Valorant

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination delivers exceptional performance in Valorant, with measured frame rates that place it in the 796th position out of 1,650 tested combos. This pairing is clearly CPU-bound at lower settings, where the processor's 5.10 GHz boost clock and 32 MB of shared L3 cache push frame rates beyond what the GPU can typically handle at higher presets. The data shows a system that excels at high-refresh-rate competitive play, maintaining averages above 390 FPS even at 4K Ultra settings, while the CPU's 65 W TDP and 12 threads keep the system responsive.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS achieved by this combo in Valorant?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 596.6 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How much faster is the Low preset compared to Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 596.6 FPS, which is 205.7 FPS higher than the Ultra preset's 390.9 FPS, representing a 52.6% increase in average frame rate.

Q: Does the GPU become a bottleneck at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the High preset yields 278.5 FPS while the Low preset reaches 446.4 FPS, showing that even at 4K the settings matter significantly, but the frame rates remain extremely high, indicating the CPU still plays a substantial role.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: This combination ranks 796th out of 1,650 tested combos, placing it in the top half of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium settings produce 366.9 FPS while High settings produce 348.4 FPS, a difference of 18.5 FPS that favors the Medium preset.

Q: Is the RTX 2070 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Valorant?

A: Yes, the 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is more than adequate for Valorant, as evidenced by the high frame rates across all resolutions up to 4K.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, with its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, provides ample memory resources for Valorant's needs. The GPU's 1,770 MHz boost clock and 2,560 shading units deliver raw compute power through its 9.062 TFLOPS FP32 performance. The data shows that the GPU is not the primary limiting factor in most scenarios, as the frame rates scale more dramatically with resolution changes than with settings changes at lower resolutions.

At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 205.7 FPS, which is a substantial gap, but the GPU still manages to push 390.9 FPS at Ultra settings. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 64 ROPs and 160 TMUs handle texture and pixel throughput efficiently, though the game's performance at these frame rates suggests the CPU is doing much of the heavy lifting. At 4K, the GPU's workload increases, and the frame rate drops to 263.1 FPS at Ultra settings, showing that while the GPU is engaged, it still has headroom for even more demanding tasks.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER holds the 796th rank out of 1,650 tested combos for Valorant. This places it in the upper half of all configurations, which is notable given that the GPU is from the previous generation and the CPU is a mid-range desktop part. The ranking reflects the game's sensitivity to CPU performance, where the Ryzen 5 7600's strong single-threaded capabilities shine.

The CPU's benchmark scores support this ranking, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 999 and a Passmark single-thread score of 3,910, placing it in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, scores nearly identically with a 0.2% delta, while the Intel Core i9-12900HK is 0.2% behind. This tight grouping indicates that the Ryzen 5 7600 is at the top of its class for single-threaded workloads, which directly translates to the high frame rates observed in Valorant.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS ranges from 390.9 at Ultra settings to 596.6 at Low settings. The Medium preset produces 431.6 FPS, while High yields 408.1 FPS. This shows a clear trend where lowering settings from Ultra to Low provides a 205.7 FPS improvement, but the jump from High to Medium is only 23.5 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. Low settings produce 560.7 FPS, followed by Medium at 366.9 FPS, High at 348.4 FPS, and Ultra at 333.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is substantial at 193.8 FPS, but the differences between Medium, High, and Ultra are much smaller, with only 33.5 FPS separating Medium from Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset still achieves 446.4 FPS, demonstrating the combo's strength. Medium settings drop to 293.8 FPS, High produces 278.5 FPS, and Ultra yields 263.1 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a 150.2 FPS drop at Low settings, but the drop at Ultra settings is only 127.8 FPS, indicating that the system remains well-balanced across resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data strongly suggests that the Low preset offers the best experience for competitive play, as it maximizes the frame rate advantage. At 1080p, Low settings deliver 596.6 FPS, which is 48.3% higher than the High preset's 408.1 FPS and 52.6% higher than Ultra's 390.9 FPS. This makes Low the clear choice for players seeking maximum responsiveness.

For players who prefer higher visual quality, the Medium preset at 1080p (431.6 FPS) or 1440p (366.9 FPS) provides a reasonable balance between visual fidelity and performance. The High preset offers diminishing returns, as its 408.1 FPS at 1080p is only 23.5 FPS lower than Medium but likely provides minimal visual improvements in a game like Valorant. The Ultra preset, while still delivering 390.9 FPS at 1080p, is the least optimal choice for competitive play because the GPU's resources are better spent on achieving higher frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth on a dual-channel DDR5 interface provide the low-latency access needed for high-frame-rate gaming. The CPU's performance is evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,992 and single-core score of 3,246, which are strong indicators of its gaming capability.

The data shows that the CPU is the primary driver of performance in Valorant, as frame rates at 1080p Low settings (596.6 FPS) are likely limited by the CPU's ability to feed the GPU. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 999 and its 83rd percentile ranking against all CPUs place it in the top tier of processors for this workload. The fact that the combo ranks 796th out of 1,650 despite using a previous-generation GPU underscores the CPU's importance in this game.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS shows that scaling from 1080p to 4K has a significant but manageable impact on performance. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 596.6 FPS at 1080p to 560.7 FPS at 1440p, a 6.0% decrease, and further to 446.4 FPS at 4K, a 25.2% decrease from 1080p. This pattern suggests that at Low settings, the CPU is the limiting factor, as the frame rate does not scale proportionally with the pixel count.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more pronounced: 390.9 FPS at 1080p drops to 333.4 FPS at 1440p (14.7% decrease) and then to 263.1 FPS at 4K (32.7% decrease from 1080p). This indicates that the GPU becomes more involved at higher settings, but the overall frame rates remain high enough to suggest that neither component is fully saturated. The relatively small drops between resolutions, especially at Low settings, point to a system that is well-matched for Valorant, where the CPU's strong single-threaded performance ensures that even at 4K, the frame rates are far above what most displays can show.