Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with the Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 shows a clear pattern of performance scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combination produces an average of 1211.6 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings drops that figure to 834.6 FPS, a reduction of roughly 31%. At 3840x2160, the Low setting average falls further to 494.3 FPS, which represents a 59% decline from the 1080p result.

The resolution scaling behavior changes with higher settings. At Ultra settings, the 1080p average is 758.5 FPS, while 1440p yields 520.4 FPS and 4K drops to 310.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, Low is 453.1 FPS ahead of Ultra. At 1440p, that gap shrinks to 314.2 FPS. At 4K, Low leads Ultra by 183.9 FPS. This trend indicates that the RTX 5080’s rendering workload grows substantially with resolution, but the CPU still has headroom to push high frame rates even at 4K.

The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is the limiting component. The i7-14700KF, with its 20 cores and 28 threads, can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them at lower resolutions. As resolution climbs to 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes more of a bottleneck, but the system still maintains very high averages. The 4K Ultra figure of 310.4 FPS remains far above competitive play requirements, indicating that this pairing is not stressed by CS:GO under any tested configuration.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is a Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It carries 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2617 MHz. The GPU’s memory operates at 1875 MHz with 30 Gbps effective speed. These specifications translate into strong raw performance: the FP32 compute rating is 56.28 TFLOPS, and the texture rate is 879.3 GTexel/s.

In CS:GO, the RTX 5080’s memory bandwidth and compute capacity are far beyond what the game requires. The measured results show that even at 4K Ultra, the average FPS remains 310.4, which is more than sufficient for any display refresh rate currently available. The GPU’s percentile rank among all GPUs is 89, and its average benchmark score is 59188. Among its nearest rivals, the RTX 5080 sits 1.6% ahead of the Intel Arc A570M, 1.9% behind the Intel Arc Pro A60, 2.5% ahead of the Intel Arc A580, and 2.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X.

The VRAM capacity of 16 GB is never a constraint in CS:GO. The game’s textures and geometry are relatively simple, and even at 4K Ultra settings, the memory footprint stays well within the available pool. The GPU’s clock behavior shows that boost frequencies are sustained under load, given the consistent frame rates across repeated runs. The 112 ROPs and 336 TMUs handle the game’s fill-rate demands without issue, as evidenced by the high pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combination?

A: The highest average FPS is 1211.6, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the RTX 5080 compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5080 has an average benchmark score of 59188, which is 1.6% higher than the Intel Arc A570M’s 58239.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS in the measured data?

A: The lowest average is 310.4 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: Does the i7-14700KF outperform the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X in average benchmark score?

A: No, the i7-14700KF has an average score of 70104, which is 0.4% lower than the Ryzen 9 9950X’s 70420.

Q: How much does the average FPS drop from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 1030.6 at 1080p to 417.4 at 4K, a reduction of 613.2 FPS.

Q: What is the GPU’s percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 5080 ranks in the 89th percentile among all GPUs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages are as follows: Low settings produce 1211.6 FPS, Medium produces 1030.6 FPS, High produces 893.1 FPS, and Ultra produces 758.5 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 453.1 FPS, demonstrating that settings have a significant impact at this resolution. The CPU’s single-thread performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6290, helps sustain these high frame rates.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 834.6 FPS for Low, 708.4 FPS for Medium, 614.3 FPS for High, and 520.4 FPS for Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 314.2 FPS. The 1440p results show that the GPU begins to take on a larger share of the rendering load, but the system still delivers frame rates that exceed the refresh rates of virtually all gaming monitors.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 494.3 FPS for Low, 417.4 FPS for Medium, 364.1 FPS for High, and 310.4 FPS for Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 183.9 FPS. Even the lowest measured result at 4K Ultra remains far above the threshold for competitive play. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at each setting shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 5080’s rendering throughput is the primary factor limiting performance at higher resolutions, though the CPU still contributes enough to keep frame rates well above 300 FPS in all cases.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a Raptor Lake Refresh processor with 20 cores and 28 threads. Its base clock is 3.40 GHz with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The CPU has an L3 cache of 33 MB shared across all cores, with 2 MB of L2 cache per core and 80 KB of L1 cache per core. The processor supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. Its TDP is 125 W, and it uses the Intel Socket 1700.

In CS:GO, the CPU’s role is critical at lower resolutions. The game’s engine is heavily dependent on single-thread performance, and the i7-14700KF delivers a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6290. This translates to the ability to process game logic and draw calls at extremely high rates. The measured results support this: at 1080p Low, the average FPS reaches 1211.6, which is likely near the engine’s maximum frame throughput regardless of GPU.

The CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities are also relevant, though less so for CS:GO specifically. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 44557, and the Geekbench multi-core score is 19287. The processor ranks in the 96th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70104. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-14700K (deltaPct 0), AMD EPYC 9115 (deltaPct 0.3), AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (deltaPct -0.4), and Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 (deltaPct -1.3).

The 20-core configuration ensures that background tasks and streaming overhead do not interfere with game performance. The boost clock of 5.60 GHz provides the high single-thread speed that CS:GO requires. At 4K resolutions, the CPU still contributes meaningfully, as the frame rates remain high even when the GPU is more heavily loaded. The combination of high boost clocks and ample cache means that the i7-14700KF does not become a bottleneck in any tested configuration, from 1080p Low to 4K Ultra.