Ready Or Not

# Ready Or Not: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 — Benchmark Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks 246th out of 3,714 tested combos in Ready Or Not, placing it in the top 7% of all configurations. This is an exceptionally strong pairing for this tactical shooter, delivering triple-digit frame rates even at 4K Ultra settings. The combination leverages an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 4 processor with a 16 GB Ada Lovelace GPU, and the measured data confirms that this system is built to crush frame rate targets at every resolution and quality preset tested.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's position of 246 out of 3,714 tested configurations places it firmly in the upper echelon of systems benchmarked for Ready Or Not. This rank reflects a pairing where neither component acts as a significant bottleneck at the resolutions tested. The CPU's 85th percentile standing among all processors and the GPU's 86th percentile among all graphics cards indicate that both components are near the top of their respective performance distributions, and their combination in this game produces results that are better than roughly 93% of all tested setups.

The data shows that the Ryzen 7 7700X achieves an average benchmark score of 35,909, which puts it just 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845, 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core 7 250H, 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, and 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H. These deltaPct values are remarkably tight, meaning the CPU's performance headroom over its nearest rivals is minimal in synthetic tests, yet the real-world Ready Or Not results show this system still delivers excellent frame rates.

For the GPU, the RTX 4080's average benchmark score of 54,247 sits 0.1% behind the RTX 4080 SUPER, while it trails the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X by 1.1%, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB by 2.6%, and the AMD Radeon 8060S by 2.7%. Interestingly, the RTX 4080's nearest rivals on the GPU side are actually scoring higher in synthetic benchmarks, yet the measured frame rates in Ready Or Not remain exemplary, suggesting the game's engine responds well to this specific GPU architecture.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 brings 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 716.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth. This is a substantial VRAM allocation for a tactical shooter, and the data indicates that even at 4K Ultra settings, the game does not appear to be VRAM-limited — the average frame rate of 86 FPS at that configuration is still well above playable thresholds, and the card has nearly 50 TFLOPS of FP32 compute available to handle the game's rendering demands.

The GPU's clock behavior is notable: a base clock of 2205 MHz and a boost clock of 2505 MHz, with memory running at 1400 MHz (22.4 Gbps effective). The card's Ada Lovelace architecture includes 76 ray tracing cores and 304 tensor cores, which may contribute to the game's visual effects, though the benchmark data does not isolate ray tracing performance specifically. The 304 texture mapping units and 112 ROPs, combined with a pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 761.5 GTexel/s, provide the raw throughput needed to sustain the high frame rates observed across all tested settings.

The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all graphics cards is reflected in the measured results. At 1080p Medium, the RTX 4080 produces an average of 409 FPS with a minimum of 348 FPS and maximum of 471 FPS, demonstrating that the card has massive headroom even when the CPU is feeding it frames at high rates. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,567 and PassMark G3D score of 34,457 are strong indicators of its overall capability, and the Ready Or Not results align with that positioning.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between CPU and GPU as resolution increases. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 372 at 1080p to 235 at 1440p, then to 123 at 4K. This represents a 36.8% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 47.7% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling pattern indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is more heavily involved in maintaining frame rates, while at 4K, the GPU becomes the primary limiter.

The Low settings preset shows even more dramatic scaling: 469 FPS at 1080p, 296 FPS at 1440p, and 155 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 36.9% and 47.6% respectively, nearly identical to the High preset scaling. This consistency suggests that the game's rendering pipeline scales predictably with resolution regardless of quality level, and the RTX 4080's 16 GB VRAM and high bandwidth prevent any memory capacity issues from altering the scaling curve.

At Ultra settings, the pattern continues with 261 FPS at 1080p, 165 FPS at 1440p, and 86 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36.8%, and from 1440p to 4K is 47.9%. The fact that these percentages remain remarkably stable across all four quality presets strongly suggests that the limiting component transitions smoothly from CPU-bound at 1080p to GPU-bound at 4K, with no unexpected performance cliffs or memory-related stutters.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming in Ready Or Not with this combo?

