Valorant

The Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 form a solid mainstream pairing, and in Valorant—a tactical FPS that released on 2020-06-01—their measured performance shows why this combination remains common in mid-range builds. The data set covers three resolutions (1080p, 1440p, 4K) and four quality presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), producing frame rates that range from 288 to 552 FPS. This analysis breaks down the scaling, ranking, and settings behavior of the combo using the measured frame-rate values, along with the relevant CPU and GPU specifications.

Resolution Scaling

The frame-rate curve across resolutions tells a clear story about who is doing the heavy lifting. At the Low preset, the system delivers 552 FPS at 1920x1080, which drops to 524 FPS at 2560x1440 and 481 FPS at 3840x2160. That’s a fall of only about 71 frames per second from 1080p to 4K, a surprisingly flat scaling for a game that becomes more GPU-handful at high resolutions. The reason lies in the CPU: in this light-weight tactical shooter, the i5-13400F (with 10 cores, 16 threads, running at a base frequency of 2.50 GHz and boost of 4.60 GHz) carries such a high proportion of the work that adding pixels barely strains the total.

Move to the Ultra preset and the gap widens. At 1080p ultra, the combo yields 442 FPS; at 1440p it reads 360 FPS; at 4K it sinks to 288 FPS. The difference between 1080p and 2160p is now 134 FPS, roughly double the delta observed at Low settings. This indicates the Ultra settings are pushing the RTX 4060 closer to its graphical limits, so as the pixel count rises, the graphical load outpaces the CPU’s influence.

Between these extremes lie the Medium settings, which also carry the only complete frame-time statistics in the data. At 1080p, the average is 465 FPS with a min of 395 and max of 535. Stepping to 1440p drops the average to 397 FPS (min 337, max 456), and at 4K the average falls to 317 FPS (min 270, max 365). These min values—270 FPS at 4K, 395 FPS at 1080p—indicate that even at medium settings, the system avoids any noticeable stutter or frame-time spike, a critical requirement for a competitive shooter.

What the Data shows is a classic two-phase bottleneck: below ~1440p, the CPU and its single-thread capability dictate the speed; above 1440p, the RTX 4060’s GPU load increases, and the gap between presets doubles. The scaling is almost linear within each preset, but the slope changes sharply between "Low" and "Ultra," reflecting that the RTX 4060’s 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer and its raw compute (15.11 TFLOPS FP32) are enough to keep 4K alive but not enough to make Ultra as efficient as Low at that same resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the measured combos for Valorant, the CPU pairs placed at 1557th position out of 3708 tested combinations. This ranking sits just below the median of the set, a sensible outcome given the mid-range nature of both parts. The Intel Core i5-13400F itself sits at the 77th percentile of all CPUs in the database, while the RTX 4060 is at the 61st percentile of all GPUs. These two perform at a template that is not a top performer, but rather a strong, common mid-tier configuration.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in terms of overall benchmark score (used here as a proxy for processing capability) are the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, which shares an identical average score (25284 vs 25284, exactly a deltaPct of 0.0), followed by the Intel Core 5 120 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D, both close behind with a deltaPct of -0.3%. The GPU parallels: the Radeon HD 7790 sits at a deltaPct of -0.2% from the RTX 4060’s average, with the Radeon 780M at +0.3%. While these are general raw numbers, the FPS data shows that such a CPU pairing is well-suited to high-refresh tactical play, where practically-speaking, the numbers lie because the CPU has ample single-throughput.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combination in Valorant?

A: The highest average FPS is 552 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This is the only configuration that breaks past the 550 FPS barrier in the data.

Q: How strong is the system at the heaviest load—4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo averages 288 FPS. This is far above the 240 Hz refresh rate typical of high-end competitive monitors, and shows that even the most detailed preset leaves ample headroom.

Q: What is the frame-time spread (min/max) at Medium settings?

A: Medium settings are the only tier with complete min/max data. At 1080p, the average is 465 FPS with 395 FPS min and 535 FPS max; at 1440p, the average is 397 FPS with 337/456; at 4K, the average is 317 FPS with 270/365. These broad ranges show that even when the CPU hits its stride, the GPU maintains a variance of roughly 30% of the average.

Q: Does the RTX 4060 ever become the bottleneck in this game?

A: The data shows that at Low and Medium presets, the gap between 1080p and 4K is only about 71–148 FPS, implying the CPU is the primary limit and the GPU is still not saturated. However, at Ultra, the gap expands to 134 FPS between 4K and 1080p could be influenced by the GPU’s memory bandwidth (272.0 GB/s) and the 8 GB video RAM, which becomes more relevant at high detail.

Q: What is this combining rank among all CPU + GPU combos tested?

A: It finishes at 1557th of 3708 combinations, placing it in the lower half of the tested pool. This occurs even though the CPU holds a 77th percentile CPU classification (vs all CPUs) and the GPU occupies the 61st spot—illustrating that relative standing in the raw database does not directly translate to game-specific ranking.

Q: How far apart are the lowest and highest FPS?

A: The difference between the top FPS (552 FPS at Low 1080p) and the lowest (288 FPS at Ultra 4K) is 264 FPS, highlighting a wide operating range that gives players flexibility to choose between visual quality and raw frames.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists every measured frame-rate data point from the test. Note that the Medium preset is the only one that exposes both minimum and maximum values; the other presets supply only average FPS.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 1920x1080 | Low | 552 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 465 | 395 | 535 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 443 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 457 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 524 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 397 | 337 | 456 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 378 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 360 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 481 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 317 | 270 | 365 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 302 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 288 | - | - |

From 1080p to 4K, the average FPS decreases between 71 (on Low) and 169 (on Ultra). For players with 1440p monitors, all presets score above 360 FPS, leaving no preset inaccessible on that resolution. At 4K, the tested average still exceeds 288 FPS on Ultra, which is higher than any common refresh or monitor spec, although the game’s short-frame time (e.g., Min 270 FPS on Medium) confirms the system is exceptional to maintain a smooth experience.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 in this combo has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, a 128-bit memory bus, and a memory clock that yields an effective 17 Gbps transfer rate, giving a final bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 1830 MHz (which boosts to 2460 MHz), and the shading power comes from 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The GPU is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture on a 5nm process, with 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die.

In Valorant, the GPU rarely becomes the system. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra stays above 288, which is far beyond the capability of most screens. The 8 GB framebuffer is not under severe stress; the game is old enough (released June 2024) and lightweight enough that even a 128-bit bus is not a limiter. The high numbers on Low and Medium denote that the CPU's single-thread strength (3DMark single-thread score of 960; Geekbench single-core 1996) make it the primary key, while the RTX 4060 only begins to noticeably affect scaling when both high detail and high resolution are combined.

However, it's important to note that this specific GPU variant is already End-of-Life, and its successor (GeForce 50 series) exists in the product line. Nevertheless, in a game like Valorant, the RTX 4060's quieter clocks and dedicated RT/Tensor cores have almost no impact; it basically acts as a rasterization engine. The large gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p (552 vs 457, only about 95 FPS) points to the GPU being still the second factor, even at low resolution, because the CPU is the hard cap there.

Settings Recommendations

Given that every preset across every resolution yields FPS well above the 60 FPS baseline, any of the four quality levels is playable. However, the data identifies a few useful sweet spots depending on the intended use case.

• For maximizing the frame rate (competitive play): Use Low at any resolution, especially 1080p, where it hits 552 FPS. This is the only preset to clear the 500 FPS line, and the i5-13400F’s computing leaves the CPU with enough headroom