Valorant

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 compare to its closest rival in synthetic CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 posts an average benchmark score of 26617, placing it 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26574) and 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i9-11900K (26546). It sits 0.2% behind the Intel Core i9-12900HK (26672), showing the processor is effectively in a dead heat with all four nearest rivals.

Q: What is the Intel Arc B580's ranking among all GPUs, and who is its closest competitor?

A: The Arc B580 lands in the 66th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 23021. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon 760M, which scores 22999 — a negligible 0.1% difference. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 sits 0.7% higher, while the RTX 4060 Mobile trails by 1.3%.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Valorant?

A: The peak measured average is 572.2 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is followed closely by 490.9 FPS at 2560x1440 Low, and 392.3 FPS at 3840x2160 Low — demonstrating the Low preset consistently unlocks the highest frame rates.

Q: How much does the CPU's single-thread performance contribute to Valorant's results?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 scores 999 in 3dmark_single_thread and 3246 in Cinebench R23 single-core, with a passmark_single_thread score of 3910. These strong single-thread results align with the very high frame rates seen in Valorant, a game that relies heavily on per-core performance for its physics and game logic.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among all tested combinations in Valorant?

A: This pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 with the Intel Arc B580 ranks 1101 out of 1650 tested combos for Valorant. While not at the top, the measured FPS data shows it still delivers extremely playable performance across all resolutions and settings tested.

Q: Does the Arc B580's 12 GB of VRAM appear to be a limiting factor in this game?

A: No. Even at 3840x2160 Ultra, the combo maintains 229.2 FPS average, which is far above competitive thresholds. The 12 GB GDDR6 memory with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth is more than sufficient for Valorant's modest VRAM demands, given the game's stylized art style and optimized engine.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 brings substantial graphics horsepower to this pairing. Built on the Xe2-HPG architecture at 5 nm, it features 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation units. Its boost clock runs at a flat 2670 MHz, which contributes to a pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 13.67 TFLOPS gives it ample compute for handling Valorant's particle effects and post-processing.

The memory subsystem is equally robust: 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus delivers 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is relevant because Valorant, while not a VRAM-heavy title, still benefits from having headroom above the minimum requirements — the data shows no resolution or settings combination dropping below 229 FPS, suggesting the GPU's memory capacity is never stressed. The card also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4, which means modern rendering paths are fully available.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Arc B580 scores 15748 in Passmark G3D and 92821 in Geekbench OpenCL, placing it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs. Its direct rivals are close: the AMD Radeon 760M (22999, 0.1% behind) and NVIDIA P106-100 (22950, 0.3% behind) are nearly identical, while the RTX 4060 (23181) is 0.7% ahead. This indicates the B580 is positioned in a highly competitive mid-range tier.

What the measured FPS data reveals about the GPU's role is that it rarely becomes the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 572.2 FPS, which is likely constrained by CPU frame generation limits rather than GPU rendering. As settings rise to Ultra at 1080p, the average drops to 339.1 FPS — still a 41% reduction from Low, showing the GPU does have to work harder with increased visual fidelity, but the absolute numbers remain extraordinarily high for any display technology.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture (Raphael), fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boosts up to 5.10 GHz, which is crucial for Valorant's engine that typically scales with per-core clock speed. The 32 MB shared L3 cache and 1 MB per-core L2 cache provide low-latency access to frequently used game data, while 83.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth keeps the cores fed.

The processor's benchmark profile paints a clear picture of its strengths. Single-thread performance is excellent: 999 in 3dmark_single_thread, 327 in Cinebench R15 single-core, 1363 in R20 single-core, and 3246 in R23 single-core. These scores directly correlate with the high minimum frame rates observed in the measured data. Multi-threaded results are also strong — Cinebench R23 multicore hits 22992, and 3dmark_max_threads reaches 6503 — but Valorant rarely uses all 12 threads, making the single-thread scores more predictive of real-world performance.

The CPU sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 26617. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, scores 26574 (0.2% behind), while the Intel Core i9-12900HK scores 26672 (0.2% ahead). This grouping tells a story of a processor that is performance-competitive with chips from different generations and market segments.

In Valorant specifically, the CPU's role is evident in the scaling between resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 572.2 FPS, and at 4K Low it still manages 392.3 FPS — a much smaller drop than would be expected if the GPU were the sole limiter. This suggests the CPU's 5.10 GHz boost clock is a primary driver of the extreme frame rates, with the GPU only becoming more involved as resolution and settings increase.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 572.2 FPS average, Medium drops to 377.6 FPS, High comes in at 357 FPS, and Ultra settles at 339.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium (194.6 FPS) is dramatic, while the step from Medium to High (20.6 FPS) and High to Ultra (17.9 FPS) are much smaller, indicating diminishing returns beyond Medium.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern shifts slightly. Low settings still lead at 490.9 FPS, but Medium (316.3 FPS) and High (305.2 FPS) are nearly identical, with Ultra at 287.2 FPS. The delta between Low and Medium here is 174.6 FPS, slightly smaller than at 1080p, suggesting the GPU is beginning to exert more influence at higher pixel counts.

