Ready Or Not

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for Ready Or Not with the Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 show a steep and consistent decline as resolution increases, which is the expected pattern for a GPU-bound title at these settings. At 1080p High, the combo produces 414 FPS average. Moving to 1440p High drops that to 261 FPS, a reduction of 153 FPS. At 4K High, the average falls further to 135.2 FPS. This scaling curve indicates that the RTX 4090 remains the primary limiting factor even at lower resolutions, though the CPU is clearly capable of feeding it at high frame rates.

The gap between resolution tiers is not uniform. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the frame rate drops by roughly 37%. From 1440p to 4K at the same preset, the drop is approximately 48%. The larger relative decline at higher resolutions reinforces that pixel throughput—not geometry or draw calls—is what stresses this GPU in this game. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 97.8 FPS, which is still comfortably above 60 FPS but represents a substantial 76% reduction from the 1080p Ultra result of 288.1 FPS.

Looking at the Low preset, the resolution scaling is even more pronounced. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 517.5 FPS, which drops to 327 FPS at 1440p and 174.9 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result is higher than the 4K High result by 39.7 FPS, showing that preset choice has a meaningful impact even at the highest resolution. The data suggests that at 1080p and 1440p, the system is approaching the practical ceiling for this combination, where CPU limitations or engine-level frame caps begin to matter more than raw GPU headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

Among the 1,748 tested combinations in the database for Ready Or Not, this pairing of the Intel Core i5-14600K with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 sits at rank 42. That places it in the top 2.4% of all tested configurations, which is an exceptionally strong showing. The RTX 4090 itself ranks in the 91st percentile among all GPUs in the broader benchmark suite, while the i5-14600K sits in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs. Both components are near the top of their respective charts, and their combined placement in this game reflects that.

The rank of 42 out of 1,748 means there are 41 other combinations that achieve higher average frame rates in Ready Or Not. Given that the RTX 4090 is one of the fastest consumer GPUs available, those higher-ranked combos likely pair it with even stronger CPUs, such as the Core i9 or Ryzen 9 parts that edge out the i5-14600K in multi-threaded workloads. The i5-14600K's nearest CPU rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, which trails by 0.2% in average benchmark score, and the Intel Core i5-14600KF, which leads by 0.4%. These are marginal differences, so the ranking gap is more likely due to the specific game's engine behavior than raw CPU compute.

The data shows that this combo is not the absolute top performer, but it is within striking distance. For a tactical shooter like Ready Or Not, where frame rates above 100 FPS are already smooth, the difference between rank 42 and rank 1 is unlikely to be perceptible in practice. The measured 4K High average of 135.2 FPS is well above the refresh rate of most monitors, making this a high-end pairing that delivers a fluid experience at any resolution tested.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this configuration, and its specifications explain why it performs so strongly in Ready Or Not. It features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s. This memory capacity is far beyond what this game requires at any of the tested settings, meaning VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor. The GPU's 16,384 shading units, 512 texture mapping units, and 176 ROPs provide substantial raw throughput, and the 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores offer dedicated hardware for ray tracing and AI workloads, though Ready Or Not primarily exercises the traditional rasterization pipeline.

The boost clock of 2520 MHz is relatively modest for a flagship GPU, but the sheer scale of the chip compensates. The RTX 4090 achieves 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which translates to high pixel and texture rates of 443.5 GPixel/s and 1,290.2 GTexel/s, respectively. In the benchmark suite, the RTX 4090 posts a PassMark G3D score of 38,194 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 9,223, both of which are near the top of the charts. Its percentile ranking of 91 among all GPUs confirms that it is a top-tier part, though the nearestRivals list includes workstation cards like the NVIDIA Tesla T4 and Tesla P40, which have different performance profiles.

