Valorant

The Intel Core i5-14600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Valorant across all measured resolutions and presets. According to measured data, this combination reaches average FPS figures that far exceed typical display refresh rates, even at 4K Ultra settings. In the database, this combo holds a rank of 449 out of 3708 tested combinations, placing it well within the upper percentile of all evaluated hardware pairings for this game.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Low settings?

A: At 1920x1080 resolution with the Low preset, the combo produces an average of 647 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU show lower benchmark scores?

A: The GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, holds an 83rd percentile among all GPUs, while the Intel Core i5-14600KF holds a 90th percentile among all CPUs. Both are above the typical range, but the CPU places slightly higher in relative standing.

Q: What is the measured minimum FPS at 1440p Medium?

A: The data lists a minimum of 445 FPS at 2560x1440 with the Medium preset. This is the only resolution where soft minimum data is provided for that preset.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to its nearest benchmark rivals?

A: In terms of average GPU benchmark score, the RTX 3080 Ti sits between the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (0.8% slower) and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB (1.2% faster). It also trails the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 1.7% and leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 by 2%, based on the deltaPct values.

Q: What are the core clock speeds of the processor?

A: The Core i5-14600KF runs at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. It features 14 cores and 20 threads.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the GPU?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA102 chip, manufactured on an 8 nm process. It carries 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, tied to 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 1365 MHz with a boost clock of 1665 MHz, and its memory runs at 1188 MHz with 19 Gbps effective speed. Transistor count sits at 28,300 million and die size measures 628 mm².

Looking at its compute muscle, the GPU contains 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 80 ray-tracing cores, and 320 tensor cores. Pixel rate reaches 186.5 GPixel/s and texture rate 532.8 GTexel/s. Power consumption is rated at 350 W, with a recommended power-supply headroom of 750 W. The card is a dual-slot design, 1x 12-pin power input, and connects via PCIe 4.0 x16.

In Valorant, the GPU provides the bulk of the graphics processing, but the game is not particularly demanding on the GPU given the high frame rates observed. With an average performance score of 41187 in the aggregate benchmark suite, the card lands in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest benchmark rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 with an average score of 40870, and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB at 41707, indicating a possible variance of around 1% to the either closer competitors. None of these data points change the fact that for this game, the GPU is able to keep up with even the heaviest preset at 4K.

The card's memory bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s, combined with its 384-bit memory bus, ensures that texture-rich scenes at high resolution do not cause a frame-rate ceiling. The boost to 1665 MHz also allows the GPU to maintain stable FPS when the preset relaxes the CPU's dependency. In the data provided, no combination of resolution and setting drops below 395 FPS, which suggests the GPU is never the limiting component in this system.

Resolution Scaling

The measured average FPS across resolutions and settings shows only a modest drop when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a more pronounced decline only at 4K. At High settings, the average FPS is 414 at 3840x2160, 515 at 2560x1440, and 543 at 1920x1080. So the step from 1080p High to 1440p High produces a decrease of 28 FPS, while 1440p to 4K costs 101 FPS.

For Medium settings the pattern repeats: 4K registers 435, 1440p 523, and 1080p 552. The gap from 1440p to 4K is 88 FPS. Low settings give respective values of 570 at 4K, 614 at 1440p, and 647 at 1080p, showing the smallest relative drop. At Ultra, the numbers are 395 at 4K, 494 at 1440p, and 534 at 1080p.

These differences indicate that the primary limiting factor is the GPU's pixel output at higher resolutions. The consistently high performance even at 4K Ultra mean the GPU can feed the monitor well beyond 400 FPS, but the drop from 1080p to 4K at the same is more than 140 FPS for at least for the Low scenario. The 4K Ultra frame rate of 395 is still above common refresh rates, but it does show a noticeable performance cost. The data suggests that the GPU is still largely responsible for the frame limit, though the CPU's strong single-thread performance prevents the kind of GPU floor that typically appears in CPU-bound scenarios.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows for this combo across all settings and resolutions show that conservatively, any preset is playable. The average FPS never drops below 370 FPS in the entire dataset, with the only Typ record at Medium – the minimum FPS for Medium at 4K is 370, tied to the lowest FPS average of 435 at that setting.

If maximizing frame rate is the goal, the Low preset yields the highest averages at every resolution: 647 at 1080p, 614 at 1440p, and 570 at 4K. The performance difference from Low to Medium is 95 FPS at 1440p and 32 at 1080p (computed from the data: 523 vs 614, and 552 vs 647). However, the Medium preset provides a significant uplift in visual quality with a modest loss in average FPS, and it reports a stable minimum frame rate of 469 at 1080p, 445 at 1440p, and 370 at 4K.

