Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not is a tactical shooter that stresses both CPU and GPU, and the measured results for the Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER show a combination that is overwhelmingly capable at mainstream resolutions, with predictable scaling that points to the GPU as the primary limiter at higher settings. The data indicates this combo ranks in the 82nd percentile among all tested configurations, placing it at rank 322 out of 1748 combos, which is a strong position for a system built around a 20-core processor and a 12 GB graphics card. Benchmark results show that the system is not just fast, but that its performance headroom at lower settings is substantial, making it a versatile pairing for a game that can be demanding in its busiest firefights.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows across the three resolutions tell a clear story: the "High" preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance for this specific combo, but the "Ultra" preset remains entirely playable if you prioritize image quality. At 1920x1080, the "Ultra" preset delivers 228.1 FPS, which is far beyond what any high-refresh-rate monitor can display, while "High" pushes that to 321.7 FPS. The gap between "High" and "Ultra" at 1080p is substantial—a drop of over 90 FPS—indicating that the Ultra settings introduce effects that are disproportionately heavy on the GPU. For competitive play or maximum smoothness, the "High" preset is the sweet spot, as it retains a large performance buffer without the diminishing returns of the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the recommendation shifts slightly. The "High" preset produces 207.1 FPS, which is still excellent for 1440p gaming, while "Ultra" yields 146.9 FPS, which remains above the threshold for high-refresh-rate 1440p panels. The data suggests that "High" is the optimal choice here, as the step from "Medium" (223.6 FPS) to "High" (207.1 FPS) costs only about 16 FPS, but the jump from "High" to "Ultra" costs 60 FPS, which is a significant loss for marginal visual gains. At 3840x2160, the picture changes; "Ultra" drops to 73.5 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for a tactical shooter where reaction times matter. The "High" preset at 4K delivers 107.3 FPS, which is the recommended setting for 4K owners, as it maintains a comfortable margin above 100 FPS while still looking substantially better than "Medium" (116.7 FPS) or "Low" (138.2 FPS). The data clearly shows that "High" is the most efficient preset across all resolutions for this hardware pairing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the determining factor in this combo's performance, particularly when moving up in resolution. With a boost clock of 2475 MHz and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, the card provides a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s, which is sufficient for the texture loads in Ready Or Not's indoor environments. The measured FPS scaling shows that the GPU is heavily utilized at 4K, where the difference between "Low" (138.2 FPS) and "Ultra" (73.5 FPS) is a massive 64.7 FPS drop, highlighting the card's sensitivity to shader complexity and shadow quality at higher resolutions. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is adequate for this game at all tested settings, as the data does not show any anomalous performance collapses that would indicate memory swapping.

Benchmark results for the GPU show a PassMark G3D score of 29995 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4627, placing it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, with the RTX 4070 SUPER trailing the A6000 by only 0.2% in average benchmark score but leading the RX 7650 GRE by 0.3%. This indicates that the card is positioned in a strong mid-to-high tier, and the measured FPS in Ready Or Not confirms that it is not the bottleneck at 1080p, where the CPU is more likely to be the limiting factor given the extremely high frame rates. At 4K, however, the GPU's rasterization throughput becomes the clear constraint, as evidenced by the significant FPS drops when raising settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER achieves a combo rank of 322 out of 1748 tested configurations in Ready Or Not, placing it in the top 18.4% of all systems. This is a strong result for a mainstream high-end pairing, indicating that the hardware is well-matched for this title. The rank reflects the combined capability of the CPU and GPU, and the data suggests that the system is not held back by a severe imbalance in either component. For context, the CPU alone sits in the 96th percentile of all processors, while the GPU is in the 84th percentile, so the combo's overall rank is slightly lower than the CPU's percentile but higher than the GPU's, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario at higher settings.

