Ready Or Not

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti delivers a wide spread of frame rates in Ready Or Not, depending on how aggressively you push the settings. Across the measured resolutions, the Low preset consistently produces the highest averages, while Ultra demands the most from the hardware, often cutting performance nearly in half compared to Low. The data shows a clear pattern: this combo favors high refresh-rate play at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K remaining viable only if you are willing to compromise on visual quality.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows show that Low is the fastest preset at every resolution, but it is not always the best choice for the overall experience. At 1920x1080, Low produces an average of 317 FPS, Medium drops to 276 FPS, High to 251 FPS, and Ultra to 177 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 41 FPS, which is significant, but Medium still provides a 59 FPS margin over Ultra. For most players, Medium appears to be the sweet spot at 1080p: it delivers 276 FPS average with a minimum of 235 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of typical high-end monitors, while offering better visual fidelity than Low. Ultra at 177 FPS is still very playable on a 144Hz display, but the visual gains may not justify the 99 FPS loss compared to Low.

At 2560x1440, the same hierarchy holds. Low averages 200 FPS, Medium 174 FPS, High 159 FPS, and Ultra 111 FPS. Medium again stands out as a balanced option, with a minimum of 148 FPS, ensuring that even the most demanding scenes stay above 144 FPS. High at 159 FPS is nearly as good, but Medium’s minimum is 11 FPS higher, making it the safer choice for consistent smoothness. Ultra at 111 FPS is still usable on a 120Hz panel, but it represents a 44% drop from Medium, which is a steep price for the extra detail.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes dramatically. Low averages 105 FPS, Medium 91 FPS, High 83 FPS, and Ultra 58 FPS. None of these reach the heights seen at lower resolutions, but Medium remains the best compromise: 91 FPS average with a 77 FPS minimum, which is just above the 60 FPS threshold for a standard display. High at 83 FPS is also acceptable, but the 8 FPS difference between Medium and High is smaller than the 14 FPS gap between High and Ultra. For 4K, Medium is the recommended preset, as it provides the best balance of image quality and playability without dipping below 60 FPS in the measured minimum.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture, using an 8 nm process from Samsung. It features 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s. The GPU has a base clock of 1575 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1188 MHz, which translates to 19 Gbps effective. These specifications place the card in the 75th percentile of all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 29945. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile, which scores 29928 (a 0.1% difference), and the AMD Radeon RX 6800, which scores 30095 (0.5% higher). The RTX 3070 Ti also edges out the RTX 2080 Ti, which scores 29783, by 0.5%.

In Ready Or Not, the GPU’s role is most apparent at higher resolutions and settings. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra is 58 FPS, which is the lowest result across all tested configurations. This suggests that the 8 GB VRAM and the GPU’s compute resources are being heavily taxed by the Ultra preset’s demands. The card’s FP32 throughput of 21.75 TFLOPS and its 48 RT cores contribute to its ability to handle the game’s lighting and effects, but the data indicates that Ultra at 4K pushes the RTX 3070 Ti to its limits. At 1080p Low, the GPU is less constrained, and the 317 FPS average shows that the card has headroom when the settings are reduced.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, revealing where the bottleneck lies. At Low, the average goes from 317 FPS at 1920x1080 to 200 FPS at 2560x1440, a 37% reduction, and then to 105 FPS at 3840x2160, another 47.5% drop from 1440p. This pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component as resolution increases, since the CPU’s workload does not scale the same way with pixel count. At Medium, the averages are 276 FPS, 174 FPS, and 91 FPS respectively, with the 1440p to 4K drop being 47.7%. High shows 251 FPS, 159 FPS, and 83 FPS, with a 47.8% drop from 1440p to 4K. Ultra follows the same trend: 177 FPS, 111 FPS, and 58 FPS, with a 47.7% drop.

