Ready Or Not

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti produces a dataset that is dominated by the GPU’s raw throughput, yet the CPU’s six-core architecture still shows its influence at lower resolutions. Across the twelve measured configurations, the combination ranks 246th out of 1,748 tested combos in Ready Or Not, placing it in the top 14% of all systems. The benchmark results are consistent and show a clear hierarchy between presets, with the gap between settings widening as resolution decreases.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frames per second data indicates that the High preset at 1440p offers the most balanced experience for this combination. At 2560x1440, High delivers an average of 213.5 FPS, which is 37.1% above the 1440p Ultra result of 150.3 FPS, while maintaining a 9.2% advantage over Medium’s 235.1 FPS. The jump from High to Ultra at this resolution costs 63.2 FPS on average, a 29.6% reduction, which is a substantial penalty for visual gains that are marginal in a tactical shooter where clarity matters more than particle effects.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p produces 431 FPS on average, which is 13.0% higher than Medium’s 376.4 FPS and 26.4% higher than High’s 341 FPS. However, Low at 1440p still yields 273.7 FPS, meaning the resolution upgrade from 1080p Low to 1440p Low only costs 36.4% of the frame rate while providing significantly more screen detail. The data suggests that 1440p Low is the sweet spot for competitive play, as it keeps the average well above 270 FPS while avoiding the visual degradation of 1080p.

At 4K, the Ultra preset drops to 77 FPS on average, which is 30.7% lower than High’s 111.1 FPS and 37.8% lower than Medium’s 123.8 FPS. The 4K Low result of 145.1 FPS is only 30.6% higher than 4K High, showing diminishing returns from lowering settings at this resolution. For 4K displays, the Medium preset at 123.8 FPS is the recommended choice, as it preserves the majority of visual fidelity while staying comfortably above 120 FPS, whereas Ultra’s 77 FPS average introduces noticeable stutter in firefights.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the primary performance driver in this combination, and its memory configuration is well-suited to Ready Or Not’s demanding environments. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the game’s texture streaming at 4K Ultra without hitting capacity limits. The GPU’s 80 ROPs and 240 TMUs handle the pixel and texture throughput required by the tactical shooter’s dense indoor scenes, where shadowed corridors and reflective surfaces place heavy load on the rasterization pipeline.

The card’s boost clock of 2610 MHz, with a base of 2310 MHz, allows the Ada Lovelace architecture to maintain high utilization across all tested settings. The benchmark data shows that the GPU is the bottleneck at 4K, where the average FPS scales almost linearly with preset quality: 145.1 FPS at Low, 123.8 FPS at Medium, 111.1 FPS at High, and 77 FPS at Ultra. This 47.0% drop from Low to Ultra at 4K indicates that the GPU’s shading units (7,680) and RT cores (60) are being fully exercised, particularly with the increased shadow resolution and ambient occlusion in Ultra.

At 1080p, the GPU’s dominance becomes less pronounced. The difference between Low (431 FPS) and Medium (376.4 FPS) is only 12.7%, but the jump from High (341 FPS) to Ultra (239.7 FPS) is a 29.7% reduction, suggesting that the Ultra preset’s additional draw calls and post-processing effects begin to tax the CPU’s ability to feed the GPU. The GPU’s 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is more than adequate for this workload, and the data shows that the card is never the limiting factor below 100 FPS in any tested configuration.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 246 out of 1,748 places this system in the 85.9th percentile of all tested combinations, which aligns with the GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus of 85. The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus of 75 indicates that the processor is the weaker link in this pairing, yet the overall ranking is strong due to the GPU’s performance headroom. The nearest rivals for the GPU include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, which scores 0.6% higher on average, and the Intel Arc A730M, which is 1.5% ahead, but neither of those mobile parts can sustain the same sustained frame rates in this desktop configuration.

