Ready Or Not

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers exceptional frame rates in Ready Or Not, with the data showing a clear hierarchy across presets and resolutions. This combination ranks 45th out of 1748 tested combos, placing it in the top percentile for performance in this tactical shooter.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data for this pairing shows that the High preset offers the most balanced experience, but the choice depends heavily on target refresh rate and resolution. At 3840x2160, the High preset delivers 133.6 FPS average, which is already well above the standard 60 Hz threshold and comfortably drives high-refresh 4K displays. The Ultra preset at this resolution drops to 98.1 FPS, still playable but representing a 26.6% performance penalty over High for the visual uplift.

At 2560x1440, the High preset produces 259.3 FPS, while Ultra manages 181.1 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at this resolution is 24.6 FPS, whereas the jump from High to Ultra costs 78.2 FPS—a significant hit for marginal visual gains. For 1920x1080, even the Ultra preset achieves 291 FPS, so the CPU becomes the limiting factor rather than the GPU.

The data indicates that High is the optimal preset across all three resolutions. It provides the largest performance headroom relative to Ultra while maintaining substantially better frame rates. The Low preset yields the highest frame rates—519.6 FPS at 1080p, 330.8 FPS at 1440p, and 171.8 FPS at 4K—but the delta between Low and High at 4K is only 38.2 FPS, suggesting that High is worth the visual quality for most users. For competitive play on high-refresh monitors, Medium at 1440p offers 283.9 FPS, which is within 8% of High while providing a slight performance buffer.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 brings 24 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 384-bit bus, yielding 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is critical for Ready Or Not, which benefits from large texture pools and high-resolution assets. The GPU's base clock of 2235 MHz boosts to 2520 MHz, and the memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). With 16384 shading units, 512 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, the RTX 4090 provides 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

The GPU benchmarks show a PassMark G3D score of 38194 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 9223, placing it in the 91st percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rivals in the aggregate benchmark data include the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (0.4% slower), NVIDIA Tesla P40 (0.5% faster), and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (0.9% faster). These deltas are all within roughly 1 percentage point, indicating the RTX 4090 sits at the very top of the performance hierarchy in the database. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 317684 and Vulkan score of 270615 further confirm the GPU's compute and rendering capability.

The frame rate data shows the RTX 4090 scales predictably with resolution. At High settings, the transition from 1080p (413.3 FPS) to 1440p (259.3 FPS) represents a 37.3% drop, while 1440p to 4K (133.6 FPS) is a 48.5% drop. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU that has substantial memory bandwidth but is increasingly bound by pixel throughput at higher resolutions. The RTX 4090's 1.01 TB/s bandwidth and 443.5 GPixel/s pixel rate are the key specifications driving these results.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X contributes 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename) on the AMD Socket AM4 platform. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, and the 64 MB of L3 cache provides a substantial buffer for game data. The CPU's 105 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) are modest by current standards, yet the architecture's efficiency compensates.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 5900X achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 33150 and a single-core score of 4680. The Geekbench multicore score is 11877 with a single-core score of 2202. The CPU's percentile ranking is 90th among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 39453. The nearest rivals show tight competition: the AMD EPYC 4245P scores 39383 (0.2% lower), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS scores 39747 (0.7% higher), and the Intel Core i7-13700 scores 39857 (1% higher). These deltas are minimal, meaning the 5900X is effectively in a three-way tie with these chips for overall performance.

For Ready Or Not specifically, the CPU's role becomes evident when examining the frame rate scaling across settings at 1080p. The Low preset achieves 519.6 FPS, which is 25.7% higher than High (413.3 FPS). This suggests the game engine can offload work at lower settings, but the CPU has sufficient headroom. The 12-core configuration handles the game's multi-threaded AI and physics without becoming a bottleneck, as evidenced by the consistent 100+ FPS margins at 1080p across all presets.

The 3DMark 16-thread score of 9075 and max-thread score of 10075 indicate strong multi-core scaling, while the single-thread score of 941 shows the architectural efficiency that helps in game logic. The PassMark physics score of 1994 and multithread score of 39002 further support that the CPU can sustain high frame rates without stuttering.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 5900X and RTX 4090 achieves a combo rank of 45 out of 1748 tested combinations in Ready Or Not. This places the pairing in the top 2.6% of all tested systems, which is expected given the high percentile rankings of both components. The CPU sits at the 90th percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks at the 91st percentile among all GPUs.

The rank of 45 indicates that 44 other combinations deliver higher average frame rates in this game. Given that the RTX 4090 is an end-of-life product and the 5900X is from the previous generation, this result is impressive. The gap between this combo and the top-ranked systems likely comes from newer CPUs with higher single-thread performance, as the game appears to be sensitive to CPU speed at lower resolutions.

The benchmark data shows that the combo's performance is heavily influenced by the GPU at 4K, where the 133.6 FPS High preset result is within striking distance of the GPU's theoretical limits. At 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance becomes more relevant, and the 5900X's boost clock of 4.80 GHz helps maintain high frame rates but may limit absolute maximums compared to newer processors with higher boosts.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data across resolutions reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 413.3 at 1080p to 259.3 at 1440p (a 37.3% decrease), then to 133.6 at 4K (a 48.5% decrease from 1440p). This non-linear scaling is typical of a GPU that becomes increasingly pixel-limited as resolution increases.

The Low preset shows the same trend: 519.6 FPS at 1080p, 330.8 FPS at 1440p (36.3% drop), and 171.8 FPS at 4K (48.1% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these drops across presets indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component at all settings, and the CPU's influence is relatively constant.

The Ultra preset demonstrates the most severe scaling: 291 FPS at 1080p, 181.1 FPS at 1440p (37.8% drop), and 98.1 FPS at 4K (45.8% drop from 1440p). The 4K Ultra result of 98.1 FPS is the only preset-resolution combination that approaches the lower bounds of high-refresh gaming, suggesting that users targeting 4K Ultra should consider the High preset instead.

The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 73.7 FPS (171.8 vs 98.1), while at 1080p the gap is 228.6 FPS (519.6 vs 291). This compression at higher resolutions further confirms that the GPU's pixel throughput is the bottleneck at 4K, while the CPU can better express its capabilities at lower resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset delivers 133.6 FPS at 3840x2160, which is 35.5 FPS higher than Ultra (98.1 FPS) while still providing strong visual quality. Medium offers 149.6 FPS, but High is the recommended balance.

Q: Can this setup maintain 144 FPS at 1440p?

A: Yes, the High preset achieves 259.3 FPS at 2560x1440, and even Ultra reaches 181.1 FPS. All presets exceed the 144 FPS threshold at this resolution.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 9 5900X has an average benchmark score of 39453, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD EPYC 4245P (39383) and 0.9% higher than the Intel Core i7-13700F (39095). It trails the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS by 0.7% and the Intel Core i7-13700 by 1%.

Q: Is the RTX 4090 still competitive in this game?

A: The GPU achieves 133.6 FPS at 4K High and 98.1 FPS at 4K Ultra, with a 91st percentile ranking among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks are all within 1.3% in aggregate score.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The Ultra preset at 1920x1080 delivers 291 FPS average, which is well above any current display refresh rate. The Low preset reaches 519.6 FPS at this resolution.

Q: Does the combo rank reflect its component quality?

A: The combo ranks 45th out of 1748 tested combinations, which is in the top 2.6% of all systems. This aligns with the CPU's 90th percentile and GPU's 91st percentile rankings.