EA Sports FC 25 review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks

New wine in old bottles.

EA's soccer series is notorious for making minimal changes from one year to the next. Even with the most recent version, you often need a magnifying glass to spot the improvements. Check out our benchmark test to see what hardware you'll need to run the game.

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Test systems

be quiet! Silent Base 802 (RTX 4080 & RX 7900 XT)

We ran our gaming benchmarks on these devices. Clicking on the various images will take you to the respective producer's website. Further details on the devices' specifications are listed at the end of the article.

Tech

Like its predecessor, Sports FC 25 runs on the powerful Frostbite engine, originally designed for the Battlefield series. However, the engine's technical capabilities are only partially used in this soccer simulation. While the game can look quite impressive in close-up shots (such as 3D grass details), the overall graphics in standard gameplay looks a little outdated, to put it mildly.

From a PC standpoint, the menu structure and controls in Sports FC 25 require some getting used to, as scrolling through multiple (sub)menus can be tedious. Playing Sports FC 25 using a mouse and keyboard is often not enjoyable.

The graphics options are neither sparse nor particularly lavish. In addition to resolution settings, you can adjust picture mode, refresh rate, and maximum frame rate, as well as enable V-Sync and dynamic resolution if desired. However, the game lacks support for modern upscaling technologies like DLSS, FSR, or XeSS. Further down in the graphics menu, several quality settings are available, ranging from Low to Ultra, but practical presets for quick configuration are absent.

Adjusting the rendering quality requires restarting the game, which can be cumbersome due to the numerous intro videos and sequences that play each time. Additionally, with the EA app version, you are limited to activating only two systems per key per day, which made running our benchmarks quite slow. Furthermore, Sports FC 25 doesn't appear to be fully stable yet. Ray tracing for ambient occlusion is theoretically possible, we encountered crashes during testing, so all our measurements were taken without ray tracing enabled.

Benchmark

Similar to FC 24, we used a kick-off match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at Sanderson Park (match settings: sunny, 2 pm in the afternoon). Our performance was captured for less than 30 real seconds using the CapFrameX tool, avoiding or skipping replays, as these can sometimes result in a significantly lower frame rate. To ensure smooth gameplay, we recommend aiming for an average frame rate of at least 60 FPS; otherwise, the game may not run smoothly subjectively. Notably, Sports FC 25 can be CPU-limited even at moderate settings and resolutions, which is somewhat unusual for PC games.

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Results

FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

Unlike many other titles, integrated graphics processors (iGPUs) can deliver a smooth gaming experience. For instance, the Radeon 780M allows you to play at a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels with medium settings, achieving over 60 FPS. Dedicated mid-range chips may feel underpowered at Full HD. A GeForce RTX 4050 can easily handle maximum settings, achieving over 100 FPS.

EA Sports FC 25
1920x1080 Low Settings 1920x1080 Medium Settings 1920x1080 High Settings 1920x1080 Ultra Settings
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	286 (191.5^min, 198^P0.1, 210^P1) fps ∼100% 201 (93.5^min, 123.9^P0.1, 148.6^P1) fps ∼100% 195.3 (131.5^min, 138.9^P0.1, 145.4^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	262 (31.5^min, 118.5^P0.1, 178.8^P1) fps ∼92% 170.9 (58.1^min, 96.7^P0.1, 121.9^P1) fps ∼85% 166.8 (60.3^min, 100.8^P0.1, 120.8^P1) fps ∼85%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 16 E23	247 (52.2^min, 148.1^P0.1, 177.2^P1) fps ∼86% 158.7 (75.3^min, 103.2^P0.1, 123.7^P1) fps ∼79% 158.4 (52.6^min, 82.9^P0.1, 121.6^P1) fps ∼81%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	184.3 (27.9^min, 61.8^P0.1, 132.4^P1) fps ∼64% 119.9 (27.4^min, 45.6^P0.1, 87.8^P1) fps ∼60% 115.4 (27.5^min, 53.8^P0.1, 81.4^P1) fps ∼59%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	193.6 (90.4^min, 123^P0.1, 145.6^P1) fps ∼68% 123.1 (33.5^min, 62.9^P0.1, 97.2^P1) fps ∼61% 121.8 (40.6^min, 53.5^P0.1, 95^P1) fps ∼62%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	185.7 (65.4^min, 101^P0.1, 139.5^P1) fps ∼65% 128.9 (38.5^min, 65.1^P0.1, 99.1^P1) fps ∼64% 124.5 (13.1^min, 76.6^P0.1, 98.1^P1) fps ∼64%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	159 (46.6^min, 104.8^P0.1, 113.5^P1) fps ∼56% 119.9 (59^min, 71.5^P0.1, 88.9^P1) fps ∼60% 113.9 (58.3^min, 76.2^P0.1, 84.1^P1) fps ∼58%
Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Ultra 7 155H Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14	75.8 (48.7^min, 51.3^P0.1, 58.1^P1) fps ∼100% 55.4 (29^min, 30.5^P0.1, 42.9^P1) fps ∼19% 45 (16.2^min, 19.2^P0.1, 28.5^P1) fps ∼22% 43.1 (5.17^min, 10.6^P0.1, 26.3^P1) fps ∼22%
AMD Radeon 780M, Z1 Extreme Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme	72.4 (9.01^min, 17.5^P0.1, 39.6^P1) fps ∼96% 47.7 (2.45^min, 5.77^P0.1, 22.2^P1) fps ∼17% 39.7 (4.75^min, 6.91^P0.1, 23.5^P1) fps ∼20% 39.4 (2.04^min, 4.33^P0.1, 19.1^P1) fps ∼20%

