Valorant

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Valorant, a competitive FPS where responsiveness often matters more than graphical fidelity. The measured data shows this combination ranks 1489th out of 3708 tested combos in this specific title, placing it in the upper portion of the database. Across all tested resolutions and settings, the average frame rates never drop below 364 FPS, indicating that this pairing is far more than sufficient for the game’s demands. The following analysis breaks down how the system scales across resolutions, which settings offer the best experience, and what the benchmark numbers reveal about the roles of the CPU and GPU.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, though the absolute drops are relatively modest given the high starting point. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 501 FPS average. Moving to 1440p at the same Low preset reduces the average to 475 FPS, a drop of 26 FPS or approximately 5.2%. Continuing to 4K at Low settings yields 441 FPS, which is 60 FPS below the 1080p result, representing a 12% decrease from the 1080p Low figure.

The scaling pattern shifts when examining higher settings presets. At High settings, the 1080p average is 420 FPS, the 1440p average is 398 FPS, and the 4K average is 370 FPS. The difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings is exactly 50 FPS, which is a slightly larger absolute gap than the Low preset’s 60 FPS difference, but the percentage drop is comparable. For Medium settings, the progression is 427 FPS at 1080p, 405 FPS at 1440p, and 376 FPS at 4K, with the 1080p to 4K gap being 51 FPS. Ultra settings show 413 FPS at 1080p, 392 FPS at 1440p, and 364 FPS at 4K, a 49 FPS drop from the lowest to highest resolution.

These numbers indicate that the system is not heavily GPU-limited at lower resolutions. The fact that 1080p Low produces 501 FPS while 4K Low produces 441 FPS suggests that even at 4K, the RTX 4070 SUPER is still delivering well over 400 FPS, which is far beyond the refresh rate of virtually any monitor. The frame rate differences between resolutions are consistent across settings, with the 1080p to 4K gap ranging from 49 to 60 FPS depending on preset. This consistency implies that the game’s rendering load scales predictably with pixel count, but the GPU has enough headroom that even the heaviest resolution tested does not cause a dramatic collapse.

The limiting component at 1080p appears to be the CPU, as the frame rates at that resolution are nearly identical across all four settings presets. At 1080p, the spread from Low to Ultra is only 88 FPS (501 to 413), while at 4K the spread is 77 FPS (441 to 364). This relatively narrow range across settings suggests that Valorant’s CPU-bound nature at high frame rates means the Ryzen 7 5700’s performance ceiling is being reached. The 8-core, 16-thread processor with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz provides enough single-thread performance to push frame rates into the 400-500 FPS range, but the incremental gains from lowering settings become smaller as the CPU becomes the bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

Examining the measured rows, the Low preset at 1080p offers the highest average frame rate at 501 FPS, but the differences between presets are relatively small. The Medium preset at 1080p delivers 427 FPS, which is 74 FPS lower than Low but still far above any practical display refresh rate. High settings at 1080p produce 420 FPS, and Ultra produces 413 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 88 FPS, which is meaningful for competitive play where every frame counts, but the absolute numbers are so high that most users would not perceive a difference on a 144Hz or 240Hz monitor.

For 1440p, the Low preset delivers 475 FPS, Medium delivers 405 FPS, High delivers 398 FPS, and Ultra delivers 392 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 83 FPS. At 4K, Low produces 441 FPS, Medium produces 376 FPS, High produces 370 FPS, and Ultra produces 364 FPS, with a Low-to-Ultra gap of 77 FPS. These data suggest that the Medium preset offers a reasonable balance, as it typically sits within 50-55 FPS of the Low preset while providing better visual quality. However, for users with high-refresh-rate displays, the Low preset at any resolution ensures the maximum possible frame rate.

