Valorant

Valorant is a competitive FPS where frame rates far above display refresh rates are the norm, and the data for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT paired with the Intel Arc B570 reflects this. The measured results show a combination that is heavily skewered toward CPU performance at lower resolutions, with the GPU only becoming a meaningful factor as the resolution climbs to 4K. With an average FPS ranging from 207 at 4K Ultra to 508 at 1080p Low, this system is positioned to handle high-refresh-rate monitors, though the specific bottleneck shifts dramatically depending on the graphics settings and resolution chosen.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and reveals a classic CPU-bound scenario at lower resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 508 at 1920x1080 to 434 at 2560x1440, a decrease of 74 FPS or roughly 14.6%. The decline continues to 347 at 3840x2160, representing a total drop of 161 FPS from the 1080p baseline, or about 31.7%. This substantial reduction indicates that while the CPU is the primary driver at 1080p, the GPU begins to take on more work as pixel count increases, though even at 4K the frame rates remain exceptionally high.

The scaling pattern is similar across other settings. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 319 at 1080p to 272 at 1440p, and then to 217 at 4K. That is a 102 FPS difference between the lowest and highest resolutions, which translates to a 32% performance hit. For Medium settings, the numbers go from 335 at 1080p, to 286 at 1440p, and finally 228 at 4K. The Ultra preset follows the same trajectory, with averages of 304, 259, and 207 for 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively.

The data suggests that the limiting component is the CPU at 1080p, as the FPS differences between settings at that resolution are relatively small. For instance, at 1080p, the gap between Low and Ultra is 204 FPS, but the gap between High and Ultra is only 15 FPS. This indicates that the Ryzen 5 5600GT is saturating the frame generation pipeline, and the GPU has headroom to spare. It is only at 4K where the GPU load becomes significant enough to create larger separations, as evidenced by the 140 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at that resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and Intel Arc B570 ranks at position 2227 out of 2883 tested combos for Valorant. This places it in the lower 23% of all tested configurations, which might seem surprising given the high absolute frame rates. The ranking is relative to other systems in the database, and it suggests that many other combinations of CPUs and GPUs can achieve even higher frame rates in this particular title.

The percentile positioning is more meaningful when considering the individual components. The Ryzen 5 5600GT sits at the 74th percentile among all CPUs, meaning it outperforms 74% of processors in general benchmark suites. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-12490F with an average score of 20802 (a -0.3% delta), the Intel Xeon 6325P at 20821 (-0.4%), and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U at 20826 (-0.4%). The AMD EPYC 7J13 is also close with a score of 20845 (-0.5%). The Ryzen 5 5600GT's average benchmark score is 20733, placing it just below these competitors, but the margins are so thin that they are effectively equivalent in raw compute.

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B570 ranks at the 65th percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score is 20556, with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20534 (a 0.1% delta), the Intel Arc A750 at 20582 (-0.1%), the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M at 20480 (0.4%), and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X at 20662 (-0.5%). These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, indicating that the Arc B570 performs in the same tier as these other graphics cards in synthetic workloads. The combo rank of 2227 is thus a product of the specific pairing, and while it is not a top-tier configuration by the database's standards, the measured FPS data shows it is more than capable for this game.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. Its base and boost clocks are both set at 2500 MHz, and it has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units. The graphics card is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture and the Battlemage generation, with a transistor count of 19,600 million on a 5 nm process from TSMC. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

In the context of Valorant, the VRAM capacity is more than sufficient, as the game is not graphically demanding. The 10 GB buffer will not be a limiting factor at any resolution or setting tested. The data confirms this, as the GPU never becomes a hard bottleneck even at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS is 207. The card's FP32 performance is rated at 11.52 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 200.0 GPixel/s, figures that are ample for this title's simple geometry and textures.

The GPU's role is more pronounced at higher resolutions. The scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a consistent drop in FPS across all settings, which is the expected behavior when the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are being pushed harder. However, the fact that even at 4K Low the system produces 347 FPS indicates that the Arc B570 is never truly stressed. The real performance ceiling in this pairing is the CPU's ability to feed the GPU with draw calls, and this is evident in the 1080p results where the FPS remains high regardless of the graphics preset.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Valorant?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 508, which is achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

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

A: At 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 304, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 207. This represents a 97 FPS difference, or about a 32% reduction in performance.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1440p Medium?

