Can the AMD Radeon R9 280X run VALORANT?
Yes, with room to spare
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 280X is 450% above the card VALORANT recommends: about 75 FPS at 1080p and 75 at 1440p on high.
Frame rate by resolution
- 1080p 75 FPS on high 60 FPS on high
- 1440p 75 FPS on high 60 FPS on high
- 4K 75 FPS on high 60 FPS on high
Modelled at native resolution, paired with the Intel Core i3-4150 or a faster processor. How the model works.
Next to the publisher’s spec
Minimum
Intel HD 4000 or AMD Radeon R5 200
- Index
- 1
- Video memory
- 1 GB
Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 or AMD Radeon R7 240
- Index
- 2
- Video memory
- 1 GB
Your card
AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Index
- 11
- Video memory
- 3 GB
Same game, neighbouring cards
AMD Radeon R9 280X and VALORANT: questions
Can the AMD Radeon R9 280X run VALORANT?
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 280X is 450% above the card VALORANT recommends: about 75 FPS at 1080p and 75 at 1440p on high.
How many FPS does the AMD Radeon R9 280X get in VALORANT?
Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 75 FPS at 1080p, 75 at 1440p and 75 at 4K, with a processor that meets the game's recommendation.
Does my processor change this?
Yes, more than usual: VALORANT leans on the processor, so an older chip can pull these numbers down. Check the pairing in the bottleneck calculator.