Valorant

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the Intel Arc B370 delivers a measurable spread across the four quality presets. On Low, the average frame rate reaches 204 FPS. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 134 FPS, with a recorded minimum of 114 FPS and a maximum of 154 FPS. High settings produce an average of 128 FPS, while Ultra settles at 122 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 82 FPS, which indicates that the preset choice has a substantial impact on the final frame delivery. Notably, the Medium preset is the only one in the 3840x2160 group with complete min and max data recorded, so the 114 FPS floor and 154 FPS ceiling serve as the only explicit variance measurements in the entire database for this combo.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with higher overall numbers. Low settings average 255 FPS. Medium averages 168 FPS, with a minimum of 143 FPS and a maximum of 193 FPS. High settings reach 160 FPS on average, and Ultra produces 152 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 103 FPS, showing that the scaling from the lowest to the highest preset is even more pronounced than at 4K. The Medium preset again provides the only min and max values, with a 50 FPS spread between the floor and ceiling.

At 1920x1080, the results climb further. Low settings average 299 FPS. Medium averages 197 FPS, with a minimum of 167 FPS and a maximum of 226 FPS. High settings deliver 187 FPS on average, and Ultra reaches 178 FPS. The Low to Ultra spread here is 121 FPS, the largest of all three resolutions. The Medium preset at 1080p shows a 59 FPS gap between minimum and maximum, which is the widest recorded variance for any setting in this dataset. Across all resolutions, the Low preset consistently outperforms the others by a wide margin, while Ultra always lands as the slowest option, though still far above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data reveals that this game, at these settings, is heavily influenced by the graphics preset rather than the resolution alone. When moving from 1920x1080 Low at 299 FPS to 2560x1440 Low at 255 FPS, the drop is 44 FPS. Moving further to 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 204 FPS, another 51 FPS reduction. This steady decline as resolution increases points to the GPU becoming a more significant factor at higher pixel counts, but the absolute numbers remain so high that neither component appears to bottleneck the experience in any meaningful way.

The CPU, a 20-core, 28-thread Raptor Lake Refresh part with a 2.10 GHz base clock and 5.40 GHz boost clock, is far more powerful than what this game requires. The Arc B370, with 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units, is an integrated graphics solution with system-shared memory. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Despite this low percentile, the game still runs at very high frame rates because Valorant is not demanding in absolute GPU terms. The scaling between presets at a fixed resolution is the clearest signal: at 1080p, Low to Medium costs 102 FPS, Medium to High costs 10 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 9 FPS. The first jump is enormous, the later jumps are minor. This suggests that the Low preset removes most of the visual workload, while the higher presets add relatively little extra GPU strain.

When comparing resolutions at the same preset, the pattern repeats. At Ultra, 1080p averages 178 FPS, 1440p averages 152 FPS, and 4K averages 122 FPS. The 56 FPS difference between 1080p Ultra and 4K Ultra is the smallest preset-to-preset resolution gap in the data, which implies that Ultra settings are not disproportionately punishing at higher resolutions. At Low, the same comparison yields a 95 FPS gap between 1080p and 4K, meaning the Low preset is more sensitive to resolution changes. This is an unusual inversion: typically, higher presets amplify resolution effects, but here the data shows the opposite. The integrated nature of the Arc B370, with memory bandwidth described as system dependent, may explain this behavior, as the shared memory subsystem handles both frame buffers and system data.

How This Combo Ranks

The database places this specific CPU and GPU combination at rank 3411 out of 3708 tested combos for Valorant. This is a low ranking, sitting in the bottom portion of the distribution. The percentile data for the components individually tells a different story. The Core i7-14700F ranks in the 91st percentile of all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 53620. The Arc B370, by contrast, ranks in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 1184. The combination of a top-tier CPU and a bottom-tier GPU results in a combo ranking that is much closer to the GPU's percentile than the CPU's percentile. This indicates that for this game, the GPU is the limiting factor in the pairing, even though the absolute frame rates are high.

