Valorant

FAQ

Q: What is the measured average FPS for this combo at 1080p with Low settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination delivers an average of 426 FPS. This is the highest measured average across all tested settings and resolutions in the data.

Q: How does the RTX 3080's average benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 3080 has an average benchmark score of 23172. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA P106-100, scores 23249, which is 0.3% higher. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 also scores 23250, a 0.3% delta, while the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and AMD Radeon R9 M290X both trail by 0.4% with scores of 23273 and 23276 respectively.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F sits in the 85th percentile among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score is 36945, placing it in the upper tier of desktop processors for overall compute performance.

Q: What is the combo's rank among tested combinations in this game?

A: This specific combo ranks 1865 out of 2883 tested combinations in Valorant. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the ranking distribution, which is notable given the high FPS numbers measured.

Q: Does the RTX 3080 support DirectX 12 Ultimate?

A: Yes, the GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), along with OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. These API capabilities are relevant for modern game compatibility, though Valorant's measured performance shows the game's lighter rendering demands.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth of the RTX 3080?

A: The RTX 3080 has a 320-bit memory bus with 10 GB of GDDR6X memory, providing a bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1188 MHz with 19 Gbps effective speed.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA102 chip, fabricated on an 8 nm process by Samsung. The GPU contains 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die. Its 8704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs provide substantial raw rasterization capability, while 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores handle ray tracing and AI workloads respectively.

The GPU's memory configuration includes 10 GB of GDDR6X across a 320-bit bus, delivering 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This is a significant figure for high-resolution rendering, though Valorant's measured performance suggests that the game does not heavily tax this memory subsystem. The base clock runs at 1440 MHz with a boost clock of 1710 MHz. The pixel rate is 164.2 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 465.1 GTexel/s, while FP32 compute reaches 29.77 TFLOPS.

In Valorant specifically, the GPU's role appears secondary to other bottlenecks. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra is 309 average, while at 1080p Low it reaches 426 average. The delta between these extremes is substantial, but the absolute numbers are all well above typical display refresh rates. The RTX 3080's passmark G3D score of 25086 and GPU compute score of 14397 indicate strong general performance, yet the game's engine seems to cap utilization at certain points.

The GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs is 68, with an average benchmark score of 23172. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA P106-100, AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, and AMD Radeon R9 M290X, all within 0.4% of the RTX 3080's average score. This clustering suggests that for synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 3080 sits in a competitive band, though its feature set and memory bandwidth are more advanced.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a consistent pattern of performance scaling across resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 426 at 1080p, down to 404 at 1440p, and further down to 375 at 4K. This represents a 12% drop from 1080p to 4K, which is relatively modest and indicates that the GPU is not the primary limiting factor at lower resolutions.

At Medium settings, the averages are 363 at 1080p, 344 at 1440p, and 320 at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is about 11.8%. High settings show 357 at 1080p, 339 at 1440p, and 314 at 4K, a 12% reduction. Ultra settings produce 351 at 1080p, 333 at 1440p, and 309 at 4K, an 11.9% decline.

The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings is striking. Regardless of whether the game runs at Low or Ultra, the resolution scaling penalty remains nearly identical. This suggests that the performance ceiling is being hit elsewhere, likely on the CPU side. The Ryzen 5 5600F has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with 6 cores and 12 threads. Valorant is known to be sensitive to single-thread performance, and the CPU's passmark single-thread score of 2872 reflects that.

