Valorant

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers exceptional frame rates in Valorant, positioning it as a top-tier pairing for competitive play. The measured data shows this combo achieving an average of 695.8 FPS at 1080p Low settings, with performance scaling predictably across resolutions and presets. This pairing ranks 41st out of 1,650 tested combinations, placing it in the top 2.5% of all configs analyzed for this title.

FAQ

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

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 41st out of 1,650 tested combos, placing it in the top 2.5% of all configurations analyzed for Valorant.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combination?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 695.8, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This represents the peak performance point in the measured data.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 42,576, which is 0.2% behind the NVIDIA RTX A6000, 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, but 1.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580X and 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla M40.

Q: What is the CPU's performance percentile relative to all processors?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X sits at the 85th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 28,246. It edges out the Intel Core i5-13490F by 0.3% and the AMD Ryzen 5 230 by 0.3%, while trailing the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and Intel Core i5-14500T by 0.4% and 0.5% respectively.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the CPU support?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration, providing 89.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth, which contributes to its strong performance in CPU-bound scenarios like Valorant.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth with a memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective).

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of Ryzen 5 9600X and RTX 4070 SUPER achieves rank 41 out of 1,650 tested combos in Valorant. This places the pairing in the 97.5th percentile of all configurations, demonstrating that it outperforms the vast majority of alternatives for this specific game. The CPU's 85th percentile standing among all processors suggests the Ryzen 5 9600X provides ample single-thread performance, which is critical for Valorant's engine.

The CPU's benchmark scores reinforce this positioning. In Cinebench R23, it scores 25,525 in multicore and 3,603 in single-core tests. The single-core result is particularly relevant for Valorant, as the game's mechanics heavily depend on per-thread performance. The CPU's 3DMark scores show scaling from 1,253 in single-thread to 7,590 in max-threads, indicating efficient multi-thread utilization when needed.

The GPU's 84th percentile ranking among all graphics cards complements the CPU's standing. With a Passmark G3D score of 29,995 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 192,684, the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers more than enough graphics horsepower for Valorant. The measured frame rates confirm that the GPU rarely becomes the bottleneck, as even at 4K Ultra settings, the combo maintains an average of 440.1 FPS.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 SUPER's role in this combination is to provide consistent, high-refresh-rate output without becoming a limiting factor. With 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, the GPU offers 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves more than sufficient for Valorant's modest VRAM requirements. The GPU's boost clock reaches 2475 MHz, with a base clock of 1980 MHz, ensuring sustained performance during extended gaming sessions.

The graphics card's architecture, Ada Lovelace, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, includes 7,168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance of 35.48 TFLOPS provides substantial compute headroom, though Valorant's rendering workload does not approach this limit.

The GPU's measured Passmark scores show DirectX 11 performance at 273, DirectX 12 at 110, and DirectX 10 at 167. The Passmark G2D score of 1,184 indicates strong 2D rendering capabilities. With a TDP of 220 W and a suggested PSU of 550 W, the card operates within standard power envelopes for its class, though the measured frame rates suggest power consumption is rarely a constraint in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data shows that Low settings provide the highest average FPS across all resolutions, with the gap between presets widening at higher resolutions. At 1920x1080, Low settings deliver 695.8 FPS, representing a 17.7% improvement over High settings at 580.2 FPS and a 21.6% improvement over Ultra at 571.8 FPS. Medium settings at 591.3 FPS sit close to High, suggesting the preset scaling is not linear.

For competitive play, Low settings at 1080p offer the maximum frame rate headroom, which can translate to reduced input latency and smoother motion on high-refresh monitors. However, the difference between Low and Medium at 1080p is only 104.5 FPS, and the gap narrows at higher resolutions. At 2560x1440, Low achieves 662.9 FPS versus 562.6 FPS for Medium, a 100.3 FPS difference. At 3840x2160, Low delivers 614.1 FPS compared to 484.3 FPS for Medium.

The data indicates that Medium settings provide a balanced experience, maintaining frame rates above 484 FPS even at 4K. For players prioritizing visual clarity without sacrificing performance, Medium at 1440p offers 562.6 FPS, which remains far above the refresh rates of most gaming monitors. Ultra settings show diminishing returns, with the smallest performance drop from High being at 1080p (8.4 FPS difference) but the largest at 4K (18.7 FPS difference).

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the resolution with the highest overall performance, Low settings produce an average of 695.8 FPS. Medium settings follow at 591.3 FPS, while High achieves 580.2 FPS and Ultra reaches 571.8 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 124 FPS, representing a 17.8% performance penalty for maxing out settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance hierarchy remains consistent but compressed. Low settings average 662.9 FPS, Medium delivers 562.6 FPS, High reaches 555.1 FPS, and Ultra produces 542.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra narrows to 120.8 FPS, or 18.2%. The resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p costs approximately 32.9 FPS at Low settings and 29.7 FPS at Ultra, showing that the combo scales efficiently with resolution.

At 3840x2160, the highest resolution tested, Low settings still maintain an impressive 614.1 FPS average. Medium settings drop to 484.3 FPS, while High achieves 458.8 FPS and Ultra produces 440.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 174 FPS, or 28.3%, representing the largest relative penalty for high settings across all resolutions. The 4K results demonstrate that even at maximum resolution, the RTX 4070 SUPER paired with the Ryzen 5 9600X keeps frame rates well above competitive thresholds.

The resolution scaling shows that reducing from 4K to 1080p at Low settings yields an 81.7 FPS improvement, while the same resolution change at Ultra settings produces a 131.7 FPS gain. This suggests that Ultra settings place more load on the GPU, making resolution changes more impactful when visual quality is maximized. Conversely, the relatively small performance differences between Medium, High, and Ultra at 1080p indicate that the CPU becomes a more significant factor at lower resolutions and settings.