Assassin's Creed Odyssey Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

The CPU thirst of the ancient world. The new title in the Assassin’s Creed series takes players to Ancient Greece, after having been set in ancient Egypt in the series previous outing, Assassin’s Creed Origins. We will be testing the new game on numerous GPUs while assessing the extent to which hardware requirements and graphics options have changed.

Florian Glaser, 👁 Florian Glaser (translated by Alex Alderson), Published 10/09/2018 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...

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Fundamentally, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a good-looking game just like its predecessor. The extensive world has high-draw distances and a consistent art direction. The richness of detail in vegetation and the degree of texture sharpness is commendable too given the game’s huge size. Moreover, the atmosphere lighting, the crisp shadows and the finely modeled characters all add to the game’s look and feel.

However, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey inherits its predecessor’s greatest shortcoming: high CPU demands. Our GPU rankings are CPU-dependent as the lower part of our benchmark section demonstrates, particularly the results for the Alienware 17 R4 with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. The game often hits CPU limits depending on what cooling system or processor is being used and what resolution or settings at which the game is being played. This degree of CPU dependency is unusual for 3D games and suggests that the game lacks proper PC optimization. We could only achieve higher than 100 FPS on a few systems even with graphics set to minimum. Unfortunately, little has improved from Assassin’s Creed Origins in this respect.

We have no such criticism about the graphics menu though, which is first-class. There are numerous options that are complemented by the same kind of explanations and imagery that we have seen in Origins and other Ubisoft games like Ghost Recon Wildlands or Far Cry 5.

We did not test the HDR mode, but as far as we can tell all changes made within the Display tab take effect immediately without the need for a restart. The game must be restarted though if Advanced Settings within the graphics menu are changed; this is not too annoying as the introductory videos can be skipped. Moreover, the load times could be shorter, particularly on HDDs.

The game has 15 graphics options, but there are also five presets should you not want to tweak settings individually. Your system should have a powerful GPU on top of the CPU requirements that we mentioned earlier. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey uses VRAM extensively at higher graphics levels and resolutions with around 3.5 GB of video memory required for playing the game at 1920x1080 with the graphics set to ultra-high. Likewise, you will need almost 5 GB to play the game at 3840x2160. However, the game occasionally struggles with stutters and low minimum frame rates regardless of the hardware being used. We have no idea why though.

Benchmarks

We must praise the developers of the built-in benchmark with its detailed statistics. The benchmark goes much further than the Ubisoft games of old like Rainbow Six Siege, For Honor and The Division, which had an automatic speed measurement that measured performance. By contrast, there is almost a one-minute camera flight through a settlement lined with rivers, trees and passers-by. There are several graphs and sets of statistics displayed during the benchmark too. Additionally, there are detailed results at the end of the benchmark including charts, frame rate information, system information and settings.

The game is playable from around 35 FPS but feels smooth at speeds beyond 50 FPS. While desired frame rates are more of a personal preference, the third-person perspective means that the game runs okay at relatively low frame rates.

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Results

HD – 1280x720

Office and cheaper multimedia notebooks cannot handle Assassin’s Creed Odyssey even at minimum settings. Integrated GPUs like the Intel HD Graphics 630 cannot achieve beyond 9 FPS with the game set to minimum graphics and 1280x720. We would recommend using at least an Nvidia GeForce MX150 to play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey in HD.

