Valorant

Valorant is a first-person shooter, and the measured configuration pairs the Intel Core i5-11400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. The data set includes Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, and it is marked as measured rather than estimated. The highest recorded average is 453.6 FPS at 1080p Low; the lowest is 328.4 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows show a consistent preset hierarchy at every resolution: Low produces the highest average FPS, followed by Medium, then High, then Ultra. At 1920x1080, Low reaches 453.6 FPS, Medium 383.3, High 377.6, and Ultra 371.8. At 2560x1440, the same ordering appears with 433.1, 368.9, 359, and 354.3. At 3840x2160, Low is 399.2, Medium 341.4, High 332.5, and Ultra 328.4.

Because this game rewards high average frame rates and the data set contains no minimum-FPS field, the Low preset is the strongest measured experience at every resolution. Low is the only preset that stays above 430 FPS at 1440p and above 390 FPS at 4K. Medium and High are close to each other in the measured rows, while Ultra consistently records the lowest average FPS. For users who want maximum measured frame rate, Low is the clear recommendation. If image quality matters more than the last frame-rate headroom, Ultra still stays above 328 FPS in every measured row, so there is no resolution or preset in this data set where the combo falls below a very high average FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the fastest measured preset for this combo in Valorant?

A: 1920x1080 Low, with an average of 453.6 FPS. Low is also the fastest preset at 2560x1440, where it averages 433.1 FPS, and at 3840x2160, where it averages 399.2 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested Valorant combinations?

A: The game-specific combo rank is 882 out of 1650 tested combinations. That places the pairing in the middle region of the Valorant leaderboard rather than near the top.

Q: What are the closest synthetic benchmark rivals for the i5-11400F?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score is 17181. The nearest entries are the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with 17189 and deltaPct 0, the Intel Core i7-1260P with 17212 and deltaPct -0.2, the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 17215 and deltaPct -0.2, and the Intel Core i5-1240U with 17141 and deltaPct 0.2.

Q: What are the closest synthetic benchmark rivals for the RTX 5080?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 59188. The closest entries are the Intel Arc A570M with 58239 and deltaPct 1.6, the Intel Arc Pro A60 with 60326 and deltaPct -1.9, the Intel Arc A580 with 57756 and deltaPct 2.5, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X with 57661 and deltaPct 2.6.

Q: Does the measured data indicate a CPU limit or GPU limit?

A: The frame rates stay very high when resolution increases. At 3840x2160 Low, the combo still averages 399.2 FPS, compared to 453.6 at 1920x1080 Low. The relatively small drop across resolutions suggests the CPU is a meaningful constraint at the highest frame-rate rows, while the RTX 5080 has more than enough throughput for this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 882nd out of 1650 tested combos in Valorant. That is a mid-pack result for a pairing that includes a CPU in the 75th percentile of all CPUs and a GPU in the 89th percentile of all GPUs. The synthetic scores are strong: the i5-11400F averages 17181, and the RTX 5080 averages 59188. Yet the in-game rank does not mirror those high percentiles, which indicates that Valorant's measured performance is not driven primarily by synthetic GPU potential.

The CPU's nearest rivals reinforce the picture. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700U has an average score of 17189 and a deltaPct of 0, meaning the i5-11400F is effectively tied with that part in the synthetic table. The Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Core Ultra 7 164U, and Intel Core i5-1240U are within 0.2 deltaPct as well. None of those CPU comparisons suggest a dominant single-thread or multi-thread edge, which helps explain why the combo lands in the middle of the Valorant list instead of the upper portion.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 453.6 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 383.3 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 377.6 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 371.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 433.1 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 368.9 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 359 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 354.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 399.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 341.4 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 332.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 328.4 |

The ordering never changes across resolution steps. Low is always the fastest measured preset, and Ultra is always the slowest. At 2560x1440, Medium is 368.9 and High is 359, a small offset compared to the Low result of 433.1. At 3840x2160, Medium is 341.4, High is 332.5, and Ultra is 328.4, so the top three non-Low presets are tightly grouped. The Low preset separates itself clearly at every resolution, making it the best row for users who prioritize average FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K is consistent but modest in absolute terms. Low starts at 453.6 FPS at 1920x1080, declines to 433.1 at 2560x1440, and reaches 399.2 at 3840x2160. Medium starts at 383.3, drops to 368.9, and then to 341.4. High goes from 377.6 to 359 to 332.5. Ultra goes from 371.8 to 354.3 to 328.4.

A notable result is that 3840x2160 Low, at 399.2 FPS, is higher than 1920x1080 Ultra, at 371.8 FPS. In this data set, changing the preset from Ultra to Low at 4K moves the result from 328.4 to 399.2, while changing the resolution from 4K to 1080p at Ultra moves the result from 328.4 to 371.8. The preset change has the larger effect on average FPS.

This resolution behavior points to a CPU-influenced frame ceiling. The RTX 5080 sits in the 89th percentile of GPUs, but the combo still ranks only 882nd of 1650 in Valorant. The CPU sits in the 75th percentile, and the measured 4K frame rates remain extremely high, indicating that Valorant is not stressing the RTX 5080 anywhere near its limit. Instead, the performance envelope is set by the i5-11400F's ability to feed the game at high frame rates, with the GPU providing enough headroom to keep every preset above 328 FPS even at 3840x2160.