Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not is a tactical shooter where frame pacing and visibility matter more than raw GPU fireworks, and the data for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 shows a system that is overwhelmingly capable. At 4K, the card pushes well past the 90 FPS threshold even at the highest settings, while at 1440p and 1080p, the results are so high that the CPU becomes the more interesting variable. The benchmark results indicate a pairing that will not struggle to keep up with a high-refresh-rate monitor in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy for this specific configuration. The most demanding preset, Ultra, is the only one that dips below the 100 FPS mark at 4K, landing at 95 FPS average. That is still playable, but for a tactical shooter where split-second reactions matter, the Medium preset at 4K offers a substantial improvement: 149 FPS average, with a documented minimum of 127 FPS. That minimum is the key data point; it suggests the frame time consistency is better than what the average alone implies.

For the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, the Medium preset at 1440p is the standout recommendation. It delivers 286 FPS average with a min of 243 FPS and a max of 328 FPS. The gap between the minimum and maximum is 85 FPS, which is a wide spread, but the floor is still high enough to avoid any perceptible stutter on most high-refresh displays. Moving up to High at 1440p drops the average to 260 FPS, which is still excellent, but you gain nothing in terms of playability if your monitor is capped at 240Hz.

At 1080p, the data becomes almost academic. The Low preset hits 519 FPS, Medium hits 452 FPS, and High hits 411 FPS. The only reason to choose anything other than Ultra at 1080p would be to chase the absolute maximum refresh rate, as the Ultra preset's 289 FPS average is still far beyond what most 1080p monitors can display. The practical advice is to use the Medium preset as your baseline for competitive play, as it provides the largest performance buffer over the minimum FPS thresholds while still maintaining a level of visual detail that is not distracting. The High preset's 411 FPS at 1080p is a more balanced choice for those who prefer visual clarity over raw frame rate, but the data suggests that the jump from High to Ultra costs 122 FPS, which is a steep price for marginal graphical gains.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications directly explain the FPS deltas. It features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s. This memory configuration is more than sufficient for Ready Or Not, which is a game that does not appear to be memory-bound based on the FPS scaling. The clock speeds are listed with a base of 2235 MHz and a boost of 2520 MHz, which are high absolute numbers, but the real story is the raw compute throughput.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 88th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 60347. This is a top-tier part, and the data shows it is barely challenged by this game. The nearest rivals in the data are not consumer gaming cards but professional and mobile parts, such as the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M and the Intel Arc Pro A60, which underscores the 4090's position at the absolute top of the desktop stack. The fact that it is compared against those parts with delta percentages of -2.5% and 0% respectively tells you that the 4090 is not just fast; it is in a performance tier that has no direct desktop competition in this metric.

The RTX 4090's role in this game is to ensure that the resolution and settings are never the bottleneck. At 4K Ultra, the GPU is doing the heavy lifting, and it still manages 95 FPS. The 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the engine behind that. When you drop to Medium settings at 4K, the FPS jumps to 149, which is a 54 FPS increase. This indicates that the GPU has so much headroom that the settings are the only thing holding it back, not the hardware itself.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data across resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern, but with an interesting twist at the lower resolutions. From 4K to 1440p, the performance increase is substantial. For High settings, the jump is from 136 FPS to 260 FPS, an increase of 124 FPS or roughly 91%. For Low settings, it goes from 171 FPS to 327 FPS, an increase of 156 FPS. This shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K; as pixel count decreases, the GPU has more headroom to push frames.

The scaling from 1440p to 1080p is where the CPU starts to become a factor. For High settings, the FPS goes from 260 to 411, an increase of 151 FPS. For Low settings, it goes from 327 to 519, an increase of 192 FPS. The percentage increase is still large, but the absolute FPS numbers are getting into a range where the CPU's single-thread performance and memory latency begin to cap the output. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT has a boost clock of 4.80 GHz and a single-thread benchmark score of 959 in 3dmark, which is strong, but it is not an unlimited resource.

The most telling data point is the gap between Medium and High settings at each resolution. At 4K, the gap is 13 FPS (149 vs 136). At 1440p, the gap is 26 FPS (286 vs 260). At 1080p, the gap is 41 FPS (452 vs 411). This widening gap suggests that the GPU is so fast at 1080p that the CPU is struggling to feed it frames, and the difference between settings becomes more about CPU workload than GPU workload. The system is still achieving incredible frame rates, but the data shows that the 5800XT is the component that will limit you if you are chasing 500+ FPS in esports titles.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS values are comprehensive, providing averages for all presets at three resolutions, with minimums and maximums only for the Medium preset.

