Valorant
Medium Settings
Tested with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D • DDR5-6000 MHz
Estimated frames per second (FPS)
Tested at Ultra High Settings
Riot Games' tactical 5v5 shooter, free-to-play since 2020 and built on a Riot-modified Unreal Engine 4 fork. The whole stack is engineered around low input latency and triple-digit frame rates — Valorant is the easiest game on this list to push past 500 FPS on modern hardware.
How demanding is Valorant?
Valorant deliberately keeps a clean, low-poly art style and tight CPU path so it scales down to integrated graphics and up to high-refresh esports rigs without engine theatrics. There is no ray tracing or DLSS — the goal is consistent frame times and minimal latency, not visual maximalism. CPU single-thread performance and RAM speed matter more than raw GPU horsepower.
What GPU do you need for Valorant?
Even an RTX 5060 sustains roughly 400+ FPS at 1080p in our estimates; the RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 9070 XT comfortably hold 400+ FPS at 1440p, and the RTX 5080/5090 push past 500 FPS at native 4K. For a 240 Hz or 360 Hz competitive build, any current EMARQUE gaming PC will saturate your monitor — focus the budget on the CPU and display.
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