Ready Or Not

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers the top-performing combination in our Ready Or Not benchmark database, securing the #1 spot out of 2,947 tested combos. This pairing of a Raptor Lake desktop processor with a Blackwell 2.0 flagship graphics card produces frame rates that redefine expectations for a tactical shooter, particularly at high refresh rates. The data reveals a system where the GPU is clearly the dominant force for most of the resolution and settings spectrum, yet the CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads provide the necessary foundation to prevent bottlenecks even at lower resolutions. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS across three resolutions and four settings presets, examines the scaling behavior, and contextualizes the performance using the benchmark scores and rival rankings from the fact pack.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i7-13700K is a 16-core, 24-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on an Intel 10 nm process node. Its base clock is 3.40 GHz, which can boost up to 5.40 GHz, and it features a 30 MB shared L3 cache. These specifications are relevant for a game like Ready Or Not, a tactical shooter that must manage complex AI, environmental interactions, and physics alongside the core rendering tasks. The high boost clock is particularly important for maintaining high minimum frame rates, as single-threaded performance often dictates the responsiveness of game logic and input, which is critical in a tactical context where split-second decisions matter.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i7-13700K posts a 3DMark max-thread score of 12,412 and a single-thread score of 1,136. Its Cinebench R23 results are 30,745 points for multi-core and 2,116 points for single-core. The Geekbench scores are 19,429 for multi-core and 2,529 for single-core. The processor’s overall average benchmark score is 46,881, placing it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs. When compared to its nearest rivals, the data shows a tightly contested field: it is virtually tied with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900, with a deltaPct of -0.2%, and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375, with a deltaPct of -0.3%. It leads the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX and Intel Xeon w3-2535 by 0.5%. This indicates that the i7-13700K's processing power is a stable, high-end platform, but its exact ranking among peers is not defined by a large margin.

The implication for Ready Or Not is that the CPU's job is to feed the RTX 5090 D a constant stream of draw calls and game state updates. The data shows that even at 1080p, the most CPU-sensitive resolution, the combo achieves an average of 449 FPS on High settings. This high frame rate suggests that the i7-13700K is not the limiting factor, as it has enough headroom to keep up with the GPU's output. The processor's strong multi-threaded performance, evidenced by a PassMark multithread score of 45,887, ensures that background tasks and the game's AI threads do not interfere with the primary rendering pipeline. The single-thread performance, with a PassMark single-thread score of 4,333, is more than sufficient to process the game's core simulation loop without creating a bottleneck that would cap the FPS below what the GPU can deliver.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The benchmark data includes measurements for four settings presets: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra, across three resolutions. The choice of the best preset depends on the target resolution and refresh rate of the user's monitor. The data shows a clear pattern: the RTX 5090 D is so powerful that even the Ultra preset offers high frame rates, but the Medium and High presets provide the most balanced approach for maximizing refresh rates.

For 1080p, the highest frame rates are achieved on Low settings, with an average of 567 FPS. However, this is likely unnecessary for most displays. The High preset still yields a massive 449 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 316 FPS. The Medium preset sits between at 494 FPS. Given that the difference between High and Ultra in visual fidelity is often less noticeable than the difference in frame rate responsiveness, the High preset at 1080p offers an excellent balance, delivering over 400 FPS while maintaining high visual quality for a tactical shooter where spotting enemies is crucial.

At 1440p, the High preset delivers an average of 284 FPS, which is still exceptionally high. The Medium preset provides 312 FPS, while Ultra drops to 199 FPS. The Low preset reaches 358 FPS. For 1440p, the High preset appears to be the sweet spot, as it provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium while still maintaining frame rates well above 240 Hz, which is the target for high-end gaming monitors. The Ultra preset's 199 FPS is still excellent, but the 85 FPS gain from switching to High is substantial for competitive play.

At 4K, the High preset is again a strong recommendation, achieving an average of 148 FPS. The Medium preset provides 163 FPS, while Ultra drops to 104 FPS. The Low preset reaches 187 FPS. For 4K, the High preset is ideal for those with a 144 Hz monitor, as it stays above that threshold. The Medium preset offers a higher safety margin for drops, with a minimum FPS of 139, compared to High's minimum of 139 (from the Medium's data). The Ultra preset's 104 FPS average is still playable, but it is firmly in the 60-120 FPS range and may not be optimal for a fast-paced tactical shooter. The data suggests that the High preset is the most versatile choice across all resolutions, providing a strong balance of visual fidelity and performance.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: What is the best resolution to use with this combo to get over 400 FPS on High settings?

A: The data shows that at 1920x1080 with High settings, this combo achieves an average of 449 FPS. This is the only resolution where the High preset exceeds 400 FPS. At 2560x1440, the average drops to 284 FPS, and at 3840x2160, it is 148 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost when switching from the Low preset to the Ultra preset at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves an average of 358 FPS, while the Ultra preset achieves an average of 199 FPS. This represents a performance drop of 159 FPS, or approximately 44% lower frame rate when using the Ultra preset compared to Low.

Q: Does the Ultra setting ever produce frame rates below 100 FPS?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate is 104 FPS. While this is above 100 FPS on average, the minimum FPS for the Medium preset at this resolution is 139, but no minimum is listed for Ultra. The data indicates that the Ultra preset at 4K is the most demanding configuration, with an average that is close to the 100 FPS threshold.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 D the most powerful GPU in the database?

A: No, the data indicates the RTX 5090 D has a percentile rank of 92 out of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score is 77,712. The nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, has a score of 78,940, which is 1.6% higher. This indicates that while the RTX 5090 D is very high-performing, it is not the absolute most powerful GPU in the benchmark suite.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its closest rival?