At 3840x2160, the hierarchy remains consistent. Low produces 392.3 FPS, Medium 255 FPS, High 242.2 FPS, and Ultra 229.2 FPS. The Low-to-Medium gap shrinks to 137.3 FPS, and the Medium-to-High difference is just 12.8 FPS. Ultra is only 13 FPS behind High, showing that the most demanding preset does not impose a severe penalty at 4K.

Across all resolutions, the Low preset always delivers the highest frame rates, and the ordering of Medium, High, and Ultra is consistent. However, the relative penalties change: at 1080p, Ultra is 40.7% lower than Low; at 1440p, it's 41.5% lower; at 4K, it's 41.6% lower. This near-constant percentage suggests the scaling is driven more by settings complexity than resolution-specific bottlenecks.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals how frame rates respond to resolution increases while holding settings constant. With Low settings, moving from 1080p (572.2 FPS) to 1440p (490.9 FPS) results in a 14.2% drop, and from 1440p to 4K (392.3 FPS) another 20.1% drop — a total 31.4% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This relatively mild scaling indicates the CPU is still the primary limiter even at 4K Low.

With Medium settings, the drops are more pronounced: 1080p (377.6 FPS) to 1440p (316.3 FPS) is a 16.2% decline, and 1440p to 4K (255 FPS) is a 19.4% decline, totaling 32.5% from 1080p to 4K. High settings show 1080p (357 FPS) to 1440p (305.2 FPS) at 14.5% down, and 1440p to 4K (242.2 FPS) at 20.6% down — a 32.2% total drop.

Ultra settings exhibit the steepest scaling: 1080p (339.1 FPS) to 1440p (287.2 FPS) drops 15.3%, and 1440p to 4K (229.2 FPS) drops 20.2%, totaling 32.4% from 1080p to 4K. The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings (ranging from 31.4% to 32.5%) is striking. It implies that resolution scaling in Valorant is highly predictable and that the CPU-GPU balance remains similar regardless of settings, with the CPU retaining a dominant role even at 4K.

The fact that 4K Low (392.3 FPS) still exceeds 1080p Ultra (339.1 FPS) further emphasizes that settings adjustments have a larger impact than resolution changes. Players prioritizing maximum frame rates should lower settings before considering resolution reductions.

Settings Recommendations

Based strictly on the measured data, the Low preset offers the highest raw performance at every resolution. At 1080p, it delivers 572.2 FPS, which is 195 FPS more than Medium (377.6 FPS) and 233.1 FPS more than Ultra (339.1 FPS). This makes Low the unequivocal choice for competitive play where frame rate is paramount.

However, the data also shows that Medium provides a more balanced experience. At 1080p, Medium (377.6 FPS) is only 5.5% behind High (357 FPS) and 10.2% ahead of Ultra (339.1 FPS). The visual quality improvement from Low to Medium likely justifies the FPS trade-off for most players, especially since the resulting frame rates remain far above any display's refresh rate.

At 1440p, Medium (316.3 FPS) is within 3.6% of High (305.2 FPS) and 9.2% ahead of Ultra (287.2 FPS). The gap to Low (490.9 FPS) is substantial, but 316 FPS is still excessive for most monitors. At 4K, Medium (255 FPS) offers a 5% improvement over High (242.2 FPS) and an 10.1% improvement over Ultra (229.2 FPS), making it the sensible default.

For players with 240 Hz monitors, any preset at any resolution exceeds the refresh rate, so visual quality can be maximized without sacrificing smoothness. For those with 360 Hz or higher displays, Low at 1080p or 1440p is the only way to approach those limits. The data suggests Medium is the sweet spot across all resolutions, providing a 255-377.6 FPS range that covers virtually all competitive scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Arc B580 ranks 1101 out of 1650 tested combos in Valorant, placing it in the lower third of all pairings. Given the measured frame rates — which are among the highest seen in competitive shooters — this ranking may seem counterintuitive. However, the rank likely reflects the fact that Valorant is highly optimized and many higher-end combos with faster CPUs and GPUs achieve even more extreme frame rates.

The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking (26617 average score) and the GPU's 66th percentile ranking (23021 average score) suggest this combo is composed of solidly mid-to-upper-tier components. The fact that the combo ranks lower than both individual component percentiles indicates that the pairing may not be optimally balanced for this specific game — the GPU's performance class is slightly below the CPU's, potentially creating a minor bottleneck in scenarios where GPU load is higher.

That said, the measured FPS data tells a different story than the rank suggests. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 572.2 FPS, which is within striking distance of what any current system can achieve in Valorant. The 1101st rank out of 1650 means 549 combos perform better, but the absolute performance is already so high that the differences are likely imperceptible in practice. For a 6-core CPU paired with a mid-range GPU, the results are remarkably strong, and the data confirms this combo is more than capable of driving any mainstream display to its maximum refresh rate in Valorant.