The consistent ~47-48% reduction from 1440p to 4K across all settings strongly suggests that the RTX 3070 Ti’s rendering capabilities are the limiting factor at 4K, regardless of preset. At 1080p, the frame rates are so high that the CPU may be starting to play a larger role, but the data does not show a clear CPU bottleneck since the i5-14400F has 10 cores and 16 threads. The 4K Ultra result of 58 FPS is the only measured value below 60 FPS, indicating that this combo is not suited for maximum settings at 4K, but it handles 1440p and below with ease.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i5-14400F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 1332 out of 3714 combos in Ready Or Not. This places it in the 64th percentile of all tested systems, meaning that roughly one-third of tested combos outperform it, while two-thirds are slower. The ranking reflects the balance of the CPU and GPU: the i5-14400F is a strong mid-range processor with an average benchmark score of 32279, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 3070 Ti is a capable upper-mid-range GPU in the 75th percentile of all GPUs. The combo’s rank in this game suggests that the GPU is the more limiting factor, as the CPU’s relative standing is higher than the GPU’s, and the game’s demands at higher resolutions amplify this imbalance.

Compared to other tested combos, the i5-14400F’s nearest CPU rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, which scores 32233 (0.1% lower), and the Intel Core i9-11900, which scores 32226 (0.2% lower). The GPU’s nearest rivals include the RTX 5070 Mobile (0.1% higher) and the RX 6800 (0.5% higher). These small deltas indicate that the combo’s performance is tightly clustered with similar hardware, and the rank of 1332 out of 3714 reflects the fact that many combos with higher-end GPUs will push past it in a GPU-bound title like Ready Or Not at higher settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for a 144Hz monitor at 2560x1440?

A: Medium is the recommended preset, as it averages 174 FPS with a minimum of 148 FPS, ensuring the frame rate stays above 144 Hz even in demanding scenes. High averages 159 FPS but drops to a minimum that is not listed, so Medium offers the most consistent experience.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Ready Or Not?

A: Yes, but only at lower presets. At 4K Low, the combo averages 105 FPS, and at Medium it averages 91 FPS with a 77 FPS minimum. The Ultra preset averages 58 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold, so it is not recommended for smooth play.

Q: How much faster is Low compared to Ultra at 1920x1080?

A: Low averages 317 FPS, while Ultra averages 177 FPS. This represents a 140 FPS difference, meaning Low is roughly 79% faster than Ultra at 1080p.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the bottleneck at 1440p?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at 1440p, as the FPS scales predictably with resolution changes. The CPU’s benchmark scores place it in the 83rd percentile, while the GPU is in the 75th percentile, indicating the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing.

Q: What is the lowest measured FPS for this combo in Ready Or Not?

A: The lowest measured average is 58 FPS at 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset. The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 77 FPS at 4K Medium, and the lowest minimum at 1440p is 148 FPS at Medium.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 Ti compare to its nearest GPU rival?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 29945, which is 0.1% higher than the RTX 5070 Mobile (29928) and 0.5% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6800 (30095). It also outperforms the RTX 2080 Ti (29783) by 0.5%.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. The Low preset averages 317 FPS, with Medium at 276 FPS (minimum 235 FPS, maximum 318 FPS), High at 251 FPS, and Ultra at 177 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 140 FPS, showing a significant performance cost for higher settings.

At 2560x1440, performance drops but remains strong. Low averages 200 FPS, Medium averages 174 FPS (minimum 148 FPS, maximum 201 FPS), High averages 159 FPS, and Ultra averages 111 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 89 FPS compared to 1080p, indicating that the GPU is being taxed more heavily.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates fall to the lowest measured values. Low averages 105 FPS, Medium averages 91 FPS (minimum 77 FPS, maximum 105 FPS), High averages 83 FPS, and Ultra averages 58 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 47 FPS, and this is the only resolution where any preset falls below 60 FPS. The Medium preset’s minimum of 77 FPS shows that even at 4K, the combo can maintain playable frame rates with moderate settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Raptor Lake Refresh generation, built on Intel’s 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 20 MB of shared L3 cache, along with 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core and 80 KB of L1 cache per core. Its benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645 and a single-core score of 3055, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 11268 and a single-core score of 2058. These figures place the CPU in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32279.

In Ready Or Not, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions where frame rates are extremely high. At 1080p Low, the 317 FPS average suggests that the CPU is able to feed the GPU with enough data to maintain very high frame rates, but the game’s thread usage is likely not saturating all 16 threads, as the multi-core scores are high but not exceptional for the latest generation. The CPU’s nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, score 32233 (0.1% lower), and the Intel Core i9-11900 scores 32226 (0.2% lower), indicating that the i5-14400F is competitive but not dominant in its class. The data shows that at 4K, the CPU becomes less relevant, as the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, but at 1080p, the CPU’s strong single-core performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3055) helps sustain the high frame rates measured.