Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not presents an interesting scaling pattern with the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination, where the data clearly shows that the GPU becomes the dominant limiting factor only at the highest resolution. At 1080p, the system delivers exceptional performance that suggests a CPU-bound scenario, while 4K reveals the RTX 4070's true workload. This pairing demonstrates that the 6-core processor is more than sufficient to feed the GPU at mainstream resolutions, but the 4K Ultra settings expose a significant performance cliff that buyers should consider.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a predictable yet steep decline as resolution increases, but the pattern is not linear across all settings. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 291 FPS at 1920x1080 to 184 FPS at 2560x1440, representing a 36.8% reduction, and then falls further to 96 FPS at 3840x2160, a 47.8% drop from 1440p. This progressive decline indicates that the RTX 4070's rendering workload scales heavily with pixel count, which is expected for a 12 GB GDDR6X card with a 192-bit memory bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth.

Low settings tell a similar story but with higher absolute numbers: 367 FPS at 1080p drops to 232 FPS at 1440p (a 36.8% decrease) and then to 121 FPS at 4K (a 47.8% decrease from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across Low and High settings suggests that resolution scaling is independent of graphical complexity in this game, at least for this hardware combination. The GPU's 5888 shading units and 64 ROPs are being pushed harder at every resolution step, but the relative workload increase remains constant.

Medium settings introduce the only measured minimum and maximum frame rates in the dataset. At 4K Medium, the average is 106 FPS with a minimum of 90 and maximum of 121, while at 1440p Medium the average is 202 FPS with a minimum of 172 and maximum of 232. At 1080p Medium, the average reaches 320 FPS with a minimum of 272 and maximum of 368. The frame time consistency, as indicated by the min/max spread, narrows at higher resolutions—the 4K spread is 31 FPS while the 1080p spread is 96 FPS—which suggests that at lower resolutions the CPU is introducing more variable frame pacing.

Ultra settings produce the most dramatic scaling penalty. The average FPS at 1080p Ultra is 204, which drops to 129 at 1440p (a 36.8% decrease) and then to 67 at 4K (a 48.1% decrease). The 4K Ultra result of 67 FPS is the lowest measured value in the entire dataset, and it confirms that this is where the RTX 4070's 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate are fully saturated. The data strongly indicates that 4K Ultra is not a viable target for smooth tactical gameplay, while 1080p and 1440p offer headroom across all settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G provides 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 2 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz. This 4000-series processor, built on TSMC's 7 nm process with 9,800 million transistors, achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 13,593 and a single-core score of 1,919. The processor's 8 MB shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for feeding the RTX 4070, but the benchmark results suggest that game performance at 1080p is likely limited by the CPU's single-thread throughput.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 71 against all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17,507, places it in the upper-midrange tier. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE, scores 17,482 (0.1% lower), while the Intel Core i3-14100T scores 17,648 (0.8% higher). These close margins indicate that the 4600G is competitive with modern low-power alternatives, but it lacks the multi-core muscle of higher-tier processors. In Ready Or Not, which is a tactical shooter that likely benefits from strong single-core performance for AI and physics calculations, the 4600G's 3dmark single-thread score of 726 and PassMark single-thread score of 2,653 are serviceable but not exceptional.

The data reveals that at 1080p Low, the system reaches 367 FPS, which is an extremely high frame rate that likely exceeds the CPU's ability to maintain consistent frame pacing. The 4K Ultra result of 67 FPS, however, is far below any CPU limitation threshold, confirming that the GPU is the bottleneck at that resolution. The processor's 65 W TDP and AM4 socket compatibility make it an accessible option, but the benchmark results indicate that for this game, the CPU is never the primary constraint at 4K and only becomes relevant at the very highest frame rates in 1080p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip, manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process with 35,800 million transistors. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory operates at 21 Gbps effective across a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1920 MHz, combined with 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, produce 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s. These specifications place the RTX 4070 in the 81st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37,648.

The nearest GPU rivals show tight competition: the NVIDIA Tesla P4 scores 37,628 (0.1% lower), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37,507 (0.4% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38,135 (1.3% higher). This grouping suggests that the RTX 4070's desktop performance is closely matched by mobile and older high-end parts, but its 12 GB VRAM capacity is a differentiator for modern games like Ready Or Not that may consume significant memory at high resolutions. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,854 and PassMark G3D score of 26,927 provide additional context for its raw compute capabilities.

