Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not is a tactically demanding shooter where frame pacing and visibility matter as much as raw firepower. The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER reveal a combination that is surprisingly capable at high resolutions, yet requires careful settings management to fully exploit its potential. The data indicates a system that can deliver high refresh rate gameplay at 1080p and solid 60+ frame rates at 4K, but only when the right graphics presets are selected.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data clearly identifies the "High" preset as the sweet spot for this specific hardware configuration across all tested resolutions. At 3840x2160, the High preset delivers an average of 65 FPS, which is a substantial 20 FPS improvement over the Ultra preset's 45 FPS, while still maintaining a visually rich experience. This suggests that the jump from High to Ultra imposes a significant rendering cost that the RTX 2070 SUPER cannot comfortably absorb, likely due to the increased demands on its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth.

At 2560x1440, the High preset produces an average of 124 FPS, which is more than adequate for smooth tactical gameplay. The Medium preset offers a higher 136 FPS average with a minimum of 116 FPS, making it an excellent choice for players who prioritize frame rate consistency over minor visual fidelity gains. However, the High preset's 124 FPS average still provides a comfortable margin above standard 60 Hz displays and is well-suited for 144 Hz monitors.

For 1920x1080, the High preset achieves an impressive 196 FPS average, which is more than sufficient for even the highest refresh rate displays. The Medium preset pushes this further to 216 FPS with a minimum of 183 FPS, but the visual difference between Medium and High is often more noticeable in a tactical shooter where spotting distant enemies is critical. The Low preset yields 247 FPS, but this involves significant graphical compromises that could hinder target identification in Ready Or Not's dark and cluttered environments.

The Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution for this combination. At 4K, it drops to 45 FPS, which is below the threshold for comfortable play in a game requiring quick reactions. At 1440p, it falls to 87 FPS, and at 1080p it reaches 138 FPS, but the performance cost relative to High does not translate into a proportionate gameplay benefit. The data shows that High provides the best balance of visual quality and performance across the board, with Medium serving as a viable alternative for those seeking maximum frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture using a 12 nm process node, featuring 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units. Its memory configuration consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, delivering a peak FP32 performance of 9.062 TFLOPS.

In Ready Or Not, the GPU's role is clearly dominant, as evidenced by the significant frame rate variations across different settings at the same resolution. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra presets is 37 FPS, showcasing how much headroom the graphics card has when visual effects are reduced. The GPU's 8 GB VRAM capacity appears to be a critical factor at 4K Ultra, where the 45 FPS average suggests the card is hitting a memory or compute wall. The 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores present in this Turing GPU are not directly leveraged in the measured benchmarks, but they contribute to the card's overall feature set.

The RTX 2070 SUPER sits at the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20282. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M with a delta of -1%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at -1.2%, and the Intel Arc B570 at -1.3%. This indicates that the card performs slightly below these competitors in synthetic tests, yet its real-world gaming performance in Ready Or Not remains respectable, particularly at lower resolutions where the CPU can feed it enough data.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 2139 out of 3714 tested combos for Ready Or Not. This places it in the 42nd percentile of all configurations, meaning it outperforms a significant portion of systems but is also outclassed by many others. The ranking reflects a mid-to-upper tier position, largely driven by the GPU's limitations at higher settings rather than the CPU's capabilities.

The CPU itself is a strong performer, ranking at the 81st percentile among all processors with an average benchmark score of 29879. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H with a delta of 0%, the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS at -0.3%, and the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X at +0.6%. This places the 5800XT in a competitive position, but the GPU's 65th percentile ranking pulls the overall combo down when considering the demanding graphical loads of Ready Or Not.

The discrepancy between the CPU's high percentile and the combo's lower rank suggests that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting factor in most scenarios. This is particularly evident at 4K Ultra where the system struggles to maintain playable frame rates, while the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads are likely underutilized. The combo rank indicates that for this game, users would benefit more from a stronger GPU than a faster CPU, as the current pairing leaves performance on the table at higher settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its highest performance ceiling. The Low preset achieves an average of 247 FPS, while Medium reaches 216 FPS with a minimum of 183 FPS and a maximum of 248 FPS. High follows at 196 FPS, and Ultra drops to 138 FPS. These numbers indicate that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at high frame rates, with the gap between Low and Ultra being 109 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably. Low delivers 156 FPS, Medium averages 136 FPS with a minimum of 116 FPS and a maximum of 156 FPS, High hits 124 FPS, and Ultra falls to 87 FPS. The differences between presets are more compressed than at 1080p, suggesting the GPU is becoming a more significant bottleneck as resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the system's limitations become apparent. Low still manages 82 FPS, but Medium drops to 71 FPS with a minimum of 60 FPS and a maximum of 82 FPS. High averages 65 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 45 FPS. The 4K results show a clear pattern: the RTX 2070 SUPER can handle 4K at lower settings, but the Ultra preset is simply too demanding, resulting in an average that falls below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p shows an average FPS reduction of approximately 37% across all settings. For instance, High drops from 196 FPS at 1080p to 124 FPS at 1440p, while Low goes from 247 to 156 FPS. This scaling is consistent with the increased pixel count requiring more GPU resources, but the system still maintains high frame rates, indicating that the CPU is not a limiting factor at these resolutions.

The jump from 1440p to 4K is more severe, with average FPS dropping by roughly 48% across presets. High falls from 124 to 65 FPS, and Ultra drops from 87 to 45 FPS. This steep decline highlights the GPU as the primary bottleneck at 4K. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to handle the data throughput required for 4K Ultra, resulting in the sub-60 FPS averages.

The scaling behavior across resolutions indicates that the system is CPU-bound at 1080p and GPU-bound at 4K. At 1080p, the high frame rates suggest the CPU is doing most of the work, while at 4K, the GPU's limitations cap performance. The sweet spot for this combo appears to be 1440p, where neither component is severely bottlenecked and the system delivers a balanced experience.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is a Zen 3 architecture processor codenamed Vermeer, manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. The CPU has a 32 MB shared L3 cache, 512 KB L2 cache per core, and 64 KB L1 cache per core. It supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

In Ready Or Not, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p, where the system achieves frame rates exceeding 200 FPS on lower presets. The 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample processing power for the game's AI and physics calculations, allowing the GPU to render frames without waiting on the CPU. The 5800XT's single-thread performance, as indicated by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3359, is particularly strong for gaming workloads.

The CPU's boost clock of 4.80 GHz ensures high clock speeds during gameplay, which is beneficial for a tactical shooter that relies on quick reactions. The 32 MB L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, improving overall system responsiveness. Despite the CPU's capabilities, the combo rank of 2139 out of 3714 suggests that the GPU is the more significant factor in this game's performance, as the CPU's high percentile ranking does not translate into a top-tier combo placement.