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Crysis Remastered Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

Poor showing for Crytek?

After we had to delay our performance analysis of Crysis Remastered on account of technical issues, we return to benchmarking the title to find out how it performs.

Technology

The original version of Crysis was released more than a decade ago. Not long ago, Crytek released a remastered version of the classic first-person shooter. The original version won praise not only because of its tropical setting and interesting gameplay, thanks to the nanosuit (maximum stealth, maximum armor, maximum speed, …), but also because of the very impressive visuals, which blew the rest of the competition out of the water. At that time, even the most powerful and most expensive PCs struggled to hit playable frame rates on the highest settings, which led to the birth of the but, can it run Crysis? meme.

Many fans were waiting for the release of the remastered version with bated breath. However, both the reviewers and the players were disappointed when the remastered version actually launched. 

Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered

The game released in a half-broken state. The launch version of Crysis Remastered suffered from CPU bottlenecks, stutters, freezes and unexplainable frame rate drops. In general, the performance on high-end devices was poor. So poor, in fact, that we decided to hold off on our testing to give Crytek some time to sort these issues out.

The remastered version does not look that much better in most respects. Sure, the lighting improved, but some objects, textures and effects leave a weaker impression than before.

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Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered

Thankfully, Crytek decided not to rest on its laurels and got straight to releasing patches and bug fixes right after the launch. We are benchmarking version 1.3.0. This version works very well. However, there are a few settings that cause some problems. Even in 2020, the game world still impresses with its draw distance, lush vegetation and dynamic day&night cycle. The physics-based destruction system can also be described as quite impressive (players can destroy palm trees, houses, etc.).

The remastered version features support for software-based ray tracing, which is why it can be enabled on any GPU. The performance penalty for enabling ray tracing is noticeable, but not very high.

Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered

In the graphics tab of the options menu, users can adjust the colour reproduction, resolution, screen mode and the refresh rate. Here, gamers can also enable anti-aliasing and vertical synchronisation. There are more than 10 settings in the Advanced tab, all of which can be changed in one fell swoop thanks to included presets. Most changes can be applied without a restart, with the only exception being the changes to texture quality. The small game size is quite praiseworthy. 20 GB is not a lot when compared to most modern titles.

Benchmark

Crysis Remastered comes with an integrated benchmark, which allows users to measure performance in a reliable fashion. In the built-in benchmark, players can change the resolution, graphics settings and enable/disable ray tracing. There are also two scenarios (Island and Village), which are mainly differentiated by length. However, because the benchmark does not work very well (strange minimum FPS, crashes on low and high settings, scaling problems) we decided to create our own benchmark sequence instead.

You can see our benchmark sequence in the video below. Synopsis: We drive a “borrowed” vehicle through the jungle down to the beach while local soldiers are firing at us. The entire sequence lasts about 20 seconds. We use CapFrameX to record the frame rates.

Results

FHD (1920x1080)

On minimum and medium settings, Crysis Remastered is surprisingly non-demanding, despite its good visuals. The entry-level GPUs on the level of the GeForce MX330 can run the title on low settings at 720p. Mid-range graphics cards such as the GeForce GTX 1650 can handle the game at 1080p on the medium preset.

More powerful GPUs are required only when gaming on high settings and with ray tracing on. Users will need a Radeon RX 5500M at the very least to achieve playable frame rates at 1080p on the high preset. Those who want to max out the graphics settings at 1080p will need a true gaming GPU such as the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060.

