Best Valorant settings for every GPU
Valorant runs on Unreal Engine 4. Valorant is famously CPU-bound — most modern GPUs hit 300+ FPS at low settings. The real question is per-core CPU speed and how you minimize input lag. NVIDIA Reflex / AMD Anti-Lag matters more than texture quality. Pick your GPU below for a starter playbook calibrated to that card's tier — or run the full BetterFPS generator for a playbook that also factors your CPU, RAM, monitor, and competitive preferences.
Why generic Valorant guides don't work
An RTX 5090 at 4K and a GTX 1660 at 1080p are running fundamentally different bottlenecks. Valorant is CPU-bound on practically every modern GPU — your CPU's per-core clock is the ceiling. A “low settings” guide that recommends the same shadow setting for both is gambling on your hardware tier matching the author's. BetterFPS picks every setting based on your actual rig.
Recommended resolution, upscaling preset, and shadow detail differ across S/A/B/C/D/E tier GPUs.
1080p / 1440p / 4K change which settings actually move FPS. View distance matters more at high res.
NVIDIA = DLSS / Reflex / HAGS. AMD = FSR / Anti-Lag. Intel = XeSS. The right path differs by brand.
Pick your GPU for Valorant settings
Each link is a specific playbook for that GPU running Valorant.