Valorant

Valorant, the tactical FPS released in 2020, was measured with an Intel Core Ultra 5 235 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080. The CPU carries a launch MSRP of $257, while the GPU's launch MSRP is $1,199. The following frame-rate data is taken directly from measured runs, with average FPS recorded for every combination of resolution and preset. Across three resolutions (1080p, 1440p, 4K) and four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), the combo generates a consistently high level of output, and this report breaks down how that output shifts under different configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1920×1080 to 3840×2160 is handled with a surprisingly mild penalty. At Low settings, the average drops from 686 FPS down to 604 FPS — a difference of 82 FPS. At Medium, the drop is from 585 to 515, a gap of 70 FPS. High goes from 575 to 506 (69 FPS lost), and Ultra loses 68 FPS, moving from 566 to 498. The smallest loss occurs at Ultra, where the fall between inside the resolutions is just 39 FPS.

It is worth describing these numbers in terms of the actual cadence over the board. Even at 4K resolution, the lowest measured preset—Ultra—still lands at 498 FPS, which is vastly higher than the typical monitor's refresh rate. The geometry of the curve shows that the video card is not overwhelmed by pixel counts. A video card that were the primary limiter would typically produce a more uneven drop when resolution doubled. Instead, the slope is relative flat: every step from 1080p to 1440p to 4K costs about 40–80 FPS, depending on the setting. This suggests that the bottleneck in this particular build us not not the GPU's pixel storage but a component with a more stable contract—likely the CPU or the memory latency.

Look at the Low preset specifically: 686 FPS at 1080p, 650 at 1440p, and 604 at 4K. The loss per resolution step is 36 and then 46 FPS. For High, it is 575 →546 →506 (29 and 40 FPS). The slowdown is slightly steeper at 4K, but not a cliff. The result is that even the most demanding resolution observes at least 500 FPS. Users who run at 1440p or 1080p can expect above 500 FPS for any preset, from Low to Ultra.

Perhaps the most telling aspect is the spread between Low and Ultra at each resolution. At 1080p, Low is 120 FPS above Ultra; at 1440p, it is 113 FPS; at 4K, it is 106 FPS. So the gap between Low and Ultra actually narrows as resolution rises. This is a signature of a game that is not purely pixel-bound — if it were, the gap between settings would likely widen at higher resolutions. Instead, the engine appears to hold a performance ceiling independent of resolution, and the GPU has more than enough throughput to push the polygon load.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 in this combo uses 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 2205 MHz and boost at 2505 MHz, with a memory clock of 1400 MHz (22.4 Gbps effective). That translates to a texture rate of 761.5 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s. For a game like Valorant, where the frametimes are exceptionally high, these resources appear to be vastly more than needed. The 4080's measured average benchmark score is 54247, and it holds the 86th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival is the RTX 4080 SUPER with a delta of +0.1%, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is –1.1%, the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is –2.6%, and Radeon 8060S is –2.7%.

What does the GPU contribute to Valrank? The data indicates that the RTX 4080 is never a limiting point. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 686, and at 4K Ultra it is 498. Such figures are above the refresh capabilities of most monitors. The 79% of the screen resolution difference does not materialize into a large performance swing, so the GPU load is perfectly absorbed. The V-core clocks stay high, but the measured FPS tells the real story: the GPU has open headroom.

About the memory: the 16 GB pool is massive for a title like this. Inside the tested rows, nothing suggests that the memory size or the 716.8 GB/s bandwidth was probed. The eventual limiting component for the upper FPS in the measured data is more likely to be the CPU's thread scheduling or the game's engine logic. Still, the GPU's role is to keep pixel processing well above the required latchpoint for the entire trio of resolutions.

How This Combo Scores

In the combined ranking for Valorant, the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 plus RTX 3480 combo is listed at position 153, out of 3,708 total tested combinations. That places it in the top tier of the massively large benchmark set. The CPU itself carries a 89th percentile rating among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 46062. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 (delta +0.1%), the Intel Core i9-13900HX (delta –0.1%), the AMD EPYC 4364P (delta +0.2%), and the AMD EPYC 7303 (delta +0.2%). That mid to high percentile ranking reflects a CPU with enough single-thread throughput to hold these large frames.

The GPU's 86th percentile and average benchmark score of 54247 align with the same tier. However, the combo's score being 153rd out of 3708 means that this CPU-GPU pair sits far more than 2,500 other configurations. While the GPU and CPU are both near the 85th–90th percentile of their families, the measured output in this game is driven mostly by the top portions of those scores. In other words, the two parts excel individually and—as this rank shows—they interact well in Valorant.

Settings Recommendations

According to the measured frames, the Low preset delivers the absolute highest average FPS at every resolution: 686 (1080p), 654 (1440p), 604 (4K). The Medium, High, and Ultra presets, however, are tightly grouped. At 1080p, those fall 585, 575, and 606, respectively—a 19-FPS spread from Medium to Ultra. At 1440p, the values are 555, 546, and 537–a spread of 18. At 4K, they are 515, 506, and 498–only 17 apart. This means that the step from Medium to High is nearly negligible, and High to Ultra produces a similar, single‑digit fall.

The data does not favor the Low preset, because going from Low to Medium costs a substantial amount of frame rate in every resolution. At 4K, the drop is 89 FPS; at 1440p, 95 FPS; at 1080p, 101 FPS. Once you are on Medium, moving to Ultra costs just 17–18 FPS across the board.

Given these measured numbers, the most efficient choice for a user who prefers a richer visual package is Medium. Medium retains more than 515 FPS at 4K, 555 at1440p, and 585 at 1080p—figures that are still spectacular. Meanwhile High and Ultra save you only ~9–19 FPS overall, but otherwise give the same order magnitude. It is worth choosing Low only if raw FPS is the absolute highest goal, because Low exceeds Medium by 90+ FPS at every resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists every measured average FPS at each resolution and setting, along with the only min/max data captured (for Medium at each resolution):

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 1920×1080 | Low | 686 | – | – |

| 1920×1080 | Medium | 585 | 497 | 673 |

| 1920×1080 | High | 575 | – | – |

| 1920×1080 | Ultra | 566 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Low | 650 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Medium | 555 | 471 | 638 |

| 2560×1440 | High | 546 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 537 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Low | 604 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Medium | 515 | 438 | 592 |

| 3840×2160 | High | 506 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Ultra | 498 | – | – |

The lowest single recorded minimum is the 4K Medium at 438 FPS, which occurs exactly at the 4K Medium and is still beside the frame rates of many esports titles at 1080p. Conversely, the highest max, 673, appears on the 1080p Medium preset.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this combo in Valorant?

A: The 1920×1080 Low preset measures 686 FPS on average.

Q: How much does the frame rate change from High to Ultra at 3840×2160?

A: High averages 506 FPS and Ultra averages 498 FPS, a difference of 8 FPS.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS in the dataset?

A: The lowest average is at 3840×2160 Ultra, which scores 498 FPS.

Q: Which processor is the closest top rival to the Intel Core Ultra 5 235?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 sits within 0.1% of the Intel's average benchmark score, and the two are effectively matched in the general tests.

Q: How does the combo rank overall in Valorant benchmarks?

A: It is ranked 153rd out of 3,708 tested configurations, a result that places it above a very large pool of combos.

Q: Is there any resolution setting that yields above 600 FPS?

A: Yes, the 1080p Low preset achieves 686 FPS, and the 1440p Low preset hits 650; additionally, the 4K Low averages 604 FPS, all above the 600 mark.