Valorant

Valorant paired with an Intel Core Ultra 5 135H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 produces measured FPS values from 256 at 4K Ultra up to 529 at 1080p Low. The measured data places this specific combination at rank 2069 out of 3708 tested combos in Valorant. The pages below examine what the CPU and GPU contribute, how resolution changes the frame rate, and what the settings data says about the best way to run this shooter.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H is a 14-core, 18-thread mobile processor from the Core Ultra Series 1, built on the Meteor Lake architecture at 7 nm. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz, a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, a TDP of 28 W, and an Intel BGA 2049 socket. Its cache layout includes 112 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 18 MB of shared L3. The memory controller is dual-channel with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth and supports DDR5 depending on motherboard. This CPU also carries the Arc Xe-LPG 96EU integrated graphics, although the measured Valorant results in this data come from the system with the discrete RTX 4060.

In an FPS like Valorant, the CPU is heavily involved in maintaining high frame delivery. The benchmark data for this processor shows a PassMark single-thread score of 3521 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1700. Those single-thread numbers are important because a competitive shooter often needs the CPU to process game logic quickly between frames. The same chip reaches a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11875.5, a PassMark multithread score of 22422, and a PassMark physics score of 1482. The multi-thread results are strong, but the measured Valorant frame rates suggest that the single-thread performance is what allows this mobile chip to push such high numbers.

The measured results support that idea. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo averages 529 FPS. At 2560x1440 Low, it averages 502 FPS. At 3840x2160 Low, it still averages 429 FPS. These are all very high frame rates, and the fact that the Low preset stays above 429 FPS even at 4K indicates the CPU is still able to feed frames at a pace that most displays cannot match. The processor's aggregate benchmark average is 29093, placing it in the 81st percentile of all CPUs in the database. That position, combined with the single-thread PassMark score of 3521, is a useful explanation for why this laptop-oriented CPU performs so well in a shooter where per-core speed matters.

The nearest-rival data reinforces the picture. The Core Ultra 5 135H has a deltaPct of -0.1 against the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, meaning the two chips are nearly even on average benchmark score. It trails the Intel Core i5-13500HX by -0.6, technically sits behind the Intel Xeon Phi 7210 by -0.5, and leads the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT by 0.5. That a mobile Meteor Lake chip lands within a hair of a desktop Ryzen 7 5800X in aggregate benchmark score is a strong sign that the CPU is not the part holding Valorant back. The launch MSRP for this CPU is $342.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

On the graphics side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 uses the AD107 chip on the Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured by TSMC at 5 nm. The chip contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. Its base clock is 1830 MHz and its boost clock is 2460 MHz, with a TDP of 115 W. The memory subsystem is 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, running at 2125 MHz with 17 Gbps effective speed and 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 RT cores, and 96 tensor cores. Its pixel rate is 118.1 GPixel/s, texture rate is 236.2 GTexel/s, and FP32 throughput is 15.11 TFLOPS. The launch MSRP is 299 USD.

For Valorant, the GPU appears to have more headroom than the game demands. The measured rows show that even at 3840x2160, the RTX 4060 maintains very high averages: 429 FPS on Low, 283 FPS on Medium, 269 FPS on High, and 256 FPS on Ultra. At 2560x1440, the averages are 502 Low, 354 Medium, 337 High, and 321 Ultra. At 1920x1080, they reach 529 Low, 414 Medium, 395 High, and 376 Ultra. The fact that the 4K Ultra result is still 256 FPS means the GPU is not overwhelmed by this particular game, even at maximum settings.

The GPU's own benchmark standing is solid but less elite than the CPU's. Its PassMark G3D score is 19545, and its average benchmark score is 17639, placing it in the 61st percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in aggregate score are the AMD Radeon HD 7790 with a deltaPct of -0.2, the AMD Radeon 780M with 0.3, the AMD Radeon Pro 560 with 0.5, and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 with 0.7. Those are all much older or lower-tier parts in gaming terms, which shows how far the RTX 4060 sits above the minimum bar for Valorant. The 8 GB VRAM allocation is also more than sufficient for the measured settings; nothing in the data suggests the memory bus or frame buffer becomes a limiting factor, since even the heaviest measured row at 4K Ultra stays at 256 FPS.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS table makes resolution scaling easy to read. On Low settings, the progression across resolutions is 529 FPS at 1920x1080, 502 FPS at 2560x1440, and 429 FPS at 3840x2160. On Medium, it drops from 414 to 354 to 283. On High, it goes from 395 to 337 to 269. On Ultra, it falls from 376 to 321 to 256.

