Ready Or Not

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + Intel Arc B570 combo rank in Ready Or Not?

A: This combo ranks 2361 out of 2947 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the performance field for this tactical shooter.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: The highest measured average is 192 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The Medium preset delivers 167 FPS average, while High and Ultra produce 152 FPS and 107 FPS respectively.

Q: Does the Intel Arc B570 have enough VRAM for 4K gaming in this title?

A: The GPU features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus with 380.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 3840x2160, average FPS ranges from 35 (Ultra) to 63 (Low), indicating the memory configuration is sufficient for playable frame rates at lower presets.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 3700X scores 2656 in Passmark single-thread tests and 204 in Cinebench R15 single-core. Its overall average benchmark score of 34260 sits within 0.5% of rivals like the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (34083, deltaPct 0.5).

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 47, occurring at 3840x2160 with Medium settings. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 90 FPS, and at 1920x1080 Medium, it is 142 FPS.

Q: Which settings preset provides the largest performance jump from Ultra?

A: Dropping from Ultra to High at 4K increases average FPS from 35 to 50, a 15 FPS gain. At 1440p, High (96 FPS) is 29 FPS faster than Ultra (67 FPS), and at 1080p, High (152 FPS) is 45 FPS faster than Ultra (107 FPS).

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture (Battlemage generation) using a 5 nm TSMC process. It operates with a base and boost clock of 2500 MHz, with memory clocked at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The GPU's 10 GB GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus delivers 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is a critical factor in a game like Ready Or Not where texture streaming and environmental detail can stress memory throughput.

The GPU's compute capabilities include 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with 18 ray tracing cores. Pixel rate is 200.0 GPixel/s and texture rate is 360.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput is 11.52 TFLOPS, which supports the measured frame rates across resolutions. The GPU holds a 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20556, placing it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, deltaPct 0.1) and Intel Arc A750 (20582, deltaPct -0.1).

The data reveals an interesting pattern: at 1080p, the GPU is clearly the dominant factor. The jump from Low (192 FPS) to Ultra (107 FPS) represents a 44% performance reduction, which is substantial but not catastrophic. At 4K, however, the GPU's limitations become more apparent — the Ultra preset drops to just 35 FPS average. The 10 GB VRAM appears sufficient for the game's needs at all tested presets, as the frame rates scale consistently with resolution rather than showing sudden collapses from memory exhaustion.

The ray tracing cores (18) are present, but the measured data does not include any ray tracing-specific benchmarks, so their impact on this title remains unquantified. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which covers the API requirements for Ready Or Not.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows how the system scales across three resolutions: 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160. At Low settings, average FPS drops from 192 at 1080p to 121 at 1440p (37% reduction) and then to 63 at 4K (another 48% reduction from 1440p). This indicates that the GPU is the primary scaling factor, as the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads remain constant across all resolutions.

At High settings, the scaling is similar: 152 FPS at 1080p, 96 at 1440p (37% drop), and 50 at 4K (48% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across presets suggests a uniform GPU-bound scaling curve. The Medium preset shows 167 FPS at 1080p, 105 at 1440p (37% drop), and 55 at 4K (48% drop).

The Ultra preset tells a slightly different story: 107 FPS at 1080p, 67 at 1440p (37% drop), and 35 at 4K (48% drop). The proportional reductions are remarkably consistent, which implies that the limiting component remains the same across all resolutions — the GPU. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see the 1080p and 1440p numbers converge as resolution increases, but the data shows a steady, predictable decline.

At 4K Ultra, the system produces 35 FPS average, which is below the generally accepted threshold for smooth gameplay in a tactical shooter. The 4K Medium preset (55 FPS) is playable, and 4K Low (63 FPS) is comfortably playable. The scaling pattern suggests that the Arc B570's 380.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 11.52 TFLOPS of compute are the limiting factors at higher resolutions, while the CPU's headroom remains untapped.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy of settings for this combo. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 167 FPS average with a minimum of 142 FPS, which is excellent for a tactical shooter requiring quick reactions. High settings at 1080p produce 152 FPS average, still very playable. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 107 FPS, which is acceptable but offers diminishing returns for the 36% performance loss compared to High.

