Ready Or Not

Ready Or Not is a tactical shooter that stresses both CPU and GPU, and the combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers a dataset that shows extreme frame rates across all tested resolutions. The measured FPS figures, drawn from 1080p up to 4K and across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings, reveal a system that is almost never constrained at lower resolutions, with the 4K Ultra preset finally providing a workload heavy enough to bring average frame rates down to triple digits. This analysis breaks down the measured performance, the role of each component, and how this specific combo ranks among 2,947 tested configurations.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank in Ready Or Not?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination ranks 117th out of 2,947 tested combos in this game. That places it in the top 4% of all configurations tested, indicating a very high-performing setup overall.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 519, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. At the same resolution, Medium settings produce 452 FPS, High settings yield 411 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 289 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4090’s average benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 60,347. Its nearest rival, the Intel Arc Pro A60, scores 60,326, which represents a delta of 0% — effectively a tie. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 is 0.3% behind, while the AMD Radeon PRO V710 is 2.9% ahead.

Q: What is the CPU’s performance percentile relative to all CPUs?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus sits in the 96th percentile versus all CPUs tested. This means it outperforms 96% of all CPUs in the database, based on its average benchmark score of 93,785.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The lowest average FPS recorded is 95, which occurs at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings. This is the only measured configuration that drops below 100 FPS average, highlighting the extreme load of 4K Ultra on the GPU.

Q: Does the CPU’s boost clock exceed its base clock significantly?

A: Yes, the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. This 1.80 GHz difference represents a substantial headroom for single-threaded workloads, which is relevant for games that rely on high per-core performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, specifically using the AD102 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process. It features 16,384 shading units, 512 texture mapping units, and 176 render output units, along with 128 ray tracing cores and 512 tensor cores. The memory subsystem is substantial: 24 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. The card’s base clock is 2235 MHz, boosting to 2520 MHz, with memory running at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s, with FP32 compute rated at 82.58 TFLOPS.

In Ready Or Not, the GPU’s role becomes dominant as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the RTX 4090 is rarely the bottleneck; the measured FPS ranges from 289 (Ultra) to 519 (Low), indicating that the CPU is able to feed frames faster than the GPU can render them at lower settings. At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take on more work, with FPS ranging from 182 (Ultra) to 327 (Low). The shift is most pronounced at 3840x2160, where the GPU is clearly the limiting factor: average FPS drops to 136 on High and 95 on Ultra, showing that the 4K resolution with high-quality settings saturates the RTX 4090’s capabilities.

The 24 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for Ready Or Not’s texture and geometry demands, even at 4K Ultra. The measured data shows no signs of memory capacity limiting performance, as the frame rate drops from 4K High (136 FPS) to 4K Ultra (95 FPS) are consistent with increased shading and rendering load rather than memory swapping. The 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that high-resolution textures can be streamed quickly, supporting the GPU’s ability to maintain playable frame rates even at the lowest measured 4K average of 95 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the system scales from 1080p to 4K, and the pattern clearly identifies where the bottleneck shifts. At 1920x1080, the system produces extremely high frame rates: 519 FPS on Low, 452 on Medium, 411 on High, and 289 on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra is 230 FPS, or approximately 44% lower performance moving from the lightest to the heaviest settings. This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is heavily involved, and the RTX 4090 has ample headroom to render frames quickly.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates drop but remain very high: 327 FPS on Low, 286 on Medium, 260 on High, and 182 on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is noticeable but not drastic — Low goes from 519 to 327 FPS (a 37% reduction), while Ultra goes from 289 to 182 FPS (a 37% reduction as well). This consistent scaling suggests that the GPU is now becoming a more significant factor, as the pixel count increases by 78% (from 2.07 million to 3.69 million), yet the frame rate does not drop proportionally, indicating that the CPU still provides enough throughput to keep the GPU well-fed.

