Systems and methods provide for testing receiver (Rx) performance requirements of a user equipment (UE). Test equipment is configured to generate a radio frequency (RF) signal with a power level (Es) and determine a power spectral density (Noc) for an artificial noise signal. The Es and Noc may be selected to emulate a target signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at a baseband Rx chain of the UE and to compensate for UE RF noise. The RF signal and the noise signal may be combined to produce an applied signal provided to the UE for testing.