Ready Or Not

FAQ

Q: What is the comboRankInGame for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in Ready Or Not?

A: This combination ranks 877th out of 3714 tested combos in the database for this game, placing it in the top quarter of all tested systems.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 367 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The Medium preset at 1080p delivers 320 average FPS, while High and Ultra produce 291 and 204 average FPS respectively.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4070 have and what memory type is used?

A: The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, with a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s and a memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective).

Q: What are the boost clocks for the CPU and GPU in this combo?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X has a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has a boost clock of 2475 MHz and a base clock of 1920 MHz.

Q: Does the data show a bigger performance drop from 1080p to 1440p or from 1440p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 107 FPS (from 291 to 184), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 88 FPS (from 184 to 96). The 1080p-to-1440p transition has the larger absolute FPS reduction.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all CPUs, and how does it compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 9 5900X sits in the 87th percentile among all CPUs. Its closest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 7 366H, has an average benchmark score only 0.3% higher.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is the primary rendering engine here, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node from TSMC. Its 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation processors define its raw throughput capabilities. The GPU's FP32 performance is rated at 29.15 TFLOPS, with a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s. These figures indicate a card designed for high-resolution gaming with substantial headroom for modern effects.

The memory subsystem is critical for Ready Or Not's demands. The 12 GB GDDR6X frame buffer on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which at 4K Ultra settings becomes a limiting factor. The measured FPS data shows the GPU holding up well at 4K High (96 average FPS) but dropping to 67 average FPS at 4K Ultra, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional texture and shadow detail saturates the memory bandwidth or the GPU's compute resources. The card's 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores are present but their specific impact in this game is not isolated in the measured data.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 81 places it above most GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 37648 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA Tesla P4 (37628, 0.1% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507, 0.4% delta), while the RTX 4080 Mobile scores slightly higher at 38135 (-1.3% delta). This near-tie with the Tesla P4 in synthetic benchmarks is notable because in actual game measurements, the RTX 4070's architecture advantages — its 12 GB VRAM versus the Tesla's smaller allocation, and its dedicated RT and tensor hardware — likely explain why the game results show such strong performance.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern across resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS progresses from 367 at 1080p to 232 at 1440p to 121 at 4K. This represents a 37% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 48% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The framerate at 4K Low (121 FPS) is still comfortably playable, indicating that even at the highest resolution, the GPU is not fully bottlenecked when visual complexity is minimized.

At High settings, the scaling is similar in shape but lower in absolute terms: 291 FPS at 1080p, 184 FPS at 1440p, and 96 FPS at 4K. The 1440p-to-4K drop of 48% mirrors the Low preset's behavior. However, the 1080p-to-1440p drop of 37% at High settings shows the same ratio as Low, suggesting a consistent resolution scaling factor that is largely independent of the preset.

The Medium preset's data includes min and max FPS values, providing insight into frame pacing. At 1080p Medium, the range is 272 to 368 FPS with a 320 average. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 172 to 232 FPS with a 202 average. At 4K Medium, the range is 90 to 121 FPS with a 106 average. The spread between min and max FPS tightens as resolution increases, going from 96 FPS at 1080p to 60 FPS at 1440p to 31 FPS at 4K. This narrowing indicates that at higher resolutions, the frame delivery becomes more consistent because the GPU is more uniformly saturated.

The limiting component shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the CPU's role is more pronounced, as evidenced by the high framerates that approach the CPU's ability to feed draw calls. At 4K, the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth become the dominant constraints, as seen in the halving of FPS from 1440p to 4K across all presets.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 877 out of 3714 places this system in the 76th percentile of all tested combinations for Ready Or Not. This is a strong showing, but not an exceptional one — the top 876 combos outperform it, likely featuring newer or higher-tier GPUs and CPUs. The rank reflects the balance between the Ryzen 9 5900X's 12-core processing power and the RTX 4070's mid-to-high-end GPU performance.

Breaking down the rank by resolution, the combo is clearly GPU-limited at 4K. The 67 FPS at 4K Ultra is below the 100 FPS threshold that many players consider ideal for a tactical shooter. At 1440p, the combo hits a sweet spot: 129 FPS at Ultra and 184 FPS at High are well above competitive playability. At 1080p, the framerates are so high (204 FPS at Ultra, 291 FPS at High) that the system is likely CPU-bound, meaning the GPU has headroom that the CPU cannot fill.

Compared to the GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 4070's in-game performance appears disproportionately strong. The Radeon RX Vega 56 scores only 0.4% lower in average benchmark score, but the RTX 4070's architectural features — particularly its dedicated ray tracing cores and superior memory compression — likely contribute to a larger real-world gap in a game like Ready Or Not, which features detailed indoor environments with complex lighting.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X provides 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a shared 64 MB L3 cache. This large L3 cache is particularly beneficial for games that require frequent access to level geometry and AI state data.

