Due to a recent backend system update, some players have received a Name Change notification despite having an appropriate Riot ID. If this happened to you, check Changing Your Riot ID to see what you can do (like keeping your game name!) and can't do (like using the original server tagline, eg. NA1, EUW1, etc). And sorry for the inconvenience—some decade-old systems just won't modernize without a fight.

We're aware of an issue that's causing VALORANT crashes on GeForce RTX 5000 series video cards. GeForce Game Ready Driver 572.42 fixes this issue.

Curious about your VALORANT stats for 2024? Just go enter your Riot ID + tag at our VALORANT Flashback site for all the deets. If the site gives you an error and you recently changed your Riot ID, try using your old Riot ID!

So, what's with the black bars?

Supported Resolutions in VALORANT

Let me guess. You hopped in-game, ready to take down your opponents, when you noticed some rather obvious black bars book ending your game. If you're wondering about those black bars, or you're here to satisfy your screen-curiosity, hopefully I can provide an explanation.

So, what's with the black bars?

A whole host of resolutions are supported for VALORANT, but the list is not comprehensive. If you're playing in an unsupported resolution (notably those that are extra wide), the black bars will essentially crop your screen to the supported resolution. 

Supported Resolutions

4:3 aspect ratio

640×480, 800×600, 960×720, 1024×768, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×1080, 1600×1200, 1856×1392, 1920×1440, and 2048×1536.

5:4 aspect ratio*

1280 x 1024

*While this resolution is supported, issues may pop up if playing in full-screen mode. As such, I'd recommend playing in windowed mode instead.

16:9 aspect ratio

1024×576, 1152×648, 1280×720 (HD), 1366×768, 1600×900, 1920×1080 (FHD), 2560×1440 (QHD), 3840×2160 (4K), and 7680 x 4320 (8K)*

*Please note that if your screen supports 8K it will actually be converted to 4K while playing VALORANT.

16:10 aspect ratio*

1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, and 2560×1600.

*While this resolution is supported, issues may pop up if playing in full-screen mode. As such, I'd recommend playing in windowed mode instead.

21:9 aspect ratio*

2560×1080, 3440×1440, 5120×2160.

*While this resolution is supported, issues may pop up if playing in full-screen mode. As such, I'd recommend playing in windowed mode instead.

 

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