The Low preset shows the smallest absolute drop when moving from 1080p to 4K: 529 down to 429. The Ultra preset shows the largest drop: 376 down to 256. That pattern is informative. At Low settings, the GPU has very little influence on visual complexity, so the CPU is likely the main frame delivery constraint; resolution still matters because the GPU must rasterize more pixels, but the frame rate remains high because the workload is light. At Ultra settings, the GPU is doing more per-pixel work, and the larger 4K resolution cuts deeper into the average. In other words, the limiting component shifts from CPU-leaning at Low to GPU-leaning at Ultra.

The Medium preset is the only one in the data with min/max values, and those values reinforce the same story. At 1920x1080 Medium, the min is 352 and the max is 477. At 2560x1440 Medium, the min is 301 and the max is 407. At 3840x2160 Medium, the min is 240 and the max is 325. Even the 4K Medium floor of 240 FPS is extremely high, so the GPU is never in a position where it fails to maintain a playable frame rate. The data indicates that resolution scaling in Valorant with this combo is smooth rather than catastrophic; every measured row at every resolution stays well above common high-refresh display thresholds, even if those thresholds are not listed here.

FAQ

Q: How many cores and threads does the CPU have, and does it matter for Valorant?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H has 14 cores and 18 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its PassMark single-thread score is 3521, which aligns with the measured 529 FPS at 1920x1080 Low. For an FPS, that kind of single-thread strength helps keep frame delivery high.

Q: Is 8 GB of VRAM enough for Valorant on this GPU?

A: Yes. The RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6, and the measured results show 256 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, 269 FPS at High, 283 FPS at Medium, and 429 FPS at Low. No measured row indicates VRAM pressure.

Q: Which preset has the highest average FPS at 4K?

A: Low gives the highest 3840x2160 average at 429 FPS. Medium is next at 283, High is 269, and Ultra is 256.

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

A: The measured combo ranks 2069 out of 3708 tested combos. The CPU is in the 81st percentile of all CPUs and the GPU is in the 61st percentile of all GPUs, but the game-specific rank places the pairing around the middle of the field.

Q: Why are Medium settings the only ones with min/max data?

A: In the measured FPS table, only the Medium rows at each resolution include min and max values. At 1920x1080 Medium the min is 352 and max is 477; at 2560x1440 Medium the min is 301 and max is 407; at 3840x2160 Medium the min is 240 and max is 325. All other settings list null for min and max.

Q: How close is this CPU to its nearest rival by average score?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score is 29093. Relative to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, the deltaPct is -0.1; relative to the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT, it is 0.5; relative to the Intel Core i5-13500HX, it is -0.6; and relative to the Intel Xeon Phi 7210, it is -0.5.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Based purely on the measured rows, Low delivers the highest average FPS at every resolution. It reaches 529 at 1920x1080, 502 at 2560x1440, and 429 at 3840x2160. If the goal is to maximize the average frame counter, Low is the strongest preset in this data.

Medium is the only preset with non-null min/max values, which means it is the only preset where the data includes an observed frame floor. At 1920x1080 Medium, the min is 352 and the max is 477. At 2560x1440 Medium, the min is 301 and the max is 407. At 3840x2160 Medium, the min is 240 and the max is 325. That makes Medium a useful recommendation for anyone who wants a known minimum frame rate rather than only an average.

High and Ultra do not offer any measured frame-rate advantage over Medium. At every resolution, the High and Ultra averages are below the Medium averages: 395 and 376 versus 414 at 1080p, 337 and 321 versus 354 at 1440p, and 269 and 256 versus 283 at 4K. Since the data shows no benefit from choosing High or Ultra over Medium, the best measured experience comes from either Low for maximum average FPS or Medium for the only documented min/max floor.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The complete measured FPS data is below, sorted by resolution and then by settings level.

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

|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 529 | null | null |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 414 | 352 | 477 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 395 | null | null |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 376 | null | null |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 502 | null | null |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 354 | 301 | 407 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 337 | null | null |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 321 | null | null |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 429 | null | null |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 283 | 240 | 325 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 269 | null | null |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 256 | null | null |

The Medium rows are the only rows in the entire measured FPS table that include min and max values. Every Low, High, and Ultra row reports null for both min and max. This means the only directly observed frame floor in the data belongs to Medium settings.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

In Valorant, this pairing of Intel Core Ultra 5 135H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 2069 out of 3708 tested combinations. That is a mid-field result in a large pool of combos. The individual parts have strong positions in their own databases: the CPU sits at the 81st percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU sits at the 61st percentile of all GPUs. The CPU's average benchmark score is 29093, and the GPU's average benchmark score is 17639.

Despite those component-level numbers, the game-specific rank is not near the top of the Valorant list. The data does not include details on which specific combos sit above or below this one, so the reason for the mid-field placement cannot be traced to a named rival combo. What can be observed is that many other tested systems produce higher Valorant frame rates, and that aggregate CPU and GPU benchmarks are not perfect predictors of this game's measured ranking. The combination is capable, with extremely high measured FPS at every resolution and preset, but in the context of 3708 tested combos it settles into the 2069th position.