Valorant

The Intel Core i5-14600K and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti form a mid‑range desktop pairing that is popular for high‑refresh gaming. The measured data for Valorant shows that this combination delivers very high frame rates across all four tested resolution and settings presets. The i5‑14600K has 14 cores (20 threads) with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, while the RTX 4070 Ti features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192‑bit bus with a band‑width of 504.2 GB/s. Their combined performance in this FPS title places the pairing at rank 322 out of 3708 tested combinations.

Resolution Scaling

The average frame rate drops by a relatively constant percentage from 1080p to 4K across all settings. For the High preset, the average goes from 544 FPS at 1080p to 516 FPS at 1440p (−4.9%) and to 479 FPS at 4K (−7.2% from 1440p). The Low preset shows a similar pattern: 649 FPS at 1080p, 615 FPS at 1440p (−5.2%), and 571 FPS at 4K (−7.2%). Medium at each resolution is 553 → 525 → 487, and Ultra is 535 → 508 → 465.

The percentage drop between the two highest resolutions (1440p to 4K) is about 7% across all four settings, while the drop from 1080p to 1440p is about 5%. This narrow band indicates that the system is capable of sustaining extremely high frame rates regardless of resolution, and that the GPU is not becoming a substantial bottleneck even at 4K. The absolute difference in FPS between 1080p and 4K is only about 50–70 FPS, which is small compared to the absolute values. The shape of the scaling curve points to a CPU‑bound scenario: the application is limited by single‑thread performance before the graphics output becomes the limiting factor.

Because the measured FPS values remain above 465 for all configurations, the resolution scaling is not a concern for playable frame rates. The data shows that this hardware can maintain well‑over‑200 FPS average at any measured setting and resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2610 MHz, with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory running at an effective 21 Gbps. Its memory subsystem provides 504.2 GB/s of band‑width, and the card is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 7680 shader units, 240 tensor cores, and 60 RT cores. In the measured results, the GPU is not the primary limiter: at 1080p the difference between the Low preset (649 FPS) and the Ultra preset (535 FPS) is 114 FPS, a 17.6% reduction, while at 4K the same settings yield 571 FPS vs. 465 FPS (−18.6%). These are small relative decreases, despite the settings difference, indicating that the on‑chip load is not stretched even at the highest graphics quality.

The GPU's compute benchmarks, such as 3DMark Steel Nomad DX score of 5024 and PassMark G3D 31624, attest to its overall capability. In the context of this game, the high memory bandwidth and clock counts likely contribute to the ability to push frame rates past 600 FPS at 1080p Low. However, the game's performance is not memory‑bound here because the frame rates are high even at 4K where VRAM usage would be larger. The RTX 4070 Ti is an end‑of‑life product with a successor generation in the GeForce 50 series, but its performance in Valorant remains strong per the measured data.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this CPU‑GPU combination is ranked 322nd out of 3708 tested pairs for Valorant. That means the combo belongs to the top 8.7% of all tested configurations for the game. The rank is based on average frame scores across the measured resolutions and settings; the combination’s average FPS across all 12 measured rows is (649+615+571+544+553+525+487+516+535+508+479+465) / 12 = which is about 555 FPS. Such an average is exceptional. For context, the RTX 4070 Ti falls within the 84th percentile of all GPUs (percentileVsAllGpus = 84), and the i5‑14600K is in the 90th percentile of all CPUs (percentileVsAllCpus = 90). The combo rank is consistent with two high‑percentile‑power parts.

Relative to GPU market peers, the RTX 4070 Ti’s average benchmark score is 44795, which is within a 1‑2% margin of competitors such as the RTX 5090 Mobile (avg 45152, delta −0.8%), the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45384, −1.3%), and the RTX A6000 (44075, +1.6%). The CPU scores of 48618 in the same weighted database put it near the Xeon Gold 5318H (48698) and the EPYC 4345P (48470). The combination of these two above‑average parts yields a ranking in the top‑tenth of all combos.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following frames are measured averages for the two‑component setup.

