Ready Or Not

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Ready Or Not with the Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 shows a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 276.1 FPS, which drops to 171.3 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 88.6 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 38% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and an additional 48% reduction from 1440p to 4K at the same High preset.

The scaling behavior shifts noticeably across settings tiers. At Low settings, the frame rate goes from 345.1 FPS at 1080p to 222.1 FPS at 1440p and 116.1 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is 66% at Low settings, compared to 68% at High settings. This similarity suggests that the GPU remains the primary bottleneck even at lower quality presets, since the CPU is capable of feeding frames at extremely high rates.

Ultra settings reveal a more pronounced resolution penalty. At 1080p Ultra, the combo achieves 191.2 FPS, which falls to 123.1 FPS at 1440p and 62.1 FPS at 4K. The 4K-to-1080p ratio of roughly 0.32 indicates that Ultra settings at 4K are particularly demanding on the Radeon RX 9070, pushing the rendering workload well beyond what lower presets require.

The data indicates that the limiting component changes with resolution. At 1080p, even the most demanding settings produce over 190 FPS, which implies the Core i3-12100F's four cores and eight threads can keep pace with the GPU's output. At 4K, the frame rates across all settings stay below 117 FPS, confirming that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth become the dominant constraint. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 54 FPS, while at 1080p that same gap is 154 FPS, showing that resolution compresses the performance envelope.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 brings substantial resources to this tactical shooter. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth, which is directly relevant to Ready Or Not's texture-heavy environments and particle effects. The GPU's 3584 shading units and 128 ROPs operate at a base clock of 1330 MHz with a boost clock of 2520 MHz, with a game clock rated at 2070 MHz. These specifications align with the observed frame rates, particularly at 4K where memory bandwidth often dictates performance.

The GPU's architecture is RDNA 4.0 on a 4 nm process from TSMC, featuring 56 ray tracing cores. Ready Or Not includes ray-traced reflections and shadows, which can place additional load on the RT units. The measured FPS at Ultra settings—62.1 FPS at 4K, 123.1 FPS at 1440p, and 191.2 FPS at 1080p—suggests that the RT implementation in this game is playable but not without cost. The gap between High and Ultra at 4K is 26.5 FPS, indicating that the highest preset tier imposes a significant penalty.

The GPU's compute performance is notable: 36.13 TFLOPS FP32 and 72.25 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1 ratio). These figures support the card's ability to handle the AI-driven squad behaviors and dynamic lighting calculations common in tactical shooters. The pixel rate of 322.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 564.5 GTexel/s provide context for the 1080p results, where the combo exceeds 300 FPS at Low and Medium settings. At those rates, the CPU becomes the more relevant factor, since the i3-12100F has a boost clock of 4.30 GHz across its four cores.

The GPU's 220 W TDP and PCIe 5.0 x16 interface are consistent with its role as a high-end card, but the benchmark data does not indicate any interface bottlenecks. The measured scores from 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (6290) and Passmark G3D (25381) corroborate the gaming results, positioning the card in the 79th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals by average benchmark score are the NVIDIA A2 and NVIDIA Quadro GV100, with deltaPct values of -0.2% and 0.3% respectively, meaning the RX 9070 performs essentially on par with those professional cards in synthetic tests.

FAQ

Q: How does the Core i3-12100F's four-core design impact Ready Or Not's performance?

A: The CPU's 4 cores and 8 threads, with a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, are sufficient to maintain high frame rates at 1080p, where the combo exceeds 190 FPS even on Ultra settings. At 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, so the CPU's modest core count does not constrain results.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: The measured average is 190.6 FPS at 2560x1440 with Medium settings. This is slightly lower than the High preset's 171.3 FPS, which is unexpected—the data shows Medium producing higher frame rates than High at this resolution, indicating that the settings presets scale differently across quality tiers.

Q: Is the Radeon RX 9070's 16 GB VRAM sufficient for Ready Or Not at 4K?

A: The 16 GB GDDR6 memory with 644.6 GB/s bandwidth supports 4K Ultra at 62.1 FPS and 4K High at 88.6 FPS. The data does not show any memory capacity issues, as the game operates within the available VRAM across all tested settings.

