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Mirror's Edge Catalyst Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Tightrope walking. It took 7.5 years for EA and DICE to announce the successor to the Parkour-title Mirror's Edge. While the technology has improved drastically, content-wise, Catalyst hasn't made any progress. We vaulted around roof tops with the main character Faith to get an idea how the title performs on notebooks. Update: we've now tested more than 24 GPUs.

For the original German article, see here.

Graphics

Like most current Triple-A product from EA, Mirror's Edge Catalyst is based on the mighty Frostbite 3 engine, which also powers Battlefield 4Star Wars BattlefrontNeed for Speed and Dragon Age Inquisition. The engine is know for high quality, but also high demands on the hardware. According to the manufacturer, the 2017 iteration of the soccer game Fifa will make use of Frostbite 3 as well.  

Back to Mirror's Edge: compared to the predecessor from 2009, Catalyst appears more modern as far as graphics are concerned. Reflections as well as light and shadows are top notch. The game is characterized by outstanding animations, very compelling day/night transitions and a - similar to the first installment - very individual look with strong contrasts and single-color object areas, which at times look like abstract art. Occasionally, Catalyst looks a little too "clean" and sterile, however. 

Let's touch upon texture sharpness, which is - although not up to the standard of other Frostbite games - pretty decent overall. Unfortunately, there are still a few bugs and inconsistencies. When the graphics option "GPU Memory Restriction" is turned on, some of the objects suffer - independently of the other settings - from fairly undefined textures.  

Our assumption: once the GPU's VRAM becomes scarce, Mirror's Edge automatically loads lower-grade textures. Even though deactivating the "GPU Memory Restriction" supposedly threatens the stability, we would generally avoid having the option turned on. We didn't encounter any problems at all during our testing period.

We only experienced difficulties at the highest quality level - called hyper - which was announced shortly before launch. Yes, the shadows are even more defined, and yes, even more objects are visible at a distance. But the visual improvements stand in no relation to the loss in performance, as even potent desktop GPUs like the GeForce GTX 980 hit their limit already at Full-HD resolution. The frame rate during our NBC test sequence dropped from a fluent 76 to only 29 fps (ultra vs. hyper). Catalyst then was also prone to crashes and strange performance drops.

Otherwise, the engine looks good - minor graphics and clipping errors notwithstanding. The load times are OK with SSDs, but HDDs require more patience. The download isn't too large considering it's 2016 - many other games require substantially more room than 23 GB (Doom, for examples needs ~50 GB).

For PC gamers, the "base of operations" is the graphics menu, which contains an adequate number of options. In addition to the brightness, the field of view, and the picture mode, the overall quality is adjustable as well in several steps. A great feature: advanced users can select from nine different detail settings (Ambient Occlusion, Motion Blur, …).   

We are not completely satisfied with the options. One one hand, the user has to - depending on the resolution - resort to scrolling. We also consider it a nuisance that there's no anti-aliasing switch and that changes require a restart. We also would like to see explanations for some of the settings.

The main problem of Catalyst is the content itself. The gameplay and the sense of motion (aside from the boring fights) are well done, but other sources of amusement are rather standard-fare missions (hack x, steal y, deactivate y). EA seems to follow their competitor Ubisoft here - Assassin's CreedWatch DogsFar Cry, and The Division also suffer at times from uninspiring tasks designed to fill the humongous world.

The upgrade system seems contrived as well and the fair-to-middling story suffers as a result. We couldn't warm up to the characters at all during our during our initial gaming session, which lasted for several hours. To bad - the surveillance scenario in particular would have a lot to offer.

Video Options I
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Benchmark

Since Catalyst comes with only one profile and one savegame, it took us a while to find a suitable benchmark sequence. At the end, we chose the beginning of the second mission, called "Old Friends". We start the tool Fraps after Faith gets hold of a control chip and steps through the door on the opposite side (see video). What follows is a 20 second sprint, jump and sliding stunt over bright white rooftops. This sequence represents the gameplay very well and offers insight into what performance can be expected.

