Valorant system requirements 2025

Can I run Valorant?

To run the Valorant system requirements for PC, you will need an AMD Radeon R5 230 GPU, an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 30GB of HD space.

Valorant PC requirements are so accessible that even mid-level laptops from 2015 should be able to run Valorant without issue. The only sticking point older machines may have is that the game requires Windows 10 64-bit OS or higher.

To meet the Valorant minimum requirements, you will need an Intel Core Duo 2 E8400 or AMD Athlon 200GE processor, an AMD Radeon R5 230 or integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics, and 4GB of RAM in order to hit a consistent 30 FPS.

If you want to hit a smoother 60 FPS gameplay experience, you'll need to meet the Valorant recommended specs, which require an Intel Core i3 4150 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 processor paired with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 or Radeon R7 240 graphics card.

Competitive minded gamers will want to aim for the high-end Valorant system requirements, as this will net you 144FPS or more. Since the developers at Riot state you can achieve this with an Intel Core i5 4460 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X alongside an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon R7 370, anyone running RTX graphics will have an easy time hitting triple digit frame rates.

Unfortunately, you won't get a helping hand from upscaling features like NVIDIA DLSS or AMD FSR. You can lower the game's pesky system latency with NVIDIA Reflex if you have a GeForce GTX 900 series GPU or newer, which can give you a serious advantage in-game.

Valorant size - How big is Valorant?

The Valorant download size for PC comes in at 30GB of HD space. On PS5, the file size is 26.54 GB, and on Xbox Series X|S it is around 28 GB.

You don't need to install the game on an SSD, but we would recommend doing so over a HDD to ensure you get the best gameplay performance, and to ensure your PC doesn't bottleneck on load times. So, if you need more space or want to make an upgrade, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming. Valorant is available on the Epic Games Store, Game Pass and the official site, meaning there is no Valorant Steam edition.

Valorant settings

If you're struggling and want a Valorant FPS boost, then there are a number of steps to try and improve game performance in PCGamesN's best Valorant settings guide. To help boost FPS, try turning down Material Quality, Texture Quality, and Detail Quality to the next preset down. If you're using anti-aliasing in the Valorant settings menu, try turning the setting down or off altogether. Additionally, always ensure you are running the latest NVIDIA or AMD drivers for your graphics card for optimal performance.

There are a number of factors that could be causing your Valorant FPS drops, and you should go through the following steps one by one, and launch Valorant at each stage to see if there is an FPS improvement.

First, close programs running in the background that aren't needed such as Google Chrome and Discord (both of which can cause significant FPS drops from what we've found in testing). To do this, open the Windows Task Manager, and scroll to "Apps" and "Background processes". Locate programs like Chrome and Discord, right click on the process, and select "End Task". Note: your PC will have a number of background processes that are needed, so only close programs you know your PC doesn't need to function normally.

Next, try setting the Valorant Detail Quality, Material Quality, Anisotropic Filtering, and Bloom settings to "Low". These settings in particular demand a considerable amount from your machine despite having minimal impact on your overall gameplay experience (yes, the game won't look as pretty, but FPS drops can cost you the game, which is worse than a reduced graphics quality).

Finally, go to the Video > General area of your Valorant settings, make sure your Display Mode setting is set to Fullscreen. Additionally, set "Limit FPS on Battery" and "Limit FPS Always" to Off, and turn "Limit FPS in Menus" and "Limit FPS in Background" to On. Set the "Max FPS" for both the menus and background to 30FPS.

For more guides see this list of Valorant cross hair codes and an updated list of Valorant ranks.

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