a stable foundation, but it does not boost the combo’s ranking, as the GPU’s mid-range performance ultimately defines the system’s capabilities in Ready Or Not.