Fortnite

FAQ

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested PC configurations in Fortnite?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 80th out of 1564 tested combos, placing it in the top 5% of all configurations measured for this game.

Q: What is the best performance this combo can achieve at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches an average of 427.8 FPS. With Ultra settings at the same resolution, the average drops to 151.6 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i7-14700F scores an average of 54097 across all benchmark tests. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, scores 54450, which is only 0.6% higher. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D sits 1.1% ahead with a 54681 average score.

Q: How does the GPU compare to other cards in its class?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 53610, placing it 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (53414). The RTX 5070 Ti trails by 2.9% with a score of 52086.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, High settings deliver an average of 80.9 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 54.8 FPS — a difference of 26.1 FPS, which is substantial for competitive play.

Q: What memory and platform features does this CPU support?

A: The i7-14700F supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, uses the Intel Socket 1700, and provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using a 5 nm process from TSMC. It packs 10240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 ROPs, along with 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. The card operates with a base clock of 2295 MHz and boosts up to 2550 MHz. Memory consists of 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's FP32 compute rating is 52.22 TFLOPS, and it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

In Fortnite, the GPU's role is heavily influenced by settings and resolution. The data shows that as settings increase from Low to Ultra, the frame rate drops dramatically at every resolution. At 1080p, the average FPS falls from 427.8 on Low to 151.6 on Ultra. This 276.2 FPS gap indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER is being pushed harder by the higher graphical loads, particularly with effects like shadows, reflections, and textures that Ultra enables. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for Fortnite's demands, even at 4K Ultra, where the average is 54.8 FPS, so memory capacity is not a limiting factor here.

The clock behavior is consistent with a high-end Ada Lovelace part. The boost clock of 2550 MHz allows the card to sustain high throughput in lighter scenes, which explains why Low settings at 1080p can exceed 400 FPS. At higher resolutions and settings, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, as evidenced by the steep FPS drops. The card's texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s support its ability to handle 4K rendering, though the raw compute demands of Ultra settings still bring it to 54.8 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best experience. For competitive play at 1080p, Low settings deliver an average of 427.8 FPS, which is far beyond any display's refresh rate and provides maximum responsiveness. Medium settings still deliver 305.6 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh monitors. High settings drop to 234.2 FPS, still very playable, while Ultra falls to 151.6 FPS — playable but with diminishing returns for the visual upgrade.

At 1440p, the picture changes. Low settings produce 272.9 FPS, Medium delivers 191.7 FPS, and High yields 149.5 FPS. All three are above 144 Hz, making them viable for high-refresh 1440p monitors. Ultra drops to 101.1 FPS, which is acceptable for slower-paced play but less ideal for competitive Fortnite. The sweet spot for 1440p appears to be High settings, which balances visual quality with a frame rate that remains above 144 FPS.

For 4K, the options narrow significantly. Low settings achieve 146.9 FPS, which is smooth gameplay, while Medium drops to 104.1 FPS. High settings produce 80.9 FPS, which is playable but not optimal for competitive scenarios. Ultra at 4K averages 54.8 FPS, which is below the threshold most players would consider smooth for a fast-paced battle royale. Given these numbers, the best experience at 4K is Low settings, which maintains a high frame rate while sacrificing visual fidelity — a trade-off that suits Fortnite's competitive nature.

Overall, the data suggests that High settings at 1440p provides the best balance of visual quality and performance for this combo, delivering 149.5 FPS. If pure competitive performance is the goal, Low settings at 1080p with 427.8 FPS is the clear choice.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination ranks 80th out of 1564 tested configurations in Fortnite. This places it in the top 5.1% of all combos tested, indicating a very strong pairing for this game. The CPU's percentile ranking of 94 against all CPUs means it outperforms 94% of processors in synthetic benchmarks, while the GPU's percentile of 88 shows it beats 88% of graphics cards.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 54097 is close to its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, which scores 54450 — a delta of only -0.6%. This suggests the i7-14700F is essentially on par with a top-tier AMD offering in general compute tasks. The GPU's average score of 53610 slightly edges out the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489) by 0.2%, indicating near-identical rasterization performance between these two cards.

In Fortnite specifically, the combo's rank of 80 out of 1564 suggests that it outperforms the vast majority of tested system configurations. This is likely due to the CPU's high single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 5003) and the GPU's strong raw throughput. The combination is well-balanced for a game that relies on both CPU for game logic and GPU for rendering, with neither component bottlenecking the other excessively at most settings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals how the combo scales across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the average is 427.8 FPS. Moving to 1440p at the same settings drops this to 272.9 FPS, a reduction of 36.2%. At 4K Low, the average further drops to 146.9 FPS, which is 65.7% lower than 1080p. These percentages indicate that the GPU is the primary scaling factor, as the CPU's workload remains relatively constant across resolutions while the GPU's pixel throughput increases.

For High settings, the scaling is less steep in absolute terms: 234.2 FPS at 1080p, 149.5 FPS at 1440p (36.2% drop), and 80.9 FPS at 4K (65.5% drop from 1080p). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the limiting component is the GPU's rendering pipeline, not the CPU. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see similar FPS numbers across resolutions, but the data shows clear resolution-dependent scaling.

The resolution scaling also highlights that the CPU is not holding back the GPU at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 427.8 FPS average is a very high frame rate that stresses the CPU's ability to feed the GPU with draw calls. The i7-14700F's boost clock of 5.40 GHz and its 20 cores / 28 threads allow it to handle this load effectively. However, at 4K Ultra, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, as the 54.8 FPS average is far below what the CPU could deliver in terms of game logic updates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 427.8 FPS, Medium settings yield 305.6 FPS, High settings achieve 234.2 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 151.6 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 276.2 FPS, showing a significant performance cost for the highest visual quality.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 272.9 FPS on Low, 191.7 FPS on Medium, 149.5 FPS on High, and 101.1 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 171.8 FPS, but the relative drop is similar. Notably, High settings at 1440p (149.5 FPS) are very close to Ultra settings at 1080p (151.6 FPS), suggesting that the GPU's workload scales similarly with either resolution or settings increases.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 146.9 FPS on Low, 104.1 FPS on Medium, 80.9 FPS on High, and 54.8 FPS on Ultra. The Low setting at 4K (146.9 FPS) is nearly identical to the Ultra setting at 1080p (151.6 FPS), which demonstrates that resolution scaling and settings scaling have comparable impacts on GPU load. The 4K Ultra result of 54.8 FPS is the lowest measured value, indicating that this preset pushes the RTX 4080 SUPER to its limits in Fortnite.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Low settings always provide the highest frame rate, and Ultra always the lowest. The data shows that Medium settings offer a reasonable compromise, with 305.6 FPS at 1080p, 191.7 FPS at 1440p, and 104.1 FPS at 4K. These numbers suggest that Medium is the most versatile preset for players who want both decent visuals and high performance across different display resolutions.