Ready Or Not

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER produces a dramatic spread of frame rates in Ready Or Not, revealing a system that scales predictably with resolution but is heavily constrained by the CPU at lower settings. At 1920x1080, the average frame rate ranges from 447.2 FPS on Low settings down to 257.7 FPS on Ultra, a difference of 189.5 FPS that demonstrates the GPU’s raw horsepower is largely wasted at this resolution. Moving to 2560x1440, the gap narrows slightly, with Low producing 296 FPS and Ultra yielding 162.4 FPS. At 3840x2160, the picture changes completely: Low delivers 154.8 FPS, Medium drops to 135 FPS, High manages 122.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 84.1 FPS. The data indicates that at 1080p and 1440p, the RTX 4080 SUPER is bottlenecked by the six-core processor, as the frame rate ceiling appears to be set by the CPU’s single-thread performance rather than the GPU’s capabilities. At 4K, the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor, as the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens to 70.7 FPS, showing that the graphics card is now the component dictating performance.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling pattern in Ready Or Not is textbook for a high-end GPU paired with a mid-range CPU. The measured FPS data shows that dropping from 1080p Low at 447.2 FPS to 4K Low at 154.8 FPS represents a 65.4% reduction in frame rate, which is a massive hit that points to the GPU becoming the bottleneck as pixel count increases. Conversely, the jump from 1080p Ultra at 257.7 FPS to 1440p Ultra at 162.4 FPS is a 37% decrease, while 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra (84.1 FPS) is a 48.2% drop. This non-linear scaling suggests that the RTX 4080 SUPER has enough bandwidth and compute to handle 1440p comfortably, but 4K Ultra pushes it to its limits, especially with the demanding visual effects in this tactical shooter. At 1080p, the frame rates are so high that they exceed the refresh rate of most monitors, indicating that the CPU’s 4.40 GHz boost clock is the ceiling for performance. The data implies that players targeting 4K High or Ultra will see the GPU working near its full capacity, while 1080p users are wasting the majority of the RTX 4080 SUPER’s potential.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a 5 nm Ada Lovelace part with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock of 2550 MHz and base clock of 2295 MHz drive 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, resulting in a pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s. The GPU’s FP32 performance is 52.22 TFLOPS, which is substantial for a tactical shooter like Ready Or Not, where lighting, shadows, and environmental destruction can tax the rendering pipeline. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for this game, even at 4K Ultra, as the measured data shows no signs of memory-related stuttering or frame drops. The GPU’s 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53610, places it just 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and 2.9% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti in aggregate performance. However, in Ready Or Not, the GPU’s role is secondary at lower resolutions, as the CPU becomes the limiting factor, but at 4K Ultra, the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 84.1 FPS average shows it is still capable of maintaining playable frame rates in a demanding scenario.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a Rocket Lake part with 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth) are typical for a mid-range desktop chip. In Ready Or Not, the CPU’s role is critical at 1080p and 1440p, where the frame rates are high enough to expose the processor’s limitations. The 3DMark single-thread score of 868 and 2-thread score of 1691 indicate that the CPU’s single-core performance is adequate but not exceptional, and this is reflected in the game’s frame rate ceiling. At 1080p Low, the 447.2 FPS average suggests the CPU is barely keeping up with the GPU’s output, while at 1080p Ultra, the 257.7 FPS average shows that the increased graphical load allows the GPU to do more work, but the CPU still limits overall throughput. The CPU’s percentile ranking of 75th among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17181, places it nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (deltaPct 0%) and just 0.2% behind the Intel Core i7-1260P. In this game, the 6-core/12-thread configuration is sufficient for the game’s AI and physics, but the lower single-thread performance compared to newer parts means that high-refresh-rate play at 1080p will be constrained.

FAQ

Q: What is the difference in average FPS between 1080p Low and 4K Ultra?

A: The 1080p Low setting produces an average of 447.2 FPS, while 4K Ultra yields 84.1 FPS, a difference of 363.1 FPS. This massive gap highlights how the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER or the Core i5-11400F the limiting factor at 1440p High?

A: At 2560x1440 High, the average frame rate is 235 FPS. Given that the CPU’s 3DMark single-thread score is 868, and the frame rate is below the 1080p Low ceiling of 447.2 FPS, the data suggests the GPU is still not fully utilized at 1440p, with the CPU posing a significant constraint.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, in overall benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 53610, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT’s score of 53489. This indicates a near-parity in aggregate performance, but in-game results may vary.

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM of the RTX 4080 SUPER cause any issues in Ready Or Not?

A: No. The measured FPS data shows stable averages across all settings and resolutions, with no evidence of memory-related performance drops. The 16 GB GDDR6X memory with 736.3 GB/s bandwidth is more than adequate for this game.

Q: What is the CPU’s boost clock and how does it relate to 1080p performance?

A: The Core i5-11400F has a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This clock speed directly contributes to the high frame rates seen at 1080p, but the 447.2 FPS ceiling on Low settings shows that the CPU’s architecture, not just its clock speed, limits performance.

Q: Which settings are recommended for 4K play?

A: The data shows that 4K High produces 122.4 FPS, 4K Medium produces 135 FPS, and 4K Low produces 154.8 FPS. For a smooth experience, High at 122.4 FPS is a solid choice, while Ultra at 84.1 FPS is still playable but significantly lower.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combination is as follows, broken down by resolution and settings:

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 154.8 FPS average
• Medium: 135 FPS average
• High: 122.4 FPS average
• Ultra: 84.1 FPS average

At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra is 70.7 FPS, indicating a strong GPU dependency. The step from High to Ultra is particularly steep, with a 38.3 FPS drop, suggesting that Ultra settings introduce effects that heavily tax the RTX 4080 SUPER.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 296 FPS average
• Medium: 259.2 FPS average
• High: 235 FPS average
• Ultra: 162.4 FPS average

At 1440p, the frame rates are still very high, but the spread between Low and Ultra is 133.6 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra is 72.6 FPS, which is notable and indicates that the CPU is becoming less of a factor as the GPU workload increases.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 447.2 FPS average
• Medium: 405 FPS average
• High: 370.2 FPS average
• Ultra: 257.7 FPS average

At 1080p, the frame rates are extremely high, with Low exceeding 447 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 189.5 FPS, but even at Ultra, the frame rate is well above what most displays can show. This data strongly suggests that the Core i5-11400F is the limiting component at this resolution, as the GPU is capable of much higher output if the CPU could feed it faster. The overall combo rank for this pairing in Ready Or Not is 138 out of 1748 tested combinations, placing it in the top 8% of all tested hardware configurations.