Ready Or Not

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in Ready Or Not?

A: This combination ranks 877th out of 3,714 tested combos in the database, placing it in the top 24% of all tested systems for this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X scores 29,713 on average. It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (29,656) and 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (29,868). The gap to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT (29,879) is 0.6%, and the Ryzen 7 8845HS (29,955) leads by 0.8%.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile relative to all GPUs?

A: The RTX 4070 sits in the 81st percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P4, which scores 37,628 versus the 4070's 37,648, a difference of just 0.1%.

Q: What is the best measured FPS result for this combo in Ready Or Not?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 367 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest average is 67 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: Does the game favor the GPU or CPU more heavily in this configuration?

A: The data indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU can push 367 FPS on Low, but at 4K Ultra, performance drops to 67 FPS as the GPU's rendering load increases dramatically.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the CPU and GPU?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has a launch MSRP of $279, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has a launch MSRP of 599 USD.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, using the AD104 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It packs 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. The GPU features 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output pipelines. For ray tracing, it has 46 RT cores, and for AI acceleration, 184 tensor cores.

Clock speeds are substantial: the base clock runs at 1920 MHz and boosts up to 2475 MHz. Memory is a 12 GB GDDR6X array on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock operates at 1313 MHz, which translates to 21 Gbps effective. Pixel fill rate reaches 158.4 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 455.4 GTexel/s. Floating point performance is rated at 29.15 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16.

In Ready Or Not, the GPU's VRAM capacity and bandwidth are critical. The 12 GB GDDR6X buffer is sufficient for the game's texture-heavy environments across all tested settings. At 4K Ultra, the GPU's raw compute and memory bandwidth become the primary constraint, evidenced by the 67 FPS average. The 504.2 GB/s bandwidth helps maintain playable frame rates even when the game loads high-resolution assets. The RT cores are present for any ray-traced effects, though the game's measured results do not isolate this feature.

The GPU's 81st percentile ranking among all GPUs indicates strong overall performance. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla P4, is virtually identical in average score (37,628 vs 37,648), while the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 trails by 0.4%. The RTX 4080 Mobile is 1.3% ahead, and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 is 1.3% behind. These margins show the 4070 sits in a competitive mid-to-high tier for this game.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 9000 series, based on the Zen 5 architecture codenamed Granite Ridge. It uses the AMD Socket AM5 platform and is manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with 8,315 million transistors on a 70.6 mm² die. Base clock is 3.90 GHz, boosting to 5.40 GHz. The CPU has a 65 W TDP and supports DDR5 memory via a dual-channel interface, providing 89.6 GB/s of bandwidth. It features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache.

Benchmark results show strong single-thread performance: a 3DMark single-thread score of 1,253 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,183.5. Multi-threaded scores are equally notable, with Cinebench R23 multi-core at 17,528.5 and Geekbench multi-core at 14,438. The CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,585 and max-thread score of 7,590 indicate consistent scaling across all threads. PassMark single-thread performance is 4,570, and multi-thread is 30,027.

In Ready Or Not, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 367 FPS, which suggests the CPU can feed frames well beyond typical display refresh rates. The 6-core/12-thread configuration handles the game's AI and physics simulation tasks without bottlenecking the GPU at 1080p. However, the CPU's 81st percentile ranking among all CPUs places it slightly below some rivals: the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS leads by 0.8%, the Ryzen 7 5800XT by 0.6%, and the Ryzen 7 7840H by 0.5%. Only the Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE trails, by 0.2%.

The Zen 5 architecture's efficiency is evident in the 65 W TDP, which allows sustained boost clocks without thermal throttling in most scenarios. The 32 MB L3 cache is beneficial for gaming workloads that exhibit data locality. The CPU's single-thread score of 1,253 in 3DMark is particularly relevant for Ready Or Not, as tactical shooters often have a primary game thread that benefits from high IPC.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 877th out of 3,714 tested combos for Ready Or Not. This places the combination in the 76th percentile, meaning it outperforms roughly three-quarters of all tested systems while trailing the top 24%.