Since this is a brisk first-person title, the frame rate should be 35-40 fps on average. More than 200 frames per second are not possible because of an fps limit.

Results

Users who can do without 3840 x 2160 pixels and the hyper setting, need a powerful, but not outrageously fast high-end notebook. A combination of 1920 x 1080 pixels and the ultra preset runs well on an GeForce GTX 970M on up (GTX 880M+ for High). Side note: analyzing the benchmarks clearly shows Nvidia's Maxwell architecture to be superior to the old Kepler technology. Owners of gaming notebooks costing between 1000 and 1500 Euro (~$1130 - 1690) are likely going to ask the FHD question: can I play Catalyst at full resolution with a GeForce GTX 960M? The answer is yes - but only at up to medium details. 

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Owners of multimedia notebooks with upper middle-class GPUs (GTX 950M etc.) can use the preset medium only at 1366 x 768 or 1600 x 900 pixels without encountering stutters. Inexpensive allrounder-notebooks (up to GeForce 940M) can use low settings at best. Notebooks without dedicated GPUs are out of the question: an Intel HD Graphics 4600 managed not even 25 fps at minimum details and at a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.

The results were mixed for AMD APUs. We were unable to install the newest 16.6.1 beta driver on the desktop APU 7850K or an Asus notebook with Kaveri APU. Maybe that's why the Radeon R9 M280X (Kaveri-based Asus N551ZU) was too slow and couldn't produce playable frame rates. The 7850K APU stuttered initially, but subsequent runs showed higher frame rates. Conceivably we need to wait for a new driver here.

