Valorant

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (launch MSRP $159) paired with the Intel Arc B580 (launch MSRP 249 USD) delivers high frame rates in Valorant across every tested setting. Measured data shows average FPS ranging from 230.7 at 4K Ultra to 466.9 at 1080p Low. The combo ranks 1160th out of 1650 tested combinations, placing it in the lower third of the field despite the CPU’s 79th percentile and GPU’s 66th percentile standings.

Settings Recommendations

With average FPS above 230 at every resolution and preset, this system never struggles to maintain playable frame rates. For players who prioritize raw frame rate, Low settings at 1920x1080 delivers the highest measured average at 466.9 fps. At 2560x1440, Low still reaches 442.9 fps, and even at 3840x2160, Low averages 388.8 fps. If visual fidelity matters more, Ultra at 1080p still provides 339.2 fps, and Ultra at 1440p gives 287.9 fps. The data suggests that High settings at 1080p (356.4 fps) or 1440p (305.4 fps) offer a strong balance between image quality and performance. Since all presets exceed 230 fps, the choice comes down to personal preference and display refresh rate. For competitive play where maximum frame rate is the goal, Low at 1080p is the clear pick; for a more visually rich experience, Medium or High at 1440p keeps averages above 300 fps.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5500 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. Its 3DMark single-thread score of 836 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2319 indicate solid single-thread performance, which is important for Valorant’s engine. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 20875 places it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, and it sits within 0.1% of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE and 0.2% of the Intel Core i5-12600T. In this game, the CPU’s influence is most apparent at low settings and lower resolutions. At 1920x1080 Low, the average FPS is 466.9; at 2560x1440 Low it is 442.9; and at 3840x2160 Low it is 388.8. The average FPS at 1080p Low is 466.9, and at 4K Low it is 388.8, indicating that the CPU maintains high performance across resolutions. The CPU’s 16 MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) are part of its specification, and the 65 W TDP keeps power demands modest.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination ranks 1160th out of 1650 tested combos in Valorant. That means 1159 combos achieve higher average FPS, while 490 achieve lower. The CPU’s percentile is 79, and the GPU’s percentile is 66, yet the combo’s rank is in the lower third. This discrepancy suggests that the pairing may not be optimal for this specific game, or that other combinations with similar components perform better. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 23021 is within 0.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and 1.3% of the RTX 4060 Mobile, while the CPU is within 0.1% of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE. Despite these close individual scores, the combined result in Valorant is not as strong as the component percentiles might imply. The rank indicates that while the parts are individually capable, the overall system falls behind many other tested configurations in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 241.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 388.8 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 254.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 230.7 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 305.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 442.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 320.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 287.9 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 356.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 466.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 374.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 339.2 |

The highest average is 466.9 fps at 1080p Low, and the lowest is 230.7 fps at 4K Ultra. At every resolution, Low settings produce the highest average FPS, while Ultra produces the lowest. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 127.7 fps (466.9 vs 339.2), at 1440p it is 155.0 fps (442.9 vs 287.9), and at 4K it is 158.1 fps (388.8 vs 230.7). These numbers show that the performance gap between presets widens as resolution increases, pointing to the GPU becoming more dominant at higher settings.

Resolution Scaling

Across all settings, average FPS decreases as resolution increases. At Low settings, the average goes from 466.9 at 1080p to 442.9 at 1440p to 388.8 at 4K. At Ultra, it goes from 339.2 at 1080p to 287.9 at 1440p to 230.7 at 4K. The reduction from 1080p to 4K is more pronounced at higher settings: the 1080p Low average is 466.9 and the 4K Low average is 388.8, while the 1080p Ultra average is 339.2 and the 4K Ultra average is 230.7. This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution and quality increase. At Low settings, the CPU is more likely the bottleneck, as the FPS remains high even at 4K. The data shows that the system is capable of high frame rates at all resolutions, with the lowest average still above 230 fps.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS measured?

A: The highest average is 466.9 fps at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS measured?

A: The lowest average is 230.7 fps at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does this combo rank among tested combinations?

A: It ranks 1160th out of 1650 tested combos in Valorant.

Q: What is the CPU’s single-thread performance?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500 scores 2319 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 836 in 3DMark single-thread.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory bandwidth?

A: The Intel Arc B580 has a memory bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the CPU’s boost clock?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500 has a boost clock of 4.20 GHz.