Valorant
Medium Settings
Tested with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D • DDR5-6000 MHz
Compiled by EMARQUE from independent reviews
Estimated frames per second (FPS)
Tested at Ultra High Settings
RX 9070
16GB
507 FPS
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RX 9070 XT
16GB
487 FPS
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RX 9060 XT
16GB
476 FPS
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Full results: every GPU at 1080p, 1440p and 4K
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5080 16GB | 635 FPS | 603 FPS | 559 FPS |
| RTX 5090 32GB | 625 FPS | 593 FPS | 550 FPS |
| RX 9070 16GB | 507 FPS | 481 FPS | 412 FPS |
| RTX 5070 12GB | 507 FPS | 480 FPS | 446 FPS |
| RX 9070 XT 16GB | 487 FPS | 462 FPS | 429 FPS |
| RX 9060 XT 16GB | 476 FPS | 406 FPS | 324 FPS |
| RTX 5070 Ti 16GB | 450 FPS | 427 FPS | 396 FPS |
| RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 | 439 FPS | 416 FPS | 338 FPS |
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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