Q: How does this combo compare to other tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 598th out of 1748 tested combinations for Ready Or Not, placing it in the upper third of all systems. This ranking reflects the GPU's high percentile (79th) and the CPU's 72nd percentile, though the game's optimization favors the GPU.

Q: What is the difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings yield 345.1 FPS, while Ultra settings produce 191.2 FPS—a difference of 153.9 FPS. This gap indicates that Ultra settings introduce significant rendering overhead, likely from enhanced shadows and reflections, but both remain well above playable thresholds.

Q: Why does the 4K Ultra result drop below 60 FPS?

A: The measured 62.1 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is the lowest result in the dataset. This is consistent with the GPU's performance envelope, as the combination of 4K resolution and the highest quality preset places maximum demand on the Radeon RX 9070's shading units and memory subsystem.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 deliver their strongest results. Low settings produce 345.1 FPS, Medium follows at 304.1 FPS, High reaches 276.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 191.2 FPS. The progression shows a 44% reduction from Low to Ultra at this resolution, with each settings tier imposing a measurable cost. The 1080p results indicate that the CPU is not the primary constraint, as even the lowest preset exceeds 340 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show a clear GPU influence. Low settings achieve 222.1 FPS, Medium reaches 190.6 FPS, High produces 171.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 123.1 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 99 FPS, which is smaller than the 153.9 FPS gap at 1080p. This compression suggests that the GPU's workload grows faster than the CPU's at higher resolutions, a trend that becomes even more pronounced at 4K.

At 3840x2160, the results are substantially lower across all presets. Low settings yield 116.1 FPS, Medium produces 99.1 FPS, High reaches 88.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 62.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 54 FPS, the smallest gap across all resolutions. This pattern confirms that the Radeon RX 9070's fill rate and memory bandwidth dominate at 4K, while the CPU's role diminishes. The 4K results also show that even the most demanding settings remain playable, with the lowest recorded average still above 60 FPS.

The settings scaling within each resolution follows a consistent order: Low > Medium > High > Ultra. The exception is at 1440p, where Medium (190.6 FPS) outperforms High (171.3 FPS) by 19.3 FPS, which is a notable anomaly. At 1080p and 4K, the ordering is expected, with Medium sitting between Low and High.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 ranks 598th out of 1748 tested combinations for Ready Or Not, placing it in the 66th percentile of all systems. This ranking is driven primarily by the GPU's strong performance, as the Radeon RX 9070 sits in the 79th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 34780. The CPU contributes meaningfully, with the Core i3-12100F achieving a 72nd percentile ranking and an average score of 13516 across all CPU benchmarks.

The CPU's nearest rivals by average benchmark score provide context for its relative standing. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX scores 13534, just 0.1% higher than the i3-12100F's 13516, making the performance difference negligible. The Intel Core i7-1250U trails by 0.4%, and the Intel Core i3-10105 is 0.6% behind. The Intel Core i7-7700K sits 1.8% lower, indicating that the i3-12100F outperforms that older flagship in aggregate benchmarks, despite having fewer cores.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similarly tight grouping. The NVIDIA A2 scores 34866, which is 0.2% higher than the RX 9070's 34780. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 is 0.3% lower, and the AMD Radeon HD 7970 trails by 0.7%. The AMD Radeon PRO W6400 is 0.8% behind. These small deltas indicate that the RX 9070's synthetic benchmark performance is closely matched with those cards, though the gaming results in Ready Or Not may differ due to architectural advantages.

The combo's rank of 598 out of 1748 means that roughly 66% of tested systems perform worse, while 34% perform better. Given that the CPU is a budget-oriented quad-core part and the GPU is a high-end RDNA 4.0 card, this ranking reflects a system that is GPU-bound in most scenarios. The data shows that the i3-12100F does not bottleneck the RX 9070 at 1080p, as demonstrated by the 345.1 FPS Low-setting result. At 4K, the CPU's impact is minimal, with frame rates determined almost entirely by the GPU's rendering capabilities.