Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not at 4K Ultra is the only configuration in this dataset that drops below the 100 FPS threshold, hitting 86 FPS average. This AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 pairing is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at lower resolutions, but the transition from 1440p to 4K reveals a steep performance cliff that shifts the bottleneck profile significantly. The data shows a system capable of extreme frame rates at 1080p, yet the 4K Ultra setting demands more than even this high-end GPU can deliver smoothly.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a predictable pattern, but the magnitude of the drop is telling. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 372 at 1920x1080 to 235 at 2560x1440, then to 123 at 3840x2160. That represents a 37% reduction going from 1080p to 1440p, and another 48% reduction going from 1440p to 4K. The 4K High result is barely above one-third of the 1080p High figure, confirming that pixel throughput becomes the dominant constraint as resolution climbs.

The Low settings curve shows similar behavior but with higher absolute numbers. From 469 FPS at 1080p Low, the system drops to 296 FPS at 1440p Low, and finally to 155 FPS at 4K Low. The percentage drops are 37% and 48% respectively, nearly identical to the High settings pattern. This consistency indicates that resolution scaling is independent of the graphics preset — the RTX 4080's rendering pipeline is being taxed proportionally regardless of quality level.

At Medium settings, the measured minimum and maximum frame times provide additional insight. At 4K Medium, the average is 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 and maximum of 155, a spread of 40 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average rises to 258 FPS with a 220-297 range, a 77 FPS spread. At 1080p Medium, the average is 409 FPS with a 348-471 range, a 123 FPS spread. The widening variance at lower resolutions suggests that CPU-side frame pacing becomes more variable when the GPU is not the limiting factor, whereas the tighter 4K range indicates a more consistent GPU-bound workload.

The Ultra preset tells a different story. The 86 FPS average at 4K Ultra is a 45% drop from the 165 FPS at 1440p Ultra, and a 67% drop from the 261 FPS at 1080p Ultra. This is the steepest scaling curve in the dataset, and it points to the RTX 4080's 16 GB GDDR6X memory and 716.8 GB/s bandwidth being pushed to their limits by the combination of 4K resolution and the highest quality settings.

How This Combo Ranks

In the full database of tested combinations for Ready Or Not, this CPU+GPU pairing ranks 246th out of 3714 combos, placing it in the top 6.6% of all systems tested. That percentile placement is strong, but it is not the top-tier result one might expect from this hardware. The ranking reflects the fact that Ready Or Not is not exceptionally demanding at lower settings, allowing many mid-range combinations to achieve high frame rates, while the 4K Ultra result pulls the overall ranking down.

The CPU's standalone performance percentile is 77th among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 25005. Its nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, which scores 24964, a delta of only 0.2%. This places the 8400F in a tight cluster with the Intel Core i7-11850H (24935, +0.3%) and the Intel Core i7-13620H (24911, +0.4%). The AMD EPYC 9474F sits 0.4% higher at 25103. This grouping shows that the 8400F's six Zen 4 cores deliver competitive throughput for gaming workloads, but the margins are razor-thin.

The GPU's percentile is 86th among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 54247. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER at 54209, a delta of 0.1% — effectively a statistical tie. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828 (-1.1%), while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB and AMD Radeon 8060S score 55698 (-2.6%) and 55757 (-2.7%) respectively. This means the RTX 4080 is marginally outperformed by those AMD cards in synthetic benchmarks, yet its real-world gaming performance in this dataset remains strong.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, which is the defining characteristic for Ready Or Not's 4K performance. The memory clock runs at 1400 MHz with 22.4 Gbps effective, and the 9728 shading units operate at a 2205 MHz base and 2505 MHz boost clock. These specifications translate to 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, a figure that is more than sufficient for the game's tactical shooter visuals at 1080p and 1440p.

The GPU's role shifts dramatically across resolution tiers. At 1080p, the RTX 4080 is barely challenged — even Ultra settings produce 261 FPS, leaving massive headroom. The 469 FPS at Low settings suggests the GPU is outputting frames faster than the CPU can feed them, with the Ryzen 5 8400F becoming the bottleneck. At 1440p, the GPU begins to assert itself, with the gap between Low (296 FPS) and Ultra (165 FPS) narrowing to a 1.8x ratio. At 4K, the GPU is fully engaged, and the 1.8x ratio between Low (155 FPS) and Ultra (86 FPS) persists, confirming that the RTX 4080's rendering pipeline is the primary constraint.

