VALORANT - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors
BASIC GAME INFORMATION |
Release date: Aug. 2020
Genre: Action / Action (Shooter)
developer: Riot Games
Publisher: Riot Games
Valorant is a free online first-person shooter that focuses on tactics and proper use of the heroes' special abilities. The game also places great emphasis on balancing equal opportunities for players. Valorant was developed and published by the famous studio Riot Games.
THE GRAFICAL PART |
This subsection of our review highlights the main graphical aspects of this game. Particular attention is paid to the version of the graphics engine used, the version of the API used, graphic settings and the quality of development of the main visual aspects.
SUPPORTED OS AND GRAPHICS API |
VALORANT supported Windows 7/8/10.
The priority and main graphics API for VALORANT is DX 11.
GAME ENGINE |
The basis for VALORANT is the Unreal Engine 4 game engine, developed and supported by Epic Games.
Thanks to his work, each playthrough of the game is unique and inimitable, which increases the replay value of the game. The first game created on the engine, Unreal, appeared in 1998. Since then, various versions of this game engine have been used in more than a hundred games, including Deus Ex, Dishonored, Lineage II, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Postal 2, the Brothers in Arms series, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, as well as in the famous game series Unreal and Unreal Tournament from Epic Games themselves. Being primarily adapted for first-person shooters, the engine was also used to create games of other genres.
Written in the high-level language C++, the Unreal Engine 4 allows you to create games for most operating systems and platforms: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS and Mac OS X, Xbox consoles, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Wii, Dreamcast and Nintendo GameCube. In December, Mark Rein demonstrated the work of the Unreal Engine 3 on the iPod Touch and iPhone 3GS. In March 2010, the engine was demonstrated on the Palm Pre communicator, based on the webOS mobile platform.
To simplify porting, the engine uses a modular system of dependent components: supports various rendering systems (Direct3D, OpenGL, Pixomatic; previously supported Glide API, S3 Metal, PowerVR SGL), audio playback (EAX, OpenAL, DirectSound3D; previously supported A3D), voice playback tools text, speech recognition (only for Xbox360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Windows, also planned for Linux and Mac), modules for working with the network and support for various input devices.
Windows Live, Xbox Live, and GameSpy technologies are supported for online play, including up to 64 players (clients) simultaneously. Despite the fact that the development tools do not officially include support for a large number of clients on one server, the engine has been used to create MMORPG games. One of the most famous representatives of the genre, Lineage II, uses the Unreal Engine.
GRAPHICS SETTINGS |
VALORANT has a sufficient range of graphic settings:
Below we have provided screenshots of the game at various graphics settings, where our readers can see the difference between the minimum and maximum graphics quality settings.
DIFFERENT QUALITY MODES |
VARIOUS SMOOTHING MODES |
GENERAL VISUALS AND GAME PHYSICS |
The graphics in VALORANT are cartoonish and do not pretend to be super-realistic:
Well, then we will move directly to gaming tests and determine what impact this game has on modern computer hardware.
TEST PART |
Test configuration | |
test stands | |
Multimedia equipment | |
Software configuration |
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Operating system | Windows 10 Pro 1903 |
Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 445.75 AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 20.4.1 |
Monitoring programs |
PlayClaw MSI Afterburner Action! FRAPS |
Our video cards were tested at different screen sizes of 1920x1080, 2560x1600 and 3840x2160 maximum game graphics quality settings.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX and GTX video cards are provided by LLC Business Development Center.
GPU TEST |
In the video card test, the default resolution is 1920x1080; other resolutions are added and removed manually. You can also remove and add any positions of video cards. You can also select any of our test processors from the list in the drop-down menu, comparing its performance with the given video card tests (by default, the most productive solution is selected). The test is performed on the most powerful CPU and is scaled to other processors, taking into account their testing on NVIDIA and AMD video cards.
- Very high
When resolved 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon RX 560 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti level. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 560 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon RX 560 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.
When resolved 2560x1440 average FPS of 25 frames showed level video cards Radeon RX 560 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 560 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon RX 560 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.
When resolved 3840x2160 average FPS of 25 frames showed level video cards Radeon RX 560 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 560 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon RX 570 or GeForce GTX 1650 Super.
VIDEO MEMORY CONSUMPTION |
Testing of video memory consumed by the game was carried out by the program MSI Afterburner. The indicator was based on the results on video cards from AMD and NVIDIA with separate screen sizes 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 with different anti-aliasing settings. By default, the graph displays the most current solutions. Other video cards are added and removed from the schedule at the request of the reader.
- Very high
GameGPU
When resolved 1920x1080 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 1700 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 1500 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 1500 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 1700 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 1700 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 1800 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 1700 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 1800 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 2000 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 2000 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 2500 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 2500 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 2400 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 2700 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 2800 megabytes.
CPU TEST |
Testing was carried out at a resolution of 1920x1080. In the processor test, you can remove or add any processor positions. You can also select any tested video card from the list in the drop-down menu, comparing its performance with the given processor tests(by default, the most productive solution from NVIDIA is selected). Testing takes place on the most powerful NVIDIA and AMD video cards and scales to low-end models.
- Very high
When using video cards NVIDIA an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames was shown by the FX 4300 or Core i 3 2100 processors, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames can be achieved by solutions of the level FX 4300 or Core i 3 2100.
When using video cards AMD processors showed an acceptable indicator of at least 25 frames FX 4300 or Core i 3 2100, and an FPS of at least 60 frames will be able to provide solutions at the level FX 4300 or Core i 3 2100.
- Very high
GameGPU
The game can load up to 12 threads. The game uses 4 cores as efficiently as possible.
RAM TEST |
The test was carried out on the basic configuration of Core i 9 9900K with 32 GB DDR4 3200 MGz pre-installed memory. All used RAM was taken as an indicator. The RAM test on the entire system was carried out on various video cards without launching third-party applications (browsers, etc.). In the graphics, you can add and remove any resolutions and video cards as desired.
- Very high
GameGPU
When resolved 1920x1080 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 5300 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5400 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5100 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 5100 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6100 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 5400 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5400 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5100 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 5100 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6100 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 RAM consumption of a video card system with 4 gigabytes 5400 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5400 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5100 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 5100 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6100 megabytes.
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