At 4K Ultra, the RTX 4090 still manages 97.8 FPS in Ready Or Not, which indicates that even this powerful GPU is challenged by the game's most demanding preset at the highest resolution. The jump from Ultra to High at 4K recovers 37.4 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset includes settings that disproportionately tax the GPU without a proportional visual benefit. The GPU's 24 GB of VRAM means texture quality and memory-heavy settings can be maxed out without concern, but the compute load from effects like shadows and reflections is what drives the frame rate differences between presets.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1440p High settings?

A: The combo delivers 261 FPS average at 2560x1440 with High settings.

Q: How much faster is the Low preset compared to Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low yields 174.9 FPS while Ultra yields 97.8 FPS, making Low 77.1 FPS faster.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in this game at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the system reaches 517.5 FPS, which suggests the CPU becomes a more significant factor at lower resolutions, though the GPU still handles the majority of the workload.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations for Ready Or Not?

A: It ranks 42nd out of 1,748 total tested combos.

Q: What is the VRAM capacity of the RTX 4090 in this setup?

A: It has 24 GB of GDDR6X memory, which is ample for any settings in this game.

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

A: The 1080p High result is 414 FPS, while 4K High is 135.2 FPS, a difference of 278.8 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K provides the processing foundation for this combo, and its specifications are well-matched to the RTX 4090 in Ready Or Not. This CPU features 14 cores and 20 threads, split between performance and efficiency cores, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The Raptor Lake architecture, built on a 10 nm process, includes 24 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB of L2 cache per core. In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-14600K scores 32,881 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4,642 in single-core, with a PassMark multi-thread score of 38,682 and a single-thread score of 4,270.

These CPU metrics are relevant because Ready Or Not is a tactical shooter that relies heavily on AI for enemy and civilian behavior, which can stress the CPU in complex scenarios. The i5-14600K's 14 cores provide ample parallel processing for AI routines, while the high boost clock ensures fast single-threaded performance for game logic and physics. The CPU's percentile ranking of 93 among all CPUs indicates it outperforms the vast majority of processors, and its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, is within 0.2% of its average benchmark score, showing that this is a competitive mid-to-high-end part.

The measured FPS data suggests the CPU is not a bottleneck at 4K, where the GPU is clearly the limiting factor. However, at 1080p Low, where the GPU has less work, the 517.5 FPS average indicates the CPU is still capable of driving very high frame rates. The fact that the combo ranks 42nd out of 1,748 suggests that some CPU-bound scenarios in this game may benefit from even stronger processors, but the i5-14600K's combination of high single-thread performance and substantial multi-threading makes it a strong partner for the RTX 4090.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for this combo. At 4K, the High preset delivers 135.2 FPS, which is smooth for most displays and represents a 37.4 FPS improvement over Ultra. The jump from High to Ultra costs significant performance—38% at 4K—for what is likely a marginal visual gain. At 1440p, High produces 261 FPS, which is well beyond the refresh rate of any mainstream monitor, while Ultra still manages 181.5 FPS. At 1080p, even Ultra achieves 288.1 FPS, so any preset is viable at that resolution.

For players with high-refresh-rate 4K displays, the High preset is the recommended choice, as it keeps the frame rate comfortably above 120 FPS while avoiding the heavy performance penalty of Ultra. At 1440p, Medium settings at 286.9 FPS or High at 261 FPS both provide excellent smoothness, and the choice between them can be based on visual preference rather than needing to hit a frame rate target. At 1080p, the Low preset at 517.5 FPS is only relevant for competitive play where maximum frame rates matter, but High at 414 FPS is already far above any practical need.

The Ultra preset is the only one that drops below 100 FPS at 4K, making it a poor choice for this resolution unless visual fidelity is the absolute priority and the user accepts the lower frame rate. For users with 144Hz or 165Hz monitors at 1440p, the Ultra preset at 181.5 FPS still exceeds the refresh rate, so it is a viable option there. The data shows that the High preset is the sweet spot across all resolutions, offering the best compromise between the 288.1 FPS at 1080p, 261 FPS at 1440p, and 135.2 FPS at 4K.