The Medium preset at 1440p is particularly noteworthy because it shows a minimum FPS of 344 and a maximum of 466, with an average of 405. This min-max range of 122 FPS indicates some variability in frame delivery, though the average remains strong. The Ultra preset at 4K shows 364 FPS average, which is still above 360 FPS, a threshold that exceeds all but the most extreme gaming monitors. Given that Valorant is a competitive shooter where input latency and frame consistency matter, the Low preset provides the highest averages across all resolutions, but the Medium preset offers a good balance for users who prefer some visual polish without sacrificing performance.

The data indicates that the best experience per the measured rows depends on the display’s refresh rate. For a 360Hz monitor, the 4K Ultra average of 364 FPS nearly saturates the display’s capability. For a 500Hz monitor, only the 1080p Low setting at 501 FPS would fully utilize the display’s potential. Most users with 240Hz or 144Hz displays would find that any preset at any resolution provides more than enough frame rate, making the choice purely aesthetic.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame field places this configuration at rank 1489 out of 3708 tested combinations, which means it sits in the 40th percentile of all tested combos for Valorant. This ranking is somewhat surprising given the extremely high absolute frame rates, but it reflects the fact that Valorant is a highly optimized game where even mid-range hardware can achieve very high FPS. The Ryzen 7 5700 and RTX 4070 SUPER are both high-end components individually, but their combined rank suggests that many other combos in the database deliver even higher frame rates, likely due to faster CPUs with higher single-thread performance.

The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus is 78, meaning it outperforms 78% of all CPUs in the database. The GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus is 83, indicating it outperforms 83% of all GPUs. Despite these strong individual rankings, the combo rank of 1489 out of 3708 places it at roughly the 60th percentile of combos (since lower rank numbers are better, and 1489 is below the midpoint of 1854). This discrepancy suggests that Valorant’s performance is more sensitive to CPU single-thread performance than to GPU capabilities, and the Ryzen 7 5700’s Zen 3 architecture, while capable, may not match the top-tier CPUs used in the highest-ranked combos.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in the database include the Intel Xeon D-2752TER with an average score of 25530, the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U with 25485, the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H with 25550, and the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with 25446. The Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 25517, placing it extremely close to these rivals, with deltas ranging from -0.1% to +0.3%. This tight clustering indicates that the CPU’s performance is typical for its class, and the 8-core, 16-thread configuration does not stand out as exceptional in synthetic benchmarks.

The GPU’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB with an average score of 43262, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile with 43268, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 with 43301, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile with 43667. The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43223, placing it slightly below all of these rivals, with deltas ranging from -0.1% to -1%. This suggests that the GPU is competitive with but slightly behind some other high-end cards in synthetic workloads, yet its real-world Valorant performance remains excellent.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average frame rate is 501 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How much does the average frame rate drop when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average drops from 420 FPS at 1080p to 370 FPS at 4K, a decrease of 50 FPS.

Q: What is the lowest average frame rate recorded across all tested settings and resolutions?

A: The lowest average frame rate is 364 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings.

Q: Does the Medium preset at 1440p provide a minimum frame rate above 300 FPS?

A: Yes, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 shows a minimum FPS of 344 and a maximum of 466, with an average of 405 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested combos in Valorant?

A: This combo ranks 1489th out of 3708 tested combos, placing it in the upper half of the database.

Q: What is the difference in average frame rate between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 4K, the Low preset averages 441 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 364 FPS, a difference of 77 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is based on the AD104 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 35,800 million transistors on a die size of 294 mm², with a transistor density of 121.8M per mm². The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. Its base clock is 1980 MHz, boost clock is 2475 MHz, and memory clock is 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed.

The GPU’s shading units number 7168, with 224 texture mapping units and 80 render output units. It has 56 ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 198.0 GPixel/s, texture rate is 554.4 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 35.48 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 35.48 TFLOPS due to a 1:1 ratio. The power draw is 220 W, requiring a 550 W suggested PSU, with a dual-slot design and a single 16-pin power connector.

