Valorant

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers exceptional performance in Valorant, with measured frame rates that consistently exceed the refresh rates of even the most demanding high-end monitors. The data shows a combination that is heavily optimized for this specific esports title, where the CPU’s strong single-threaded capabilities and the GPU’s high bandwidth create a system that rarely struggles to maintain fluidity.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling across resolutions reveals a system that is primarily CPU-bound, even at higher settings. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combination produces an average of 637.7 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same Low settings, the average drops to 603.3 FPS, a reduction of about 5.4%. At 4K (3840x2160), the Low setting average is 561.4 FPS, which is another 6.9% drop from 1440p. This relatively small penalty for a 2.25x increase in pixel count (from 1080p to 4K) indicates that the GPU is not the primary bottleneck.

The gap narrows slightly as settings increase, but the pattern holds. At High settings, the FPS drops from 533.9 at 1080p to 505.5 at 1440p, and then to 458.4 at 4K. The jump from 1440p to 4K at High settings represents a 9.3% reduction in frame rate. While this is a larger decline than the Low setting, it is still modest compared to what would be expected if the GPU were fully saturated. The data suggests that the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X’s Zen 4 architecture, with its 5.40 GHz boost clock, is adept at feeding the GPU in this title, keeping the frame rate high even as resolution scales.

The most significant performance chasm exists between 1080p and 1440p at the Low settings. The 34.4 FPS difference between these two resolutions is the largest single-step decline in the entire dataset, but it is still relatively minor. In contrast, the difference between 1440p and 4K at Low settings is only 41.9 FPS. This indicates that the game’s engine is highly efficient at distributing work, and the combination of the 8-core CPU and the RTX 4070 SUPER is able to maintain high throughput without a significant penalty for increased resolution. The overall scaling suggests that for competitive play, users can prioritize refresh rate over resolution without sacrificing much performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER plays a supporting role in this configuration, providing the necessary headroom to prevent bottlenecking. With 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, the GPU has a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. This is more than sufficient for Valorant, which is not a graphically intensive title. The GPU’s boost clock of 2475 MHz and its 7168 shading units are capable of handling the game’s rendering demands, but the benchmark results indicate that the CPU is often the limiting factor.

For instance, at 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 637.7 FPS. The RTX 4070 SUPER is powerful enough to render these frames quickly, but the CPU must issue the draw calls and process game logic. The data shows that as the resolution increases to 4K, the GPU has to work harder, but the FPS only drops to 561.4 at Low settings. This suggests that even at 4K, the GPU is not fully saturated, and the performance ceiling is still dictated by the CPU’s ability to provide instructions.

The GPU’s role becomes more apparent when examining the settings at a fixed resolution. At 4K, the FPS ranges from 438.3 on Ultra to 561.4 on Low. This 123.1 FPS difference is attributable to the GPU’s workload. The RTX 4070 SUPER’s 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is ample for this game, but the settings affect the pixel shader complexity. The data indicates that the GPU is never the sole bottleneck, as even the most demanding configuration (4K Ultra) still produces over 438 FPS, which is well beyond the capabilities of most display panels. The GPU’s end-of-life production status and its predecessor/successor relationship are irrelevant to its performance in this title, which remains top-tier.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 637.7 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the performance at 4K Ultra compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: At 4K Ultra, the system averages 438.3 FPS, while at 1080p Ultra, it averages 522.6 FPS. This represents a performance drop of approximately 16.1% when moving from 1080p to 4K at the Ultra preset.

Q: Is there a significant difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: The data shows a difference of 11.7 FPS between Medium (517.2 FPS) and High (505.5 FPS) at 2560x1440. This indicates that the Medium preset offers a slightly higher frame rate, but the difference is minimal and likely imperceptible in gameplay.

Q: Which resolution and settings combination yields the lowest frame rate?

A: The lowest average frame rate is 438.3 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 resolution with the Ultra settings preset.

Q: What is the total number of tested combos for this game, and where does this one rank?

A: This combination ranks 143rd out of a total of 1650 tested combinations for Valorant, placing it in the top 8.7% of all tested systems.

Q: Does the GPU’s memory bandwidth appear to be a limiting factor?

A: The benchmark data suggests it does not. The RTX 4070 SUPER’s 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth is sufficient, as the frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K is modest, indicating the CPU is the primary limiter rather than the GPU’s memory subsystem.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination ranks 143rd out of 1650 tested combos in Valorant. This places the system within the top 8.7% of all configurations tested for this game. Given the extremely high frame rates measured, this ranking reflects the synergy between the two components. The CPU’s strong multi-threaded performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 30325, ensures that the game’s logic is processed efficiently, while the GPU’s high pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s allows for rapid frame rendering.

The rank is notable because it is achieved despite the GPU being listed as end-of-life and the CPU being from the previous generation. The data indicates that this pairing is more than adequate for Valorant’s engine, which is likely optimized for high-frequency CPU operations. The 143rd position out of 1650 combos suggests that there are 142 configurations that perform better, likely featuring newer, more expensive hardware or more specialized overclocking setups. However, for the vast majority of users, the performance difference between rank 1 and rank 143 in a game like Valorant is likely to be negligible, as both are well beyond the 360 Hz or 500 Hz refresh rate ceilings of commercial monitors.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is the primary driver of the exceptional frame rates observed. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, the CPU has a base clock of 4.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Its benchmark scores highlight its strength in both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4281 is particularly relevant for Valorant, which is known to be sensitive to single-thread performance. The Passmark single-thread score of 4190 further corroborates this, indicating that the CPU can handle the game’s primary game thread with ease.

The CPU’s role is clearly visible in the measured FPS data. The system’s ability to maintain over 600 FPS at 1080p Low is directly attributable to the CPU’s high clock speeds and efficient architecture. Even at 4K Ultra, where the GPU is more heavily involved, the CPU’s performance ensures that the frame rate does not collapse, staying above 438 FPS. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core provide the low-latency access to frequently used data that competitive shooters require. The CPU’s 89th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 34313, places it as a top-tier processor, and its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (which is 0.8% faster) and the Intel Core i5-13500 (which is 0.4% slower), are all closely matched in synthetic benchmarks, confirming its high performance class.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the system’s capabilities across all common gaming resolutions and settings.

At 1920x1080, the performance is staggering. The Low preset yields an average of 637.7 FPS, which is the highest in the dataset. The Medium preset follows closely at 541 FPS, while the High preset averages 533.9 FPS. The Ultra preset is the slowest at this resolution, but still achieves a remarkable 522.6 FPS. The narrow spread of 115.1 FPS between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p demonstrates that the CPU is the primary bottleneck, as the GPU is capable of rendering all presets at similar speeds.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. Low settings produce an average of 603.3 FPS. Medium settings drop to 517.2 FPS, and High settings follow at 505.5 FPS. Ultra settings at 1440p average 499.8 FPS. The difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same settings is relatively small, ranging from a 34.4 FPS drop at Low to a 22.8 FPS drop at Ultra. This indicates that the pixel count increase is handled efficiently by the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth.

At 3840x2160, the system still delivers elite-level performance. The Low preset averages 561.4 FPS. Medium settings produce 474.9 FPS, while High settings average 458.4 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, yielding an average of 438.3 FPS. Even at this extreme resolution, the system comfortably exceeds the 240 Hz refresh rate common on high-end monitors. The data shows that from the lowest to the highest settings at 4K, the performance penalty is only 123.1 FPS, which again confirms that the CPU, with its 5.40 GHz boost clock, is the defining component in this Valorant configuration.