Looking at the CPU’s nearest rivals, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U has an identical average score (deltaPct of 0), while the Intel Core i7-1260P and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U are both 0.2% behind. This indicates that the i5-11400F is not holding back the GPU in a meaningful way for this game, as the measured FPS at 1080p High (341 FPS) exceeds what most displays can refresh. The rank of 246 out of 1,748 is particularly impressive when considering that the combo outperforms many systems with newer CPUs, since Ready Or Not’s engine appears to favor the 12 threads of the i5-11400F over higher single-thread performance from newer architectures.

The data suggests that this combo is positioned at the upper mid-range of the database, with the GPU contributing the majority of the performance score. The deltaPct values for the GPU’s rivals show a tight cluster, with the closest competitor (AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT) being 1.6% behind, which means that swapping the RTX 4070 Ti for any of these alternatives would result in a negligible change in overall ranking.

FAQ

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

A: The Medium preset at 3840x2160 provides an average of 123.8 FPS, which is 46.3% higher than Ultra’s 77 FPS. High delivers 111.1 FPS, but the 10.3% gain over Medium is not worth the visual quality reduction in a game where spotting enemies in dark corners matters.

Q: Can this system exceed 240 FPS at 1080p?

A: Yes, the Low preset averages 431 FPS, and the Medium preset averages 376.4 FPS. However, the High preset drops to 341 FPS, and Ultra falls to 239.7 FPS, so reaching 240 FPS requires staying below Ultra settings.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 High, the average is 213.5 FPS, while at 3840x2160 High, it is 111.1 FPS. This represents a 48.0% reduction in average FPS, which is directly attributable to the 2.25x increase in pixel count.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck at 1080p Ultra?

A: The 1080p Ultra result of 239.7 FPS is only 29.9% lower than the 1080p Low result (431 FPS), while the 4K Ultra result (77 FPS) is 46.9% lower than 4K Low (145.1 FPS). The smaller relative drop at 1080p suggests that the CPU’s six cores begin to limit frame pacing when the GPU is not fully saturated.

Q: What is the frame rate at 1440p Low, and is it playable?

A: The 1440p Low preset averages 273.7 FPS. This is 36.5% higher than the 1440p High result (213.5 FPS) and is well above the refresh rate of most high-end monitors, making it ideal for competitive play.

Q: How does this combo compare to the average system in the database?

A: The combo ranks 246th out of 1,748 tested combinations, placing it in the 85.9th percentile. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 44,900 is in the 85th percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU’s average score of 17,181 is in the 75th percentile.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling from 1440p to 4K, while the 1080p to 1440p transition shows the CPU beginning to assert its influence. At the High preset, the average FPS drops from 341 at 1080p to 213.5 at 1440p, a 37.4% reduction, and then to 111.1 at 4K, a further 48.0% reduction. The 4K result is exactly one-third of the 1080p result, which aligns perfectly with the 4x pixel count difference, confirming that the GPU is the sole limiter at this resolution.

The Low preset shows a different pattern. At 1080p, the average is 431 FPS, which drops to 273.7 at 1440p (a 36.5% reduction) and then to 145.1 at 4K (a 47.0% reduction). The fact that the 4K Low result is still above 144 FPS indicates that the GPU has significant headroom even at this resolution, but the 1080p Low result of 431 FPS suggests that the CPU is hitting a limit around 430 FPS. This is corroborated by the 1080p Medium result of 376.4 FPS, which is only 12.7% lower than Low, whereas the 4K Medium result (123.8 FPS) is 14.7% lower than 4K Low (145.1 FPS).

The Ultra preset exhibits the most dramatic scaling. From 1080p Ultra (239.7 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (150.3 FPS), the drop is 37.3%, and from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra (77 FPS), the drop is 48.8%. This compounding effect shows that Ultra settings at 4K are particularly demanding, with the 77 FPS result being the only measured configuration below 100 FPS. The data indicates that the limiting component shifts from the GPU at 4K to a more balanced CPU-GPU interaction at 1080p, where the i5-11400F’s 12 threads are sufficient to feed the RTX 4070 Ti up to approximately 400 FPS but cannot push beyond that threshold. For users targeting 4K, the GPU is the definitive bottleneck, while at 1080p, the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads become the constraining factor at higher presets.