Ready Or Not

Resolution Scaling

Ready Or Not presents a demanding tactical shooter workload, and the measured data for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 279.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops this to 178.6 FPS, a reduction of approximately 36%. At 3840x2160, the average falls to 90 FPS, representing a 68% decrease from the 1080p figure. This steep decline is characteristic of a system where the graphics card becomes the limiting factor as pixel count grows.

The scaling pattern becomes even more pronounced when examining the Ultra preset. At 1080p Ultra, the system delivers 197.9 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, this drops to 125.2 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it plummets to 64.5 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is particularly telling—it is the only measured configuration that falls below the 90 FPS threshold, indicating that the RTX 3080's 10 GB of GDDR6X memory and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth are being saturated by the combination of high resolution and maximum graphical fidelity.

Interestingly, the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens significantly at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low (351.1 FPS) and Ultra (197.9 FPS) is 153.2 FPS. At 4K, the same comparison shows a narrower absolute gap of 49.5 FPS (114 FPS Low vs. 64.5 FPS Ultra). This suggests that at 4K, the GPU's raw compute throughput—29.77 TFLOPS FP32—is the bottleneck, and raising settings from Low to Ultra has diminishing returns as the card approaches its peak workload. Conversely, at 1080p, the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads at a 4.40 GHz boost clock are more capable of feeding frames, allowing the settings overhead to manifest more fully.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this combo in Ready Or Not?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 351.1, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only configuration in the measured data that exceeds 350 FPS.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra performance compare to 1080p Low performance?

A: The 4K Ultra result of 64.5 FPS represents an 81.6% reduction from the 1080p Low result of 351.1 FPS. This demonstrates the extreme performance cost of combining maximum resolution with maximum settings.

Q: Is the RTX 3080 more likely to be the bottleneck at 4K or 1080p?

A: At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting component—the gap between Low (114 FPS) and Ultra (64.5 FPS) shows the card's workload scaling. At 1080p, the CPU's role becomes more prominent, as evidenced by the 351.1 FPS Low result pushing against the Ryzen 7 3700X's limits.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations?

A: This AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + RTX 3080 combination ranks 558th out of 1748 tested combos in Ready Or Not, placing it in the top 32% of all configurations.

Q: How does the GPU's benchmark percentile compare to its in-game rank?

A: The RTX 3080 sits at the 80th percentile among all GPUs based on average benchmark scores. However, the combo's in-game rank of 558/1748 is lower than this percentile suggests, indicating that the Ryzen 7 3700X may be holding back the GPU in this specific title.

Q: What is the difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium produces 193.2 FPS while High produces 178.6 FPS—a difference of 14.6 FPS. This is a relatively small gap compared to the 68 FPS difference between Ultra (125.2 FPS) and Medium.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with 32 MB of L3 cache. In the context of Ready Or Not, this CPU's multithreaded capability is substantial—its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 19087 and PassMark multithread score of 22458 indicate strong parallel processing headroom. However, the single-thread performance is more modest, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2694.

The data suggests that Ready Or Not is not heavily dependent on the CPU's single-thread performance at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 351.1 FPS, which approaches the practical ceiling for many displays. The fact that raising settings from Low to Medium at 1080p only drops FPS from 351.1 to 306—a 12.8% reduction—while the GPU's workload increases, indicates the CPU is providing a steady frame stream without becoming a hard bottleneck.

Comparing the Ryzen 7 3700X to its nearest rivals in the benchmark database, it sits within 0.2% of the Intel Core i5-12600 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT in average benchmark score. The Intel Core i5-12600 scores 28654 (0.1% lower), while the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT scores 28591 (0.1% higher). This tight clustering suggests that in CPU-bound scenarios, the 3700X should perform very similarly to these alternatives. However, the 3700X's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates it is a strong processor overall, but the in-game rank of 558/1748 implies the RTX 3080 is the more dominant component in this pairing.

