Valorant

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER produces extraordinarily high frame rates in Valorant, with the data showing a system that is heavily CPU-bound at every resolution tested. The performance ceiling is so high that even at 4K Ultra, the average FPS remains above 460, indicating that the GPU is never the limiting factor in this title. This combo ranks 131st out of 1650 tested combinations, placing it in the top 8% of all systems, with the benchmark results clearly demonstrating that Valorant’s engine favors raw single-thread strength over massive parallel throughput.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic CPU-bound scenario. At 1080p with Low settings, the system delivers 638.1 FPS, and dropping to 4K Low only reduces that figure to 563 FPS—a mere 11.8% performance hit despite a 4x increase in pixel count. This minimal drop indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER has massive headroom, and the Ryzen 7 7700X’s single-thread performance is what sets the pace.

The gap widens slightly when moving to higher presets. At Ultra settings, the system achieves 526 FPS at 1080p and 460.9 FPS at 4K, representing a 12.4% decrease. This pattern persists across all settings, with the 1080p to 4K delta for High, Medium, and Ultra presets hovering between 11.6% and 12.7%. The consistency of this scaling—regardless of whether the preset is Low or Ultra—is the key indicator: the GPU is barely working harder at 4K because the game’s bottleneck is the CPU’s ability to feed frames.

The data suggests that lowering resolution does not unlock substantially higher frame rates. Going from 4K Ultra to 1080p Ultra yields only 65.1 FPS more (460.9 to 526), while the jump from 4K Low to 1080p Low produces 75.1 FPS (563 to 638.1). For competitive play, the gains from dropping to 1080p are measurable but not transformative, as the system already exceeds 460 FPS even at the most demanding 4K Ultra preset.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 7700X and RTX 4080 SUPER achieves a combo rank of 131 out of 1650 tested systems in Valorant, placing it in the 92nd percentile. This is an exceptional result, but the ranking also reveals that the CPU is the more significant contributor. The Ryzen 7 7700X sits in the 89th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 4080 SUPER is in the 88th percentile among all GPUs, meaning the combo performs slightly better than either component’s individual percentile would suggest.

Looking at the CPU’s nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 7700X has an average benchmark score of 34,313, which is 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i5-13500 (34,175) and 0.5% higher than the Intel Core i7-12800HX (34,136). It trails the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H by 0.8% (34,584) and the AMD EPYC 4244P by 0.8% (34,599). These margins are negligible, indicating that the 7700X is squarely in the middle of a tightly-bunched pack of high-end CPUs.

For the GPU, the RTX 4080 SUPER’s average benchmark score of 53,610 places it 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53,489) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (53,414). It leads the AMD Radeon RX 7700S by 2.1% (52,505) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 2.9% (52,086). The GPU’s rank in Valorant is less relevant because the game is not GPU-bound, but these scores confirm the 4080 SUPER is a top-tier part that is essentially wasted in this title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a massive piece of silicon, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. It features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, with a boost clock of 2550 MHz and a base clock of 2295 MHz. Its FP32 performance is rated at 52.22 TFLOPS, and it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6.

Despite this formidable specification sheet, the measured FPS in Valorant shows the GPU is underutilized. The difference between 1080p Low (638.1 FPS) and 4K Low (563 FPS) is only 75.1 FPS, which is a small fraction of what the GPU’s raw compute could deliver if the CPU could keep up. The GPU’s pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s are more than sufficient for this game’s modest graphical demands.

The 16 GB VRAM is completely irrelevant for Valorant, as the game is not memory-intensive. The memory clock of 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective) and the 256-bit bus provide bandwidth that is far beyond what this title requires. In essence, the RTX 4080 SUPER is operating at a fraction of its capacity, and the benchmark results indicate that any modern GPU would produce nearly identical frame rates in this scenario.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data shows that the Low preset provides the highest average FPS at every resolution, but the differences between presets are surprisingly small. At 1080p, Low delivers 638.1 FPS, Medium 544.5 FPS, High 532.1 FPS, and Ultra 526 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 112.1 FPS, which is significant for competitive play, but the gap between High and Ultra is only 6.1 FPS.