Assassin´s Creed Odyssey
1280x720 Low Preset
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	120 (52^min) fps ∼33%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition	109 (53^min) fps ∼30%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K Desktop PC	102 (51^min) fps ∼28%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070	101 (43^min) fps ∼28%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K Desktop PC	100 (47^min) fps ∼27%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K Desktop PC	96 (40^min) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ Acer Predator Triton 700	86 (44^min) fps ∼24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK Asus G752VS	84 (44^min) fps ∼23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK MSI GT62VR	67 (37^min) fps ∼18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 6700HQ Asus G752VY	66 (32^min) fps ∼18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ MSI GE72 7RE-046	77 (27^min) fps ∼21%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop), i7-7740X XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Asus X299 Prime	57 (21^min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 6700HQ MSI GS60 6QE	65 (29^min) fps ∼18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK Alienware 17 R4	64 (33^min) fps ∼18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ Asus GL753VD	50 (22^min) fps ∼14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M, 6700HQ MSI GE72 965M Ti	60 (27^min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, i7-7700HQ MSI GL72 7QF	47 (26^min) fps ∼13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ MSI PE60 2QD	44 (23^min) fps ∼12%
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-7700HQ MSI PL62	43 (10^min) fps ∼12%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, 6700HQ MSI CX72 6QD	24 (15^min) fps ∼7%
NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 5700HQ MSI GP62 2QD
Intel HD Graphics 630, i7-7700HQ MSI PL62	9 (5^min) fps ∼2%

FHD – 1920x1080

You will need a current mid-range GPU or an older high-end GPU to play the game in FHD, with ideally a minimum of a GeForce GTX 1050 to play the game in FHD with the graphics set to medium. Likewise, we would recommend using either a GeForce GTX 970M or a GTX 980M for playing in FHD at high graphics. You will need to step up to a GTX 980 or GTX 1060 to play the game at maximum graphics.

Assassin´s Creed Odyssey
1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	104 (40^min) fps ∼31% 87 (38^min) fps ∼29% 67 (30^min) fps ∼25%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition	100 (55^min) fps ∼29% 90 (55^min) fps ∼30% 71 (34^min) fps ∼27%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K Desktop PC	92 (45^min) fps ∼27% 83 (44^min) fps ∼27% 67 (30^min) fps ∼25%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070	88 (36^min) fps ∼26% 76 (34^min) fps ∼25% 57 (33^min) fps ∼22%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK Asus G752VS	75 (39^min) fps ∼22% 68 (28^min) fps ∼22% 56 (26^min) fps ∼21%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ Acer Predator Triton 700	78 (42^min) fps ∼23% 71 (38^min) fps ∼23% 54 (30^min) fps ∼21%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK Alienware 17 R4	59 (15^min) fps ∼17% 52 (14^min) fps ∼17% 45 (12^min) fps ∼17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK MSI GT62VR	61 (35^min) fps ∼18% 54 (29^min) fps ∼18% 40 (23^min) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K Desktop PC	72 (35^min) fps ∼21% 61 (33^min) fps ∼20% 38 (27^min) fps ∼14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K Desktop PC	69 (36^min) fps ∼20% 58 (33^min) fps ∼19% 35 (26^min) fps ∼13%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop), i7-7740X i7-7740X Asus X299 Prime	58 (23^min) fps ∼17% 49 (21^min) fps ∼16% 35 (14^min) fps ∼13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 6700HQ Asus G752VY	51 (30^min) fps ∼15% 44 (25^min) fps ∼15% 26 (19^min) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ MSI GE72 7RE-046	41 (25^min) fps ∼12% 31 (18^min) fps ∼10% 17 (7^min) fps ∼6%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop), i7-7740X XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Asus X299 Prime	34 (15^min) fps ∼10% 28 (12^min) fps ∼9% 17 (4^min) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 6700HQ MSI GS60 6QE	42 (24^min) fps ∼12% 36 (5^min) fps ∼12% 21 (2^min) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ Asus GL753VD	36 (22^min) fps ∼11% 31 (15^min) fps ∼10% 18 (4^min) fps ∼7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M, 6700HQ MSI GE72 965M Ti	31 (18^min) fps ∼9% 24 (14^min) fps ∼8% 13 (8^min) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, i7-7700HQ MSI GL72 7QF	25 (12^min) fps ∼7% 19 (6^min) fps ∼6% 11 (5^min) fps ∼4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ MSI PE60 2QD	23 (14^min) fps ∼7% 19 (11^min) fps ∼6% 11 (7^min) fps ∼4%
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-7700HQ MSI PL62	20 (4^min) fps ∼6% 14 (2^min) fps ∼5% 7 (1^min) fps ∼3%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, 6700HQ MSI CX72 6QD	11 (7^min) fps ∼3%
Intel HD Graphics 630, i7-7700HQ MSI PL62	5 (3^min) fps ∼1%

