Valorant

Valorant is a competitive FPS that scales unusually well with high-end hardware, and the pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 produces exceptionally high frame rates across all tested configurations. The measured data shows this combination ranks 1489th out of 3708 possible combos in this game, placing it in the upper half of all tested systems. The results indicate that this setup is heavily skewed toward delivering maximum competitive performance, with average frame rates never dropping below 364 FPS even at 4K Ultra settings. The data suggests that players with high-refresh-rate monitors will find this pairing extremely capable, as the minimum measured average of 364 FPS is already well beyond the refresh rate of most displays.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is surprisingly modest, which reveals important information about where the bottleneck lies in this system. At Low settings, the average FPS at 1920x1080 is 501, while at 3840x2160 it drops to 441 — a reduction of 60 FPS, or roughly 12%. This relatively small penalty suggests that the CPU is doing a significant amount of the work at lower resolutions, and the GPU has enough headroom that even quadrupling the pixel count does not dramatically impact performance. The RTX 4080’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 716.8 GB/s bandwidth are clearly sufficient to handle the increased resolution demands without becoming a limiting factor.

Moving from 1440p to 4K shows an even smaller gap at High settings, with 398 FPS at 2560x1440 compared to 370 FPS at 3840x2160. This 28 FPS difference represents only about 7% of the total frame rate, indicating that the GPU is not being stressed to its limits even at 4K. The pattern holds across all settings presets, with the scaling from 1080p to 4K consistently falling between 60 and 70 FPS regardless of whether the game is running at Low or Ultra. This consistency is a strong indicator that the Ryzen 7 5700’s 8 cores and 16 threads are keeping pace with the RTX 4080 at every resolution, and the system is not experiencing a CPU bottleneck even in the most demanding scenarios.

The interesting anomaly appears when comparing Low to Medium settings at each resolution. At 1080p, Low produces 501 FPS while Medium produces 427 FPS, a difference of 74 FPS. At 4K, the same comparison shows 441 FPS versus 376 FPS, a difference of 65 FPS. This relatively consistent gap suggests that the Medium preset introduces some additional GPU work that scales linearly with resolution, but the CPU overhead remains constant. The data indicates that the limiting component in this system shifts subtly between resolutions, but never becomes a hard constraint — the Ryzen 7 5700 with its 3.70 GHz base clock and 4.60 GHz boost clock maintains sufficient single-thread performance to feed the GPU at all tested settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is a formidable piece of hardware, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node and 45,900 million transistors. Its 2205 MHz base clock and 2505 MHz boost clock provide the raw compute power needed to push Valorant to extreme frame rates, while the 9728 shading units and 304 texture mapping units handle the game’s rendering efficiently. The GPU’s 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores are largely irrelevant for Valorant, as this is not a ray-tracing-heavy title, but the raw rasterization performance from the 112 ROPs delivers the pixel throughput necessary for 4K gaming at 370 FPS average.

Memory configuration plays a significant role in the observed results. The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Valorant’s relatively modest texture requirements. The benchmark data shows that the GPU’s memory subsystem is not a bottleneck at any resolution, as evidenced by the consistent performance scaling from 1080p to 4K. The 22.4 Gbps effective memory speed ensures that even at 4K Ultra settings, where texture bandwidth demands are highest, the GPU can maintain 364 FPS average without stuttering or frame drops.

The RTX 4080’s positioning relative to its nearest rivals is noteworthy. The benchmark score of 54247 places it nearly identical to the RTX 4080 SUPER, which scores 54209, a delta of just 0.1%. This means the base 4080 is effectively performing at the same level as its SUPER variant in this game, suggesting that Valorant does not benefit from the slight clock increases of the newer card. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, which is 1.1% higher, and the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, 2.6% higher — but these differences are within the margin of error for most gaming scenarios and do not translate to meaningful FPS differences at the frame rates observed here.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimizing the balance between visual quality and performance. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is only 88 FPS, from 501 to 413, which means players can run Ultra settings without sacrificing the competitive advantage of high frame rates. However, the Medium preset at 427 FPS offers a middle ground that includes the 363 min FPS and 491 max FPS data points, providing a slightly more consistent frame pacing than Ultra’s lower average.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts slightly. Low settings produce 475 FPS, while Medium produces 405 FPS with a min of 344 and max of 466. The Ultra preset at 392 FPS is only 13 FPS behind Medium, making it a viable option for players who prioritize visual fidelity. The High preset at 398 FPS sits between Medium and Ultra, offering a balanced experience that most players would find acceptable.

