Valorant

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Valorant across all tested settings and resolutions. The data indicates a system where the CPU’s strong single-thread performance and the GPU’s ample rasterization power combine to easily exceed the refresh rates of virtually all standard gaming monitors. This analysis examines the scaling behavior, provides specific settings guidance, and contextualizes the combo’s standing among 1,650 tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a surprisingly mild performance penalty when moving from 1080p to 4K, which reveals a system that is heavily CPU-bound at lower resolutions. At the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 500 at 1920x1080 to 472.8 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 27.2 FPS (5.4%). Moving further to 3840x2160 yields 439 FPS, which is 61 FPS (12.2%) below the 1080p figure. This relatively small absolute drop — even at 4K the system still produces 439 FPS — indicates that the RTX 4060 is not being fully utilized until the resolution demands increase significantly.

The scaling pattern becomes clearer when examining the High preset. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 415.4 FPS. At 2560x1440, this falls to 374.1 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it reaches 298.5 FPS. The performance degradation from 1080p to 4K is 116.9 FPS (28.1%). This larger relative drop compared to the Low preset suggests that as graphical load increases, the GPU begins to play a more significant role, but the absolute numbers remain extraordinarily high.

The most telling evidence of the CPU’s dominance comes from the difference between Low and Ultra settings at the same resolution. At 1080p, the spread from Low (500 FPS) to Ultra (405.6 FPS) is 94.4 FPS. At 4K, the same comparison shows a spread of 155 FPS (439 vs 284). This widening gap at higher resolutions confirms that the RTX 4060’s capabilities are progressively more engaged as pixel count and graphical complexity rise. However, even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains 284 FPS, which is far above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on high-end monitors. The limiting component in this configuration is clearly the CPU at 1080p, while the GPU starts to become a co-limiting factor only at 4K with higher presets.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with the High preset?

A: The measured average frame rate is 415.4 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra performance compare to the 1080p Low performance?

A: The 4K Ultra average is 284 FPS, which is 216 FPS lower than the 1080p Low result of 500 FPS. This represents a 43.2% reduction in frame rate, yet the absolute value remains exceptionally high.

Q: Is there a significant difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: The data shows a 23.4 FPS difference, with Medium achieving 397.5 FPS and High achieving 374.1 FPS. The performance gap is modest, suggesting that the visual upgrade from Medium to High carries a small FPS cost.

Q: Which resolution and settings combo yields the highest frame rate?

A: The highest measured average is 500 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

Q: How much FPS is lost when going from 1440p High to 4K High?

A: The average FPS drops from 374.1 at 2560x1440 to 298.5 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 75.6 FPS (20.2%).

Q: Does the Ultra preset cause a major FPS hit compared to Low at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 355.7 FPS, while Low averages 472.8 FPS. The difference is 117.1 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset does incur a notable performance cost, though the resulting frame rate is still far beyond typical display refresh rates.

Settings Recommendations

For competitive play where maximum frame rate is paramount, the Low preset at 1920x1080 provides the highest measured average at 500 FPS. This configuration minimizes graphical overhead and places the absolute ceiling on responsiveness. However, the data shows that the difference between Low and Medium at 1080p is only 77.9 FPS (500 vs 422.1), and the difference between Medium and High is a mere 6.7 FPS (422.1 vs 415.4). This suggests that players can enable Medium settings with a negligible FPS penalty while gaining improved visual clarity for spotting enemies.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset delivers 397.5 FPS, which is still far above the 240 Hz refresh rate of the fastest esports monitors. The High preset at this resolution offers 374.1 FPS, a 5.9% reduction from Medium. Given the high absolute frame rates, the High preset is a reasonable choice for users with 144 Hz or 165 Hz displays, as it provides better visual fidelity without risking any perceptible drop in smoothness. The Ultra preset at 1440p (355.7 FPS) remains viable but offers diminishing returns over High.

For 4K gaming, the data shows that the Low preset is necessary to reach 439 FPS, while the High preset drops to 298.5 FPS and Ultra falls to 284 FPS. Since even the 4K Ultra result exceeds the 240 Hz threshold, players can freely select any preset at this resolution. The practical recommendation is to use the High preset as a baseline for all resolutions, as it provides a strong balance of visual quality and performance. The Ultra preset offers a marginal FPS reduction (9.8 FPS at 1080p, 18.4 FPS at 1440p, 14.5 FPS at 4K) over High and can be enabled if the user prioritizes image quality over the last few frames per second.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its peak performance. The Low preset achieves an average of 500 FPS, the highest figure in the entire dataset. The Medium preset averages 422.1 FPS, while High and Ultra follow closely at 415.4 FPS and 405.6 FPS, respectively. The total variance across all four presets at 1080p is 94.4 FPS, with the Low preset standing out as the clear outlier due to reduced rendering workload.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain remarkably high. The Low preset leads with 472.8 FPS, followed by Medium at 397.5 FPS, High at 374.1 FPS, and Ultra at 355.7 FPS. The difference between the highest and lowest presets at this resolution is 117.1 FPS. Compared to 1080p, the Low preset drops by 27.2 FPS, Medium by 24.6 FPS, High by 41.3 FPS, and Ultra by 49.9 FPS. The larger reductions for High and Ultra indicate that the GPU’s workload increases more substantially with these presets as resolution scales.

At 3840x2160, the system still produces excellent results. The Low preset averages 439 FPS, Medium achieves 317.6 FPS, High drops to 298.5 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 284 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 155 FPS, the largest of any resolution. From 1440p to 4K, the Low preset loses 33.8 FPS, Medium loses 79.9 FPS, High loses 75.6 FPS, and Ultra loses 71.7 FPS. The data shows that the Medium preset suffers the largest absolute drop when moving to 4K, suggesting a nonlinear scaling in the GPU’s rendering pipeline for that configuration.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 803rd out of 1,650 tested combos in Valorant, placing it in the 48.7th percentile of all configurations. This mid-pack ranking is notable given the extraordinarily high absolute FPS figures. The rank reflects that many other hardware pairings deliver even higher frame rates in this title, which is known for its high performance ceiling.

The CPU’s individual standing shows that the Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms 79% of all tested processors. Its average benchmark score is 21,765, placing it slightly above the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21,635, +0.6%) and just below the AMD EPYC 9554P (21,899, -0.6%) and AMD EPYC 9534 (21,900, -0.6%). It also edges out the Intel Core i7-11700F (21,957, -0.9%). These narrow deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600 sits in a tightly contested performance band, with its closest rivals being server-class and older desktop parts.

The GPU’s percentile rank is lower at 66%, with an average benchmark score of 23,181. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23,321, -0.6%), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23,338, -0.7%), Intel Arc B580 (23,021, +0.7%), and AMD Radeon 760M (22,999, +0.8%). The RTX 4060 sits almost exactly in the middle of this group, with deltas of less than 1% in either direction. The combination of a top-quartile CPU with a mid-tier GPU results in the combo’s overall 803rd rank, suggesting that Valorant’s performance is more heavily influenced by the CPU’s single-thread capability than by the GPU’s raw throughput. The data supports this interpretation: the system’s frame rates at 1080p Low (500 FPS) are likely constrained by the CPU’s processing limit, while the GPU only becomes a meaningful bottleneck at 4K Ultra.