Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not is a tactical shooter that punishes hesitation, and the benchmark data for the Intel Core i5-14600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 shows a system that can keep you in the fight, provided you pick your settings wisely. This combination ranks 1428 out of 1748 tested combos in this game, placing it in the lower half of the database, but the measured frames reveal a config that transitions from a high-refresh 1080p machine to a borderline 4K experience depending entirely on your graphical appetite.

Resolution Scaling

The most telling data from this benchmark run is how the average frame rate collapses as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 164.2 FPS, which is a very comfortable number for a tactical shooter where spotting a suspect a split-second early matters. Moving to 2560x1440 High drops the average to 101.7 FPS, a 38% reduction, while jumping to 3840x2160 High yields just 55.3 FPS, a 66% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling curve is steep and indicates that the RTX 2060’s 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and 192-bit bus become the limiting factor as pixel count increases.

The trend holds across every settings preset. At Low, the system goes from 202.5 FPS at 1080p to 129.1 FPS at 1440p, then falls to 68.4 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K is consistently around 47-51% regardless of preset, which suggests the GPU is hitting a hard memory bandwidth or fill-rate wall at 4K. The CPU, with its 14 cores and 20 threads, is not the bottleneck here — the frame rate drops are too uniform across resolutions. If the i5-14600KF were the constraint, we would expect to see smaller gaps between 1080p and 1440p, but the data shows the RTX 2060 struggling to feed the pipeline as resolution scales. For 4K gaming, the numbers are playable at Medium (61 FPS) and Low (68.4 FPS), but the Ultra preset collapses to 35.7 FPS, which is a clear signal that this GPU is out of its depth at that quality level.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, but only at lower presets. The measured data shows 68.4 FPS at 4K Low and 61 FPS at 4K Medium. High drops to 55.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 35.7 FPS, which is below the playable threshold for most tactical shooters.

Q: What is the best resolution for a high-refresh monitor?

A: At 1080p, every preset except Ultra exceeds 116 FPS. High settings deliver 164.2 FPS, Medium hits 180 FPS, and Low reaches 202.5 FPS. At 1440p, High still manages 101.7 FPS, which is adequate for a 100Hz panel.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score of 16074 places it 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7600S and 1.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500. It is 1.7% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon Pro 5700, both scoring 16351.

Q: Is the i5-14600KF a strong match for this GPU?

A: The CPU ranks in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49367. It sits 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14600K and 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, indicating it has ample headroom for this GPU.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between presets at a given resolution?

A: At 1440p, the gap between Low (129.1 FPS) and Ultra (69.5 FPS) is 59.6 FPS, a 46% reduction. At 4K, the gap is even larger in percentage terms: Low (68.4 FPS) to Ultra (35.7 FPS) represents a 48% drop.

Q: Should I enable ray tracing with this setup?

A: The data does not include ray tracing measurements. The RTX 2060 has 30 RT cores, but the measured FPS at 4K Ultra (35.7 FPS) suggests that enabling ray tracing would push the frame rate below playable levels at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a Raptor Lake-R part with 14 cores (likely 6 performance and 8 efficient) and 20 threads, boosting up to 5.30 GHz from a 3.50 GHz base. In Ready Or Not, which is a tactical shooter with significant AI-driven enemy and civilian behavior, the CPU’s job is to keep the simulation running smoothly while the GPU handles the visuals. The benchmark results show that this CPU is not the limiting factor in any measured configuration. At 1080p Low, the system hits 202.5 FPS, which is a strong indication that the i5-14600KF can feed the RTX 2060 far beyond what the GPU can render. The CPU’s 24 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support (DDR4 or DDR5) provide ample bandwidth for game logic.

The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32889 and single-core score of 4643 position it as a top-tier performer for gaming workloads. Its PassMark single-thread score of 4273 further confirms that single-thread performance, which many game engines rely on for main-thread tasks, is excellent. In the context of this combo, the CPU is effectively overkill for the GPU at higher resolutions, but it ensures that frame drops due to CPU bottlenecks are essentially nonexistent, even in crowded firefights with multiple AI actors. The data shows a consistent FPS scaling pattern that points squarely at the GPU as the performance limiter, which is the expected behavior for a 14th-gen i5 paired with a 2019-era mid-range GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination ranks 1428 out of 1748 tested combos in Ready Or Not, placing it in the bottom 18% of the database. That ranking might look alarming, but it is important to interpret it correctly. The combo rank includes every possible CPU and GPU pairing, and the RTX 2060 is an end-of-life product that launched in 2019. The i5-14600KF, by contrast, is a recent desktop part that ranks in the 93rd percentile across all CPUs. The pairing creates an imbalance where the CPU has significantly more capability than the GPU, which drags the combo’s overall rank down because the GPU cannot fully utilize the CPU’s potential.

Compared to the GPU’s nearest rivals, the RTX 2060 is roughly on par with the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (0.5% ahead) and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (1.8% ahead), but it lags the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and Pro 5700 by 1.7%. The CPU, however, is a different story. The i5-14600KF outperforms the i5-14600K by 0.4%, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X by 0.6%, and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H by 1.4%. This means that if you were to upgrade the GPU in the future, the CPU would not hold you back in Ready Or Not. The combo’s low rank is purely a function of the GPU’s age, not the CPU’s capability.

Settings Recommendations

For a game like Ready Or Not, where situational awareness is critical and frame pacing matters more than absolute fidelity, the data suggests that Medium settings strike the best balance between visual quality and performance. At 1080p Medium, the average FPS is 180, which is smooth enough for any display. At 1440p Medium, the system delivers 112.4 FPS, which is excellent for a 1440p monitor. Even at 4K Medium, the 61 FPS average is playable, though it may dip in intense firefights. High settings are also viable, offering 164.2 FPS at 1080p and 101.7 FPS at 1440p, but at 4K it drops to 55.3 FPS, which is borderline for a tactical shooter.

Ultra settings are not recommended for this combo. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 116.6 FPS, which is fine, but at 1440p Ultra it falls to 69.5 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it collapses to 35.7 FPS. The visual uplift from High to Ultra is rarely worth a 30-40% performance hit in a game where reaction time is paramount. Low settings, while delivering the highest frame rates (202.5 FPS at 1080p), sacrifice too much visibility for suspect identification. The sweet spot is Medium: it provides a 9.6% FPS boost over High at 1440p and a 10.3% boost at 4K, with minimal visual degradation.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 2060 and i5-14600KF deliver outstanding results across all presets. Low settings produce 202.5 FPS, Medium produces 180 FPS, High produces 164.2 FPS, and Ultra produces 116.6 FPS. The gap from Low to Ultra is 85.9 FPS, a 42% reduction, which shows how much headroom the GPU has at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers remain strong but drop noticeably. Low settings yield 129.1 FPS, Medium yields 112.4 FPS, High yields 101.7 FPS, and Ultra yields 69.5 FPS. The jump from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 20-36% of the frame rate depending on the preset, with Ultra being the hardest hit (from 116.6 to 69.5 FPS, a 40% drop).

At 3840x2160, the RTX 2060 begins to struggle. Low settings manage 68.4 FPS, Medium drops to 61 FPS, High falls to 55.3 FPS, and Ultra is nearly unplayable at 35.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra number is particularly telling — it is less than a third of the 1080p Low score. The data shows that 4K is only viable at Low or Medium settings, and even then, the frame rates are just above the 60 FPS threshold that most players consider the minimum for a smooth experience. For the best experience, 1440p Medium or High appears to be the optimal compromise between visual fidelity and performance.