At 1440p, the pattern holds: Low achieves 603.8 FPS, Medium 512.8 FPS, High 507.4 FPS, and Ultra 495.1 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra delta is 108.7 FPS. At 4K, Low produces 563 FPS, Medium 476 FPS, High 470.9 FPS, and Ultra 460.9 FPS, with a Low-to-Ultra gap of 102.1 FPS.

Given that the system already exceeds 460 FPS at 4K Ultra, the practical recommendation is to use the High preset for the best balance of visual quality and performance. The jump from High to Ultra costs only 6-12 FPS depending on resolution, but the jump from High to Low gains 106-114 FPS. For players with high-refresh-rate monitors (360Hz or higher), the Low preset is the only way to fully exploit the display’s capabilities, as it pushes past 600 FPS at 1080p and 1440p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its peak performance. Low settings produce 638.1 FPS, which is the highest average FPS recorded across all configurations. Medium settings achieve 544.5 FPS, High settings 532.1 FPS, and Ultra settings 526 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 112.1 FPS, representing a 17.6% drop.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain remarkably high. Low settings yield 603.8 FPS, Medium 512.8 FPS, High 507.4 FPS, and Ultra 495.1 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra delta is 108.7 FPS, a 18.0% decrease. The 1440p results are only 4-5% lower than 1080p for the same settings, confirming the CPU bottleneck.

At 3840x2160, the system still produces triple-digit frame rates well beyond most displays’ refresh rates. Low settings hit 563 FPS, Medium 476 FPS, High 470.9 FPS, and Ultra 460.9 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra drop is 102.1 FPS, an 18.1% decrease. The 4K results are 11.8-12.7% lower than 1080p for identical settings, which is a modest penalty for a 4x pixel increase.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is the star of this benchmark. It is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael), built on TSMC’s 5 nm process. It has a base clock of 4.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache.

Valorant is a game that responds strongly to single-thread performance, and the 7700X delivers. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 1090, and its Cinebench R23 single-core score is 4281. These scores are exceptional and explain why the system achieves such high frame rates. The CPU’s multi-thread performance is also strong, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30,325 and a Geekbench multi-core score of 15,538.

The CPU’s nearest rivals are all within 1% of its average benchmark score of 34,313. The Intel Core i5-13500 is 0.4% behind, the Intel Core i7-12800HX is 0.5% behind, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and AMD EPYC 4244P are both 0.8% ahead. This clustering suggests that any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical results in Valorant, as the game’s engine is likely sensitive to the same architectural strengths.

The 7700X’s 89th percentile ranking among all CPUs is well-earned, but the benchmark data shows that its single-thread performance is the key differentiator. The boost clock of 5.40 GHz and the efficient Zen 4 architecture allow the CPU to feed the GPU with frames faster than any bottleneck can form, making this combo one of the top performers in the database.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average FPS is 638.1, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

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

A: At Ultra settings, the system drops from 526 FPS at 1080p to 460.9 FPS at 4K, a decrease of 65.1 FPS or 12.4%.

Q: Is this combo better ranked in Valorant than the CPU’s individual CPU percentile?

A: Yes. The combo ranks 131st out of 1650 (92nd percentile), while the Ryzen 7 7700X alone is in the 89th percentile among all CPUs.

Q: Which rival GPU is closest in performance to the RTX 4080 SUPER?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is closest, with an average benchmark score of 53,489 compared to the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 53,610, a difference of 0.2%.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 603.8 FPS and Ultra settings produce 495.1 FPS, a difference of 108.7 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU’s cache configuration impact Valorant performance?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700X has 32 MB of shared L3 cache, and the benchmark results show strong single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 1090), which is critical for Valorant’s frame pacing.