Ready or Not review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks

Genre gem. After months or even years of an early access phase, Ready or Not version 1.0 has finally been released. The tactical shooter is reminiscent of classics such as SWAT 4 and thanks to Unreal Engine, it has some stunning visuals to offer, too.

Florian Glaser (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published 12/21/2023 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

Test systems

Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16 (RX 7600S & 780M)

be quiet! Silent Base 802 (RTX 4080 & RX 7900 XT)

Philips Evnia 8000 Series 41,5" UHD OLED gaming monitor

We currently carry out our gaming benchmarks with these devices. Clicking on the individual photos will take you to the respective manufacturer's website. Further details on the devices' specifications are listed at the end of the article.

Tech

As mentioned, Ready or Not is based on the popular Unreal Engine. Although it "only" uses UE4 instead of the newer UE5, the game boasts good to very good visuals. As you can see in our screenshots, the game features sharp textures, attractive lighting and high object density. Despite its relatively small team size, each level has been constructed with love and attention.

However, it sometimes takes a while for the textures to load properly (especially on weaker devices), which can get a little annoying. The developers could also do with improving on the dropped frames that sometimes occur (especially just after loading) and the game's poor minimum FPS rate in general. In addition, the controls often turn out to be quite clumsy (collision detection etc.). You also have to like the rather sluggish movement, even for a tactical shooter. On the other hand, it features first-class (weapon) sound that some larger studios could take as an example.

The graphics options are nice and extensive. While the basic tab is still manageable and relatively unspectacular (see screenshots), there are almost 20 settings options in the advanced tab. Upscaling fans can look forward to the presence of FSR and DLSS. Another nice feature is the fact that changes are applied without having to restart the game and there are some handy presets. When starting the game, you also have the choice between DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 (our benchmarks were carried out in DX12 mode).

Benchmark

We used the single-player menu's practice mode as a benchmark sequence. As shown in the video below, we ran along a fixed route for just under 30 seconds and recorded the frame rate using the CapFrameX tool. As this is a first-person game, we would recommend at least 40 FPS despite the leisurely pace of the game.

Results

FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

Unreal Engine has proven not to be particularly demanding, as can be seen in our recent review of The Finals. With a combination of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels and high details, even a Radeon 780M manages to crack the 40 FPS mark, although the minimum FPS rate is quite modest. Current mid-range GPUs such as the GeForce RTX 4050, on the other hand, have no major problems with the epic preset — apart from the previously mentioned dropped frame issue.

Ready or Not
1920x1080 Low Preset 1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset 1920x1080 Epic Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	382 (15.1^min, 200^P0.1, 274^P1) fps ∼100% 369 (123.1^min, 189.4^P0.1, 247^P1) fps ∼100% 330 (34.1^min, 170^P0.1, 210^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	268 (11.2^min, 95.4^P0.1, 184.9^P1) fps ∼70% 263 (99.6^min, 124.3^P0.1, 171^P1) fps ∼71% 253 (21.1^min, 127.2^P0.1, 183.5^P1) fps ∼77%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H Asus ROG Zephyrus M16	217 (12.3^min, 57.1^P0.1, 131.7^P1) fps ∼57% 208 (34.8^min, 56.6^P0.1, 114.8^P1) fps ∼56% 203 (29.2^min, 54.8^P0.1, 119^P1) fps ∼62%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	226 (11.4^min, 38.1^P0.1, 125.4^P1) fps ∼59% 219 (32^min, 51.5^P0.1, 117^P1) fps ∼59% 202 (26.9^min, 55.9^P0.1, 122.7^P1) fps ∼61%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX	232 (13.3^min, 41.5^P0.1, 127.2^P1) fps ∼61% 208 (26.8^min, 41.4^P0.1, 107^P1) fps ∼56% 161.8 (26.5^min, 59.4^P0.1, 92.6^P1) fps ∼49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	220 (8.34^min, 30.6^P0.1, 141.3^P1) fps ∼58% 208 (23.6^min, 65.4^P0.1, 118.4^P1) fps ∼56% 161.5 (18.4^min, 72^P0.1, 103.8^P1) fps ∼49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	191.6 (13.4^min, 40.5^P0.1, 118.8^P1) fps ∼50% 173.4 (29.2^min, 56.7^P0.1, 103.1^P1) fps ∼47% 133.7 (9.22^min, 29.6^P0.1, 83.1^P1) fps ∼41%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	198.1 (11.6^min, 35.1^P0.1, 120.5^P1) fps ∼52% 155.4 (10^min, 33.1^P0.1, 83.7^P1) fps ∼42% 107.1 (14.7^min, 37.8^P0.1, 65.6^P1) fps ∼32%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	176.6 (12.6^min, 51.9^P0.1, 124.2^P1) fps ∼46% 151 (36.4^min, 75.9^P0.1, 103.4^P1) fps ∼41% 104.8 (10.8^min, 41^P0.1, 75.7^P1) fps ∼32%
AMD Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	52.7 (15.5^min, 18.3^P0.1, 21.2^P1) fps ∼100% 44.8 (15.8^min, 16.4^P0.1, 21.4^P1) fps ∼12% 43.4 (9.29^min, 15.8^P0.1, 21.6^P1) fps ∼12% 25 (10.5^min, 10.6^P0.1, 13.1^P1) fps ∼8%

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

A mid-range model is also enough for QHD. From a Radeon RX 7600S upwards, you can expect more than 60 FPS on average when running the game at 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and with maximum settings.

