Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

This database entry covers the Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The measured FPS set contains 12 average frame-rate rows spanning 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080 across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets. Across those rows, the pair ranges from 227.5 FPS at 4K Ultra to 889.9 FPS at 1080p Low. The CPU sits at the 75th percentile and the GPU at the 81st percentile, and the combo ranks 438th out of 1,605 tested combinations in this game.

Resolution Scaling

Resolution has a large effect on the measured averages. At Low settings, the i5-11400F and RTX 4070 deliver 889.9 FPS at 1920x1080, 613.4 FPS at 2560x1440, and 365.5 FPS at 3840x2160. At Ultra settings, the same resolution steps produce 561.3, 384.9, and 227.5 FPS. Every settings tier shows a major loss when moving from 1080p to 4K.

The shape of the scaling points to the GPU becoming a stronger limiting factor at higher resolutions. The 4K Low average of 365.5 is actually below the 1440p Ultra average of 384.9, meaning a full resolution step can cost more performance than dropping from Ultra to Low at the lower resolution. At 1080p, the Low-to-Ultra ordering is 889.9, 757.5, 655.3, and 561.3. At 4K, the ordering is 365.5, 306.6, 265.4, and 227.5. The resolution penalty is steep enough that no 4K measured row comes close to the fastest 1080p rows.

This pattern suggests a balanced pairing: the CPU matters most when the resolution is low enough to expose very high frame rates, while the GPU takes over as the workload moves toward 4K Ultra. The data also shows that the preset choice at 1080p does not change the fundamental story — even 1080p Ultra at 561.3 remains far above every 4K row, including 4K Low at 365.5.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, with 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock is 2475 MHz, with a base clock of 1920 MHz and a memory clock of 1313 MHz, listed as 21 Gbps effective. The synthetic Passmark G3D score is 26927, and the GPU's overall average benchmark score is 37283, putting it at the 81st percentile.

In the nearest-rival set, the RTX 4070 sits 0.6% below the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, 1.9% below the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A, and 2.2% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile. It sits 2.5% above the AMD Radeon RX 5300M. These deltaPct values show a fairly tight synthetic group. The CS:GO measurements, however, show a GPU that is never struggling to stay above 227.5 FPS, even at 4K Ultra.

The 12 GB frame buffer and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth appear more than sufficient for the measured rows in this game. The slowest preset, 3840x2160 Ultra, still manages 227.5 FPS, while 4K High reaches 265.4. If the memory subsystem or VRAM capacity were a serious limit, the 4K rows would be expected to show a much larger drop from the 1080p results. The data indicates the GPU's clocks and memory bandwidth are supporting high frame rates rather than acting as a ceiling.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F contributes 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its shared L3 cache is 12 MB. In synthetic tests, the CPU scores 2029 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 2981 in Passmark single-thread. Multithreaded results include 14372 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 16908 in Passmark multithread. The CPU's average benchmark score is 17181, placing it at the 75th percentile.

The nearest CPU rivals are very close in synthetic score. The Ryzen 7 5700U scores 17189 with a deltaPct of 0. The Core i7-1260P scores 17212 with deltaPct -0.2, and the Core Ultra 7 164U scores 17215 with deltaPct -0.2. The Core i5-1240U scores 17141 with deltaPct 0.2. These differences are small, and in CS:GO the most notable result is the 1080p Low average of 889.9 FPS.

That extremely high average is the best measured row in the entire data set. It suggests the CPU's 4.40 GHz boost clock and strong single-thread result are central to this pairing's performance. At 1440p Low the average is 613.4, and at 4K Low it is 365.5, so the CPU is still feeding the GPU at rates that many systems would consider high. The measured rows have no minimum FPS values recorded, so frame-pacing issues cannot be evaluated from this data, but the average-FPS picture is clearly strong.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured rows show a consistent ordering by preset and by resolution.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 3840x2160 | High | 265.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 365.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 306.6 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 227.5 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 449.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 613.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 524.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 384.9 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 655.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 889.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 757.5 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 561.3 |

At every resolution, Low is the fastest preset, followed by Medium, then High, then Ultra. At every preset, 1080p is the fastest resolution, then 1440p, then 4K. The fastest measured row is 1920x1080 Low at 889.9 FPS. The slowest is 3840x2160 Ultra at 227.5 FPS.

One notable result is that 1080p Ultra at 561.3 FPS is higher than 1440p Medium at 524.2 FPS. Also, 1440p Low at 613.4 FPS is higher than every measured 4K row, including 4K Low at 365.5 FPS. Meanwhile, 4K Low at 365.5 FPS is lower than 1440p Ultra at 384.9 FPS. These comparisons show that resolution choice has a dramatic effect on the final frame rate.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank in CS:GO is 438 out of 1,605 measured combinations. That places it above a large portion of the test pool. The CPU sits at the 75th percentile among all tested CPUs, and the GPU sits at the 81st percentile among all tested GPUs. Their synthetic average scores are 17181 for the CPU and 37283 for the GPU.

The CPU rival deltas are very small: the nearest competitors are separated by only 0.2%. The GPU rival deltas are larger but still moderate, ranging from 2.5% above the Radeon RX 5300M to 2.2% below the RTX 4080 Mobile. Yet in-game, this specific pairing reaches 889.9 FPS at 1080p Low and 227.5 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 438th rank reflects a combination where both components are strong individually and produce very high averages in a game that rewards high frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the fastest measured preset for this combo in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive?

A: The fastest measured row is 1920x1080 Low at 889.9 FPS.

Q: What is the slowest measured preset?

A: The slowest measured row is 3840x2160 Ultra at 227.5 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in this game?

A: It ranks 438th out of 1,605 tested combos.

Q: Does the RTX 4070's 12 GB of VRAM appear to limit CS:GO performance?

A: The data does not show a VRAM limit. The lowest measured average is 227.5 FPS at 4K Ultra, and the GPU has 12 GB GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How close are the CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic score?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700U has a deltaPct of 0, the Core i7-1260P and Core Ultra 7 164U each have deltaPct -0.2, and the Core i5-1240U has deltaPct 0.2.

Q: What are the 1080p and 4K results for each preset?

A: At Low, 889.9 versus 365.5. At Medium, 757.5 versus 306.6. At High, 655.3 versus 265.4. At Ultra, 561.3 versus 227.5.

Settings Recommendations

Based only on the measured averages, 1920x1080 Low is the clear choice for maximum frame rate, delivering 889.9 FPS. The same resolution at Medium still produces 757.5 FPS, and High produces 655.3 FPS. Even the Ultra preset at 1080p remains high at 561.3 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the fastest option is Low at 613.4 FPS, followed by Medium at 524.2 FPS, High at 449.7 FPS, and Ultra at 384.9 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low delivers 365.5 FPS, Medium 306.6 FPS, High 265.4 FPS, and Ultra 227.5 FPS.

For a balance between visual quality and frame rate, 2560x1440 High at 449.7 FPS is a strong measured midpoint: it is slower than the 1440p Low and Medium rows but faster than every 4K row. If the priority is the highest possible average FPS, the answer is 1920x1080 Low. If the priority is maximum visual quality, 3840x2160 Ultra still produces a 227.5 FPS average. Since the measured set only includes average FPS values, these recommendations are based on average frame rate rather than minimum frame rate behavior.