Valorant - FPS and system requirements
Find out which graphics card you need to run Valorant smoothly, and how many FPS popular processor and graphics card pairings give at 1080p, 1440p and 4K on “High” settings.
Valorant is extremely light on the graphics card and runs at hundreds of FPS even on a budget PC - the limit is almost always the processor.
Which graphics card do you need for Valorant?
Shows the cheapest graphics card that reaches the target with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor on “High” settings; a dash means no card gets there. A weaker processor can hold back high FPS targets.
60 FPS - smooth gameplay · 144 FPS - for a 144 Hz monitor · 240 FPS - competitive esports
| 1080p | 1440p | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 FPS | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | GeForce GTX 1060 |
| 144 FPS | GeForce GTX 1660 Super | GeForce GTX 1070 | GeForce RTX 3060 |
| 240 FPS | GeForce RTX 2060 | GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
Prices in shops
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FPS with popular configurations
| Processor + Graphics card | 1080p FPS | 1440p FPS | 4K FPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + GeForce RTX 4060 | 340 FPS | 250 FPS | 155 FPS |
| Intel Core i5-12400F + GeForce RTX 3060 | 295 FPS | 215 FPS | 130 FPS |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + GeForce RTX 5070 | 615 FPS | 450 FPS | 275 FPS |
| Intel Core i5-14600K + Radeon RX 9070 XT | 685 FPS | 545 FPS | 335 FPS |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + GeForce RTX 5080 | 800 FPS | 660 FPS | 405 FPS |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D + GeForce RTX 5090 | 900 FPS | 840 FPS | 520 FPS |
Other games
Figures are approximate - real FPS depends on the game scene, settings and drivers. The FPS model is calibrated against public TechPowerUp, Tom’s Hardware and Hardware Unboxed benchmarks. CPU and GPU calibration: July 2026 · Newest games added: September 2026. How we calculate FPS