The combo rank of 3411 out of 3708 means that 297 other tested combinations deliver better performance in this game. However, the frame rate data shows that this combo still clears 60 FPS at every resolution and preset tested. The rank reflects relative performance among a large pool of hardware combinations, not absolute playability. A combo can rank low and still be perfectly playable if the game itself is not demanding. The data shows that this is exactly the situation here. The rank is informative for comparing against other combos, but it does not indicate a failure to run the game. The recorded averages at the lowest point, 122 FPS at 4K Ultra, are still double the playability threshold of 60 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the Intel Core i7-14700F sits very close to several other processors in average benchmark score. The Intel Xeon 6505P scores 53701, which is 0.2% higher. The Intel Xeon Phi 7290 scores 53469, 0.3% lower. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X scores 53288, 0.6% lower. The AMD EPYC 7313P scores 53206, 0.8% lower. These deltas are all under 1%, meaning that in CPU-bound scenarios, any of these processors would deliver nearly identical performance to the Core i7-14700F. For a game like Valorant, where the CPU is far above the required threshold, swapping to any of these alternatives would produce no observable difference in frame rates.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are all much older parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, 0.2% higher than the Arc B370. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% lower. All of these GPUs are within 1.4% of the Arc B370's benchmark score of 1184. In practical terms, any of these GPUs would produce nearly the same frame rates in Valorant as the Arc B370. The similarity in scores suggests that the game's rendering workload is not sensitive to the architectural differences between these parts; it simply needs a modest amount of GPU throughput, and all of these chips provide it.

The implication of these rival comparisons is that the overall combo performance is dominated by the GPU's position in the distribution. Since the CPU rivals are all within 1% of each other, the choice of CPU among these options would not change the gaming experience. The GPU rivals are also tightly clustered, so the measured frame rates for this combo are representative of what a wide range of older or lower-end graphics solutions would achieve in this game. The data does not include any rival GPU with a significantly higher score, so there is no direct comparison available to show what a faster GPU would do to these frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1920x1080 on Low settings?

A: The recorded average is 299 FPS. This is the highest average in the entire dataset for this combo.

Q: Does this combo stay above 60 FPS at 4K?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the lowest average is 122 FPS on Ultra settings. All four presets at this resolution clear the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: Which component limits performance more in this game?

A: The GPU. The Arc B370 ranks in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, while the Core i7-14700F ranks in the 91st percentile of all CPUs. The combo rank of 3411 out of 3708 is much closer to the GPU's percentile, indicating that the GPU determines the performance ceiling.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 1440p?

A: Ultra settings, with an average frame rate of 152 FPS. This is the most demanding preset tested and it still runs well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the Core i7-14700F compare to the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X?

A: The Ryzen 9 7900X has an average benchmark score of 53288, which is 0.6% lower than the Core i7-14700F's score of 53620. The difference is negligible for gaming performance.

Q: Are there any recorded minimum frame rates below 60 FPS?

A: No. The only recorded minimum values are 114 FPS at 4K Medium, 143 FPS at 1440p Medium, and 167 FPS at 1080p Medium. All are well above 60 FPS.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Valorant, and it does so with substantial headroom. The verdict data shows that all four settings presets, Low, Medium, High, and Ultra, are listed as playable at every resolution tested: 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080. The playability threshold in the database is 60 FPS, and the lowest average recorded across the entire dataset is 122 FPS at 4K Ultra. That is more than double the threshold. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 178 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it is 152 FPS. Even the most demanding preset at the highest resolution leaves a comfortable margin above the minimum playable frame rate.

The GPU is weak in absolute terms, ranking in the 5th percentile, but this game does not require a powerful GPU to run smoothly. The CPU is extremely capable, ranking in the 91st percentile, and it easily feeds the GPU with enough data to maintain high frame rates. The result is a system that runs the game at triple-digit frame rates in every configuration tested. The only caveat is the combo's low rank relative to other tested systems, but that rank does not translate into a poor experience for this specific title. The recorded data shows a machine that is far more than sufficient for Valorant at any setting.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average frame rate of 122 FPS. This is the highest quality preset tested, and it still delivers more than double the playability threshold. There is no need to drop to a lower preset at this resolution for the sake of performance, as every option from Low to Ultra exceeds 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the best settings preset is also Ultra, with an average frame rate of 152 FPS. The gap between Ultra at 1440p and Ultra at 4K is 30 FPS, but both are far above the threshold. The data shows that maximizing visual quality at this resolution does not compromise playability.

At 1920x1080, the best settings preset is again Ultra, with an average of 178 FPS. This is the fastest Ultra result in the dataset and leaves a 118 FPS margin above the 60 FPS threshold. Across all three resolutions, the recommendation is straightforward: enable Ultra settings and enjoy the highest visual quality, because the frame rate never comes close to the playability floor.