Mirror's Edge Catalyst
    3840x2160 High Preset AF:16x     1920x1080 Ultra Preset AF:16x     1920x1080 High Preset AF:16x     1920x1080 Medium Preset AF:4x     1366x768 Medium Preset AF:4x     1280x720 Low Preset AF:2x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 4790K
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
47 (44min) fps ∼69%
121 (108min) fps ∼74%
135 (123min) fps ∼84%
162 (146min) fps ∼91%
175 (149min) fps ∼91%
193 (177min) fps ∼96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 4790K
Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC
38.3 (35min) fps ∼56%
95 (86min) fps ∼58%
105 (96min) fps ∼66%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury, 4790K
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro
31.5 (23min) fps ∼46%
81.3 (74min) fps ∼50%
92 (82min) fps ∼58%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K
Desktop PC
28.3 (26min) fps ∼42%
76.4 (69min) fps ∼47%
83.4 (78min) fps ∼52%
108 (99min) fps ∼60%
156 (142min) fps ∼81%
198 (189min) fps ∼99%
AMD Radeon R9 290X, 4790K
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC
28.6 (26min) fps ∼42%
65.9 (53min) fps ∼40%
80.5 (74min) fps ∼50%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 4700MQ
Schenker W504
20.6 (17min) fps ∼30%
53.8 (48min) fps ∼33%
60.8 (56min) fps ∼38%
78.4 (74min) fps ∼44%
112 (98min) fps ∼58%
125 (114min) fps ∼62%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 4700MQ
Schenker W504
16.4 (15min) fps ∼24%
42.1 (33min) fps ∼26%
47.3 (40min) fps ∼30%
64.2 (61min) fps ∼36%
97 (90min) fps ∼50%
125 (113min) fps ∼62%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, 6700K
Desktop PC
4.8 (2min) fps ∼7%
34.3 (32min) fps ∼21%
42.1 (39min) fps ∼26%
58.1 (55min) fps ∼32%
93.1 (88min) fps ∼48%
151 (134min) fps ∼75%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M, 4700MQ
Schenker W504
11.8 (10min) fps ∼17%
33.2 (29min) fps ∼20%
40 (37min) fps ∼25%
55.3 (52min) fps ∼31%
81.2 (75min) fps ∼42%
124 (114min) fps ∼62%
AMD Radeon R7 370, 4790K
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB
9 (8min) fps ∼13%
33.4 (31min) fps ∼20%
41 (38min) fps ∼26%
87 (82min) fps ∼45%
129 (96min) fps ∼64%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M, 6700HQ
MSI GE72 965M Ti
3.6 (2min) fps ∼5%
33.5 (30min) fps ∼21%
41.7 (38min) fps ∼26%
58 (54min) fps ∼32%
87 (80min) fps ∼45%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M, 4700MQ
Schenker W504
10.2 (9min) fps ∼15%
26.9 (24min) fps ∼17%
33.1 (29min) fps ∼21%
45.3 (43min) fps ∼25%
70.1 (65min) fps ∼36%
111 (96min) fps ∼55%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, 4720HQ
Schenker XMG A505
26 (21min) fps ∼16%
31.1 (29min) fps ∼19%
41.1 (39min) fps ∼23%
63.4 (59min) fps ∼33%
104 (89min) fps ∼52%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ
MSI PE60 2QD
20.7 (18min) fps ∼13%
25.4 (22min) fps ∼16%
34.9 (33min) fps ∼19%
56 (51min) fps ∼29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M, 4700MQ
Schenker W504
18.9 (16min) fps ∼12%
24.7 (23min) fps ∼15%
36.4 (34min) fps ∼20%
57.6 (53min) fps ∼30%
91.7 (80min) fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, 6700HQ
MSI CX72 6QD
9.4 (8min) fps ∼6%
12.1 (10min) fps ∼8%
28.3 (26min) fps ∼15%
47.3 (42min) fps ∼24%
NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 5700HQ
MSI GP62 2QD
12.2 (11min) fps ∼8%
17.8 (16min) fps ∼10%
28.6 (25min) fps ∼15%
48.3 (43min) fps ∼24%
AMD Radeon R9 M280X, FX-7600P
Asus N551ZU-CN007H
27.2 (14min) fps ∼14%
NVIDIA GeForce 920M, 2970M
MSI CX61 2QC 2970M MS-16GD
18.6 (15min) fps ∼10%
30.1 (25min) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M, 4200M
MSI CX61-i572M
13.7 fps ∼7%
24.7 fps ∼12%
Intel HD Graphics 4600, 4700MQ
Schenker W504
12.2 (11min) fps ∼6%
21.3 (19min) fps ∼11%