Ready or Not
2560x1440 Epic Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	218 (112.6^min, 129.5^P0.1, 144.5^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	173.1 (36.5^min, 106^P0.1, 136.4^P1) fps ∼79%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H Asus ROG Zephyrus M16	141.1 (22.8^min, 30.4^P0.1, 74.7^P1) fps ∼65%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	128 (15.9^min, 27.3^P0.1, 80.7^P1) fps ∼59%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX	102.9 (27.8^min, 55.1^P0.1, 62.1^P1) fps ∼47%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	95.6 (20.2^min, 38.9^P0.1, 55.1^P1) fps ∼44%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	83.6 (20.4^min, 26.6^P0.1, 52.5^P1) fps ∼38%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	62.3 (28.6^min, 33.7^P0.1, 43.1^P1) fps ∼29%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	56.6 (13^min, 22^P0.1, 30.6^P1) fps ∼26%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

Only 4K begins to separate the wheat from the chaff. When using the epic preset, you will likely not be able to avoid needing a high-end component. Anything from a GeForce RTX 4070 upwards will lead to acceptable performance. With DLSS (Quality) activated, the situation looks more relaxed. Theoretically, an RTX 4050 should already offer sufficient performance.

Ready or Not
3840x2160 Epic Preset 3840x2160 Epic Preset + Quality DLSS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	98.9 (52.8^min, 53.5^P0.1, 55.1^P1) fps ∼100% 205 (97.1^min, 119.6^P0.1, 136.2^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	80.3 (30.5^min, 35.8^P0.1, 49.5^P1) fps ∼81%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H Asus ROG Zephyrus M16	65.2 (9.69^min, 15.1^P0.1, 37.5^P1) fps ∼66% 128.2 (26.5^min, 30.5^P0.1, 62.7^P1) fps ∼63%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	60.4 (10.6^min, 12.4^P0.1, 34.3^P1) fps ∼61% 119.2 (14^min, 35.3^P0.1, 63.3^P1) fps ∼58%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX	48.4 (13.2^min, 20.8^P0.1, 26.9^P1) fps ∼49% 95.2 (12.4^min, 35.7^P0.1, 56.6^P1) fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	40.6 (8.07^min, 15.3^P0.1, 21.4^P1) fps ∼41% 87.6 (38.6^min, 49.4^P0.1, 51.9^P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	35.6 (6.16^min, 8.53^P0.1, 15.8^P1) fps ∼36% 75.5 (24.3^min, 27.3^P0.1, 44.3^P1) fps ∼37%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	26.6 (9.7^min, 10.5^P0.1, 14.6^P1) fps ∼27%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	26 (11.1^min, 12.2^P0.1, 13.2^P1) fps ∼26% 53.6 (14.4^min, 20.2^P0.1, 27^P1) fps ∼26%

Overview

Test system details

Laptop	Graphics card	Processor	RAM
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @150 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6X)	Intel Core i9-13900H	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 @175 W TGP (12 GB GDDR6X)	Intel Core i9-13950HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
XMG Pro 15 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2 x 8 GB DDR5
Medion Erazer Scout E20	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 @100 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-13700H	2 x 8 GB DDR5
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti @150 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-12900H	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	AMD Radeon RX 7600S (8 GB GDDR6) & AMD Radeon 780M	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2 x 8 GB DDR5

Tower PC	Graphics card	Processor	RAM
Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16 GB GDDR6X) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900K	2 x 24 GB DDR5 G.Skill

4K monitor	Operating system	Nvidia driver	AMD driver
Philips Evnia 42M2N8900	Windows 11	ForceWare 546.33	Adrenalin 23.12.1

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I discovered my interest in computers in my childhood, growing up with MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 in the early 1990s. I was especially fascinated with computer games, even from an early age. From Monkey Island through Lands of Lore to Doom, I tried every game I could get my hands on. I have been working for Notebookcheck since 2009 with my focus mostly being on high-performance gaming laptops.