In the measured FPS data, the RTX 4070 demonstrates strong performance across all resolutions. At 1080p High, it achieves 291 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most monitors. The 4K High result of 96 FPS indicates that the GPU can handle 4K with High settings comfortably. However, the 4K Ultra result of 67 FPS, with its significant drop from High, exposes the GPU's limitations when ray tracing and other demanding effects are enabled. The 200 W TDP and dual-slot design are reasonable for the performance delivered, and the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensures sufficient bandwidth for the 12 GB frame buffer.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU and GPU combination in Ready Or Not?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 provides an excellent balance, with 184 FPS at High settings and 129 FPS at Ultra. At 1080p, the system reaches up to 291 FPS at High, but the frame rates are so high that the CPU becomes a limiting factor. At 4K, only High settings (96 FPS) are playable, while Ultra drops to 67 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 4600G compare to its closest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 4600G has an average benchmark score of 17,507, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17,482) and 0.6% higher than the Intel Core 7 150U (17,395). It trails the Intel Core i3-14100T by 0.8% (17,648), indicating that all four processors are closely matched in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: Is the RTX 4070's 12 GB VRAM sufficient for Ready Or Not at 4K?

A: The measured data shows that 4K High settings achieve 96 FPS and 4K Medium achieves 106 FPS, which suggests that 12 GB of GDDR6X is adequate for this game at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 67 FPS is more likely limited by compute performance than VRAM capacity, given that the GPU has 504.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Q: What settings should be avoided with this hardware?

A: The 4K Ultra preset produces the lowest average FPS at 67, which is below the 90 FPS minimum observed at 4K Medium. This indicates that Ultra settings at 4K are not recommended. At 1080p and 1440p, all settings are playable, with even the lowest Ultra result of 129 FPS at 1440p being well above typical display refresh rates.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4070's average benchmark score of 37,648 is 0.1% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla P4 (37,628) and 0.4% higher than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37,507). It trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile by 1.3% (38,135) but leads the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 by 1.3% (37,157).

Q: What is the frame rate consistency at different resolutions?

A: The Medium settings data shows that at 1080p, the minimum FPS is 272 and maximum is 368, a spread of 96 FPS. At 1440p, the minimum is 172 and maximum is 232, a spread of 60 FPS. At 4K, the minimum is 90 and maximum is 121, a spread of just 31 FPS, indicating more consistent frame pacing at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance across all three resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the system delivers 320 FPS average with a minimum of 272 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay even in intense firefights. At 1440p Medium, the 202 FPS average with a 172 FPS minimum provides excellent headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 4K Medium, the 106 FPS average with a 90 FPS minimum is the only 4K configuration that maintains consistent frame rates above 90 FPS.

High settings are also viable, with 291 FPS at 1080p)Skip, 184 FPS at 1440p, and 96 FPS at 4K. The High preset appears to be the maximum setting that keeps 4K playable, but the lack of minimum FPS data for High settings means the Medium preset's confirmed 90 FPS minimum at 4K provides more certainty for competitive play. The Low preset, while producing the highest frame rates (367 FPS at 1080p, 232 FPS at 1440p, 121 FPS at 4K), sacrifices too much visual fidelity for the marginal gains over Medium.

Ultra settings are not recommended for this combination. The 4K Ultra result of 67 FPS is below the 90 FPS minimum observed at 4K Medium, and even at 1440p Ultra the 129 FPS average is significantly lower than the 202 FPS Medium result. The performance cost of Ultra does not justify the visual improvement, particularly in a tactical shooter where frame consistency is more important than maximum graphical fidelity)Skip.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers the highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 367 FPS, Medium produces 320 FPS with a minimum of 272 and maximum of 368, High produces 291 FPS, and Ultra produces 204 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 44.4% reduction in performance, which is significant but still leaves all settings well above 200 FPS. The 1080p Medium minimum of 272 FPS confirms that even the most demanding scenes in Ready Or Not will not drop below competitive frame rates at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected reduction from pixel count. Low settings average 232 FPS, Medium averages 202 FPS with a minimum of 172 and maximum of 232, High averages 184 FPS, and Ultra averages 129 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p is the first configuration that drops below 150 FPS, but the 129 FPS average is still suitable for most gaming monitors. The Medium preset's 172 FPS minimum provides a comfortable buffer for maintaining smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload becomes the dominant factor. Low settings average 121 FPS, Medium averages 106 FPS with a minimum of 90 and maximum of 121, High averages 96 FPS, and Ultra averages 67 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra at 4K is 30.2%, which is the largest percentage decrease between any two adjacent settings at any resolution. The 4K Medium result of 90 FPS minimum is the only 4K configuration that guarantees frame rates above 90 FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K displays. The system's overall rank of 877 out of 3,714 combinations in Ready Or Not places it in the top 23.6% of tested configurations, confirming that this CPU-GPU pairing is well-suited for the game across most resolution and settings combinations.