Valorant

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers exceptional frame rates in Valorant, with the benchmark data showing average FPS figures that place this combination among the strongest tested for this title. Across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions, the system consistently outputs hundreds of frames per second, indicating that this combo is thoroughly suited for high-refresh-rate competitive play. The data measured for this combination shows that both components have significant headroom, and the performance characteristics are defined more by the CPU's single-thread capability than by the GPU's raw rendering power.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks at position 497 out of 3,708 tested combos for Valorant. This placement in the top 14% of all tested configurations highlights the strength of this pairing for this particular FPS title. The rank is a direct reflection of the measured frame rates, which place this system well above the median performance envelope for Valorant.

For context, the CPU itself holds a percentile of 87 when compared against all processors, indicating that the Ryzen 7 7700 is a high-ranking chip in the broader CPU landscape. Similarly, the GPU holds a percentile of 83 against all graphics cards, showing that the RTX 4070 SUPER is also a well-above-average performer. The combination of two high-percentile parts results in a combo rank that is strong, yet not at the very top, because Valorant's performance at the measured settings is often dictated by CPU bound scenarios, where the GPU is not the primary constraint.

The combo's rank indicates that the data shows a very capable system for Valorant. The fact that this combo sits at 497th place, rather than the top 10, is a reflection of the extremely competitive top tier in this game, where high-refresh-rate monitors and specialized pro setups can push frame rates even higher. Nevertheless, the ranking strongly suggests that this combination will deliver a premium gaming experience for the vast majority of players, with headroom for all but the most extreme of esports configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a member of the GeForce 40-series, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, and fabricated at a 5 nm process node by TSMC. The GPU's memory configuration consists of 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, which provides a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz, which is effective to 21 Gbps. The core clocks are set to a base of 1980 MHz and a boost of 2475 MHz, which are the primary clock figures that determine the GPU's raw processing speed.

In the context of Valorant, the GPU's role is generally less demanding than in a visually intensive 3D AAA title. The game's art style and relatively simple geometry mean that the RTX 4070 SUPER is not fully stressed at lower resolutions. However, the data indicates that the GPU still has a measurable impact on the performance, as the settings do affect the frame rates. At 4K resolution, for example, the GPU has to render more pixels, and we see that the average FPS at High settings is 455, while at Low settings it is 542. This 87 FPS difference between the lowest and highest settings at 4K shows that the GPU's workload is not trivial at this resolution and that the graphical settings have a direct influence on the output.

The RTX 4070 SUPER's shader count of 7,168 shading units, 224 texture units, and 80 ROPs shows a substantial amount of processing power. The pixel rate is 198.0 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 554.4 GTexel/s, which are high figures for pixel and texture throughput. For a game like Valorant, which is not geometry-heavy, the GPU's compute capabilities are more than sufficient to maintain extremely high frame rates. The 12 GB of VRAM is also far more than the game requires, meaning there is no memory capacity bottleneck, even at 4K.

The GPU's performance is strong enough that it appears to not be the limiting factor for the frame rates at lower resolutions. The data shows that when moving from 4K to 1080p, the FPS increases, but the relative scaling is not linear, indicating that the GPU is not the only constraint. However, the GPU's role is to ensure that the rendering pipeline is not the bottleneck, and the RTX 4070 SUPER does this effectively, delivering the high frame rates that are observed.

The CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 7000 series, built on the Zen 4 architecture and codenamed Raphael. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, which are the key clocks for its processing speed. The CPU has a 65W TDP, making it an efficient chip for its performance, and it sits on the AMD Socket AM5. The processor is manufactured on a 5nm process node, also by TSMC, and it has a total of 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die.

For Valorant, a game that is heavily CPU-bound, the processor's single-thread performance is of paramount importance. The Ryzen 7 7700 is a high-performance chip, with a strong single-thread benchmark score. The data shows that the CPU's avgBenchmarkScore is 40081, and it holds a percentile of 87. The CPU's single-core performance, as indicated by the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1930 and the Geekbench single-core score of 2525, is strong. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score is 1049, and the 3DMark 2-thread score is 2043, which shows the performance for a few threads.

Valorant is a game that often runs at high frame rates, and the CPU's ability to process the game's logic and draw calls is critical. The data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the average FPS is 616, which is the highest observed. This suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with high frame rates at this resolution. The CPU's impact is more evident when looking at the frame rates across different resolutions. At 1080p, the FPS is 616, at 1440p, it is 585, and at 4K, it is 542, all at Low settings. This shows a decline in FPS as the resolution increases, but the 1080p to 4K drop is about 12%, which is a relatively small drop, indicating that the CPU is still the main driver of the frame rate.