This ranking reflects a balanced pairing. The CPU and GPU each sit in the 81st percentile of their respective categories, suggesting neither component is dramatically over- or under-powered relative to the other. In the database's context, this combo is positioned among mid-to-high-end systems. The rank of 877 indicates that while there are many faster combinations, this setup delivers strong performance for the game's demands.

The measured FPS data supports this ranking. At 1080p High, the combo hits 291 FPS, which is well above the 144 Hz threshold most competitive players target. At 1440p High, the 184 FPS average still provides headroom for high-refresh monitors. The 4K High result of 96 FPS is respectable for a game of this genre, though Ultra settings at 4K drop to 67 FPS, which is where the combo's ranking becomes more apparent.

Compared to the nearest rival combos in the database, the RTX 4070's GPU score of 37,648 is nearly identical to the Tesla P4's 37,628, yet the 9600X's CPU score of 29,713 is slightly lower than the Ryzen 7 8845HS's 29,955. This suggests the combo's rank could improve with a stronger CPU, but the current pairing is well-matched for most gaming scenarios.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance scaling across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 367 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 232 FPS, a 36.8% decrease. At 4K Low, the average falls to 121 FPS, another 47.8% reduction from 1440p. This steep decline indicates the GPU is becoming the primary bottleneck as resolution increases.

The High settings tell a similar story. From 291 FPS at 1080p, the average drops to 184 FPS at 1440p (36.8% lower) and then to 96 FPS at 4K (47.8% lower than 1440p). The consistent percentage drops across Low and High settings suggest the scaling is resolution-driven rather than settings-driven.

Ultra settings show the most pronounced scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the combo manages 204 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, this falls to 129 FPS (36.8% lower). At 4K Ultra, the average is 67 FPS, which is 48.1% lower than 1440p. The 4K Ultra result of 67 FPS is the only sub-100 FPS result in the entire dataset, indicating that this setting combination pushes the GPU to its limits.

The pattern across all settings is remarkably consistent: a ~37% drop from 1080p to 1440p, followed by a ~48% drop from 1440p to 4K. This suggests the game's rendering load scales predictably with pixel count, and the RTX 4070's 12 GB VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to handle the increased memory pressure without causing severe stuttering or texture thrashing.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is the limiting factor. The 367 FPS on Low settings is close to what the Ryzen 5 9600X can physically feed, and further GPU headroom would not yield higher frame rates. At 4K, the GPU takes over as the bottleneck. The 67 FPS on Ultra represents the GPU's maximum throughput for this game at that resolution, and a stronger GPU would be needed to improve performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 367 FPS. Medium settings reduce this to 320 FPS, with a minimum of 272 and a maximum of 368. High settings yield 291 FPS average. Ultra settings drop to 204 FPS average. The spread from Low to Ultra is 163 FPS, indicating that the GPU has significant headroom at this resolution even with the most demanding settings.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but scales downward. Low settings average 232 FPS. Medium settings average 202 FPS, with a minimum of 172 and a maximum of 232. High settings produce 184 FPS. Ultra settings fall to 129 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra spread is 103 FPS, narrower than at 1080p, showing the GPU is starting to feel the increased pixel load.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low settings average 121 FPS. Medium settings average 106 FPS, with a minimum of 90 and a maximum of 121. High settings produce 96 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 67 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra spread is 54 FPS, the smallest of any resolution, indicating that even at Low settings, the GPU is working hard to maintain frame rates.

The Medium settings data provides the most complete picture, as it includes minimum and maximum FPS values. At 1080p Medium, the 272 FPS minimum and 368 FPS maximum show a 96 FPS variance, suggesting some scenes are more demanding than others. At 1440p Medium, the variance is 60 FPS (172 to 232). At 4K Medium, the variance is 31 FPS (90 to 121). This narrowing variance at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU's consistent workload reduces the impact of scene complexity on frame times.

For players targeting 144 Hz, the combo comfortably exceeds this threshold at 1080p and 1440p across all settings except 1440p Ultra (129 FPS). For 240 Hz displays, only 1080p Low (367 FPS) and 1080p Medium (320 FPS) provide sufficient headroom. At 4K, 60 FPS is achievable on High and below, but Ultra settings fall short at 67 FPS. The data shows this combination is best suited for high-refresh 1080p or 1440p gaming, with 4K viable at reduced settings.