Ready Or Not

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination delivers a remarkably consistent experience in Ready Or Not, with the measured data showing a clear hierarchy across settings and resolutions. This mobile platform, built on Intel's Meteor Lake architecture and NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace design, produces frame rates that range from a highly playable 44 FPS at 4K Ultra to a brisk 237 FPS at 1080p Low. The benchmark results indicate a system that is well-balanced for this tactical shooter, though the scaling patterns reveal distinct bottlenecks depending on where you set the graphical dials.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a straightforward path to the optimal experience for this hardware pairing. At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset, Ultra, produces an average of 132 FPS, which is already far beyond the refresh rate of most standard displays. However, the step down to High yields 188 FPS, a substantial 56 FPS improvement, while Medium delivers 207 FPS and Low reaches 237 FPS. Given that the jump from High to Ultra costs roughly 30% of the frame rate—from 188 down to 132 FPS—the High preset at 1080p represents the sweet spot for competitive play, offering a high frame rate with only a modest visual compromise compared to the top tier.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern shifts slightly. Ultra again takes the largest toll, dropping to 83 FPS, while High holds at 119 FPS and Medium at 130 FPS. Low runs at 150 FPS. Here, the High preset remains the best balance, as it stays comfortably above the 100 FPS threshold that many players consider essential for a smooth tactical shooter. The 31 FPS gap between High and Ultra is significant, but the visual fidelity at High is still substantial, making it the recommended choice for most users at this resolution. Medium is a viable fallback if you prefer extra headroom, but the data does not suggest it provides a meaningfully better experience than High.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. Ultra drops to 44 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay, while High returns to 62 FPS, and Medium reaches 68 FPS. Low hits 78 FPS. The recommendation here is unequivocal: High is the best preset for 4K, as it is the only tier that consistently clears the 60 FPS mark without sacrificing too much detail. Medium is a close second, offering 68 FPS with slightly reduced settings, but High’s additional visual polish is worth the small performance trade-off. Ultra is not recommended at 4K because its 44 FPS average falls into the range where responsiveness in a tactical shooter can suffer.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the driving force behind the visual output in this combination, and its specifications align closely with the observed performance. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is sufficient for Ready Or Not at the tested settings, as the frame rates do not show signs of a hard VRAM ceiling even at 4K Ultra, where the 44 FPS result is more likely a compute limitation than a memory one. The 8 GB capacity is adequate for the game’s textures and assets at these presets, though the data does not indicate headroom for higher-resolution texture packs beyond what was tested.

The GPU’s clock speeds are also relevant. With a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, the RTX 4060 sustains high frequencies under load, which contributes to the strong 1080p and 1440p results. The chip, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, contains 18,900 million transistors across a 159 mm² die, and its 3072 shading units handle the pixel and compute work efficiently. The 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present but are not explicitly taxed by the measured data, as the benchmark results do not specify ray tracing or DLSS usage. The GPU’s 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput is a solid figure for a mobile part, and it shows in the consistent scaling from Low to Ultra across all three resolutions.

The RTX 4060’s overall standing is reflected in its percentileVsAllGpus of 61, meaning it outperforms 61% of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 780M, which sits just 0.3% behind in average score, and the AMD Radeon Pro 560, which trails by 0.5%. These tight margins in synthetic benchmarks do not fully capture the RTX 4060’s gaming performance, but they contextualize it as a mid-to-upper-tier mobile GPU that is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K being possible only at reduced settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS reveals a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases, which points to the GPU as the primary limiting component at higher pixel counts. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 237 FPS at 1920x1080 to 150 FPS at 2560x1440, a 37% reduction, and then to 78 FPS at 3840x2160, a further 48% drop. This steep decline is characteristic of a GPU-bound workload, where the RTX 4060 must render nearly four times as many pixels at 4K compared to 1080p, and the data shows it cannot keep up at the same pace.

The High preset follows a similar trajectory: 188 FPS at 1080p, 119 FPS at 1440p, and 62 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 37% from 1080p to 1440p and 48% from 1440p to 4K, mirroring the Low preset almost exactly. This consistency indicates that the game’s rendering load scales linearly with resolution, and the RTX 4060’s fixed compute resources are the bottleneck. At Medium, the numbers are 207, 130, and 68 FPS, with a 37% drop to 1440p and a 48% drop to 4K. The Ultra preset shows 132, 83, and 44 FPS, with a 37% drop to 1440p and a 47% drop to 4K.

This scaling behavior strongly suggests that the CPU is not a limiting factor at higher resolutions. If the Core Ultra 9 185H were the bottleneck, the frame rates at 1080p would be closer to those at 1440p, since the CPU’s workload does not increase with resolution. Instead, the consistent 37% and 48% reductions across all settings indicate that the RTX 4060’s pixel throughput is the ceiling. The CPU has more than enough headroom to feed the GPU at every resolution tested, which is a positive sign for the overall balance of this combo.