At 3840x2160, the scaling becomes more dramatic. Low settings yield 171 FPS, Medium 149 FPS, High 136 FPS, and Ultra 95 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K is substantial: Low falls from 327 to 171 FPS (a 48% reduction), and Ultra falls from 182 to 95 FPS (a 48% reduction). This near-linear scaling with pixel count (4K has 2.25x the pixels of 1440p) indicates that the RTX 4090 is now the definitive limiting component. The CPU’s role diminishes at 4K, as the GPU’s rendering workload dominates the frame time. The data shows that this combo is CPU-bound at 1080p, balanced at 1440p, and GPU-bound at 4K, with the GPU becoming the clear bottleneck at the highest resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS shows the system’s ceiling. On Low settings, the average is 519 FPS, which is the highest recorded figure in the entire dataset. Medium settings produce 452 FPS, with a minimum of 385 FPS and a maximum of 520 FPS, indicating some frame time variance but overall consistency. High settings yield 411 FPS average, while Ultra settings drop to 289 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 230 FPS, meaning Ultra delivers 44% lower performance than Low. This wide spread shows that Ready Or Not’s settings have a significant impact on frame rate at this resolution, but even the lowest figure (289 FPS) is far beyond what most displays can show.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 327 FPS on Low, 286 FPS on Medium (with a minimum of 243 and maximum of 328), 260 FPS on High, and 182 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset’s minimum of 243 FPS is still very high, suggesting that frame pacing remains smooth even under load. The drop from Low to Ultra is 145 FPS, a 44% reduction, mirroring the percentage seen at 1080p. This consistency indicates that the settings’ relative impact on GPU load remains similar, even as the absolute resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 171 FPS on Low, 149 FPS on Medium (with a minimum of 127 and maximum of 172), 136 FPS on High, and 95 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset’s minimum of 127 FPS is still comfortably above 120 FPS, which is a common high-refresh threshold. The Ultra preset’s 95 FPS average is the only sub-100 FPS figure in the entire dataset, and it represents a 44% drop from Low, again matching the pattern seen at other resolutions. The 4K Ultra result shows that this settings level is the most demanding combination tested, pushing the RTX 4090 to its limits in this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a rank of 117 out of 2,947 tested combos in Ready Or Not. This places it in the 96th percentile of all configurations, meaning only 116 combos perform better. Given that the RTX 4090 is an end-of-life product (succeeded by the GeForce 50 series) and the CPU is a recent release (March 2026), this ranking reflects a top-tier pairing that still competes with the best systems available.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 60,347 places it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, with a nearest rival being the Intel Arc Pro A60 at 60,326 (0% delta). This close score suggests that in synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 4090’s raw compute is matched by a workstation-oriented GPU, though the RTX 4090’s gaming-specific features like ray tracing and DLSS are not reflected in that average score. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 93,785 places it in the 96th percentile, with the nearest rival being the Intel Xeon 6520P at 93,786 (0% delta), followed by the AMD EPYC 4564P at 95,183 (-1.5% delta). These rival comparisons show that the CPU is competitive with enterprise-grade server processors in average synthetic performance.

The combo’s rank of 117 out of 2,947 is notable because it suggests that while the components are individually strong, the pairing is not the absolute best for this game. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (95 FPS) is likely a limiting factor, as some other combos may achieve higher frame rates at that specific setting. However, the rank also reflects that many of the 2,947 combos include lower-tier GPUs or CPUs, and the top 116 are likely to be ultra-high-end systems with newer hardware. The data shows that this combo is in the top 4% of all tested configurations, which is an exceptional result for a game that is known to be demanding on both CPU and GPU.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is a 24-core, 24-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake Refresh codename, built on a 3 nm process by TSMC. It features 17,800 million transistors on a 243 mm² die, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 36 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus, providing 115.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and it uses PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes. Its TDP is rated at 125 W, and it has an integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU, though discrete GPU is used in this test.

In Ready Or Not, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080, the measured FPS of 519 on Low settings indicates that the CPU is able to process game logic, AI, and draw calls faster than the GPU can render frames. The high boost clock of 5.50 GHz is critical here, as single-threaded performance often dictates frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,439 and multi-core score of 44,253 show strong performance, but it’s the single-thread number that matters most for games at 1080p. The PassMark single-thread score of 5,068 reinforces this, as it ranks the CPU in the 96th percentile of all CPUs.

As resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the CPU’s influence wanes. The measured FPS drops from 519 to 327 to 171 across Low settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively, which aligns with the GPU’s increasing workload rather than a CPU limitation. The 24 cores and 24 threads are more than sufficient for Ready Or Not’s multithreaded aspects, such as AI for enemy and civilian AI, but the game’s rendering pipeline is what scales with resolution. The CPU’s memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s and 36 MB of L3 cache help ensure that data is fed to the GPU without stalling, but the benchmark results show that the combination is GPU-limited at 4K Ultra, where the RTX 4090’s 95 FPS average is the final bottleneck. In summary, the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus provides the high single-thread performance necessary for extreme frame rates at 1080p, while its multi-core prowess ensures it never becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions, leaving the RTX 4090 as the sole constraint at 4K.