In Valorant, the GPU’s role is clearly secondary to the CPU, as evidenced by the relatively small frame rate differences between settings presets. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is only 88 FPS, which suggests that the GPU is not the primary bottleneck. The RTX 4070 SUPER’s 12 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for Valorant, which is a lightweight game in terms of memory usage. The GPU’s high clock speeds and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth ensure that texture loading and rendering overhead do not impede frame times.

The GPU’s benchmark scores include a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4627, Geekbench OpenCL score of 172795, and Geekbench Vulkan score of 205624. Its Passmark scores show G3D at 29995 and GPU compute at 17108. The GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus is 83, indicating it outperforms 83% of all GPUs. The nearest rivals in the database are the Quadro M6000 24 GB, RTX 5050 Mobile, Quadro M6000, and RTX 4090 Mobile, all with average scores within 1% of the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 43223 average.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 5000 series, based on Zen 3 architecture with the Cezanne codename. It is manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC, with 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die. The base clock is 3.70 GHz, boost clock is 4.60 GHz, and TDP is 65 W. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and it uses the AMD Socket AM4 platform with PCIe Gen 3 and 20 lanes from the CPU.

The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a 16 MB L3 cache. The CPU’s release date is April 3, 2022, with a launch MSRP of $179, and it remains in active production. The multiplier is unlocked, allowing for overclocking, and ECC memory is supported. The Ryzen 7 5700’s benchmark scores include a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20655 and single-core score of 2916, Geekbench multicore of 9959 and single-core of 1907, and a Passmark multithread score of 24303 with single-thread score of 3296.

In Valorant, the CPU’s role is dominant. The frame rates at 1080p across all settings are tightly clustered, with only an 88 FPS spread from Low to Ultra, indicating that the CPU is the limiting factor. Valorant is known for being CPU-bound, and the Ryzen 7 5700’s single-thread performance, as measured by its 3DMark single-thread score of 901 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2916, directly influences the maximum achievable frame rates. The 4.60 GHz boost clock helps maintain high frequency during gaming workloads.

The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus is 78, meaning it outperforms 78% of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Xeon D-2752TER with an average score of 25530, AMD Ryzen 5 7640U with 25485, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H with 25550, and AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with 25446. The Ryzen 7 5700’s average benchmark score of 25517 places it within 0.3% of these rivals. The 3DMark multi-thread score of 6628 and 2-thread score of 1762 indicate strong multi-threading capability, but for Valorant, the single-thread performance is more critical.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080 resolution, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low settings produce 501 FPS, Medium settings produce 427 FPS with a minimum of 363 and maximum of 491, High settings produce 420 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 413 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p shows a min-max range of 128 FPS, which is the widest spread among all tested rows at this resolution. The difference between the highest (Low) and lowest (Ultra) at 1080p is 88 FPS.

At 2560x1440 resolution, the Low preset averages 475 FPS, Medium averages 405 FPS with a minimum of 344 and maximum of 466, High averages 398 FPS, and Ultra averages 392 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap at 1440p is 83 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p has a min-max range of 122 FPS, slightly narrower than the 1080p Medium range. The 1440p Low average of 475 FPS is 26 FPS lower than the 1080p Low average.

At 3840x2160 resolution, the Low preset averages 441 FPS, Medium averages 376 FPS with a minimum of 319 and maximum of 432, High averages 370 FPS, and Ultra averages 364 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra gap at 4K is 77 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K has a min-max range of 113 FPS, which is the narrowest among all Medium presets across resolutions. The 4K Low average of 441 FPS is 60 FPS lower than the 1080p Low average.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently shows the only recorded minimum and maximum FPS values, with the 4K Medium minimum of 319 FPS being the lowest minimum recorded in the entire dataset. The data shows a consistent pattern where each resolution increase reduces the average FPS by roughly 25-30 FPS at the Low preset, and by about 20-25 FPS at the Ultra preset. The overall spread from the highest result (1080p Low at 501 FPS) to the lowest result (4K Ultra at 364 FPS) is 137 FPS, representing a 27.3% decrease in average frame rate.