A: At 2560x1440 Medium, the average FPS is 286. Given that the drop from 1080p Medium (335 FPS) is only 49 FPS, and the difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 175 FPS, the system appears to be transitioning from CPU-bound to GPU-bound, but the CPU still has significant influence.

Q: What is the rank of this specific combo among all tested configurations?

A: The combination ranks 2227 out of 2883 total tested combos, placing it in the lower portion of the database.

Q: How much faster is the CPU at multi-threaded tasks compared to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600GT has an average benchmark score of 20733. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12490F, scores 20802, which is a delta of -0.3% for the AMD chip, meaning the Intel part is marginally faster.

Q: What is the lowest average frame rate recorded in the data?

A: The lowest average is 207 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, using the Cezanne codename. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The processor features 16 MB of L3 cache, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 64 KB of L1 cache per core. It supports DDR4 memory on a dual-channel bus with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and it has integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics, though that is not relevant when a discrete GPU is present.

In Valorant, the CPU's single-thread performance is critical, as the game's engine relies heavily on a few cores for game logic and physics. The Ryzen 5 5600GT's boost clock of 4.60 GHz is high, and its single-thread benchmark scores are strong, with a Geekbench single-core score of 1843 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2438. These numbers indicate that the processor has the raw speed necessary to keep up with the high frame rates the Arc B570 can output.

The multi-threaded performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 17272 and a Geekbench multi-core score of 7986. However, Valorant typically does not scale perfectly with all 12 threads, so the 6-core/12-thread configuration is adequate but not necessarily a differentiator. The data shows that the CPU is the primary bottleneck at 1080p, as the FPS does not change dramatically between High, Medium, and Ultra settings at that resolution. This is a sign that the processor is maxed out, and the GPU is waiting for instructions rather than being fully utilized.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for this combination depend on the user's target refresh rate. For a 144 Hz monitor, any resolution and settings combination will easily exceed the refresh rate, making the choice purely about visual fidelity. For a 240 Hz monitor, the 1080p High preset (319 FPS) or 1440p Medium (286 FPS) are solid choices, as they remain well above the threshold. For a 360 Hz monitor, the 1080p Low setting (508 FPS) is the only configuration that stays consistently high enough to take full advantage, though 1080p Medium (335 FPS) would also work if slight frame drops are acceptable.

At 1440p, the Low preset delivers 434 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh displays, while the High preset at 272 FPS is still strong. If prioritizing visual quality without sacrificing competitive performance, 1440p High appears to be the sweet spot, as it offers a 272 FPS average with no min FPS data available to suggest instability. At 4K, even the Low preset at 347 FPS is playable, but the Ultra preset at 207 FPS is the lowest measured value and still surpasses most display refresh rates.

The data shows diminishing returns when moving from Low to Medium, and then again from High to Ultra. At 1080p, the jump from Low to Medium costs 173 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High costs 16 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 15 FPS. This suggests that Medium settings offer a good balance of visual improvements over Low without a massive performance hit, but High or Ultra are nearly as fast as Medium at 1080p, making them better choices for image quality with negligible FPS loss.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset for Valorant with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and Intel Arc B570 is as follows:

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 508 average FPS
• Medium: 335 average FPS, with a minimum of 285 and maximum of 385
• High: 319 average FPS
• Ultra: 304 average FPS

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 434 average FPS
• Medium: 286 average FPS, with a minimum of 243 and maximum of 329
• High: 272 average FPS
• Ultra: 259 average FPS

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 347 average FPS
• Medium: 228 average FPS, with a minimum of 194 and maximum of 263
• High: 217 average FPS
• Ultra: 207 average FPS

The Medium presets are the only ones with min/max FPS data, and they show a consistent pattern where the minimum is roughly 15-20% below the average. For instance, at 1080p Medium, the min is 285 versus an average of 335, and at 4K Medium, the min is 194 versus an average of 228. This suggests that while the average frame rates are high, there are occasional drops that could be noticeable in fast-paced scenarios, though they remain well above typical display refresh rates. The overall trend confirms that this combo is overqualified for Valorant, with the CPU providing the headroom at lower resolutions and the GPU comfortably handling the load at 4K.