Overview

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 7900M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6800M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6800S
AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT
AMD Radeon RX 7700S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
159
146
59.4
AMD Radeon RX 6700M
Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 7600M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q
Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 7600S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU
Intel Arc A770M
AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT
Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6650M
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
AMD Radeon RX 6700S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
131
120
45.5
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
121n3
113n3
47.9n2
AMD Radeon RX 5700M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
131n4
121n4
47.4n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
97.8
91.1
35.4
AMD Radeon RX 6600S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
110
99.7
37.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
106
97.8
38.8
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
176
137.6
100.3n4
92.05n4
35.8n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
Intel Arc A730M
AMD Radeon Pro 5600M
AMD Radeon RX 5600M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
101
92.4
33.7
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
Intel Arc A570M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
86.85n2
79.4n2
31.5
Intel Arc A550M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
Intel Arc A530M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
AMD Radeon RX 6550M
AMD Radeon RX 6500M
AMD Radeon RX 6550S
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
197.4
165.5
90
81.9
31
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
63.6
71.25n4
64.85n4
24.8
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
Intel Arc A370M
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
AMD Radeon RX 580X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Laptop)
102
88.9
72.6
63.3
23.3
AMD Radeon RX 6450M
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AMD Radeon RX Vega Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce MX570
AMD Radeon RX 6300M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
68.6
61.1
21.5
AMD Radeon Pro 5300M
AMD Radeon RX 5300M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
130
66.4
59.6
20.5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 570 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
54.7
49.9
17.5
NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Max-Q
Intel Arc A310
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
Intel Arc A350M
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Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU
NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 490M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
125
112
60.8
53.8
20.6
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
AMD Radeon 780M
Apple M3 10-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
49.3n3
44.9n3
16.2
AMD Radeon 680M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
125
97
47.3
42.1
16.4
NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
AMD Radeon R9 M395X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
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AMD Radeon R9 M485X
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
AMD Radeon R9 M390X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
110.3
83.7
40.4
32.4
AMD Radeon R9 M395
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M
124
81.2
40
33.2
11.8
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
Apple M3 8-Core GPU
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
AMD Radeon 760M
AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU
AMD Radeon 660M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
126n2
83.6n3
40.5n3
35.8n3
8.1n2
AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)
87.6
65
37.3
32.8
AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
111
70.1
33.1
26.9
10.2
AMD Radeon R9 M290X
AMD Radeon HD 8970M
81.5
60.3
33.4
15
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AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M
AMD Radeon R9 M390
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7970M
AMD Radeon Pro 560X
AMD Radeon Pro 560
AMD Radeon Pro 460
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
96.2n3
61.8n3
30n3
24.3n3
AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 640
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
AMD Radeon Pro 555X
AMD Radeon Pro 555
AMD Radeon Pro 455
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
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NVIDIA GeForce MX330
NVIDIA GeForce MX150
81.4
54.5
39.5
23.4
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
Intel Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
AMD Radeon RX 540X
AMD Radeon RX 540
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
91.7
57.6
24.7
18.9
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
69.3
53.8n2
24.5n2
19.5n2
AMD Radeon Pro 450
AMD Radeon 630
AMD Radeon 540X
AMD Radeon R9 M470X
AMD Radeon R9 M385X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
AMD Radeon R9 M280X
27.2
AMD Radeon HD 7950M
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NVIDIA GeForce 945M
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Adreno GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M
Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
AMD Radeon HD 6990M
AMD Radeon R9 M470
AMD Radeon R9 M385
AMD Radeon R9 M380
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M
AMD Radeon R9 M370X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M
AMD Radeon R9 M275
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
AMD Radeon RX Vega 9
NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
AMD Radeon HD 6970M
AMD Radeon R9 M270
AMD Radeon HD 8870M
AMD Radeon HD 7870M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake)
AMD Radeon 740M
NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
