Ready Or Not

The Intel Core i7-12700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a highly capable 1080p experience in Ready Or Not, but the data indicates a clear GPU bottleneck emerges as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the combo produces 196 FPS, while at 1440p High it drops to 124 FPS, and at 4K High it falls to 65 FPS. This scaling pattern shows a 37% performance loss from 1080p to 1440p and a further 48% loss from 1440p to 4K, demonstrating that the rendering load scales aggressively with pixel count. The frame rate cliff between 1440p and 4K is particularly steep, suggesting that the RTX 2070 SUPER's processing throughput is saturated at higher resolutions, while the i7-12700K has ample headroom to feed frames at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a predictable but pronounced degradation as resolution climbs, with the most dramatic shift occurring between 1440p and 4K. At 1080p Ultra, the combo achieves 138 FPS, which is a substantial 30% reduction from the 247 FPS seen at 1080p Low, indicating that graphical settings have a significant impact even at the lowest resolution tested. Moving to 1440p, the Ultra preset yields 87 FPS, while the Low preset reaches 156 FPS — a 44% spread that underscores how settings choices become more impactful as resolution increases. At 4K, the Ultra preset bottoms out at 45 FPS, while Low manages 82 FPS, representing an 82% performance difference between the two extremes, which is the widest gap across all resolutions tested.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at each settings level tells a consistent story about the limiting component. At Low settings, the drop from 247 FPS at 1080p to 82 FPS at 4K is a 67% reduction, while at Ultra settings, the drop from 138 FPS to 45 FPS is a 67% reduction as well — identical percentages despite the different absolute values. This uniform percentage loss across settings strongly indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint, as the CPU's workload does not scale with resolution in the same way. The i7-12700K, with its 12 cores and 20 threads, is unlikely to be the bottleneck at 4K, where frame rates are far below what the CPU could theoretically support, based on its strong multi-threaded benchmark scores.

The 4K Medium preset, which shows 71 FPS average with a minimum of 60 FPS, is the only resolution/settings combination that provides a consistent playable experience at 4K, though it sits close to the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p, all settings except Ultra provide frame rates well above 100 FPS, with Medium at 136 FPS and High at 124 FPS, making this resolution the sweet spot for balanced visual quality and performance. The data suggests that for players prioritizing high refresh rates, 1080p is the only resolution where the combo consistently exceeds 200 FPS on lower presets, with Medium at 216 FPS and High at 196 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, built on the Turing architecture with a TU104 chip, provides the graphical horsepower for this combo, and its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is sufficient for the texture and geometry loads at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results suggest that memory bandwidth may become a limiting factor at higher resolutions. The GPU's boost clock of 1770 MHz and base clock of 1605 MHz, combined with 2560 shading units, result in a FP32 performance of 9.062 TFLOPS, which places it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs according to benchmark data — a mid-to-upper tier position that aligns with its measured performance in this game.

Comparing the RTX 2070 SUPER to its nearest rivals in the benchmark database, the data shows a tight cluster of performance. The GPU's average benchmark score of 20282 is only 1% lower than the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M's 20480, and 1.2% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile's 20534. This proximity indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER is positioned at a performance tier where small differences in synthetic scores translate to meaningful but not dramatic differences in real-world gaming. The Intel Arc B570 at 20556 and Intel Arc A750 at 20582 are also within 1.5% of the RTX 2070 SUPER's score, suggesting that this GPU competes directly with both older and newer architectures in raw compute capability.

In Ready Or Not, the GPU's role is most evident in the 4K Ultra result of 45 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold that most players would consider smooth. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present in the hardware, but the game's performance at 4K Ultra suggests that even without heavy ray tracing workloads, the GPU's rasterization throughput is the limiting factor. The 64 ROPs and 160 TMUs provide a texture fill rate of 283.2 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s, which are adequate for 1080p and 1440p but insufficient for maintaining high frame rates at 4K with maxed settings. The GPU's 12 nm process node and 545 mm² die size with 13,600 million transistors indicate a large, power-hungry chip that delivers solid but not exceptional performance for its era.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700K, with its Alder Lake architecture and 12 cores (20 threads), provides substantial processing headroom that the data shows is not fully utilized in Ready Or Not at higher resolutions. The CPU's boost clock of 5.00 GHz and base clock of 3.60 GHz, combined with 25 MB of shared L3 cache, contribute to strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 scores of 1850.5 single-core and 19784 multi-core. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35287, places it well above the GPU's 65th percentile, indicating that the CPU is the stronger component in this pairing.

The nearest rival data for the CPU shows it is positioned in a very tight performance cluster. The i7-12700K's average score of 35287 is only 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i5-13600T's 35305, and 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i7-12700KF's 35365. This negligible difference suggests that the i7-12700K is effectively tied with these alternatives in synthetic benchmarks, and any performance differences in Ready Or Not would be imperceptible. The Intel Core i7-13700T at 35403 (0.3% higher) and Intel Core 5 213PE at 35428 (0.4% higher) round out a group where the deltaPct values are all within a fraction of a percent, demonstrating that the CPU's performance is well-established and competitive.

