Dirt 5 Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks
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Technology
Codemasters is now developing so many racing games that you can quickly lose track of them all. In addition to the F1 and Grid series, there is also the Dirt series, which however receives a new installment rather irregularly. Dirt 5 should - as the name already suggests - appeal to fans of muddy tracks.
Technically, the title cuts quite a fine figure. If you leave out one or two mealy textures or objects with a weak polygon design (spectators), Dirt 5 offers a harmonious overall look. While in older Codemasters games we often criticized the lack of detail at the edge of the track, which had a negative effect on the atmosphere, the fresh offshoot scores with various environmental effects. Be it confetti cannons, waving flags or balloons, just to name a few examples.
The biggest highlight, however, as in most racing games, is the level of detail of the cars. Damage model and environmental influences (raindrops, dirt, etc.) can also convince. In general, the cars are easy to control and produce a powerful sound.
The graphics options of Dirt 5 are neither scarce nor lavish. The corresponding menu offers seven detail settings, which can be changed globally via Image Quality and do not require a restart. Somewhat unusual is the fact that there are three different resolution controls (see screenshots). The graphics menu is rounded off by on/off switches for V-Sync and Dynamic Range. All settings are explained by accompanying text.
However, Codemasters should still take care of a few inconsistencies. In the test we had connection failures every now and then. It's also a pity that Dirt 5 sometimes activates Dynamic Range without being asked, that the game start sometimes takes forever (even on SSDs) and that the resolution modes on 21:9 monitors can be strange or incomplete. Furthermore, the title has a large video memory requirement in higher settings, which we've been seeing recently with more and more titles. Graphics cards with less than 4 GB VRAM break down disproportionately when using the Ultra-Preset - even in Full HD.
Benchmark
Dirt 5 impresses with an integrated benchmark, which is very long for our taste with a duration of three minutes and unfortunately it cannot be aborted. While only the FPS numbers are displayed during the measurement, a more extensive evaluation appears at the end, which for example also contains the minimum FPS values. The game saves the corresponding results as a file in the personal documents folder of Windows.
Results
FHD (1920x1080)
For Dirt 5 it should be at least one graphics card from the midrange segment. 1920x1080 pixels overtaxes entry-level chips such as the GeForce MX330/350 and older all-round GPUs such as the GTX 1050(Ti) even with the medium preset. These settings only run smoothly with a GeForce GTX 1650 or higher with more than 40 FPS. High preset requires a Radeon RX 5500M for Full HD or higher. For the Ultra-Preset you even need a high-end model on the level of the GeForce GTX 1080 or RTX 2070.
Dirt 5 | |
1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop) | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile | |
AMD Radeon RX 5500M | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX350 | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX330 |
QHD (2560x1440)
Things become even more demanding on QHD displays with 2560x1440 pixels. Here it must be Nvidia's current laptop leader, the GeForce RTX 2080, when using maximum settings.
Dirt 5 | |
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-9750H |
UHD (3840x2160)
Current mobile GPUs cannot handle a combination of 3840x2160 pixels and Ultra-Preset without jerking. In the desktop segment one should start from a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti to be on the safe side. All in all, we would describe the system demand as a bit exaggerated, if you consider the offered graphics quality (good, but not worthy of reference).
Dirt 5 | |
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK |
Note
Since gaming tests are very time-consuming and often hampered by installation or activation limits, we can only provide you with a partial set of benchmarks for publication of the articles. More graphics cards will be added in the coming days and weeks.
Overview
Test system
Device |
graphics card | processor | memory | operating system |
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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) XFX AMD Radeon RX 590 (8 GB GDDR5) |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | 2 x 8 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 |
4K Monitors | Nvidia Driver | AMD Driver |
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Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H | ForceWare 457.09 | Adrenaline 20.10.1 |