At 1920x1080, the results are staggeringly high. The Low preset averages 519 FPS. The Medium preset averages 452 FPS, with a minimum of 385 FPS and a maximum of 520 FPS. The High preset averages 411 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 289 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 230 FPS, which illustrates the massive performance cost of the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains exceptional. The Low preset averages 327 FPS. The Medium preset averages 286 FPS, with a minimum of 243 FPS and a maximum of 328 FPS. The High preset averages 260 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 182 FPS. The data shows that even at the highest quality, the system stays above 180 FPS, which is more than enough for any 1440p high-refresh monitor.

At 3840x2160, the GPU starts to feel the pressure, but the results are still playable. The Low preset averages 171 FPS. The Medium preset averages 149 FPS, with a minimum of 127 FPS and a maximum of 172 FPS. The High preset averages 136 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 95 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 76 FPS, which is a significant hit, but the fact that the Ultra preset still manages to stay above 90 FPS confirms the RTX 4090's power.

FAQ

Q: Is the RTX 4090 overkill for this game at 1080p?

A: The data shows that at 1080p, the system achieves 519 FPS on Low and 289 FPS on Ultra. These numbers far exceed the refresh rate of any mainstream 1080p monitor, indicating that the GPU is not being fully utilized and the CPU has become the limiting factor.

Q: What is the best preset for a 144Hz 4K monitor?

A: The High preset at 4K averages 136 FPS, which is just under the 144Hz target. The Medium preset averages 149 FPS and has a documented minimum of 127 FPS, making it the safer choice to maintain a consistent frame rate above the refresh threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from High to Ultra settings?

A: The cost is significant. At 1080p, the drop is 122 FPS (from 411 to 289). At 1440p, the drop is 78 FPS (from 260 to 182). At 4K, the drop is 41 FPS (from 136 to 95). The Ultra preset is the most demanding, and the data shows it is not worth the FPS loss for most players.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is a limiting factor. The FPS gains from lowering settings are smaller than the gains from lowering resolution, and the gap between Medium and High expands as resolution drops, indicating the CPU is struggling to keep up with the GPU's frame output.

Q: Is the Medium preset the most stable option?

A: The data shows the Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum FPS values. At 4K, the minimum is 127 FPS and the maximum is 172 FPS, a spread of 45 FPS. At 1440p, the spread is 85 FPS, and at 1080p, the spread is 135 FPS. While the minimums are high, the larger spread at lower resolutions suggests less frame time consistency.

Q: Can this system handle the Ultra preset at 4K?

A: Yes, it can. The average FPS is 95, which is above the 60 FPS target for most games. However, the data indicates that the Medium preset provides a 54 FPS average increase over Ultra, making it a more comfortable experience for fast-paced gameplay.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is a Zen 3 part with 8 cores and 16 threads, running on the AM4 socket. Its base clock is 3.80 GHz with a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. The benchmark data shows a strong multi-threaded performance with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23794 and a Passmark multithread score of 28053. The single-thread performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3359 and a 3dmark single-thread score of 959. This places the CPU in the 81st percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29879.

The nearest rivals in the data are all mobile or lower-tier desktop parts, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H and the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, with delta percentages of 0% and 0.6% respectively. This means the 5800XT is a very capable processor, but it is not a top-1% part. In the context of Ready Or Not, this CPU is responsible for game logic, AI, and physics, which are generally single-threaded or lightly threaded tasks.

The FPS data shows that the CPU's role becomes more prominent as resolution decreases. At 4K, the GPU is the clear bottleneck, and the CPU has plenty of headroom. At 1080p, the CPU is pushed harder, and the data shows that the FPS gains from lowering settings are not linear. For example, at 1080p, the difference between Medium and Low is 67 FPS (452 to 519), while the difference between High and Medium is 41 FPS (411 to 452). This suggests that the CPU is becoming a limiting factor for the higher frame rates, and the 5800XT's 4.80 GHz boost clock is the ceiling for this game's engine. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache is also a factor, as it helps with the rapid data access needed for high FPS, but the data indicates that the CPU is still the component that will prevent this system from hitting 600+ FPS.