Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this combo deliver at 1920x1080 with Low settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the Intel Arc B580 achieves 524.8 FPS on average at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the highest measured result across all tested configurations.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops to 132.1 FPS. This remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating the combination can handle demanding 4K presets in this title.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 2560x1440?

A: The measured average goes from 358.8 FPS on Low down to 225.7 FPS on Ultra at 2560x1440. That represents a 133.1 FPS spread between the two extreme presets.

Q: Where does this CPU+GPU combo rank among all tested combinations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 1261st out of 1605 tested combinations, placing it in the lower portion of the overall performance distribution for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Q: Is the Intel Arc B580's VRAM capacity a limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus. Given the frame rates observed even at 4K Ultra (132.1 FPS), the VRAM appears more than sufficient for this title's demands.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X's multi-threaded performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score of 26214 is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i9-11900KF's 26196, placing the two effectively at parity in aggregate performance.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data shows a clear scaling pattern across presets at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the jump from Low to Medium costs 79.6 FPS (from 524.8 down to 445.2), while the step from Medium to High costs another 57.5 FPS, landing at 387.7. The Ultra preset brings the average down to 328.5, which is still exceptionally high for competitive play.

For 2560x1440 users, the same trend holds: Low delivers 358.8 FPS, Medium drops to 304 FPS, and High sits at 266.9 FPS. The Ultra preset yields 225.7 FPS. At 3840x2160, the spread narrows in absolute terms: Low produces 214.3 FPS, Medium 183.1 FPS, High 156.6 FPS, and Ultra 132.1 FPS.

The data suggests that High settings provide the most balanced experience across all three resolutions. At 1080p, High still delivers 387.7 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate capabilities of virtually all monitors. At 1440p, High's 266.9 FPS remains far beyond any display's practical refresh ceiling. Even at 4K, High's 156.6 FPS keeps the experience smooth on high-refresh 4K panels.

Choosing Medium over High yields modest gains—roughly 15% at 1080p, 14% at 1440p, and 17% at 4K—but sacrifices visual fidelity in a game where clarity matters for spotting opponents. Conversely, the drop from High to Ultra costs 59.2 FPS at 1080p, 41.2 FPS at 1440p, and 24.5 FPS at 4K, with diminishing visual returns. For competitive play, High offers the best compromise between frame rate headroom and image quality.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 1261 out of 1605 tested combinations places it in the 22nd percentile of all tested systems for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This means roughly 78% of tested combos deliver higher frame rates in this specific title. However, the absolute frame rates tell a more nuanced story.

At 1920x1080 with High settings, this combo achieves 387.7 FPS. That figure would rank far higher if the database ranked purely on 1080p High performance, but the aggregate rank reflects performance across all tested resolutions and settings. The CPU's percentile vs all CPUs is 83, indicating it outperforms 83% of all processors in general benchmarks. The GPU's percentile vs all GPUs is 66, meaning it outperforms 66% of all graphics cards.

The combination of a strong CPU and mid-tier GPU produces frame rates that are limited more by the GPU at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz keep pace with the GPU's output. At 4K, the GPU becomes the primary constraint, as evidenced by the 132.1 FPS floor at Ultra settings.

The rank suggests this combo is not optimized for maximum CS:GO performance relative to other tested hardware, but the measured frame rates remain exceptionally high in absolute terms. The rank is dragged down by the fact that many higher-end combos produce 500+ FPS at 1080p, where this combo's 524.8 FPS at Low is its only result above 500.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its highest frame rates. Low settings yield 524.8 FPS average, the only configuration to cross the 500 FPS threshold. Medium settings deliver 445.2 FPS, High settings 387.7 FPS, and Ultra 328.5 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 37.4% reduction in average frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the results remain high but show a noticeable step down. Low produces 358.8 FPS, Medium 304 FPS, High 266.9 FPS, and Ultra 225.7 FPS. The gap between 1080p and 1440p at the same settings ranges from 166 FPS at Low (524.8 vs 358.8) to 102.8 FPS at Ultra (328.5 vs 225.7). The relative penalty for moving to 1440p is larger at lower settings: 31.6% at Low versus 31.3% at Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates remain playable but drop significantly. Low delivers 214.3 FPS, Medium 183.1 FPS, High 156.6 FPS, and Ultra 132.1 FPS. The difference between 1440p and 4K is substantial: 144.5 FPS at Low (358.8 vs 214.3) and 93.6 FPS at Ultra (225.7 vs 132.1). The 4K results indicate the GPU is the limiting factor, as the CPU's contribution becomes less relevant at this resolution.

The highest measured result across all configurations is 524.8 FPS at 1080p Low. The lowest is 132.1 FPS at 4K Ultra. The full range spans 392.7 FPS across all tested settings and resolutions. These results indicate that even the most demanding configuration remains well above competitive play thresholds.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is built on TSMC's 5 nm process with the Xe2-HPG architecture and the BMG-G21 chip. It packs 19,600 million transistors into a 272 mm² die. The GPU operates at a base and boost clock of 2670 MHz, with memory running at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). This configuration produces 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and a texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s.

The 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, this bandwidth proves more than adequate—the game's engine does not require heavy texture streaming or large memory pools. The 80 ROPs and 160 TMUs handle the game's geometry and fill rate demands without bottlenecking.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 23021 places it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon 760M, scores 22999, a delta of just 0.1%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 scores 23181, putting the B580 0.7% behind. This tight clustering indicates the B580 sits in a competitive mid-range segment.

In CS:GO specifically, the GPU's role shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the CPU is often the primary driver of frame rate, and the B580's 524.8 FPS at Low settings reflects the GPU's ability to keep up with the CPU's output. At 4K, the GPU's pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s becomes more relevant, explaining the 132.1 FPS floor at Ultra settings.

The GPU's 20 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support are not directly relevant to CS:GO, which runs on older APIs. The Vulkan 1.4 support may offer advantages in certain configurations, but the measured data does not differentiate between API paths. The GPU's 190 W TDP and suggested 450 W PSU indicate moderate power requirements for the performance delivered.