Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not is a tactical shooter that stresses both CPU and GPU, and the measured data for this Intel Core i5-11400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 pairing shows a system with extreme headroom at lower resolutions but a clear balance shift as load increases. The benchmark results indicate that settings choice matters more than resolution for maintaining high frame rates, with the gap between presets widening as pixel count drops.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows reveal a consistent hierarchy across all three resolutions: Low, High, Medium, and Ultra, in that order of performance. At 4K, the spread between Low and Ultra is 181.2 FPS down to 100.9 FPS, a difference of 80.3 FPS. At 1080p, the spread tightens slightly, with Low hitting 449.5 FPS and Ultra at 301.1 FPS, a 148.4 FPS gap. The data suggests that High is the optimal preset for most users, as it delivers 415.1 FPS at 1080p, 269.1 FPS at 1440p, and 143.1 FPS at 4K—all well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth tactical gameplay.

Medium offers a modest improvement over High—426.3 FPS at 1080p, 293.6 FPS at 1440p, and 157.2 FPS at 4K—but the gains are marginal relative to the visual quality loss. Ultra is the outlier, dropping to 301.1 FPS at 1080p and 100.9 FPS at 4K, which still playable but represents a significant performance penalty. For a game like Ready Or Not, where visibility and reaction time matter, High provides the best balance of frame rate and fidelity. If you have a 144Hz or 240Hz display, High at 1440p is the sweet spot, hitting 269.1 FPS with room to spare.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and the data reflects its massive compute resources. With 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivering 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, the card has no trouble feeding frames to the i5-11400F. The boost clock of 2407 MHz and 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput mean the GPU is rarely the bottleneck in this configuration. The measured results confirm this: even at 4K Ultra, the system holds 100.9 FPS, which is a demanding scenario for any card.

The GPU's 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores are underutilized in Ready Or Not, as the game's tactical shooter nature doesn't heavily rely on those features. Instead, the raw rasterization power—176 ROPs and 680 TMUs—drives the high frame rates. The 32 GB VRAM is overkill for this title, but it ensures zero memory pressure even at 4K with high-resolution textures. The data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor only at 4K Ultra, where it drops to 100.9 FPS, whereas at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU likely caps performance.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K tells a clear story about system balance. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 415.1 FPS at 1080p to 269.1 FPS at 1440p (a 35.2% reduction) and then to 143.1 FPS at 4K (a 46.8% reduction from 1440p). This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is not saturated until 4K, where the workload finally exceeds what the graphics card can handle alongside the CPU's output.

At Low settings, the drop is steeper: 449.5 FPS at 1080p falls to 340.8 FPS at 1440p (24.2% less) and then to 181.2 FPS at 4K (46.8% less from 1440p). The smaller drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low suggests the CPU becomes the bottleneck at lower resolutions, as the i5-11400F's six cores and 12 threads can only generate so many frames. At 4K, the GPU takes over as the limiting component, and the frame rate scales more predictably with resolution. Ultra settings show the most linear scaling: 301.1 FPS at 1080p to 187.5 FPS at 1440p to 100.9 FPS at 4K, which is a classic GPU-bound pattern.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of 4K gaming?

A: Yes. The measured data shows 143.1 FPS at 4K High and 100.9 FPS at 4K Ultra, both well above playable thresholds. Even at 4K Low, it reaches 181.2 FPS.

Q: What preset should I use for competitive play?

A: High at 1440p delivers 269.1 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh monitors. Low at 1080p hits 449.5 FPS, but the visual sacrifices are likely unnecessary given High's 415.1 FPS at the same resolution.

Q: Is the CPU holding back the GPU?

A: At 1080p and 1440p, the data suggests yes. The FPS difference between Low and High at 1080p is only 34.4 FPS (449.5 vs 415.1), indicating the CPU limits frame generation before the GPU is fully utilized. At 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck.

Q: How does Ultra compare to High in practice?

A: Ultra costs significant performance: 301.1 FPS vs 415.1 FPS at 1080p, 187.5 FPS vs 269.1 FPS at 1440p, and 100.9 FPS vs 143.1 FPS at 4K. The visual gains are not quantified in the data, but the frame rate penalty is severe.

Q: Can this system handle a 240Hz monitor?

A: At 1080p High, yes, with 415.1 FPS. At 1440p High, 269.1 FPS exceeds 240Hz. At 4K, no—the highest is 181.2 FPS at Low settings.

Q: What is the worst-case scenario for this combo?

A: 4K Ultra, where the average FPS drops to 100.9. This is still smooth for single-player, but for competitive play you would want to lower settings to maintain higher frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination ranks 56 out of 1748 tested combos in Ready Or Not, placing it in the top 4.2% of all configurations. That ranking reflects the RTX 5090's dominance, as the GPU's 94th percentile score among all GPUs and its average benchmark score of 84306 far outweigh the CPU's 75th percentile standing. The i5-11400F's average benchmark score of 17181 puts it near rivals like the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189, 0% delta) and Intel Core i7-1260P (17212, -0.2% delta), which are mobile-class chips. This disparity means the combo's high rank is almost entirely due to the graphics card, not the processor.

The rank of 56 out of 1748 suggests that most better-performing combos use newer, higher-core-count CPUs. However, the measured FPS data shows this pairing still delivers exceptional performance in Ready Or Not, with even the weakest preset (4K Ultra) exceeding 100 FPS. The rank is a composite of both components, but in this game, the GPU carries the load.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a six-core, 12-thread processor from the Rocket Lake generation, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost of 4.40 GHz. Its 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support at 51.2 GB/s are modest by modern standards, and the benchmark results confirm it is the weaker link in this pairing. The CPU's single-thread score of 868 in 3DMark and 2029 in Cinebench R23 are respectable, but its multi-thread scores—5652 in 3DMark max threads and 14372 in Cinebench R23—lag behind what a top-tier CPU would deliver.

In Ready Or Not, the CPU's role becomes apparent at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system hits 449.5 FPS, but the GPU is capable of far more; the CPU's six cores likely cap the frame rate. The data shows a 34.4 FPS difference between Low and High at 1080p, which is small compared to the 148.4 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at the same resolution. This indicates that the CPU handles the game's AI and physics simulations adequately but cannot push frame rates beyond a certain ceiling. At 4K, the CPU's limitations are masked by the GPU's workload, and the performance scales as expected. For a tactical shooter like Ready Or Not, where single-thread performance matters for responsiveness, the i5-11400F's 4.40 GHz boost clock is sufficient, but it is not a bottleneck-free partner for the RTX 5090.