At 2560x1440, Medium is the sweet spot with 105 FPS average and a 90 FPS minimum. High settings at 1440p yield 96 FPS average, which is also viable for competitive play. Ultra at 1440p (67 FPS) is borderline — playable but with noticeable dips possible in intense firefights.

At 3840x2160, the options are more constrained. Low settings (63 FPS) are the only preset that provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. Medium at 4K (55 FPS average, 47 FPS minimum) is playable but with occasional stutter potential. High (50 FPS) and Ultra (35 FPS) are not recommended for smooth gameplay.

The best experience per the measured rows is the Medium preset at 1440p or 1080p. At 1440p Medium, the 90 FPS minimum ensures consistent frame pacing, while at 1080p Medium, the 142 FPS minimum provides a large buffer for demanding scenes. For players prioritizing visual fidelity over frame rate, 1440p High at 96 FPS is a strong alternative. The data suggests avoiding Ultra entirely at any resolution above 1080p, as the performance cost is disproportionate to the visual gains.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + Intel Arc B570 combination ranks 2361 out of 2947 tested combos in Ready Or Not, placing it in the 20th percentile (approximately). This ranking reflects the GPU's mid-tier positioning — it holds a 65th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU ranks in the 84th percentile among all CPUs. The combo rank being lower than both individual component percentiles suggests the pairing is not optimally balanced for this specific game.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 34260 places it nearly exactly between the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (34222, deltaPct 0.1) and the AMD EPYC 4244P (34220, deltaPct 0.1), with the Intel Core i5-13450HX (34333, deltaPct -0.2) slightly ahead. This indicates the CPU is capable, but the measured FPS data shows the GPU is the limiting factor in most scenarios.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 20556 puts it just above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, deltaPct 0.1) and just below the Intel Arc A750 (20582, deltaPct -0.1). These rivals are all mobile or previous-generation parts, which contextualizes the Arc B570's position as a desktop-class GPU competing with laptop-class silicon in raw compute terms.

The ranking data implies that for a game like Ready Or Not, which appears to be GPU-bound based on the resolution scaling analysis, the combo's modest rank is primarily attributable to the GPU rather than the CPU. Players with this configuration would likely see meaningful improvements from a GPU upgrade while keeping the same CPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 192 FPS average
• Medium: 167 FPS average (142 min, 192 max)
• High: 152 FPS average
• Ultra: 107 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 121 FPS average
• Medium: 105 FPS average (90 min, 121 max)
• High: 96 FPS average
• Ultra: 67 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 63 FPS average
• Medium: 55 FPS average (47 min, 63 max)
• High: 50 FPS average
• Ultra: 35 FPS average

The data shows that at 1080p, the system has significant headroom — even Ultra settings maintain 107 FPS. At 1440p, Medium and High presets keep frame rates above 90 FPS, which is suitable for competitive play. At 4K, only Low settings maintain an average above 60 FPS. The minimum FPS values for Medium presets show the system can maintain playable lows: 142 FPS at 1080p, 90 FPS at 1440p, and 47 FPS at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is a Zen 2 architecture processor (Matisse codename) built on TSMC's 7 nm process. It features 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The CPU's 32 MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth) provide adequate bandwidth for this game's data needs.

The CPU's benchmark results show a strong multi-threaded capability: Passmark multithread score of 22458, Cinebench R15 multicore of 2092, and Geekbench multicore of 8899. Single-thread performance is more modest: Passmark single-thread of 2656, Cinebench R15 single-core of 204, and Geekbench single-core of 1593. The CPU ranks in the 84th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 34260.

In the context of Ready Or Not, the data suggests the CPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low settings, the system reaches 192 FPS, which is likely near the upper limit of what this game can produce with this GPU. The consistent frame rate scaling across resolutions — with the same percentage drops from 1080p to 1440p to 4K — indicates that the GPU is the limiting component, not the CPU. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample parallel processing headroom for the game's AI and physics systems.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores are all newer or higher-tier parts: the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (34222, deltaPct 0.1), AMD EPYC 4244P (34220, deltaPct 0.1), Intel Core i5-13450HX (34333, deltaPct -0.2), and Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (34083, deltaPct 0.5). Despite being from the 3000 series (released in 2019), the 3700X's performance remains competitive, and in this game, it provides enough processing power to keep the Arc B570 fully utilized at all tested resolutions and settings.