A: The Intel Core i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 46,881. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900, has an average score of 46,971. The deltaPct is -0.2%, meaning the i7-13700K is less than a percent slower than the Ryzen 9 5900 in this metric, which is a negligible difference.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The data explicitly states that this combination of the Intel Core i7-13700K and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D achieves a combo rank of #1 out of 2,947 tested combinations for Ready Or Not. This is a definitive statement of its dominance within the database. The fact that it is the top performer suggests that no other pairing of CPU and GPU in the dataset has managed to produce higher average frame rates in this specific game. This is likely due to the synergistic pairing of a high-end CPU with the flagship GPU, which allows for maximum performance across all tested settings.

This top ranking is particularly interesting given the GPU's benchmark scores, which show it is not the absolute fastest GPU in all synthetic tests, as it trails the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT by 1.6% in average benchmark score. This implies that the combo's success in Ready Or Not is not solely due to the GPU being the absolute fastest, but rather a combination of the CPU's strong single-threaded performance and the GPU's raw power, which collectively are ideal for this game's engine. The rank of #1 means that any other configuration in the database, including those with potentially more powerful GPUs, did not achieve a higher average FPS in the game's benchmark. This positions the combo as the definitive choice for players seeking the absolute highest performance in this title.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is a massive GPU, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using a 5 nm process from TSMC. It has a die size of 750 mm² and contains 92,200 million transistors. Its memory configuration is a key feature: it comes with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s. This is a significant advantage for a game like Ready Or Not, which often features high-resolution textures and complex environments that can be VRAM-intensive. The 32 GB frame buffer ensures that there will be no memory capacity related stutters or texture pop-in at any tested setting, even at 4K Ultra.

The GPU has a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz. Its memory runs at 1750 MHz, which translates to 28 Gbps effective. The GPU contains 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, along with 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores. The raw compute power is listed as 104.8 TFLOPS for FP32. This immense processing power is directly reflected in the measured frame rates. For instance, at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the GPU is able to push an average of 567 FPS, indicating that the GPU is so fast that it is essentially running the game as fast as the CPU and game engine will allow at that resolution.

The GPU's performance relative to its rivals is interesting. Its average benchmark score is 77,712, which places it in the 92nd percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT, has a score of 76,904, which is 1.1% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT has a score of 78,940, which is 1.6% higher than the RTX 5090 D. This indicates that the RTX 5090 D is not the undisputed king of synthetic benchmarks, yet it still manages to be the top combo for Ready Or Not. This suggests that the game's engine is particularly well-optimized for this specific GPU architecture, or that the CPU+GPU pairing in this combo is more effective than others. The GPU's high pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s are the tools that allow it to fill the screen with detail at high resolutions, and the data shows that it does so with exceptional speed.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance for this combo. At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: the Low preset averages 567 FPS, the Medium preset averages 494 FPS with a minimum of 420 FPS and a maximum of 568 FPS, the High preset averages 449 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 316 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a drop of 251 FPS, or roughly 44% of the Low setting's performance.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates are still remarkably high. The Low preset averages 358 FPS, the Medium preset averages 312 FPS with a minimum of 265 FPS and a maximum of 359 FPS, the High preset averages 284 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 199 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p shows a significant decrease in performance, but the averages remain well above the refresh rates of most high-end monitors.

At 3840x2160, the performance is more demanding, but still extremely playable. The Low preset averages 187 FPS, the Medium preset averages 163 FPS with a minimum of 139 FPS and a maximum of 187 FPS, the High preset averages 148 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 104 FPS. The data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the combo stays above the 100 FPS average mark, which confirms the power of the RTX 5090 D. The minimum FPS of 139 for the Medium preset at 4K is the lowest recorded minimum in the dataset, indicating that while average performance is high, there can be occasional dips in the most complex scenes. The consistent pattern across all resolutions is that the High preset offers a significant performance advantage over Ultra while providing a high level of visual quality.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The pattern of FPS drops across resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario. When moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the frame rate decreases by about 37% on High settings (from 449 to 284 FPS). This is a substantial drop, indicating that the GPU is working harder to render the additional pixels. The drop from 1440p to 4K is even more pronounced, with the High preset falling from 284 to 148 FPS, a further 48% decrease. This scaling behavior is a clear indicator that the GPU is the primary limiting component at these higher resolutions.

If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see a much smaller difference between 1080p and 1440p, as the CPU's workload would remain relatively constant. However, the data shows a sharp decrease in performance as resolution increases, which is the hallmark of a GPU-limited system. The fact that the FPS does not plateau at lower resolutions suggests that the CPU is powerful enough to keep up with the GPU's output, even at 1080p. The RTX 5090 D's 32 GB of VRAM and massive bandwidth ensure that memory is not a bottleneck, allowing the GPU's compute units to work at full capacity.

This analysis is further supported by the fact that the combo is ranked #1. For the system to be top-ranked, the CPU must be feeding the GPU efficiently at all resolutions. The data implies that at 1080p, the CPU is nearing its limit, as the FPS is so high that any bottleneck would be visible. However, the CPU's strong single-threaded performance, as shown by its 3DMark single-thread score of 1,136, allows it to handle the game's logic and still deliver over 400 FPS on High settings. The conclusion is that Ready Or Not is heavily GPU-bound, and this specific combo provides the necessary CPU horsepower to fully unlock the RTX 5090 D's potential, resulting in the top-ranked performance in the database.