Apple M1 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
AMD Radeon HD 6950M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M
Apple M1 7-Core GPU
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
NVIDIA GeForce 845M
AMD Radeon HD 8850M
AMD Radeon R9 M365X
AMD Radeon R9 M265X
AMD Radeon HD 7850M
AMD Radeon R7 M465
AMD Radeon HD 8790M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
NVIDIA GeForce MX130
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
47.3n5
26.2n5
11.75n4
9.9n3
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
45.1
28.1
12.6
8.1
NVIDIA GeForce 940M
48.3
28.6
12.2
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
42.1
25.6
11.3
8.7
AMD Radeon R9 M375
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Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
AMD Radeon R7 M445
AMD Radeon R7 M380
AMD Radeon R7 M370
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
AMD Radeon HD 7770M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
NVIDIA GeForce 930M
39
23.6
Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon 530
30.3
18.3
AMD Radeon 625
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
NVIDIA GeForce 830M
NVIDIA GeForce MX110
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Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
NVIDIA GeForce 920MX
34.9
20.5
Intel Iris Graphics 540
35
20.5
Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
NVIDIA GeForce 825M
AMD Radeon HD 6870M
AMD Radeon HD 8830M
AMD Radeon HD 8770M
AMD Radeon R7 M260X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M
AMD Radeon HD 7750M
AMD Radeon HD 8750M
AMD Radeon R7 M270
AMD Radeon R7 M265
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870
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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)
16.9
11.7
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M
34
18.6
AMD Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)
24.6
AMD Radeon R7 M460
27.7
19.6
7.9
AMD Radeon HD 7730M
AMD Radeon R7 M360
25.8
18.3
7.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
NVIDIA GeForce 920M
30.1
18.6
AMD Radeon HD 8690M
AMD Radeon 620
AMD Radeon R7 M440
AMD Radeon R7 M260
AMD Radeon R7 M340
AMD Radeon 520
AMD Radeon 610
AMD Radeon 610M
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
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Intel UHD Graphics 630
19.8
13.7
Intel UHD Graphics P630
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Intel HD Graphics 630
27.4
15.9
Intel HD Graphics P630
Intel UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU)
Intel HD Graphics 530
25.3
14
Intel HD Graphics P530
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
21.1
13.6
Intel UHD Graphics 620
22.3
15.2
Intel HD Graphics 620
28.8
17
7.1
AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo)
6
2.3
Qualcomm Adreno 690
Qualcomm Adreno 685
Qualcomm Adreno 680
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX
AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
AMD Radeon HD 8650M
AMD Radeon HD 8730M
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
AMD Radeon HD 6850M
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
AMD Radeon HD 7690M
Intel HD Graphics 5600
AMD Radeon HD 8670M
AMD Radeon HD 6750M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
AMD Radeon HD 8590M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 260M
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
AMD Radeon HD 6830M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830
AMD Radeon HD 6730M
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5770
AMD Radeon HD 6570M
AMD Radeon HD 8650G
15.1
AMD Radeon HD 7670M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
21.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150M
AMD Radeon R5 M335
AMD Radeon R5 M330
AMD Radeon R5 M430
27
16.3
AMD Radeon R5 M255
23.8
18.1
7.1
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
NVIDIA GeForce 910M
22.6
13.8
6.5
3.9
NVIDIA GeForce 820M
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Intel HD Graphics 520
27.4
13.7
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
24.6
16
Intel UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
24.7
13.7
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
AMD Radeon R5 M240
AMD Radeon R5 M320
AMD Radeon R5 M230
AMD Radeon R5 M315
AMD Radeon R5 M420
AMD Radeon RX Vega 2
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5750
AMD Radeon HD 8570M
Intel HD Graphics 6000
20.8
AMD Radeon HD 8550M
Intel Iris Graphics 5100
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
AMD Radeon HD 6650M
Intel HD Graphics 4600
18.5n2
11.05n2
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Intel HD Graphics 5500
21.5
12.6
Qualcomm Adreno 630
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 32 EU)
AMD Radeon R5 (Carrizo)
Intel UHD Graphics 617
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 24 EU)
Intel HD Graphics 615
15.5
9
AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri)
NVIDIA GeForce 710M
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M
Intel HD Graphics 5000
AMD Radeon HD 6550M
AMD Radeon HD 7590M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 350M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
AMD Radeon HD 6630M
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AMD Radeon HD 7650M
AMD Radeon HD 7570M
AMD Radeon HD 7630M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
AMD Radeon HD 8510G
AMD Radeon HD 6530M
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
NVIDIA GeForce GT 625M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
AMD Radeon HD 7610M
AMD Radeon HD 7620G
AMD Radeon HD 7640G
Intel HD Graphics 515
11.4
Intel UHD Graphics 610
Intel HD Graphics 610
Intel HD Graphics 4400
20.7
10.3
AMD Radeon HD 8610G
Intel HD Graphics 510
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 565v
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AMD Radeon HD 7550M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
AMD Radeon HD 7600G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 560v
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
AMD Radeon HD 7530M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
AMD Radeon HD 7490M