How This Combo Ranks

In the broader context of tested combinations for Ready Or Not, this pairing of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 holds a mid-pack position. The comboRankInGame places it at rank 1771 out of 2947 total combos, meaning it sits in the 60th percentile of all tested systems. This is a respectable result for a mobile platform, given that the database includes numerous desktop configurations with higher-end GPUs and CPUs. The rank reflects the RTX 4060’s position as a mainstream mobile GPU, and the Core Ultra 9 185H’s role as a high-end mobile processor, but neither component is top-tier in its respective category.

The CPU’s own benchmark percentile supports this assessment. The Core Ultra 9 185H has a percentileVsAllCpus of 85, meaning it outperforms 85% of all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, which is 0.1% faster in average benchmark score, and the Intel Core 7 250H, which is 0.2% faster. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, a desktop part, is 0.7% faster, which shows that this mobile chip is competitive with desktop processors from a few years ago. This strong CPU performance helps ensure that the combo is not held back at lower resolutions, where CPU overhead can become a factor.

The GPU’s rank, however, tempers the overall combo position. With a percentileVsAllGpus of 61, the RTX 4060 is only slightly above the median, and its closest rivals are older or integrated parts. The AMD Radeon HD 7790, a GPU from a previous generation, is 0.2% faster in average score, while the Radeon 780M integrated graphics are 0.3% slower. This places the RTX 4060 in a narrow band of performance, and in Ready Or Not, it translates to the observed frame rates that are playable but not exceptional at 4K. The combo’s rank of 1771 is therefore a fair reflection of a system that excels at 1080p and 1440p but struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K Ultra.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is a 16-core, 22-thread processor based on the Meteor Lake architecture, built on a 7 nm process by Intel. It has a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a 45 W TDP that is typical for high-end mobile parts. The cache hierarchy includes 112 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3, which provides ample fast storage for game data. This CPU is the top of the Core Ultra Series 1 lineup, and its benchmark scores confirm its capability: it achieves 17,984.5 points in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,810.5 points in single-core, along with 11,657 in Geekbench multi-core and 1,794 in single-core.

In Ready Or Not, the CPU’s role is to handle the game’s simulation and AI logic, which is significant for a tactical shooter where multiple enemies and environmental interactions are present. The measured FPS data shows that this CPU is not a bottleneck at any tested setting. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 237 FPS, which is a very high frame rate that would tax most CPUs, yet the fact that it scales down to 188 FPS at High and 132 FPS at Ultra indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor, not the processor. The CPU’s 16 cores and 22 threads provide more than enough parallel processing power for the game’s workloads, and its 5.10 GHz boost clock ensures strong single-threaded performance for the main game loop.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, which is essentially tied at -0.1% in average score, and the Intel Core 7 250H at -0.2%. These are all modern mobile chips, and the tight margins suggest that the Core Ultra 9 185H is not dramatically faster than its direct competitors in general tasks. However, in gaming, the data shows that it provides sufficient headroom to allow the RTX 4060 to reach its full potential. The PassMark multithread score of 29,376 and single-thread score of 3,697 further underscore its capability, with the latter being particularly important for maintaining high frame rates in games that rely on a few fast cores.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are as follows: Low settings produce 237 FPS, Medium produces 207 FPS with a minimum of 176 FPS and a maximum of 238 FPS, High produces 188 FPS, and Ultra produces 132 FPS. The Medium preset’s min FPS of 176 is notably close to its average, indicating good frame pacing with no severe drops. The spread from Low to Ultra is 105 FPS, which is a large range that gives players substantial flexibility. For competitive play, Low’s 237 FPS is excellent, but High at 188 FPS is still far above the threshold for smooth gameplay, and even Ultra’s 132 FPS is playable on a high-refresh monitor.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates are lower but remain strong: Low averages 150 FPS, Medium averages 130 FPS with a minimum of 111 FPS and a maximum of 150 FPS, High averages 119 FPS, and Ultra averages 83 FPS. The Medium preset’s min FPS of 111 is still above 60, ensuring no stutter during intense firefights. The drop from 1080p is consistent across settings, with each tier losing roughly 37% of its performance. This resolution is where the RTX 4060 starts to show its limits, as Ultra’s 83 FPS is below the 100 FPS mark, but High at 119 FPS remains very comfortable.

At 3840x2160, the data shows a more challenging environment: Low averages 78 FPS, Medium averages 68 FPS with a minimum of 58 FPS and a maximum of 78 FPS, High averages 62 FPS, and Ultra averages 44 FPS. The Medium preset’s min FPS of 58 is just below the 60 FPS target, which could result in occasional dips during heavy scenes. High at 62 FPS is the only preset that stays above 60 FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K. Ultra’s 44 FPS is playable but not ideal for a tactical shooter where quick reactions matter. The data clearly shows that 4K is the edge of this combo’s capability, and users should expect to compromise on settings to maintain smooth performance.