Crysis Remastered
    1920x1080 Medium Preset     1920x1080 High Preset AA:SM     1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, i9-9900K
179 (45.2min, 70.8P0.1, 113P1) fps ∼23%
106 (44.4min, 47.7P0.1, 59.7P1) fps ∼21%
71.3 (37.9min, 40.7P0.1, 45.3P1) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080, i9-9900K
165.6 (17.1min, 64.1P0.1, 80.8P1) fps ∼22%
96.4 (11.9min, 37P0.1, 47.1P1) fps ∼19%
61.6 (31.2min, 31.7P0.1, 35P1) fps ∼13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG, i9-9900K
160 (28.5min, 42.3P0.1, 60.6P1) fps ∼21%
89.3 (29.3min, 33.9P0.1, 48P1) fps ∼18%
61.1 (29.7min, 33.7P0.1, 41.5P1) fps ∼13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070, i9-9900K
153 (14.1min, 38.6P0.1, 50.9P1) fps ∼20%
81.4 (20.6min, 40.3P0.1, 57.8P1) fps ∼16%
56.3 (37.4min, 41.1P0.1, 44P1) fps ∼12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060, i9-9900K
138 (61.5min, 66.9P0.1, 104P1) fps ∼18%
70.8 (27.1min, 38.1P0.1, 49P1) fps ∼14%
49.6 (33.6min, 34.9P0.1, 40.1P1) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SF, i7-9750H
133 (54.9min, 61.3P0.1, 94.2P1) fps ∼17%
70.8 (15.9min, 29.9P0.1, 33.7P1) fps ∼14%
50.2 (32.7min, 34P0.1, 41.2P1) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
Alienware 17 R4, i7-7820HK
126 (22.2min, 38.4P0.1, 62P1) fps ∼16%
72.9 (35.3min, 38.2P0.1, 45.7P1) fps ∼15%
47.4 (21.9min, 29P0.1, 33.9P1) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
MSI GE65 Raider 9SE, i7-9750H
112 (20.7min, 24.8P0.1, 28.5P1) fps ∼15%
61.1 (10.4min, 30.1P0.1, 46.9P1) fps ∼12%
46.5 (33.6min, 35.1P0.1, 38.9P1) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
Asus G752VS, 6820HK
102 (26min, 26.5P0.1, 30.4P1) fps ∼13%
62.4 (22.1min, 31.3P0.1, 39.7P1) fps ∼12%
40.1 (23.3min, 23.8P0.1, 28.7P1) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD, i7-9750H
99.5 (22.3min, 22.7P0.1, 24.8P1) fps ∼13%
55.1 (17.3min, 34.8P0.1, 40.9P1) fps ∼11%
41.7 (28.8min, 32.2P0.1, 33.9P1) fps ∼9%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
MSI Alpha 15, R7 3750H
76.5 (27.1min, 29.5P0.1, 36.1P1) fps ∼10%
42.5 (18.8min, 21.3P0.1, 26.6P1) fps ∼8%
31.5 (17.9min, 20.7P0.1, 24.6P1) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
MSI GP75, i7-10750H
69.5 (15.4min, 16P0.1, 17.6P1) fps ∼9%
38.1 (25.9min, 27.6P0.1, 31P1) fps ∼8%
24.8 (15.7min, 17P0.1, 20.2P1) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
MSI GL75, i7-10750H
62.8 (13.7min, 14.3P0.1, 15.8P1) fps ∼8%
35.1 (24.2min, 26P0.1, 28.4P1) fps ∼7%
25.9 (11.4min, 14.3P0.1, 21.1P1) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
MSI Prestige 14, i7-10710U
28.4 (6.9min, 7.02P0.1, 8.03P1) fps ∼4%
15.1 (10.7min, 11P0.1, 12.1P1) fps ∼3%
11.7 (7.57min, 7.82P0.1, 8.74P1) fps ∼2%
NVIDIA GeForce MX330
MSI Prestige 14, i7-10510U
22.8 (4.99min, 5.02P0.1, 5.7P1) fps ∼3%
11.9 (7.5min, 8.11P0.1, 9.5P1) fps ∼2%
8.86 (5.38min, 5.88P0.1, 7P1) fps ∼2%

QHD (2560x1440)

At resolutions above 1080p, the game becomes very demanding. Here, even the GeForce RTX 2080 (mobile) is struggling to achieve playable frames half the time on the very high preset.