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Pos	Model	< Prev Next > Ready or Not (2023)
Pos	Model	low 1920x1080 Low Preset	med. 1920x1080 Medium Preset	high 1920x1080 High Preset	ultra 1920x1080 Epic Preset	QHD 2560x1440 Epic Preset	4K 3840x2160 Epic Preset	3840x2160 Epic Preset + Quality DLSS
2	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	336	356	336	323	263	132.4	243
3	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX	519	445	425	314	225	104.2
4	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super	451ⁿ²	393.5ⁿ²	372ⁿ²	329ⁿ²	215.5ⁿ²	97.7ⁿ²	185.85ⁿ²
5	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080		382	369	330	218	98.9	205
8	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT		268	263	253	173.1	80.3
11	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	335	325	322	254	159.3	70.5
12	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	289	191.8ⁿ²	183ⁿ²	179.05ⁿ²	142.7ⁿ²	65.2	128.2
14	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	376	338	306	246	160.6	76.8	143.3
22	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	267	176.8ⁿ²	170.25ⁿ²	135.1ⁿ³	112.5ⁿ³	60.4	119.2
24	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		366	308	236	149.9	71.9
30	AMD Radeon RX 6800	279	277	262	187	114.7	50.4
31	AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT	281	277	269	183.6	109.9	48.4
32	NVIDIA Titan RTX	289	283	256	183.8	109.2	46.4	101.7
33	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	297	293	263	201	124.7	58.7	115.7
36	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU		232	208	170.3ⁿ²	103.35ⁿ²	47.6ⁿ²	95.2
37	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU		220	201.1ⁿ²	147.75ⁿ²	90.2ⁿ²	40.6	87.6
40	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070		294	259	187	115.6	53.6
41	AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT	239	233	228	151.8	93.1	40.1
43	AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	231	214	228	148.9	87.8	38.1
Pos	Model	< Prev Next >Ready or Not
Pos	Model	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
44	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	147.8	138.2	120.5	119.85ⁿ²	88.35ⁿ²	40.55ⁿ²	76.1
45	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	271	260	228	164.3	99.6	33.2	92.3
46	Intel Arc A770	202	198.3	190.6	134.9	86.6	38
48	AMD Radeon RX 7600	212	194.7	194.5	133.6	76.7	33.8
53	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	218	172ⁿ²	160.5ⁿ²	132.6ⁿ²	83.6	35.6	75.5
58	AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT	194.5	188.7	181.2	118.6	69.4	30.3
62	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	210	189.1	174.8	131.3	82	37.2	75.1
66	Intel Arc A750	185	173.1	166.8	118.5	73.9	31.9
76	NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	209	184	164.3	105.7	62.6	26.4
80	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop)	227	206	187.4	122.1	68.9	29.4	65.4
84	AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop)	176.4	162	150.3	102.5	61.8	28.1
91	AMD Radeon RX 7600S		176.6	151	104.8	62.3	26.6
97	Intel Arc A580	202	173.6	163.5	113.5	68.3	29.2
98	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop)	204	182	159.6	107.8	61.5	26.2	57.9
100	AMD Radeon RX 6600	161.6	153.7	141.7	95.4	54.7	23.8
104	AMD Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop)	156.3	143.1	133.2	93	55.7	25.2
134	AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop)	147.7	139.1	127.5	83.3	50.2	21.6
142	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop)	144.2	128.2	112.5	69.6	39.2	9.5
143	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	81.1	68.7	50.4	36.1	23.1	6.2
144	AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop)	107.1	95	91.8	57.1	34.3	15
Pos	Model	< Prev Next >Ready or Not
Pos	Model	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
145	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU		173.2ⁿ²	144.8ⁿ²	101.1ⁿ²	56.6	26	53.6
148*	Intel Arc A730M	128.7	112.9	93.6	69.3	42.8	15
152	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	143	105.6	101.4	74.4
158	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop)	138.8	113.7	107.6	63.7	35.3	10.9
161	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)	118.1	100.8	94.7	49	26.8	5.6
167	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU	129.6	97.2	85.1	64
187	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile	86.2	70.9ⁿ²		45.7
198	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile	120.7	86.1	74.5	51.5
202	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	83.5	71.3	63.5	41.3
203	Intel Arc A380	85.7	70.3	68	43.8
222*	Intel Arc A310	102.2	75.6	58.3	34.6
223*	Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU	60.4	46.9	45.8	32.5
225*	Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU	62.7	48.3	44.5	34.5
241*	AMD Radeon 780M	54.9ⁿ²	49.25ⁿ²	47.45ⁿ²	29.55ⁿ²	20.5	9.2
317	NVIDIA GeForce MX350	41.5	37	32	14.7
334	NVIDIA GeForce MX250	34.8	27.8	26.5	14.4
381*	Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	19.8	16.9
420*	Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	23.1	19.6	18.9	12.1
511*	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	20.7	18.3	17.4	11
585	Intel UHD Graphics 630	11.7
Pos	Model	< Prev Next >Ready or Not
Pos	Model	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
587*	Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	9.74
668	AMD Radeon R5 M255	9.59
669*	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	11.1

Legend
5	Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
	May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
	May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
?	Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
	Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
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