Ready Or Not

# Ready Or Not with Intel Core i5-12600KF + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a performance profile in Ready Or Not that is heavily skewed toward high refresh rate gaming, with the measured FPS data revealing a system that remains fluid even under demanding 4K Ultra settings. The dataset shows this combo ranked 488th out of 1,748 tested combinations, placing it in the upper 28th percentile of all tested systems for this tactical shooter. The 10-core, 16-thread Alder Lake processor with a 3.70 GHz base clock and 4.90 GHz boost clock pairs with the Ada Lovelace GPU to produce frame rates that scale predictably with resolution and settings changes, though the scaling pattern exposes where the bottleneck shifts between CPU and GPU workloads.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial but not catastrophic, indicating a balanced system that transitions from CPU-bound at lower resolutions to GPU-bound at higher ones. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 290.4 FPS at 1920x1080 to 183.3 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 107.1 FPS, and then further to 95.6 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 67.1% decrease from 1080p to 4K. This scaling curve is typical for a system where the RTX 4070 with its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases. The 192-bit memory bus width and 1920 MHz base clock rising to 2475 MHz boost clock provide adequate headroom, but the data clearly shows diminishing returns as resolution climbs.

At Low settings, the resolution scaling is even more pronounced in absolute terms: 367.6 FPS at 1080p drops to 229.6 FPS at 1440p and then to 122.9 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result being 33.4% of the 1080p Low result indicates that the GPU's raw compute capability—29.15 TFLOPS FP32—is the primary constraint at 4K, even when graphical load is minimized. Conversely, the relatively small gap between 1080p Medium (320.6 FPS) and 1080p High (290.4 FPS) suggests the CPU maintains sufficient headroom at lower resolutions, with the Core i5-12600KF's 20 MB shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support preventing a CPU-side bottleneck until frame rates approach 400 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 488 out of 1,748 tested combinations places this pairing firmly in the upper quartile of all systems tested for Ready Or Not. This ranking reflects the synergistic balance between the i5-12600KF and RTX 4070, where neither component dramatically underperforms relative to the other. The CPU's percentile of 84 against all processors indicates it outperforms 84% of tested CPUs, while the GPU's percentile of 81 shows similar standing among graphics cards. The nearest rival data for the CPU shows the i5-12600KF is essentially tied with the Intel Core i9-10900K (deltaPct of 0) and Intel Core i5-12600K (deltaPct of -0.1), while sitting 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13700H and 0.2% behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H. These negligible deltas suggest the processor is not the differentiator in this combo's ranking.

For the GPU, the RTX 4070's nearest rivals present a more complex picture. It trails the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 by 0.6% and the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A by 1.9%, while leading the AMD Radeon RX 5300M by 2.5% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile by 2.2%. The fact that a desktop RTX 4070 is statistically indistinguishable from these varied competitors in average benchmark score, yet achieves the frame rates shown in the measured data, underscores that synthetic averages do not always translate directly to game-specific performance. The 488th rank out of 1,748 means 1,260 tested combos performed worse, placing this system in the top 27.9% of all tested configurations.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory operates at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed, delivering 504.2 GB/s across a 192-bit bus. In Ready Or Not, this memory configuration proves sufficient even at 4K Ultra settings, where the average frame rate of 65.4 FPS remains playable despite the demanding load. The GPU's 5 nm process node from TSMC houses 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, achieving a transistor density of 121.8 million per square millimeter. This density enables the 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operations pipelines to operate at boost clocks up to 2475 MHz, producing a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s.

The measured FPS data reveals how the GPU's architectural strengths manifest in this tactical shooter. At 1080p, the frame rates exceed 200 FPS even at Ultra settings, indicating the GPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution. However, the 4K Ultra result of 65.4 FPS—a 67.9% drop from 1080p Ultra's 203.8 FPS—demonstrates the memory bandwidth and pixel throughput constraints becoming binding. The 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores are present but their impact on this game's average FPS cannot be isolated from the dataset, as no ray tracing-specific measurements are provided. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) aligns with the game's modern rendering requirements, and the 200 W TDP with a suggested 550 W PSU indicates the power delivery is appropriate for sustained performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 367.6 FPS, Medium reaches 320.6 FPS, High achieves 290.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 203.8 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 163.8 FPS, a 44.6% reduction, showing that even the heaviest preset maintains triple-digit performance. The step from High to Ultra costs 86.6 FPS, which is the largest single-preset drop at 1080p, indicating Ultra introduces effects that disproportionately tax the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the pattern continues but with lower absolute values. Low delivers 229.6 FPS, Medium 202.1 FPS, High 183.3 FPS, and Ultra 128.3 FPS. The Ultra-to-High gap narrows to 55 FPS at 1440p, while the Low-to-Ultra spread expands to 101.3 FPS. Notably, the 1440p Medium result of 202.1 FPS exceeds the 1080p Ultra result of 203.8 FPS by a negligible margin, suggesting that resolution scaling at these settings is nearly linear for this hardware.

At 3840x2160, the system remains playable across all presets. Low yields 122.9 FPS, Medium 105.2 FPS, High 95.6 FPS, and Ultra 65.4 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only measurement below 60 FPS, and it still exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by 5.4 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings shows a 67.2% reduction, while at Ultra the reduction is 67.9%, indicating consistent GPU-bound behavior at higher resolutions regardless of preset.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data supports prioritizing High settings as the optimal balance for most users, as it delivers 290.4 FPS at 1080p, 183.3 FPS at 1440p, and 95.6 FPS at 4K. This preset maintains frame rates well above 60 FPS at all tested resolutions while capturing most of the visual fidelity that Ultra offers. The jump from High to Ultra costs substantial performance—86.6 FPS at 1080p, 55 FPS at 1440p, and 30.2 FPS at 4K—with the Ultra preset being the only configuration that drops below 70 FPS at any resolution.

For users with 1080p displays, Ultra settings are viable at 203.8 FPS, and even the most demanding configuration leaves ample headroom for high refresh rate monitors. At 1440p, High is the recommended starting point, as 183.3 FPS exceeds the refresh rate of most 1440p displays, and Ultra at 128.3 FPS remains playable for those prioritizing visual quality. At 4K, Medium settings (105.2 FPS) or High settings (95.6 FPS) provide the best experience, with Ultra (65.4 FPS) being borderline for competitive play but acceptable for slower-paced tactical scenarios. Low settings at any resolution produce frame rates that exceed display capabilities, making them unnecessary unless targeting extreme refresh rates or minimizing input latency in competitive environments.