Ready Or Not

Settings Recommendations

The optimal experience for Ready Or Not with the Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti depends heavily on the target display. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers the best balance, producing an average of 197.3 FPS. This is only 30.2 FPS below the Low preset's 227.5 FPS but comes with substantially improved visual fidelity. The High preset at 1080p still achieves 175.5 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of most monitors, but Medium provides a more consistent margin above typical 144Hz displays.

For 2560x1440, the High preset is the clear recommendation. It delivers 114.2 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 60 FPS and approaches 120Hz territory. The Medium preset at 1440p offers 124.2 FPS, but the visual quality jump to High is worth the 10 FPS sacrifice. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 78 FPS, which is still playable but represents a significant 31.7% reduction from High.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes dramatically. The High preset produces 59.1 FPS, which is borderline for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset yields 63.5 FPS, a modest 7.4% improvement over High. The Low preset at 4K reaches 76.4 FPS, making it the only 4K option that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS. For a tactical shooter where frame consistency matters, Low at 4K is the pragmatic choice unless visual fidelity is paramount.

Ultra settings are punishing across all resolutions. At 1080p, Ultra drops to 127.2 FPS, a 35.5% reduction from Medium. At 1440p, Ultra falls to 78 FPS, and at 4K it collapses to 41.9 FPS, which is below the playable threshold for this genre. The data clearly shows that Ultra is not viable for this combination in Ready Or Not.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the primary performance driver in this configuration. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Ready Or Not's environments. The GPU's 4864 shading units and 152 texture mapping units handle the game's geometry and lighting effects, while the 80 raster output pipelines manage pixel throughput.

The RTX 3060 Ti's boost clock of 1665 MHz and base clock of 1410 MHz represent the Ampere architecture's capabilities. The GPU's 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores are present but not heavily utilized in this tactical shooter, which relies more on traditional rasterization. The PassMark G3D score of 20349 and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2626 indicate strong DirectX 12 performance.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 69 versus all GPUs places it in the upper-middle tier. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, scores 25180, a negligible 0.2% difference. The RX 6600 trails by 0.5% with a score of 25235. This positioning explains why the RTX 3060 Ti can push high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p but struggles at 4K Ultra, where the 41.9 FPS result reflects the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute limits.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination run Ready Or Not at 60 FPS on 4K?

A: Yes, but only with reduced settings. The Low preset at 3840x2160 achieves 76.4 FPS, while Medium drops to 63.5 FPS. The High preset at 4K produces 59.1 FPS, marginally below 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution for this setup?

A: 2560x1440 with the High preset delivers 114.2 FPS, which is the sweet spot for visual quality and smoothness. At 1080p, Medium offers 197.3 FPS for maximum responsiveness.

Q: How much performance is lost going from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At High settings, the drop is from 175.5 FPS at 1080p to 114.2 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 34.9%. At Ultra settings, the decline is from 127.2 FPS to 78 FPS, a 38.7% decrease.

Q: Is the RTX 3060 Ti the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The evidence suggests the GPU is still the primary limiter. The jump from Low (227.5 FPS) to Medium (197.3 FPS) at 1080p is 15.3%, while the CPU's single-thread score of 3456 in PassMark indicates sufficient headroom for these frame rates.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM limit performance in this game?

A: The data does not show VRAM capacity as a limiting factor in the measured results. The GPU's 448.0 GB/s bandwidth appears adequate for Ready Or Not, as frame rates scale predictably with resolution and settings without anomalous drops.

Q: How does this combo rank among tested configurations?

A: It ranks 1223 out of 1748 tested combos in Ready Or Not, placing it in the 70th percentile of all tested systems.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combination ranks 1223 out of 1748 tested configurations in Ready Or Not. This places the combo in the upper 30% of all systems tested, which is respectable for a mid-range pairing. The ranking reflects the GPU's 69th percentile standing among all GPUs and the CPU's 77th percentile among all processors.