The 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores are relevant for Ready Or Not's use of ray-traced effects, though the measured data does not isolate RT performance. The 112 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s, which is the hard ceiling for 4K output. The 4K Ultra result of 86 FPS suggests that pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors, rather than raw shader compute.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers extraordinary frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce 469 FPS average, Medium 409 FPS with a 348-471 range, High 372 FPS, and Ultra 261 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 44% reduction in average FPS, but even the lowest Ultra result is far beyond any display's refresh rate capability. The Medium preset's minimum of 348 FPS is higher than most monitors' maximum refresh rates, making this resolution essentially GPU-idle territory.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain extremely high but begin to show more differentiation between presets. Low settings average 296 FPS, Medium 258 FPS with a 220-297 range, High 235 FPS, and Ultra 165 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra reduction is 44%, identical to the 1080p scaling. The Medium preset's 77 FPS spread indicates some frame time variance, but the minimum of 220 FPS still provides a smooth experience on high-refresh displays.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes substantially. Low settings average 155 FPS, Medium 135 FPS with a 115-155 range, High 123 FPS, and Ultra drops to 86 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra reduction is 45%, consistent with the other resolutions, but the absolute numbers are now within range of standard 144 Hz monitors. The Medium preset's minimum of 115 FPS is the first sub-120 result in the dataset, and the Ultra average of 86 FPS is the only configuration that would benefit from a 90 Hz or lower refresh rate display.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K displays, the data indicates that Medium settings provide the best balance of visual quality and performance. The 135 FPS average with a 115 FPS minimum is comfortably above the 100 FPS threshold, and the 40 FPS spread between minimum and maximum is the tightest of any 4K preset. High settings at 123 FPS average are also viable, but the lack of minimum frame data makes it harder to guarantee consistency. Ultra at 86 FPS is playable but will show stutter on 120 Hz+ displays, while Low at 155 FPS sacrifices too much visual fidelity for a marginal gain over Medium.

At 1440p, Ultra settings are the clear recommendation. The 165 FPS average is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on 1440p monitors, and the visual quality improvement over High (235 FPS) is substantial. Even the most demanding scenes will stay above 144 FPS given the 220 FPS minimum on Medium settings, suggesting Ultra will remain in high triple digits. Low and Medium settings at 296 and 258 FPS respectively are wasted potential on this hardware.

For 1080p, every preset exceeds 260 FPS, making the recommendation purely about visual quality. Ultra at 261 FPS is the obvious choice, as the frame rate is still far beyond any display capability. The 1080p Medium minimum of 348 FPS indicates that even the heaviest scenes will not drop below 300 FPS, so users with 360 Hz monitors can safely enable Ultra without concern.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F features 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The 16 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth provide sufficient data throughput for gaming workloads. Its 65 W TDP and 4 nm process node from TSMC make it an efficient choice, and the 25,000 million transistors on a 178 mm² die indicate a dense, modern design.

The CPU's 3DMark scores show a clear scaling pattern: 951 single-thread, 1874 2-thread, 3563 4-thread, 5275 8-thread, and 6165 max-thread. The jump from 8-thread to max-thread is only 17%, suggesting that the 6-core/12-thread configuration reaches diminishing returns beyond 8 threads. Cinebench R23 results of 2943 single-core and 20851 multi-core confirm this, with the multi-core score being roughly 7.1x the single-core score, which is below the theoretical 12x scaling from simultaneous multithreading.

In Ready Or Not, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p Low settings, where the 469 FPS average far exceeds what the GPU can sustain at higher presets. The 1080p Medium minimum of 348 FPS and the 1440p Medium minimum of 220 FPS both indicate that the CPU is keeping up with the GPU's frame output. However, the 8400F's 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average score of 25005, places it just 0.2% above the Ryzen 5 7500F and 0.3% above the Intel Core i7-11850H. This clustering suggests that the 8400F is a competent but not exceptional gaming CPU, and in this specific combo, the RTX 4080 is the dominant component for determining Ready Or Not's performance ceiling at 4K.