QHD – 2560x1440 & UHD – 3840x2160

Playing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey in QHD or UHD is a demanding task. You will need at least a GeForce GTX 1070 or a GTX 1080 Max-Q to play the game in QHD with the graphics set to ultra-high. The hardware requirements for playing the game in UHD at ultra-high are absurd: Even a desktop GeForce GTX 1080 cannot achieve 35 FPS at these settings.

Assassin´s Creed Odyssey
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset 3840x2160 Ultra High Preset
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	38 (24^min) fps ∼17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition	62 (34^min) fps ∼23% 40 (19^min) fps ∼18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K Desktop PC	50 (29^min) fps ∼19% 34 (24^min) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK Alienware 17 R4	42 (11^min) fps ∼16% 31 (10^min) fps ∼14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070	45 (30^min) fps ∼17% 27 (20^min) fps ∼12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ Acer Predator Triton 700	43 (24^min) fps ∼16% 26 (17^min) fps ∼12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK Asus G752VS	40 (25^min) fps ∼15% 24 (16^min) fps ∼11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K Desktop PC	32 (25^min) fps ∼12% 18 (14^min) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK MSI GT62VR	27 (18^min) fps ∼10% 18 (13^min) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K Desktop PC	27 (19^min) fps ∼10% 14 (9^min) fps ∼6%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop), i7-7740X i7-7740X Asus X299 Prime	17 (9^min) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 6700HQ Asus G752VY	20 (15^min) fps ∼7% 12 (8^min) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 6700HQ MSI GS60 6QE	17 (1^min) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ Asus GL753VD	13 (3^min) fps ∼5% 7 (1^min) fps ∼3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M, 6700HQ MSI GE72 965M Ti	10 (5^min) fps ∼4% 3 (1^min) fps ∼1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, i7-7700HQ MSI GL72 7QF	8 (3^min) fps ∼3%

Overview

Test Systems

Device	Graphics Card	Processor	RAM	OS
Desktop-PC I	MSI GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X) MSI GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB GDDR5) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (4 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6700K	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
Desktop-PC II	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11 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)	Intel Core i7-4790K	2 x 4 GB DDR3	Windows 10 64 Bit
Alienware 17 R4	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X)	Intel Core i7-7820HK	1 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
Acer Triton 700	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q (8 GB GDDR5X)	Intel Core i7-7700HQ	2x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
ASUS G752VS	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6820HK	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GT62VR	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6820HK	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GE72	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-7700HQ	2 x 4 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
ASUS GL753VD	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-7700HQ	1 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GL62	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-7700HQ	2 x 4 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
ASUS G752VY	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M (4 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GS60	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M (3 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	2 x 4 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GE72	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	1 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GL72	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-7700HQ	1 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI PE60	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	2 x 4 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI PL62	NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-7700HQ	1 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI CX72	NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2 GB DDR3)	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP62	NVIDIA GeForce 940M (2 GB DDR3)	Intel Core i7-5700HQ	1 x 8 GB DDR3	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI CX61	NVIDIA GeForce 920M (2 GB DDR3)	Intel Celeron 2970M	1 x 8 GB DDR3	Windows 10 64 Bit
ASUS N551ZU	AMD Radeon R9 M280X (4 GB GDDR5)	AMD FX-7600P	2 x 4 GB DDR3	Windows 10 64 Bit

4K Monitor	NVIDIA driver	AMD driver
2 x ASUS PB287Q, Philips 328P6VJEB	ForceWare 411.70	Adrenalin 18.9.3

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Florian Glaser, 2018-10- 9 (Update: 2024-08-15)

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5	Stutters – 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.
30	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60	Fluent – 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.
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