The fact that FPS does not scale dramatically with resolution indicates that the GPU has ample headroom even at 4K. The RTX 3080's 760.3 GB/s bandwidth and 29.77 TFLOPS compute are more than sufficient for Valorant's rendering demands. The limiting factor appears to be the CPU's ability to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic updates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 426 FPS. Medium settings average 363 FPS, with a minimum of 309 and maximum of 418. High settings average 357 FPS, while Ultra settings average 351 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 75 FPS, which is substantial but still keeps all settings well above 300 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages decrease slightly. Low settings deliver 404 FPS. Medium settings average 344 FPS, with a range of 293 to 396. High settings average 339 FPS, and Ultra settings average 333 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 71 FPS, a slightly smaller gap than at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the highest resolution tested, the performance remains impressive. Low settings produce 375 FPS. Medium settings average 320 FPS, with a minimum of 272 and maximum of 368. High settings average 314 FPS, and Ultra settings average 309 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 66 FPS.

The Medium settings data provides the only min/max FPS readings in the entire dataset. At 1080p Medium, the range is 309 to 418 FPS. At 1440p Medium, it narrows to 293 to 396 FPS. At 4K Medium, the range is 272 to 368 FPS. These ranges show that even the minimum frame rates remain extremely high, indicating smooth gameplay without significant stuttering.

The pattern across all resolutions and settings is clear: the combo never drops below 272 FPS in any measured scenario. This level of performance is far beyond what most displays can show, as even the lowest minimum FPS is more than double the refresh rate of typical 120Hz or 144Hz monitors.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1865 out of 2883 tested combinations in Valorant. This ranking position is interesting given the raw performance numbers. While the FPS figures are exceptionally high in absolute terms, the rank indicates that there are 1864 combinations that achieve even higher performance in this game.

The rank placement suggests that while the Ryzen 5 5600F and RTX 3080 combo performs admirably, other combinations may have components that are better optimized for Valorant's specific workload. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU's 68th percentile ranking among all GPUs provide context: the CPU is relatively stronger than the GPU in their respective distributions, yet the combo still lands in the lower-middle of the tested pool.

This discrepancy between absolute FPS and relative rank may be explained by the nature of the benchmark database. The 2883 tested combinations likely include many with newer or more specialized components that excel in competitive FPS titles. The Ryzen 5 5600F, with its Zen 3 architecture and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, is a capable processor, but its 6-core, 12-thread configuration may not be the absolute best for Valorant's threading model.

The RTX 3080, despite being an end-of-life product, still delivers strong performance. However, its nearest rivals in the benchmark database — the NVIDIA P106-100, AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, and AMD Radeon R9 M290X — are all within 0.4% of its average score. This suggests that in synthetic tests, the RTX 3080 is not dramatically ahead of these older or lower-tier GPUs, which may impact its standing in game-specific rankings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. It operates on the AMD Socket AM4 platform with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz. The CPU has a 65W TDP and supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. It also supports ECC memory.

The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU is manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process, with 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die. It supports PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU. The multiplier is unlocked, allowing for overclocking.

In benchmark tests, the Ryzen 5 5600F achieves a passmark multithread score of 19236 and a single-thread score of 2872. Its integer math score is 59339, floating point math is 34548, and extended instructions score is 16266. Data compression scores 232836, encryption scores 13839, and random string sorting scores 23422. The find prime numbers score is 120, and physics score is 1043. The average benchmark score is 36945.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database are the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with a score of 36938, the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D at 37018, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 at 37093, and the Intel Core i9-12900T at 37112. All of these are within 0.5% of the Ryzen 5 5600F's average score, indicating that it sits in a tightly contested performance band.

In Valorant, the CPU's role is critical. The measured FPS shows that resolution scaling has a limited effect, which points to the CPU as the primary bottleneck. The Ryzen 5 5600F's boost clock of 4.00 GHz provides solid single-thread performance, which is crucial for Valorant's game logic and physics calculations. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps with data locality, and the 6 cores handle background tasks without interfering with the main game thread.

The fact that the combo ranks 1865 out of 2883 suggests that while the CPU is strong, it is not at the very top of the hierarchy for this specific game. Processors with higher boost clocks or more cores may edge it out in Valorant's specific workload. However, the absolute FPS numbers remain extremely high, and the combination delivers a smooth experience at any resolution and settings combination tested.