The RTX 3060 Ti's benchmark scores are particularly telling. Its PassMark G3D score of 20349 places it just 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (25180) and 0.5% behind both the RX 6600 (25235) and the AMD Radeon 890M (25246). These close margins indicate that the GPU delivers consistent mid-range performance, but the measured frame rates in Ready Or Not show it outperforms these rivals in actual gameplay.

The CPU's nearest rival comparison shows why this combo performs well. The i5-12400's average benchmark score of 19850 is a mere 0.1% behind the Intel Core i7-9700 (19831) and 0.2% ahead of the Core i7-8700 (19894). This near-identical performance to older i7 processors means the CPU does not bottleneck the RTX 3060 Ti in this game.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, performance drops from 175.5 FPS at 1080p to 114.2 FPS at 1440p, a 34.9% reduction, then further to 59.1 FPS at 4K, an additional 48.2% drop from 1440p. This steep decline at 4K indicates the RTX 3060 Ti's pixel throughput limits become the dominant constraint at higher resolutions.

The Low preset shows a similar pattern: 227.5 FPS at 1080p, 141.4 FPS at 1440p (37.8% reduction), and 76.4 FPS at 4K (46.0% reduction from 1440p). The consistent percentage drops across settings suggest that resolution scaling is uniform and GPU-bound.

Ultra settings demonstrate the most severe scaling. From 127.2 FPS at 1080p to 78 FPS at 1440p (38.7% drop) and 41.9 FPS at 4K (46.3% drop from 1440p), the pattern persists. This uniformity indicates that the limiting factor is the GPU's shading and rasterization throughput, not memory bandwidth or CPU performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results show a clear hierarchy: Low produces 227.5 FPS, Medium 197.3 FPS, High 175.5 FPS, and Ultra 127.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 30.2 FPS (13.3% reduction), while Medium to High drops 21.8 FPS (11.1% reduction). The largest single-step decline is from High to Ultra, a 48.3 FPS reduction (27.5%).

At 2560x1440, the spread narrows but remains consistent. Low achieves 141.4 FPS, Medium 124.2 FPS, High 114.2 FPS, and Ultra 78 FPS. The Low-to-Medium drop is 17.2 FPS (12.2%), Medium-to-High is 10 FPS (8.1%), and High-to-Ultra is 36.2 FPS (31.7%). The Ultra penalty is proportionally larger at 1440p than at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the results compress further. Low delivers 76.4 FPS, Medium 63.5 FPS, High 59.1 FPS, and Ultra 41.9 FPS. The Medium-to-High gap narrows to just 4.4 FPS (6.9%), indicating diminishing returns at 4K. The High-to-Ultra drop of 17.2 FPS (29.1%) remains substantial, confirming that Ultra is impractical at this resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 provides a solid foundation for this gaming configuration. Its 6 cores and 12 threads operate at a base clock of 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, based on the Alder Lake architecture. The 18 MB shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 cache per core support game logic and AI processing in Ready Or Not.

The CPU's benchmark results demonstrate balanced performance. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15935 and single-core score of 2249 indicate strong threaded and single-threaded capabilities. The 3DMark single-thread score of 910 and 16-thread score of 5873 show consistent scaling across workloads. The PassMark single-thread score of 3456 confirms the CPU can feed the GPU at high frame rates.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 77 versus all CPUs places it well above average. Its average benchmark score of 19850 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-9700 (19831, 0.1% ahead) and Core i7-8700 (19894, 0.2% behind). This performance parity with older i7 processors means the i5-12400 does not create a bottleneck in Ready Or Not, even at the high frame rates seen at 1080p Low where the GPU produces 227.5 FPS.

The 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 memory support provide a power-efficient platform. The PCIe Gen 5 interface with 16 lanes ensures the RTX 3060 Ti has adequate bandwidth for data transfer, though the GPU's PCIe 4.0 x16 interface does not fully utilize the CPU's Gen 5 capability. The combination's 1223rd rank out of 1748 combos reflects the balanced nature of this pairing, where neither component consistently limits the other's performance.