Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not is a tactical shooter that stresses both CPU and GPU heavily, and the measured data for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 shows a combination capable of extreme frame rates. The benchmark results reveal a system that is consistently GPU-limited at higher resolutions but capable of revealing the CPU’s substantial headroom at 1080p. This analysis breaks down the optimal settings, component roles, and scaling behavior based solely on the measured FPS data.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS values across four presets at three resolutions provide a clear hierarchy for the best experience. At 4K, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 95.4 FPS, which is playable but represents the lowest performance tier. The High preset at 4K yields 137.6 FPS, a significant jump that maintains visual fidelity while nearly eliminating any risk of frame drops. The Medium preset at 4K produces 149.8 FPS, offering a marginal improvement over High but with a noticeable reduction in graphical quality. The Low preset at 4K reaches 170.4 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial.

For the most balanced experience at 4K, the High preset is the recommended choice. The data shows a 44.2% increase in average FPS from Ultra to High (95.4 to 137.6), which is a more impactful gain than the 8.9% improvement from High to Medium (137.6 to 149.8). The jump from High to Low (137.6 to 170.4) is a 23.8% gain, but it comes at the cost of the game’s tactical visibility, which is critical for the genre.

At 1440p, the situation changes. The Ultra preset averages 182.4 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. The High preset at 1440p produces 262.4 FPS, a 43.9% increase over Ultra. The Medium preset at 1440p yields 286.4 FPS, and the Low preset reaches 329.1 FPS. While Ultra is technically playable, the data suggests that the High preset offers the best ratio of visual quality to performance at 1440p, as the difference between High and Ultra (80 FPS) is far more noticeable than the difference between High and Medium (24 FPS).

At 1080p, the system produces exceptionally high frame rates across all settings. The Low preset averages 521.5 FPS, while Medium reaches 452.8 FPS, High hits 412.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 291.8 FPS. Given that these numbers far exceed standard display refresh rates, the Ultra preset is the only sensible choice at 1080p. The 291.8 FPS average at Ultra is still extremely high, and the visual fidelity gains are substantial. The data indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck at 1080p, as the frame rates scale almost linearly with GPU load, but the GPU is still strong enough to handle Ultra settings without dropping below playable thresholds.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. The CPU’s benchmark scores show strong single-thread performance, with a 3dmark_single_thread score of 1280 and a cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 4459. This is critical for Ready Or Not, which relies on a single primary game thread for core game logic.

The CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities are also robust, with a cinebench_r23_multicore score of 31588 and a passmark_multithread score of 37161. In the context of the measured FPS data, the CPU’s influence is most apparent at 1080p. At this resolution, the GPU is less burdened, and the frame rates reach up to 521.5 FPS on Low settings. This high ceiling indicates that the Ryzen 7 9700X can feed the RTX 4090 effectively, avoiding a CPU bottleneck even at extreme frame rates.

The percentileVsAllCpus of 89 places this CPU in the top 11% of all tested processors. Its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the Intel Core i5-14500HX (0.2% faster) and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (0.6% faster), while the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is 0.4% slower and the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H is 0.8% slower. These margins are negligible, suggesting that the 9700X is on par with its closest competitors. For Ready Or Not, the CPU’s strong single-thread performance is the key asset, as it directly affects the game’s ability to process AI, ballistics, and environmental interactions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is a graphics card with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s. Its memory clocks run at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. The GPU’s base clock is 2235 MHz, with a boost clock of 2520 MHz. This massive memory capacity and bandwidth are essential for Ready Or Not, which often features large, detailed environments with high-resolution textures.

The RTX 4090’s benchmark scores reflect its dominance, with a passmark_g3d score of 38194 and a 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12 score of 9223. The percentileVsAllGpus of 91 places it in the top 9% of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (0.4% slower) and the NVIDIA Tesla P40 (0.5% faster), though these are compute-oriented cards with different driver optimizations. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 is 0.9% slower, and the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 is 1.3% slower.

In the measured FPS data, the GPU’s role becomes dominant at 4K resolution. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 95.4, which is a 67.3% reduction from the 291.8 FPS seen at 1080p Ultra. This steep decline is attributable to the GPU’s workload increasing exponentially with pixel count. The RTX 4090 is clearly the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, as the CPU has ample headroom to handle the game logic at that resolution. The data shows that the GPU’s performance scales predictably with settings, with the 4K Low preset (170.4 FPS) being 78.6% faster than 4K Ultra (95.4 FPS).

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 38th out of 1748 tested combos in Ready Or Not. This places the pairing in the top 2.2% of all systems tested, which is a strong result. The rank reflects the overall capability of the system across all measured resolutions and settings.

This ranking is particularly impressive given that the CPU and GPU are not necessarily the absolute top performers in their respective categories. The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus is 89, and the GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus is 91. The combined rank of 38 suggests that the pairing is well-matched for this specific game, with neither component being a significant bottleneck at most settings.

The data indicates that the combo excels at 1440p and 1080p, where its rank is likely higher due to the extremely high frame rates. At 4K, the rank may be slightly lower due to the GPU’s limitations, but the absolute FPS numbers are still high. The top 2.2% ranking means that this system is outperformed by only 37 other combinations in the database, which likely include more expensive or more specialized hardware.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance scaling across resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 412.2 at 1080p to 262.4 at 1440p, a 36.3% decrease. From 1440p to 4K, the High preset drops from 262.4 to 137.6 FPS, a 47.6% decrease. This non-linear scaling is typical for a game like Ready Or Not, where the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K.

The scaling behavior reveals the limiting component at each resolution. At 1080p, the frame rates are so high (up to 521.5 FPS on Low) that the CPU is likely the limiting factor, as the GPU has enough headroom to render frames faster than the CPU can issue draw calls. The data shows a 26.5% difference between 1080p Low (521.5 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (291.8 FPS), indicating that the GPU is still handling the increased graphical load at Ultra.

At 1440p, the system becomes more balanced, with the GPU starting to become the primary constraint. The difference between 1440p Low (329.1 FPS) and 1440p Ultra (182.4 FPS) is 44.6%, which is a larger relative drop than at 1080p. At 4K, the GPU is definitively the limiting factor. The difference between 4K Low (170.4 FPS) and 4K Ultra (95.4 FPS) is 44.0%, but the absolute FPS values are much lower, indicating that the GPU is saturated.

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K on Ultra settings is from 291.8 to 95.4 FPS, a 67.3% reduction. This steep decline is expected for a game with complex lighting and shadow effects, which are heavy on GPU resources. The data suggests that users targeting 4K should stick to High or Medium settings to maintain frame rates above 137 FPS, while 1440p users can comfortably use Ultra settings. The limiting component at 4K is clearly the GPU, as the CPU’s performance is more than sufficient to handle the game’s processing demands.