The CPU's 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support at 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for feeding the GPU, but the 4.40 GHz boost clock is not exceptional by modern standards. The measured FPS data shows that at 4K Ultra, the system drops to 64.5 FPS, which is more likely a GPU limitation given the RTX 3080's 10 GB memory capacity being stressed by high-resolution textures.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo demonstrates its peak performance across all settings. Low settings yield 351.1 FPS, Medium produces 306 FPS, High delivers 279.9 FPS, and Ultra achieves 197.9 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent reduction, with the largest single-step drop occurring between High and Ultra at 82 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset introduces graphical effects that are disproportionately expensive relative to their visual impact.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down but remains highly playable. Low settings produce 223.4 FPS, Medium delivers 193.2 FPS, High achieves 178.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 125.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra here is 98.2 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the 1080p gap but with lower absolute values. The Medium-to-High transition at 1440p shows only a 14.6 FPS difference, indicating that these two presets are more closely matched in terms of GPU workload.

At 3840x2160, the performance floor becomes apparent. Low settings yield 114 FPS, Medium produces 103.2 FPS, High achieves 90 FPS, and Ultra falls to 64.5 FPS. The Low-to-Medium gap is 10.8 FPS, Medium-to-High is 13.2 FPS, and High-to-Ultra is 25.5 FPS. The increasing gap at higher settings reveals that the Ultra preset's demands on the RTX 3080's 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores create a nonlinear performance penalty at 4K.

Across all resolutions, the Low preset consistently delivers the highest FPS, with 1080p Low being the only configuration to exceed 350 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 64.5 FPS is the only measurement below 90 FPS, making it the sole configuration where the combo might struggle to maintain high refresh rates on demanding displays.

How This Combo Ranks

In the Ready Or Not database, this AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination ranks 558th out of 1748 tested combos. This places the combo in the 68th percentile of all configurations, meaning approximately 68% of tested combos perform worse. However, it also means 557 combos achieve higher average FPS in this game.

The RTX 3080's individual benchmark percentile of 80th among all GPUs suggests the GPU is capable of higher performance than this combo achieves. The GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (0.2% higher score) and the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (0.9% higher score), while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is 1% lower. This indicates the RTX 3080 is a solid mid-to-high-tier GPU, but not at the absolute top of the performance stack.

The CPU's rank of 85th percentile among all CPUs is higher than the GPU's 80th percentile, yet the combo's in-game rank of 558/1748 (68th percentile) is lower than both individual component percentiles. This discrepancy suggests that Ready Or Not's specific workload does not perfectly scale with either component's general-purpose benchmarks. The game may be sensitive to memory bandwidth or cache hierarchy in ways that the 3700X's 32 MB L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth cannot fully address.

Compared to the combo's theoretical potential, the 4K Ultra result of 64.5 FPS is notably weak—it falls below the 90 FPS threshold that many users consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. This suggests that for 4K Ultra gaming in Ready Or Not, this particular CPU-GPU pairing is not optimal, and users would likely need a more powerful GPU or lower settings to achieve consistently high frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the High preset at 2560x1440 offers the best balance of visual quality and performance, delivering 178.6 FPS. This is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on modern monitors, and the 4K High result of 90 FPS is also respectable for users with 60 Hz 4K displays. The High preset at 4K provides a 25.5 FPS advantage over Ultra while likely maintaining most of the visual fidelity that matters in a tactical shooter.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1920x1080 delivers 351.1 FPS, which is suitable for competitive play on high-refresh displays. However, the Medium preset at 1080p (306 FPS) offers a better balance for users who want some graphical enhancement without sacrificing the frame rate advantage. At 1440p, the Medium preset's 193.2 FPS is also a strong choice, providing a 14.6 FPS improvement over High while remaining far above the 144 Hz threshold.

The Ultra preset is only recommended for users with 1080p or 1440p displays who prioritize maximum visual quality. At 1080p Ultra, the combo achieves 197.9 FPS, which is still highly playable. At 1440p Ultra, 125.2 FPS is acceptable for 120 Hz displays but may not fully utilize 144 Hz panels. At 4K Ultra, the 64.5 FPS result is below the 90 FPS threshold, making it the only configuration where the combo fails to deliver a smooth experience on high-refresh 4K displays. Users who insist on 4K Ultra should consider lowering to High, which provides a 39.5% FPS improvement at 90 FPS.