Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not is a tactical shooter that stresses both CPU and GPU, and the measured data for the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 provides a clear picture of its capabilities. The dataset reveals a combination that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, yet shows significant headroom at 1080p, suggesting the CPU can keep pace with the powerful graphics card under most conditions. This analysis walks through the measured frames per second (FPS) across settings and resolutions to determine the optimal experience and the role each component plays in this specific configuration.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for this combo in Ready Or Not shows a clear hierarchy across the four available presets, with the optimal choice depending heavily on the target resolution. At 4K (3840x2160), the High preset delivers an average of 88 FPS, which is a playable and smooth experience for a tactical shooter. The Medium preset at this resolution yields 97 FPS on average, but the High preset’s superior visual quality comes at a relatively small performance cost, making it the superior choice for visual fidelity without sacrificing playability. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 62 FPS, which is a significant reduction and may introduce noticeable stutter in intense firefights, making it less ideal for competitive play.

At 1440p (2560x1440), the High preset achieves a robust 169 FPS average, which is well beyond the threshold for high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset provides an even higher 185 FPS average, but the difference between High and Medium is often less visually distinct at this resolution than the performance gain suggests. The Low preset at 1440p hits 213 FPS, but this sacrifices too much visual detail for a game that relies on environmental awareness. Therefore, High at 1440p is the recommended balance, offering excellent fluidity and a strong visual presentation.

The 1080p (1920x1080) results are exceptionally high across all settings, with even Ultra maintaining a 188 FPS average. The High preset at 1080p produces a staggering 267 FPS average, which is far beyond the refresh rate of most displays. Since the frame rates are so high, the choice here becomes more about visual quality than raw performance. The Ultra preset at 1080p is the only setting that presents a potential challenge to the CPU, but its 188 FPS average is still very playable. For the best overall experience at 1080p, the High preset is recommended, as it provides a massive performance buffer while still offering a high level of graphical detail. The data shows that High is the "sweet spot" preset across all resolutions, providing a significant performance advantage over Ultra while maintaining a high level of visual fidelity.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is a high-end mobile graphics solution with substantial resources dedicated to rendering. Its performance in Ready Or Not is characterized by a massive 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. This large memory pool is particularly relevant for a game like Ready Or Not, which features detailed environments and multiple AI characters, ensuring the GPU does not run out of memory at high resolutions and texture settings. The core clocks are also notably high, with a base clock of 2205 MHz and a boost clock of 2505 MHz, which are key drivers of its fill rate and compute power.

The GPU's raw computational strength is evident in its FP32 performance of 48.74 TFLOPS, which directly translates to its ability to handle complex shaders and lighting effects. In the measured data, the GPU is clearly the primary performance limiter at higher resolutions. The transition from 1440p High (169 FPS) to 4K High (88 FPS) shows a dramatic drop of 81 FPS, a 48% reduction. This steep decline is a classic indicator of a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering resolution is increasing the workload on the graphics processor faster than the CPU can feed it. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms its high-end status, and its average benchmark score of 54247 places it in the top tier of graphics cards, just above the RTX 4080 SUPER, which has a score of 54209 and a deltaPct of 0.1. This indicates that the RTX 4080 is an exceptionally powerful component that will dominate the frame rates in this game until the CPU becomes the limiting factor.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling across resolutions is a textbook example of how a powerful GPU interacts with a capable CPU. Moving from 1080p to 1440p to 4K, the workload shifts from being potentially CPU-limited at the lowest resolution to being strictly GPU-limited at the highest. At 1080p High, the combo produces 267 FPS, which suggests the CPU is still able to feed the GPU enough data to maintain a very high frame rate. However, the jump to 1440p High reduces the average to 169 FPS, a 98 FPS drop (37%). This significant reduction indicates that the GPU is now becoming the primary bottleneck, as the increased pixel count demands more from the rendering pipeline.

The trend continues more dramatically when scaling from 1440p to 4K. The average FPS at 4K High is 88 FPS, a further 81 FPS drop (48%) from the 1440p result. This compounding performance loss with each resolution increase is a clear sign that the GPU is being pushed to its limits. The data shows that at 1080p, the CPU can extract nearly all of the RTX 4080's potential, but as resolution climbs, the GPU's workload expands exponentially, and the frame rate becomes more dependent on its raw power. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings shows that the combo loses approximately 179 FPS (67%), which is an enormous margin that highlights the extreme demands of 4K rendering. This analysis confirms that the limiting component in this system is the GPU, especially at 1440p and 4K resolutions, while the CPU has sufficient headroom to support high frame rates at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

A detailed look at the measured FPS for each resolution and settings combination reveals the performance envelope of this hardware pairing.

1920x1080: The data shows extremely high frame rates at this resolution. The Low preset achieves an average of 337 FPS, which is the highest measured for this combo. The Medium preset provides an average of 294 FPS, with a minimum of 250 FPS and a maximum of 338 FPS, indicating a very stable experience. The High preset averages 267 FPS, which is still an exceptional result. The Ultra preset, while the most visually demanding, still produces a strong 188 FPS average. The difference between Low and Ultra is 149 FPS, showing the massive performance scaling that occurs with settings changes.