A: The data shows 4K High averages 123 FPS, 4K Medium averages 135 FPS, and 4K Ultra averages 86 FPS. Medium offers the best balance at 4K, with a 115 FPS minimum ensuring smooth gameplay, while Ultra still maintains a playable 86 FPS average.

Q: How does this CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X scores 35,909 on average, which is 0.3% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845, 0.5% higher than the Intel Core 7 250H, 0.5% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, and 0.7% higher than the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H.

Q: Is the RTX 4080's 16 GB VRAM sufficient for Ready Or Not at maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo still delivers an average of 86 FPS, and there are no min FPS values below 115 FPS in the entire dataset (the lowest recorded min FPS is 115 at 4K Medium), indicating no VRAM-related frame drops.

Q: How much performance is gained by dropping from Ultra to Low settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 165 FPS while Low averages 296 FPS, representing a 79.4% increase in average frame rate when switching to Low settings.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance relative to its multi-thread performance?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700X scores 1,987 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 19,088 in multi-core, with a Geekbench single-core score of 2,289 and multi-core of 12,451. The PassMark single-thread score is 4,190, and multi-thread is 35,686.

Q: Does this combo maintain high minimum frame rates at 1080p?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080 Medium settings, the minimum FPS is 348 with an average of 409, and the maximum reaches 471 FPS. This tight frame time distribution indicates consistent performance without major stutters.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Ryzen 7 7700X and RTX 4080 combination delivers exceptional performance across all settings. The Low preset produces an average of 469 FPS, which is the highest recorded in the dataset. Medium settings bring the average down slightly to 409 FPS, with a minimum of 348 FPS and maximum of 471 FPS. High settings average 372 FPS, while Ultra settings still manage an impressive 261 FPS average. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system is likely CPU-bound at the lower quality presets, as the GPU has ample headroom to render frames far faster than the CPU can issue draw calls.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains extremely strong. Low settings average 296 FPS, Medium averages 258 FPS with a minimum of 220 FPS and maximum of 297 FPS, High averages 235 FPS, and Ultra averages 165 FPS. The 1440p results show a clear step-down from 1080p, but even Ultra settings at 1440p deliver frame rates that exceed the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. The minimum FPS of 220 FPS at Medium settings suggests that even in demanding scenes, this system maintains smooth performance at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to assert its role as the primary performance limiter. Low settings average 155 FPS, Medium averages 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 FPS and maximum of 155 FPS, High averages 123 FPS, and Ultra averages 86 FPS. The 4K results demonstrate that this combo is fully capable of 4K gaming in Ready Or Not, with even the most demanding preset maintaining an average above 60 FPS. The Medium preset's 115 FPS minimum is notable, as it shows the system can sustain high frame rates even in the most demanding scenarios at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael), built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 6,570 million transistors. Its base clock of 4.50 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz, combined with 32 MB of L3 cache, provide strong single-thread performance that is critical for a tactical shooter like Ready Or Not, where AI-driven enemy behavior and ballistics calculations can be demanding on the CPU.

The CPU's benchmark results show balanced capabilities: Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 19,088 and single-core score of 1,987, with Geekbench scores of 12,451 multi-core and 2,289 single-core. The PassMark multi-thread score of 35,686 and single-thread score of 4,190 further confirm this processor's strength in both heavily threaded and lightly threaded workloads. The 3DMark results show scaling from 2,112 at 2 threads to 8,859 at 16 threads, indicating good multi-threading efficiency that benefits games which utilize multiple cores.

In Ready Or Not specifically, the CPU's role is evident in the resolution scaling data. At 1080p, the system achieves 469 FPS at Low settings, which is far beyond what the GPU alone would produce if it were the sole limiting factor. The fact that performance drops by roughly 37% when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 48% from 1440p to 4K, while maintaining similar percentages across all quality presets, indicates that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately at all tested resolutions. The 8-core/16-thread configuration, with its 4.50 GHz base and 5.40 GHz boost clocks, provides the frame generation throughput needed to reach the high frame rates observed, while the 83.2 GB/s dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth ensures data flows efficiently between the CPU and GPU.