The measured FPS numbers at the "High" preset across resolutions—321.7 at 1080p, 207.1 at 1440p, and 107.3 at 4K—are all well above the playable threshold for a tactical shooter, and the rank of 322 out of 1748 confirms that this system outperforms the vast majority of configurations in the database. The deltaPct values for the CPU's nearest rivals show that the i7-14700KF is within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and 1.3% of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270, which suggests that the processor is not a weak link in this pairing. Overall, the combo ranks as a high-tier configuration that should handle Ready Or Not with ease, even at 4K with optimized settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 410.9 FPS on "Low," 355.3 FPS on "Medium," 321.7 FPS on "High," and 228.1 FPS on "Ultra." The step from "Low" to "Ultra" represents a 44.5% reduction in frame rate, which is steep but expected given the heavy post-processing and shadow effects in the Ultra preset. At 2560x1440, the numbers are 258.4 FPS ("Low"), 223.6 FPS ("Medium"), 207.1 FPS ("High"), and 146.9 FPS ("Ultra"). The gap between "High" and "Ultra" at 1440p is 60.2 FPS, which is the largest single-preset drop in the dataset, indicating that the Ultra settings at this resolution are particularly demanding on the GPU.

At 3840x2160, the system still performs admirably, with 138.2 FPS on "Low," 116.7 FPS on "Medium," 107.3 FPS on "High," and 73.5 FPS on "Ultra." The 4K "Ultra" result is the only figure below 100 FPS in the entire dataset, which is a notable finding for a game that is not typically considered a hardware killer. The data shows a consistent pattern: the "High" preset offers the most stable performance relative to the "Ultra" preset, with the latter costing an average of 50-60 FPS across all resolutions. For users with high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors, the "High" preset at 207.1 FPS is ideal, while 4K users should stick to "High" at 107.3 FPS to avoid the 4K "Ultra" drop to 73.5 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the system's bottleneck characteristics. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at the "High" preset, the FPS drops from 321.7 to 207.1, a reduction of 35.6%, while the pixel count increases by 77.8%. This suggests that the system is not purely GPU-bound at 1080p, as the frame rate does not drop proportionally to the pixel count increase. The CPU's strong single-thread performance, with a Geekbench single-core score of 2972 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6290, helps maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases.

When moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at the "High" preset, the FPS drops from 207.1 to 107.3, a reduction of 48.2%, while the pixel count increases by 125%. This steeper drop indicates that the GPU is now the primary bottleneck, as the RTX 4070 SUPER's 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is overwhelmed by the 4K workload. The data shows a clear inflection point at 1440p, where the system transitions from CPU-limited to GPU-limited. At 1080p "Low," the 410.9 FPS result is so high that it almost certainly exceeds the CPU's maximum frame rate capability, meaning the i7-14700KF is likely the limiting factor there. At 4K "Ultra," the 73.5 FPS result is firmly GPU-bound, as the CPU has ample headroom to feed the GPU more frames if it could render them.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF plays a crucial role in this combo's ability to deliver high frame rates at lower resolutions, where the CPU can become the bottleneck. With 20 cores and 28 threads, the processor provides massive multi-threading capability, which is reflected in its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44557 and PassMark multithread score of 52425. However, Ready Or Not is a game that relies heavily on single-thread performance for its core game logic, and the CPU's boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensures that it can keep up with the GPU's frame output at 1080p. The data shows that at 1080p "Low," the system achieves 410.9 FPS, which is a clear indication that the CPU is not a limiting factor, as this frame rate is far beyond what most displays can show.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database include the Intel Core i7-14700K, which has an identical average benchmark score (70074 vs 70104), and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, which is only 0.4% faster in average score. This places the i7-14700KF in a very competitive position, and its 96th percentile ranking among all CPUs suggests that it will not be a weak link in any gaming scenario. In this specific game, the CPU's role is to ensure that frame times remain consistent during intense firefights, and the measured FPS at 1080p "High" (321.7 FPS) indicates that the processor has significant headroom. The 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache help reduce latency, which is beneficial for a game that requires quick reactions. Overall, the data shows that the CPU is more than sufficient for this GPU, and the bottleneck shifts to the GPU as resolution and settings increase.