Valorant

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for Valorant at 1080p with Low settings on this combo?

A: The measured average FPS is 531.7 at 1920x1080 with Low settings, which is the highest FPS recorded across all tested resolutions and settings for this Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 pairing.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19,221, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-8700K (19,210) and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i5-1335U (19,167). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (19,364) by 0.7%.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 ranks in the 89th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 59,188. Its closest rival by average score is the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326), which is 1.9% ahead.

Q: Does the RTX 5080 have enough VRAM for Valorant at 4K Ultra?

A: The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 3840x2160 Ultra settings, the combo delivers 383.5 FPS, indicating the memory capacity is more than sufficient for this game's demands.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairings in Valorant?

A: This combination ranks 425th out of 1,650 tested combos in Valorant, placing it in the top 25.8% of all pairings tracked in the database.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance in Cinebench R23?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F scores 16,518 points in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2,332 points in single-core. Its 6 cores and 12 threads run at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost up to 4.40 GHz.

Settings Recommendations

The data shows a clear pattern: Low settings deliver the highest frame rates at every resolution, but the differences between presets are relatively modest in percentage terms. At 1920x1080, Low settings produce 531.7 FPS, while Medium drops to 454 FPS (a 14.6% reduction), High reaches 445.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 435.9 FPS. The gap from Low to Ultra is 95.8 FPS, which represents an 18% performance penalty.

At 2560x1440, the same hierarchy holds: Low achieves 501.9 FPS, Medium 428.6 FPS, High 423.8 FPS, and Ultra 413.8 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra delta narrows slightly to 88.1 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low delivers 466.8 FPS, Medium 398.3 FPS, High 392.7 FPS, and Ultra 383.5 FPS, with a Low-to-Ultra gap of 83.3 FPS.

For competitive play, Low settings at 1080p maximize the refresh-rate headroom, pushing well beyond 500 FPS. However, because even Ultra at 4K stays above 380 FPS, players with high-refresh 1440p or 4K displays can comfortably select Medium or High presets without dropping below the 360-400 FPS range. The benchmark results indicate that Medium settings offer the best balance for visual fidelity and speed, as it stays within 7% of Low at every resolution while providing noticeably better image quality.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC, with a chip containing 45,600 million transistors. Its base clock runs at 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2617 MHz. The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR7 memory operates at 1875 MHz (30 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, yielding 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Valorant, the GPU's role is less demanding than in visually intensive titles, as evidenced by the high frame rates across all settings. The 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs provide ample geometry and pixel throughput. The card also includes 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores, though Valorant's rendering workload primarily stresses the traditional rasterization pipeline.

The GPU ranks in the 89th percentile among all tested graphics cards, with a PassMark G3D score of 36,565. Its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the Intel Arc A570M (58,239, 1.6% behind) and the Intel Arc A580 (57,756, 2.5% behind), while the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326) is 1.9% ahead. Despite this high absolute performance, the measured FPS in Valorant shows that the CPU becomes a significant factor at lower resolutions, as the GPU's frame output scales less than expected when moving from 4K down to 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are 531.7 for Low, 454 for Medium, 445.8 for High, and 435.9 for Ultra. The spread between Low and Ultra is 95.8 FPS, with Medium landing 77.7 FPS below Low and High 85.9 FPS below Low.

At 2560x1440, the results show 501.9 FPS for Low, 428.6 FPS for Medium, 423.8 FPS for High, and 413.8 FPS for Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra delta narrows to 88.1 FPS. Medium sits 73.3 FPS behind Low, while High trails by 78.1 FPS.

At 3840x2160, Low settings produce 466.8 FPS, Medium 398.3 FPS, High 392.7 FPS, and Ultra 383.5 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra difference is 83.3 FPS. Medium is 68.5 FPS below Low, and High is 74.1 FPS below.

Across all resolutions, the ordering remains consistent: Low > Medium > High > Ultra. The absolute FPS values are exceptionally high throughout, with even the worst case (4K Ultra at 383.5 FPS) exceeding the refresh rate capabilities of most displays. The relative penalties for higher settings shrink slightly as resolution increases, suggesting that GPU load grows but does not bottleneck the system.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 ranks 425th out of 1,650 tested combos in Valorant. This places the pairing in the top 25.8% of all configurations tracked in the database. Given the high frame rates measured, the rank reflects that many other combos with faster CPUs achieve even higher FPS in this CPU-sensitive title.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 19,221 places it in the 77th percentile among all processors. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Core i7-8700K (19,210, 0.1% behind), the Intel Core i5-1335U (19,167, 0.3% behind), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (19,364, 0.7% ahead). The GPU's 89th percentile ranking suggests the graphics card is not the limiting factor in this pairing.

The rank of 425 indicates that many higher-tier CPUs paired with similar or lesser GPUs outperform this combo in Valorant, as the game's frame rates scale strongly with single-thread CPU performance. The 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and PassMark single-thread score of 3,481 highlight the CPU's capabilities, but processors with higher single-core scores will push Valorant further.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Core 12th Gen series, built on the Alder Lake architecture using Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes.

In Valorant, the CPU's role is critical because the game's engine is highly dependent on single-thread performance. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (531.7) versus 4K Low (466.8) shows only a 12.2% drop, indicating that at lower resolutions, the CPU becomes the primary limiter. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1,699 and 4-thread score of 3,067 demonstrate solid multi-threading, but the single-thread score of 909 is more relevant for this title.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 19,221 places it in the 77th percentile, just 0.1% above the Intel Core i7-8700K. In Cinebench R23, the multicore score of 16,518 and single-core score of 2,332 confirm balanced performance. The PassMark multithread score of 19,433 and single-thread score of 3,481 further illustrate the CPU's capability, though the data suggests that Valorant's frame rates are constrained by this processor's single-core throughput at high FPS levels.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the bottleneck shifts as resolution changes. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings, the average FPS drops from 531.7 to 501.9, a reduction of 29.8 FPS (5.6%). Going from 1440p to 4K at Low settings, FPS falls from 501.9 to 466.8, another 35.1 FPS drop (7.0%). The total 1080p-to-4K reduction at Low is 64.9 FPS (12.2%).

At High settings, the scaling is similar: 1080p yields 445.8 FPS, 1440p 423.8 FPS, and 4K 392.7 FPS. The 1080p-to-4K drop is 53.1 FPS (11.9%). For Ultra settings, 1080p produces 435.9 FPS, 1440p 413.8 FPS, and 4K 383.5 FPS, with a total drop of 52.4 FPS (12.0%).

The relatively small percentage drops across resolutions indicate that the CPU is the dominant limiting factor throughout. If the GPU were the constraint, the FPS penalty from 1080p to 4K would be much larger, typically exceeding 30-40%. Here, the 12% reduction suggests that the RTX 5080 has ample headroom even at 4K, while the i5-12400F's single-thread performance caps the maximum frame rate. The GPU's 89th percentile ranking and 16 GB of GDDR7 VRAM further confirm that graphics resources are not exhausted in this title, even at maximum settings and resolution.