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    2560x1440 Very High Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
57.9 (35.1min, 36P0.1, 42.4P1) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2080
48.1 (30.5min, 30.7P0.1, 33.2P1) fps ∼12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG
42.7 (23.1min, 23.6P0.1, 35.8P1) fps ∼11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2070
38 (16.2min, 26.1P0.1, 33.2P1) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SF
32.6 (26min, 27.2P0.1, 28.4P1) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
Alienware 17 R4
31.3 (22.9min, 23.4P0.1, 24.9P1) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2060
27.8 (6.33min, 11P0.1, 22.8P1) fps ∼7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK
Asus G752VS
25.4 (18min, 18.4P0.1, 20.5P1) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GE65 Raider 9SE
24.1 (15.4min, 15.5P0.1, 17.3P1) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD
22.5 (18.1min, 18.3P0.1, 19.1P1) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H
MSI GL75
18.4 (5.87min, 7.41P0.1, 15.2P1) fps ∼5%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H
MSI Alpha 15
16.5 (10.4min, 11.1P0.1, 13.6P1) fps ∼4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
MSI GP75
14.9 (11.4min, 11.6P0.1, 12.4P1) fps ∼4%

UHD (3840x2160)

No current mobile GPU can run Crysis Remastered smoothly at 2160p—at least on the very high preset. The desktop version of the RTX 2080 cannot achieve playable frames in this title on these settings.

Crysis Remastered
    3840x2160 Very High Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
37.6 (18.5min, 19P0.1, 20.3P1) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2080
28.4 (2.7min, 4.49P0.1, 12.9P1) fps ∼11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG
26.9 (13.7min, 17.2P0.1, 23.3P1) fps ∼11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2070
22.4 (14.6min, 15.4P0.1, 17.5P1) fps ∼9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SF
20.3 (8.78min, 11.4P0.1, 17.5P1) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
Alienware 17 R4
19.3 (14.5min, 14.7P0.1, 16.3P1) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2060
17.6 (5.02min, 5.49P0.1, 9.06P1) fps ∼7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GE65 Raider 9SE
15.6 (4.89min, 6.39P0.1, 13.4P1) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK
Asus G752VS
15.4 (13min, 13.1P0.1, 13.4P1) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD
13.4 (6.47min, 7.01P0.1, 10.6P1) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H
MSI GL75
10.1 (8.05min, 8.14P0.1, 8.4P1) fps ∼4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
MSI GP75
8.76 (7.28min, 7.32P0.1, 7.55P1) fps ∼4%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H
MSI Alpha 15
8.64 (6.28min, 6.37P0.1, 6.73P1) fps ∼3%

Note

Because benchmarking video games is very time consuming and is often constrained by installation/activation limits, at the time of publishing, we were able only to provide a part of our performance analysis of Crysis Remastered. Other graphics cards will be added in the coming days and weeks.

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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.

Test Systems

Device GPU CPU RAM OS
Desktop-PC I MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (11 GB GDDR6)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB GDDR6)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB GDDR6)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 (6 GB GDDR6)
Intel Core i9-9900K 4 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 i7-8086K, Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
Desktop-PC III Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super (8 GB GDDR6)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6)
Nvidia Titan X (Pascal) (12 GB GDDR5X)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6)
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5)
Zotac GeForce GT 1030 (2 GB GDDR5)
Asus GeForce GT 710
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (8 GB GDDR6))
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (8 GB HBM2)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 2 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GT76 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i9-9900K 2 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP65 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i7-9750H 2 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GE65 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i7-9750H 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP65 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i7-9750H 2 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP75 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-9750H 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
Alienware 17 R4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X) Intel Core i7-7820HK 2 x 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 (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2 x 4 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
MSI Prestige 14 Nvidia GeForce MX350 (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-10710U 1 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI Prestige 14 Nvidia GeForce MX330 (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-10510U 1 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI Alpha 15 AMD Radeon RX5500M (4 GB GDDR6) AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
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