Ultra reduces the average by only 89 FPS versus Low at 1080p (534 to 647) and 57 FPS at 4K (395 to 570). Given the typical high refresh rate monitors used for Valorant, which may span up to 360 Hz, the Ultra preset still delivers averages well above that threshold. For players who wish to preserve the highest possible frame rate while maintaining good visual clarity, the Medium preset offers the best balance in the measured data, because it represents a middle ground with intra-result of maximum 602 at 1440p and a minimum 469 at 1080p. The exact choice of preset ultimately depends on whether the player prioritizes raw FPS or visual fidelity, but the data shows no preset causes drops below playable levels.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured average FPS values for this combo is as follows:

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

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

| 3840 x 2160 | High | 414 | | |

| 3840 x 2160 | Low | 570 | | |

| 3840 x 2160 | Medium | 435 | 370 | 500 |

| 3840 x 2160 | Ultra | 395 | | |

| 2560 x 1440 | High | 515 | | |

| 2560 x 1440 | Low | 614 | | |

| 2560 x 1440 | Medium | 523 | 445 | 602 |

| 2560 x 1440 | Ultra | 494 | | |

| 1920 x 1080 | High | 543 | | |

| 1920 x 1080 | Low | 647 | | |

| 1920 x 1080 | Medium | 552 | 469 | 635 |

| 1920 x 1080 | Ultra | 534 | | |

The minimum and maximum values are only reported for the Medium preset in this dataset. The Media shows the smallest variance are at 1080p with a range of 166 FPS (from 635 to 469), indicating a stable experience. At 1440p Medium the range is 157 FPS (with a 445 min to 602 max), and at 4K Medium it spans 130 FPS (370 to 500). Across all presets, the Ultra config always yields the lowest standard initial frame rate, but it remains above 390 FPS even at 4K, so no setting is unplayable.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14th generation Core processor, running on the LGA1700 socket with a Raptor Lake-R architecture. It has 14 cores and 20 threads, with a base frequency of 3.50 GHz and a boost up to 5.30 GHz. The cache arrangement includes 2 MB L2 per core, 80 KB L1 per core, and a 24 MB shared L3 cache. It supports dual-channel DDR4 and DDR5 memory, has 16 PCIe Gen 5 lanes, and carries an unlocked multiplier for potential overclocking.

In terms of benchmark scores, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4594 and a multi-core score of 32544. Its Geekbench single-core is 2445 and multi-core 17085. The PassMark single-thread performance is 4273, while the multi-thread score is 38697. The CPU's average benchmark score is 49394, and it ranks in the 90th percentile when compared with all CPUs.

These numbers indicate a very strong single-thread performer, which is relevant for Valorant because esports titles typically depend on a few cores. The boost clock of 5.30 GHz suggests the processor can deliver minimal latency for camera operations. Looking at nearest rivals, the CPU's average score is close to but slightly above that of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 (deltaPct –0.3) below that of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G (deltaPct +0.4). The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 is 0.8% faster in this classification, indicating a tight cluster. Even so, the i5-14600KF's high thread count and, importantly, its fraction of single-core performance, make it well-suited for moderately threaded games like Valorant, even when the GPU load is light.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database, this combination is placed at rank 449 out of 3708 tested configs. That puts it in the top 12% of all pairings recorded for Valorant. Given the GPU alone carries 88th percentile standing, and the CPU reaches 90th percentile, it's no surprise the combined score is high. The measured frame rates confirm that the pair excels in this game: the fact that even at 4K Ultra the average is above 390 FPS demonstrates that the entire pipeline is balanced and powerful.

The nearest data points come from the GPU's rivals, such as the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 which is 0.8% slower in average GPU score, but that differentiation does not translate into any meaningful FPS difference in Valorant because the game is not typically memory-bound for this card. The CPU's competitors—the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and the Intel Core Ultra 5 245—are within 0.8% of the average CPU score, yet the i5's strong single-thread performance ensures the frame generator is not the sole limiter.

The total benchmark performance of the combo demonstrates that this system is more than adequate for competitive play at high frame rates across all typical esports resolutions. The rank indicates that it outperforms the vast majority of all tested combos, only a comparative percentile of top-tier configurations better it in the entire database.