The CPU's synthetic benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16262 and a Geekbench multicore score of 14118. Single-thread scores are also respectable — 1527 in Cinebench R23 and 2083 in Geekbench. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 9075 and max-thread score of 10075 indicate that the CPU scales well with thread count, which is relevant for Ready Or Not's AI-driven enemy behavior and physics calculations.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 87 places it well above average, and its average benchmark score of 41376 is nearly identical to the Intel Core Ultra 7 366H (41263, 0.3% delta) and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440 (41208, 0.4% delta). The Intel Core i7-14650HX scores slightly higher at 41576 (-0.5% delta). These rivals are all mobile or hybrid processors, which typically have lower sustained performance than desktop parts, so the Ryzen 9 5900X's desktop-class power delivery likely gives it an edge in prolonged gaming sessions.

In the measured FPS data, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p with Low settings, where the 367 FPS average is likely approaching the CPU's limit for draw call processing in this game engine. The fact that increasing resolution to 1440p at Low only drops the framerate to 232 FPS (a 37% reduction) rather than a more severe drop suggests the CPU is still keeping pace. However, at 4K Low, the 121 FPS average is only 52% of the 1440p figure, indicating the GPU has become the primary bottleneck. The CPU's 24 threads and high boost clock are sufficient to avoid becoming a limiting factor at any of the tested resolution and settings combinations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: 367 at Low, 320 at Medium, 291 at High, and 204 at Ultra. The Medium preset shows a min of 272 and max of 368 FPS, giving a range of 96 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 44% reduction in average FPS (from 367 to 204), which is the smallest relative drop across all resolutions, confirming that at 1080p the GPU has ample headroom and the CPU is more likely to be the constraining factor at the lower presets.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS values are: 232 at Low, 202 at Medium, 184 at High, and 129 at Ultra. The Medium preset's min and max are 172 and 232 FPS respectively, for a range of 60 FPS. The reduction from Low to Ultra is 44% (from 232 to 129), matching the 1080p ratio. This consistency suggests that the GPU is scaling linearly with preset complexity at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS values are: 121 at Low, 106 at Medium, 96 at High, and 67 at Ultra. The Medium preset shows a min of 90 and max of 121 FPS, a range of 31 FPS. The reduction from Low to Ultra is 45% (from 121 to 67), again consistent with the other resolutions. However, the absolute values at 4K are significantly lower, with even the Low preset (121 FPS) barely exceeding the 1440p Ultra figure (129 FPS).

The data shows that the Medium preset consistently provides the most stable frame delivery, as indicated by the min FPS values. At 1080p Medium, min FPS is 272 (85% of average), at 1440p Medium it is 172 (85% of average), and at 4K Medium it is 90 (85% of average). This consistency across resolutions suggests that the Medium preset is well-balanced for this hardware combination.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the Medium preset offers the best combination of visual quality and performance stability for this combo across all resolutions. At 4K Medium, the 106 average FPS with a 90 FPS minimum ensures that the game remains fluid even in intense firefights. The High preset at 4K (96 average FPS) is also viable, but the lack of min FPS data means we cannot verify its frame pacing consistency.

For players prioritizing maximum visual fidelity, the Ultra preset is only recommended at 1440p, where it achieves 129 average FPS. At 4K Ultra, the 67 average FPS falls below the 70 FPS threshold that many tactical shooter players consider the minimum for responsive aiming. At 1080p Ultra, the 204 average FPS is more than sufficient, but the visual benefits of Ultra over High are marginal at that resolution given the pixel density.

The Low preset is not recommended for regular play, as the framerates it produces (367 FPS at 1080p, 232 FPS at 1440p, 121 FPS at 4K) exceed what most displays can show, and the visual degradation in a game that relies on environmental readability for tactical decisions is counterproductive. The Medium preset at 1440p (202 average FPS) appears to be the optimal balance for competitive play, offering high refresh rates while maintaining enough visual detail to spot enemies and read room layouts.

The High preset at 1440p is the best choice for players with 144 Hz to 165 Hz displays, as the 184 average FPS stays above the refresh rate during most gameplay. At 4K, High (96 FPS) is the recommended choice for quality-focused players with 60 Hz to 90 Hz displays, as it provides a consistent experience without the performance penalty of Ultra. The data overall indicates that this combo's sweet spot is at 1440p with Medium or High settings, where it delivers between 184 and 202 average FPS with stable frame delivery.