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics 605
Intel HD Graphics 505
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Intel HD Graphics 5300
12.2
6.9
AMD Radeon HD 7510M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v
Intel HD Graphics 4000
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
AMD Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)
10.5
AMD Radeon R4 (Beema)
AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell)
Intel HD Graphics 4200
Intel HD Graphics (Skylake)
AMD Radeon HD 7500G
AMD Radeon HD 8450G
AMD Radeon HD 7470M
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AMD Radeon HD 6490M
AMD Radeon HD 8410G
AMD Radeon HD 8400
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
AMD Radeon HD 7520G
NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
AMD Radeon HD 8350G
AMD Radeon HD 8330
Intel UHD Graphics 600
Intel HD Graphics 500
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
AMD Radeon HD 7450M
NVIDIA GeForce 610M
NVIDIA GeForce 705M
Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
10.5
6.1
Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
AMD Radeon HD 6470M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
AMD Radeon HD 7420G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
12.4
7.1
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
AMD Radeon HD 8310G
NVIDIA GeForce 320M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
ATI Mobility Radeon X1900
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800XT
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800
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NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
AMD Radeon HD 7400G
AMD Radeon HD 6480G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700
NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M
NVIDIA GeForce 410M
AMD Radeon HD 7370M
AMD Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)
AMD Radeon HD 6370M
AMD Radeon HD 8280
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
AMD Radeon HD 6450M
AMD Radeon HD 7430M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v
AMD Radeon HD 8240
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AMD Radeon R6 (Mullins)
AMD Radeon HD 8250
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
Intel HD Graphics 3000
NVIDIA GeForce 310M
NVIDIA GeForce G210M
NVIDIA GeForce 405M
NVIDIA GeForce 315M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800
ATI Mobility Radeon X800XT
AMD Radeon HD 6430M
AMD Radeon HD 6380G
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430
AMD Radeon HD 8210
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550
Intel HD Graphics 2500
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
AMD Radeon HD 7350M
AMD Radeon HD 6350M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v
NVIDIA GeForce 305M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1700
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
ATI Mobility Radeon X800
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
ATI Mobility Radeon 9800
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600
ATI Mobility Radeon X1450
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ATI Mobility Radeon X700
NVIDIA GeForce G 110M
AMD Radeon HD 6330M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT
Intel HD Graphics 2000
NVIDIA GeForce G 107M
NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
NVIDIA GeForce G 103M
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE
NVIDIA GeForce G 102M
NVIDIA GeForce G 205M
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
VIA Chrome9HD
AMD Radeon HD 7340
AMD Radeon HD 6320
AMD Radeon HD 7310
AMD Radeon HD 6310
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AMD Radeon HD 8180
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
NVIDIA ION 2
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
AMD Radeon HD 7290
AMD Radeon HD 6290
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT
ATI Radeon HD 4270
ATI Radeon HD 4250
ATI Radeon HD 4200
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 6250
ATI Mobility Radeon X1350
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ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400
ATI Radeon HD 3200
ATI Radeon HD 4225
ATI Radeon HD 4100
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400
ATI Radeon HD 3100
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300
ATI Mobility Radeon X600
ATI Mobility Radeon X2300
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
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ATI Mobility Radeon X1300
NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400
ATI Mobility Radeon X300
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6250
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650
ATI Radeon Xpress X1270
ATI Radeon Xpress X1250
ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
ATI Radeon Xpress X1200
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
NVIDIA GeForce 7190M
NVIDIA GeForce 7150M
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
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NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100
NVIDIA GeForce 7000M
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
ATI Mobility Radeon 9200
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000
NVIDIA GeForce 4 488 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 4 460 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M
ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX
SIS Mirage 3 671MX
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
NVIDIA GeForce 3 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)
ATI Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP
ATI Mobility Radeon M7
ATI Mobility Radeon M6
VIA Chrome9 HC
Intel Extreme Graphics 2
ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP
ATI Radeon IGP 340M
ATI Radeon IGP 320M
VIA S3G UniChrome Pro II
VIA S3G UniChrome Pro
VIA Castle Rock
SIS Mirage 2 M760
SIS Mirage M661FX
VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8
ATI Mobility 128 M3
Silicon Motion SM502
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unknown
(-) * Smaller values are better. / n123 Number of benchmarks for this median value / * Approximate position