2560x1440: The frame rates remain very high at 1440p, but the scaling is more pronounced. The Low preset averages 213 FPS, which is a significant drop from the 1080p result. The Medium preset averages 185 FPS, with a minimum of 158 FPS and a maximum of 213 FPS. The High preset averages 169 FPS, and the Ultra preset drops to 118 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 95 FPS, which shows the increased cost of the Ultra preset at higher resolutions.

3840x2160: At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. The Low preset averages 111 FPS, which is the only setting to break the 100 FPS barrier. The Medium preset averages 97 FPS, with a minimum of 82 FPS and a maximum of 111 FPS. The High preset averages 88 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls to 62 FPS. The performance difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 49 FPS, and the game becomes less fluid at the highest settings. The High preset at 4K offers a more consistent experience than Ultra, making it the more practical choice for 4K gaming, as the 26 FPS difference between the two is a substantial margin.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Ready Or Not, this specific pairing of the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 holds a rank of 949 out of 2947 total combos. This places it in the 68th percentile of all tested systems, indicating that it performs better than a majority of the configurations in the database. This is a strong result, but it is not at the very top of the leaderboard, which makes sense given that the RTX 4080 is a high-end, but not the absolute flagship, GPU.

The rank suggests that while this combo delivers excellent performance in absolute terms, there are other tested pairings that achieve even higher frame rates, likely due to more powerful CPUs or newer GPU models. The combo’s rank is a holistic metric that considers performance across all tested games, but within Ready Or Not, the data shows it is a very capable system. The fact that it ranks in the top third of all combos confirms the strength of the RTX 4080, as its performance is able to boost the overall standing of the system despite the CPU being a mobile-part. This ranking indicates that a user with this setup can expect a high-performance experience in this game, but it is not the absolute top-tier configuration.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H is a mobile processor with 14 cores and 18 threads, built on Intel's Meteor Lake architecture. Its role in Ready Or Not is to manage game logic, AI, and physics, and the data suggests it performs this task admirably. The processor has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, which allows it to handle single-threaded workloads efficiently. Its benchmark results are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11875.5 and a single-core score of 1700, indicating a balanced performance profile.

In the context of this game, the CPU's role becomes most apparent at lower resolutions. The fact that the combo can achieve an average of 337 FPS at 1080p Low suggests that the CPU is not a bottleneck at this setting, as it is able to feed the GPU enough data to reach such high frame rates. However, the CPU's performance relative to its rivals is a key data point. Its average benchmark score is 29093, which is very close to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, which has an average score of 29123 and a deltaPct of -0.1. This makes the two processors nearly identical in overall performance. It also sits just below the Intel Core i5-13500HX, which has a score of 29270 and a deltaPct of -0.6, indicating the 135H is only 0.6% slower. This shows that the 135H is a highly capable mobile CPU that can compete with desktop-class parts from a few generations ago.

The CPU's 81st percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms its strong position. Its 18 MB of shared L3 cache and support for DDR5 memory help to ensure smooth data flow to the GPU. In Ready Or Not, the CPU shows it can handle the game's demands at 1080p, but as resolution increases, its role diminishes as the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The data shows that at 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 49 FPS, which is a GPU-driven change, while the CPU's performance remains constant, suggesting it is not the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The processor's performance is sufficient to avoid creating a major bottleneck in this title, allowing the RTX 4080 to operate at its full potential.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset to use for a 1440p monitor to maximize smoothness?

A: Based on the data, the High preset at 2560x1440 provides an average of 169 FPS. This is a better balance than the Medium preset's 185 FPS, as it offers higher visual fidelity with only a 16 FPS average performance loss, and it is far more visually appealing than the Low preset's 213 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the main limiting factor for this combo in Ready Or Not?

A: The GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. The FPS drops significantly from 1080p High (267 FPS) to 4K High (88 FPS), which indicates the graphics card is struggling to keep up with the increased pixel count. At 1080p, the CPU can feed the GPU enough to reach high frame rates, but the GPU becomes the bottleneck as resolution increases.

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K with the highest visual settings?

A: At 4K with the Ultra preset, the combo produces an average of 62 FPS. This is a playable frame rate, but it is significantly lower than the High preset's 88 FPS, and the 26 FPS drop may be noticeable in fast-paced situations.

Q: How does the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H compare to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X in overall benchmark performance?

A: The two CPUs are nearly identical in performance. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H has an average benchmark score of 29093, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X has a score of 29123, resulting in a deltaPct of -0.1, meaning the Intel chip is only 0.1% slower.

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo can achieve in Ready Or Not?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 337, which is achieved at 1080p with the Low preset. This shows the combo's maximum potential when the graphical load is minimized.

Q: Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 in this combo faster than the RTX 4080 SUPER?

A: No, the data shows the RTX 4080 is slightly slower. The RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54247, while the RTX 4080 SUPER has a score of 54209, but the deltaPct is 0.1, indicating the RTX 4080 is actually 0.1% faster than the SUPER in this specific benchmark database.