• 1080p:
• Low: 649 avg FPS
• Medium: 553 avg FPS, min 470, max 636
• High: 544 avg FPS
• Ultra: 535 avg FPS
• 1440p:
• Low: 615 avg FPS
• Medium: 525 avg FPS, min 446, max 604
• High: 516 avg FPS
• Ultra: 508 avg FPS
• 4K:
• Low: 571 avg FPS
• Medium: 487 avg FPS, min 414, max 560
• High: 479 avg FPS
• Ultra: 465 avg FPS

For every row, the average frames stay above 465 FPS. The lowest set of numbers is the 4K‑Ultra with 465 FPS, while the highest is 1080p‑Low at 649 FPS. The Medium presets have recorded minimum frames (or floor) that amount to more than 80% of their average (1080p min 470 vs 553 avg; 4K min 414 vs 487 avg). These min‑frame numbers are still far above the typical refresh rates of standard displays.

Settings Recommendations

Based purely on the measured data, the most frame‑thirsty configuration is the 1080p Low at 649 FPS. However, even at the highest graphical load — 4K Ultra — the system still produces 465 FPS on average. The difference in frame count between the Low and Ultra settings is about 17–18% depending on resolution. The metric that matters is whether the game remains above a usable threshold; all twelve rows exceed 460 FPS, so none of the rows would experience noticeable stutter from raw averages.

The Medium rows also provide min‑frame data (470 min at 1080p, 446 at 1440p, 414 at 4K) that show the system can maintain frame stability even during peak actions. Given that the Ultra preset is only 7–8% higher than High and provides slightly lower frame rates but improved visual quality, the choice of settings should be guided by preference for visuals rather than performance headroom. For users wanting the absolute quantum of FPS, Low strips away some quality for 649 FPS, but High at 535 FPS still yields more than 5% of a 1000 FPS panel. The data support that High at 1080p is a balanced point: it averages 544 FPS, which is only 16% below the low setting, and visual improvements are significant. At 4K, the High preset (479 FPS) still offers a better rendering experience than Medium (487 FPS) with a slight penalty, but both are well past refresh capabilities. In all cases, the system provides a headroom that permits a mix of max settings without losing playable performance.

CPU Role

The i5‑14600K contributes to Valorant’s high frame rates through its strong single‑thread performance. Its boost clock of 5.30 GHz and a base clock of 3.50 GHz, combined with a 24 MB L3 cache, are the features that drive a game that is known to rely on few cores. The CPU’s benchmark results support this: Cinebench R23 single‑core score is 2064, and Geekbench single‑core is 2491, placing them in the top 90th percentile of all CPUs. Multi‑thread scores are also high (Cinebench R23 multi 24491, Geekbench multicore 16673), but Valorant’s frame pacing is more tied to the per‑core clock frequency.

The measured frame rates at 1080p (649 avg on Low) demonstrate that the CPU can feed the GPU enough data to exceed 600 FPS without hitting a hard cap. When the resolution is raised, the average frame rates drop by only a few percent per each step, which also marks that the CPU is the throttle in this system. Even at 4K, the CPU is able to and produce 571 FPS on Low, whereas most games show a far larger loss at 4Kp. The scaling pattern is consistent with the processor’s robust single‑core throughput. The 20 threads and 14 cores of the i5‑14600K are more than required by Valorant, but the high boost clock and cache design allow to sustain the processing of the game’s render calls.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for the Ultra preset at 2560×1440?

A: The measured average is 508 FPS.

Q: At which resolution is the minimum FPS measured?

A: The lowest recorded min FPS is 414 at 4K with Media settings.

Q: How does this combination rank in the overall Valortant benchmark?

A: The rank is 322 out of 3708 tested combinations, placing it in the top 8.7% of results.

Q: Which preset and resolution gives the highest measured average FPS?

A: The highest average is 649 FPS at 1920×1080 on the Low settings.

Q: How much does the average frame rate change from 1080p Low to 4K Low?

A: It drops from 649 to 571 FPS, a reduction of 78 FPS (about 12%).

Q: Does the system’s average FPS ever fall below 450 anywhere in the rows?

A: No. The lowest average is 465 FPS at 4K Ultra. The minimum min‑frame recorded is 414, but that occurs only on the 4K Medium preset.