For 4K gaming, the choices become more critical. Low settings at 441 FPS provide the highest average, but Medium at 376 FPS is the only preset with complete min/max data, showing 319 FPS minimum and 432 FPS maximum. This suggests that Medium offers the best combination of visual quality and frame rate stability at 4K, as the 319 FPS minimum ensures that even in the most demanding scenes, the frame rate stays above the refresh rate of most high-end displays. Ultra at 364 FPS is only 12 FPS behind Medium, making it a reasonable choice for players who want maximum visual quality without a significant performance penalty.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset reveals a consistent hierarchy across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average FPS values are 501 for Low, 427 for Medium, 420 for High, and 413 for Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 363 FPS and a maximum of 491 FPS, indicating that the frame pacing is tight even during intense combat scenarios. The 1080p results demonstrate that this system is capable of exceeding 500 FPS at competitive settings, which is a significant advantage for players using 360 Hz or 500 Hz monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 475 for Low, 405 for Medium, 398 for High, and 392 for Ultra. The Medium preset again provides the only complete min/max data, with 344 FPS minimum and 466 FPS maximum. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings is 26 FPS, from 501 to 475, which is a relatively small penalty for the increased resolution. At Ultra settings, the drop is 21 FPS, from 413 to 392, showing that the RTX 4080 handles the additional pixel load efficiently.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 441 for Low, 376 for Medium, 370 for High, and 364 for Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 319 FPS and a maximum of 432 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is a 60 FPS drop, from 501 to 441, which is a 12% reduction. At Ultra settings, the drop is 49 FPS, from 413 to 364, representing an 11.9% reduction. This consistency across settings confirms that the performance penalty for 4K is uniform regardless of visual quality, which is a strong indicator of balanced system performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable with this CPU/GPU combination?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 501, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This represents the maximum competitive performance available from this pairing.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 501 at 1080p to 441 at 4K, a reduction of 60 FPS or approximately 12%. At Ultra settings, the drop is from 413 to 364, a reduction of 49 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 the limiting factor in this system?

A: The data suggests the system is well balanced. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K is consistent across all settings, indicating that neither the CPU nor GPU is severely bottlenecked at any resolution.

Q: Which settings preset provides the best frame rate stability?

A: The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data at every resolution. At 4K, it shows a minimum of 319 FPS and a maximum of 432 FPS, providing the most predictable frame pacing.

Q: How does this system compare to the RTX 4080 SUPER?

A: The RTX 4080 scores 54247 in benchmark tests, while the RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209, a delta of only 0.1%. This indicates they perform identically in Valorant.

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

A: The lowest average FPS is 364, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. Even at this most demanding configuration, the system maintains frame rates above 360 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is a key component in achieving these high frame rates, as Valorant is known to be sensitive to CPU performance. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, this processor provides the computational headroom needed to maintain high FPS even when the GPU is not fully utilized. The 3.70 GHz base clock and 4.60 GHz boost clock demonstrate strong single-thread performance, which is critical for a game like Valorant that relies heavily on per-core performance for game logic and physics calculations.

The CPU’s benchmark results support its suitability for this game. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20655 and single-core score of 2916 indicate strong performance in both threaded and single-threaded workloads. The Geekbench multicore score of 9959 and single-core score of 1907 further confirm this processor’s capabilities. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 1762 at 2 threads to 6617 at max threads, demonstrating that the processor can effectively utilize its 16 threads when needed, though Valorant’s engine may not fully exploit all of them.

The Ryzen 7 5700’s 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core provide the low-latency memory access that gaming workloads require. The dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for this game, as the measured FPS data shows no memory-related bottlenecks. The processor’s 65 W TDP is modest for an 8-core part, allowing for efficient operation even under sustained gaming loads. The CPU’s 78th percentile ranking against all CPUs and its position relative to rivals like the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (delta of -0.1%) and AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (delta of 0.1%) show that it is a competitive mid-range option that pairs well with the high-end RTX 4080.