The Ryzen 7 7700's multi-thread performance is strong, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18,760, but for Valorant, the single thread and the first few threads are the most crucial. The game likely utilizes only a few cores, so the CPU's ability to boost to 5.30 GHz on a single core is a critical attribute. The data shows that the system is able to achieve high FPS, which aligns with the CPU's strong single-thread performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a detailed look at the frame rates for the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination across three resolutions and four settings presets. The data is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the system achieves an average FPS of 517 on High settings. With Low settings, it reaches 616 average FPS. The Medium preset yields 526 average FPS, with a minimum of 447 and a maximum of 604. The Ultra preset produces 509 average FPS. The 1080p results show a clear hierarchy: the Low settings provide the highest frame rate, while the Ultra setting is the lowest, but the difference is only about 100 FPS between the lowest and highest.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS on High is 490. On Low, it is 585. The Medium preset yields 498 average FPS, with a minimum of 424 and a maximum of 573. Ultra averages 482 FPS. The 1440p results are lower than the 1080p results, but the difference is not huge. For example, the Low settings at 1440p is 585 FPS, which is only 31 FPS lower than the 616 at 1080p. The frame rates remain high, all well above the 400 FPS mark.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS on High is 455. On Low, it is 542. The Medium setting yields 463 average FPS, with a minimum of 393 and a maximum of 532. The Ultra setting averages 442 FPS. The 4K results are the lowest among the three resolutions, but they still remain extremely high. The lowest average FPS observed is 442 at 4K Ultra, which is already a very high frame rate. The 4K Low setting of 542 is even higher than the 1440p High setting of 490, showing that the settings have a significant impact.

The data shows that the system is truly capable of running Valorant at very high frame rates at all settings and resolutions. The highest FPS is 616 at 1080p Low, and the lowest is 442 at 4K Ultra. The difference between the highest and lowest settings at each resolution is consistent. For instance, the difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 107 FPS, at 1440p is 103 FPS, and at 4K is 100 FPS. This indicates that the settings have a similar relative impact across all resolutions.

The minimum and maximum FPS values are only provided for the Medium settings. At 1080p Medium, the min FPS is 447, and the max is 604. At 1440p Medium, the min is 424 and the max is 573. At 4K Medium, the min is 393 and the max is 532. The minimum FPS values are also high, indicating that the frame times are consistent, and there are no major stutters. The difference between the minimum and maximum FPS is around 150 FPS at each resolution, which shows that the frame rate does vary, but the minimums are still high enough for a smooth experience.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a clear pattern in the measured data. For Low settings, the average FPS at 1080p is 616, at 1440p is 585, and at 4K is 542. This represents a 4% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 7% drop from 1440p to 4K. The overall drop from 1080p to 4K is 12%. For High settings, the FPS is 517 at 1080p, 490 at 1440p, and 455 at 4K, which is a 5% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 7% drop from 1440p to 4K, with a total drop of 12%. The Ultra settings show a similar trend: 509 at 1080p, 482 at 1440p, and 442 at 4K, which is a 5% drop, then a 8% drop, total a 13% drop. The data shows that the FPS does not scale dramatically with resolution, indicating that the CPU is the limiting component in this system.

The small resolution scaling is a key indicator of a CPU-bound scenario. In a GPU-bound system, we would expect to see a more significant drop in FPS when moving from 1080p to 4K. The fact that the FPS only drops by about 12-13% from 1080p to 4K suggests that the GPU is not the primary bottleneck, and the CPU's performance is the limiting factor? Actually the GPU also matters because the settings do change the FPS. But the resolution scaling is small, which means the CPU is at its limit, and the GPU has enough headroom to render the game at higher resolutions without a huge cost.

The data shows that the game is CPU-bound at all resolutions, but the GPU is also engaged, as the settings do affect the FPS. The small resolution scaling is a sign that the CPU is the limiting component for this combo in Valorant. The Ryzen 7 7700's high single-thread performance is the main reason for the high FPS, and the GPU's role is to ensure that the rendering is done fast enough to keep up.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the best experience for maximizing frame rate would be to use Low settings. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 616, at 1440p Low, it is 585, and at 4K Low, it is 542. The Low settings give the highest FPS at every resolution, and the difference is significant. For example, at 1080p, the Low setting is 90 FPS higher than the Medium, and 107 FPS higher than Ultra. The same pattern holds at 1440p and 4K.

The frame rate is the most important for a competitive FPS like Valorant, and the Low settings provide the highest FPS. However, the Medium settings also provide very high frame rates, with a 526 average at 1080p, 498 at 1440p, and 463 at 4K. These are also high enough for a high-refresh-rate monitor. The Medium settings also have the FPS data, with the minimum and maximum values, which show a consistent performance with a minimum of 447 at 1080p, 424 at 1440p, and 393 at 4K. The minimum FPS is high enough to avoid any noticeable stutter.

The High and Ultra settings are the most visually demanding, but the difference in FPS between High and Low is around 100 FPS. The Ultra settings are the most demanding, and the lowest FPS is 442 at 4K, which is still very high. For players with a 240 Hz or 360 Hz monitor, the Low settings would be the best choice to maximize the frame rate. For players with a 144 Hz or 165 Hz monitor, the Medium or High settings would also be a good choice, as the FPS is far above the refresh rate.

The best experience for the most users would be to use the Medium settings, as it offers a good balance, with the minimum FPS still being high. For the absolute highest frame rates, Low is the best choice. However, the Ultra settings are also not to be ignored, as they still provide a high FPS, which confirms the power of the combo.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The average FPS at 1080p with High settings is 517.

Q: How does the FPS at 4K Low compare to the FPS at 1080p Low?

A: The FPS at 4K Low is 542, while the FPS at 1080p Low is 616, which is a drop of 74 FPS, or 12%.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: The minimum FPS recorded at 1440p with Medium settings is 424.

Q: What is the combo's rank in the benchmark database for Valorant?

A: The combo ranks 497 out of 3,708 tested combos.

Q: Does the GPU have a higher or lower percentile than the CPU?

A: The CPU has a higher percentile, at 87, compared to the GPU's 83.

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

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 616, which was at 1080p with Low settings.