In this game, the CPU's role becomes more apparent at 1080p, where frame rates exceed 200 FPS on lower presets. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 247 FPS, which approaches the limits of what many displays can show, and the CPU must handle the increased draw calls and physics calculations at these high frame rates. The i7-12700K's 3DMark scores — 9276 for 16 threads and 9979 for max threads — show strong multi-threading capability, which is beneficial for a tactical shooter that may simulate multiple AI enemies and environmental interactions. However, the fact that frame rates drop dramatically with resolution increases, from 247 FPS at 1080p Low to 82 FPS at 4K Low, confirms that the CPU is not the primary constraint at higher resolutions; the GPU's rendering capacity is what limits performance.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Ready Or Not?*

A: The data shows that 1440p provides the best balance of visual quality and performance, with High settings delivering 124 FPS and Medium delivering 136 FPS, both well above the 60 FPS threshold. At 4K, even Medium settings only reach 71 FPS, which is playable but less comfortable.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER's average benchmark score of 20282 is only 1% lower than the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M and 1.2% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, while being 1.3% lower than the Intel Arc B570 and 1.5% lower than the Intel Arc A750.

Q: Is the i7-12700K a bottleneck for the RTX 2070 SUPER in this game?

A: No, the data indicates the CPU is not the limiting factor at most settings. The frame rate drops from 247 FPS at 1080p Low to 82 FPS at 4K Low, a 67% reduction that aligns with GPU-bound scaling, and the i7-12700K's 84th percentile CPU ranking exceeds the GPU's 65th percentile.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the Low preset achieves 247 FPS while Ultra achieves 138 FPS, representing a 44% performance penalty for maxing out settings. This is a significant drop but still leaves the combo above 120 FPS for high-refresh-rate displays.

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

A: Yes, but with compromises. The 4K Medium preset delivers 71 FPS average with a minimum of 60 FPS, which is playable, while 4K High delivers 65 FPS and 4K Ultra drops to 45 FPS, which may feel less smooth.

Q: How does the CPU's performance compare to its closest alternatives?

A: The i7-12700K's average benchmark score of 35287 is within 0.4% of all its nearest rivals, including the Intel Core i5-13600T at 35305 and the Intel Core i7-12700KF at 35365, making them effectively interchangeable in performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-12700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination ranks 2139 out of 3714 tested combos in Ready Or Not, placing it in the 57th percentile of all system configurations. This mid-tier ranking reflects the GPU's position as the weaker component, as the RTX 2070 SUPER's 65th percentile GPU ranking drags down the overall combo despite the CPU's stronger 84th percentile ranking. The combo outperforms more than half of all tested systems, which is respectable for a pairing of a 12th-gen Intel CPU with a 20-series NVIDIA GPU, but it does not reach the upper echelons of performance.

The rank of 2139 out of 3714 means that 1575 combos perform better, while 2138 perform worse, indicating that this system sits slightly above the median of all configurations. This positioning is consistent with the measured FPS data, which shows strong 1080p performance (196 FPS at High) but more modest 4K performance (65 FPS at High). The gap between the CPU and GPU percentiles suggests that upgrading the GPU would yield a more significant performance improvement in Ready Or Not than upgrading the CPU, as the current GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions.

In the context of the benchmark database's full range of tested combos, this pairing's rank suggests it is a balanced mid-range system that can handle most settings at 1080p and 1440p, but struggles at 4K with maxed settings. The data-driven conclusion is that this combo is suited for competitive or high-refresh-rate play at 1080p, where it consistently exceeds 180 FPS on High and Medium presets, making it a viable choice for players who prioritize frame rate over resolution. At 1440p, the combo remains strong with 124 FPS at High, but at 4K, players would need to accept Medium settings to maintain a playable frame rate.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal settings for this combo depend on the target resolution and desired frame rate. For 1080p gaming, the Medium preset at 216 FPS provides an excellent balance of visual quality and performance, while the High preset at 196 FPS offers improved visuals with a still-very-high frame rate. The Ultra preset at 138 FPS is also viable for players with 144Hz displays, but the 32% drop from Medium to Ultra may not justify the visual improvement for all players.

At 1440p, the Medium preset delivers 136 FPS with a minimum of 116 FPS, making it the best choice for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate monitors. The High preset at 124 FPS is nearly as good and offers better visual fidelity, while the Ultra preset at 87 FPS is still playable but may exhibit more noticeable frame time inconsistencies. For 4K, the Medium preset at 71 FPS with a 60 FPS minimum is the only recommended option, as High at 65 FPS is borderline and Ultra at 45 FPS falls below the smoothness threshold.

The data suggests that the Low preset offers diminishing returns in performance gains relative to Medium across all resolutions. At 1080p, Low (247 FPS) provides only a 14% improvement over Medium (216 FPS), while at 1440p, Low (156 FPS) is 15% faster than Medium (136 FPS), and at 4K, Low (82 FPS) is 15% faster than Medium (71 FPS). This consistent pattern indicates that Medium is the most efficient settings tier, as it captures the majority of visual quality improvements while maintaining frame rates that are only slightly lower than Low. For players who prioritize maximum frame rates above all else, the Low preset is the choice, but for most users, Medium or High at 1080p or 1440p will provide the best gameplay experience according to the measured data.