 

Legend
5Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
?Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Testsysteme

Desktop PCs Custom Nvidia Custom AMD
Mainboard Asus Z170-A Asus Z97-Deluxe
Processor Intel Core i7-6700K (Skylake) Intel Core i7-4790K (Haswell)
GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 (4 GB GDDR5)
PNY GeForce GTX 950 (2 GB GDDR5)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X)
Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti (6 GB GDDR5)
XFX Radeon R9 Fury (4 GB HBM)
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X (4 GB GDDR5)
Sapphire Radeon R9 280X (3 GB GDDR5)
MSI Radeon R7 370 (2 GB GDDR5)
RAM 2x 8 GB DDR4-2133 2x 4 GB DDR3-1600
Storage Crucial MX100 SSD (256 GB)
Crucial M500 SSD (480 GB)
OCZ Trion 100 SSD (480 GB)
OCZ Trion 150 SSD (960 GB)
Intel SSD 530 (240 GB)
OCZ Trion 100 SSD (480 GB)
OS Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Schenker Notebooks Schenker W504 Schenker XMG A505 Schenker S413
Mainboard Intel HM87 Intel HM87 Intel HM87
Processor Intel Core i7-4700MQ (Haswell) Intel Core i7-4720HQ (Haswell) Intel Core i7-4750HQ (Haswell)
GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M (8 GB GDDR5)
GTX 970M (6 GB GDDR5)
GTX 880M (8 GB GDDR5)
GTX 870M (6 GB GDDR5)
GTX 860M Kepler (4 GB GDDR5)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
RAM 2x 4 GB DDR3-1600 2x 4 GB DDR3-1600 2x 8 GB DDR3-1600
Storage Samsung SSD 840 EVO (250 GB)
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD (500 GB)
Micron M600 SSD (128 GB)
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 HDD (1.000 GB)
Intel SSD
OS Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit Windows 10 Home 64 Bit Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
MSI Notebooks MSI GE72 MSI PE60 MSI GP62 MSI CX61 MSI CX61
Mainboard Intel HM170 Intel HM170 Intel HM86 Intel HM86 Intel HM86
Processor Intel Core i7-6700HQ (Skylake) Intel Core i7-6700HQ (Skylake) Intel Core i7-5700HQ (Broadwell) Intel Celeron 2970M (Haswell) Intel Core i5-4200M (Haswell)
GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M 2016 (2 GB GDDR5) Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M (2 GB GDDR5) Nvidia GeForce 940M (2 GB DDR3) Nvidia GeForce 920M (2 GB DDR3) Nvidia GeForce GT 720M (2 GB DDR3)
RAM 1x 8 GB DDR4-2133 2x 4 GB DDR4-2133 1x 8 GB DDR3-1600 1x 8 GB DDR3-1600 1x 8 GB DDR3-1600
Storage Toshiba THNSNJ128G8NU SSD (128 GB)
WDC WD10JPVX HDD (1.000 GB)
OCZ Trion 100 SSD (480 GB)
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 HDD (500 GB) WDC Scorpio Blue HDD (1.000 GB)
OS Windows 10 Home 64 Bit Windows 10 Windows 10 Windows 10 Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Other Notebooks Asus N551ZU
Mainboard AMD K15.1
Processor AMD FX-7600P (Kaveri)
GPU AMD Radeon R9 M280X (4 GB GDDR5)
RAM 2x 4 GB DDR3-1600
Storage Samsung SSD 830 256 GB
OS Windows 10 64 Bit
4K Monitor Nvidia driver AMD driver Intel driver
2x Asus PB287Q ForceWare 368.39 Crimson 16.6.1 Hotfix 15.40.22.4424
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Florian Glaser, 2016-06-19 (Update: 2016-06-19)