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

The requirements are also moderate for QHD displays. A combination of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels with maximum settings runs smoothly on the previously mentioned RTX 4050.

EA Sports FC 25
2560x1440 Ultra Settings
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	192 (130.2^min, 137^P0.1, 143.7^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	162.1 (92.3^min, 104.1^P0.1, 118.6^P1) fps ∼84%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 16 E23	145.6 (47.4^min, 86.4^P0.1, 114.6^P1) fps ∼76%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	112.4 (20.8^min, 46.7^P0.1, 81.1^P1) fps ∼59%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	108.4 (45.1^min, 70.3^P0.1, 90.1^P1) fps ∼56%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	106.8 (72.3^min, 77.7^P0.1, 82.8^P1) fps ∼56%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	86.7 (54.7^min, 56.6^P0.1, 62.1^P1) fps ∼45%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

More powerful graphics cards are only necessary for 4K gaming. At a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels with maximum settings, a GeForce RTX 4060 approaches the 60 FPS mark, while a GeForce RTX 4070 provides a more comfortable buffer.

EA Sports FC 25
3840x2160 Ultra Settings
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	168.4 (95.7^min, 115.1^P0.1, 127.1^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	139.4 (68.2^min, 91.7^P0.1, 100.1^P1) fps ∼83%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 16 E23	126.9 (40^min, 76.3^P0.1, 97.9^P1) fps ∼75%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	81.9 (27.6^min, 36.1^P0.1, 59^P1) fps ∼49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	71.6 (45^min, 49.7^P0.1, 57.6^P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	57.2 (38.8^min, 45.7^P0.1, 48.9^P1) fps ∼34%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	45.6 (22.9^min, 30.9^P0.1, 34^P1) fps ∼27%

Overview

Test system details

Laptop	Graphics card	Processor	RAM
XMG Neo 16 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @175 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6X)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 @175 W TGP (12 GB GDDR6X)	Intel Core i9-13950HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
XMG Pro 15 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2 x 8 GB DDR5
Medion Erazer Scout E20	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 @100 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-13700H	2 x 8 GB DDR5
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14	Intel Arc 8	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	2 x 16 GB LPDDR5-7467
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme	AMD Radeon 780M	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	16 GB LPDDR5-6400

Tower PC	Graphics card	Processor	RAM
Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16 GB GDDR6X) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900K	2 x 24 GB DDR5 G.Skill

4K monitor	Operating system	Nvidia driver	AMD driver	Intel driver
Philips Evnia 329M1RV	Windows 11	561.09	24.8.1	101.6079

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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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Pos	Model	low 1920x1080 Low Settings	med. 1920x1080 Medium Settings	high 1920x1080 High Settings	ultra 1920x1080 Ultra Settings	QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Settings	4K 3840x2160 Ultra Settings
4	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080		286	201	195.3	192	168.4
7	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT		262	170.9	166.8	162.1	139.4
11	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU		247	158.7	158.4	145.6	126.9
21	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU		184.3	119.9	115.4	112.4	81.9
38	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU		193.6	123.1	121.8	108.4	71.6
45	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU				113.6	110.5	72.4
54	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU		185.7	128.9	124.5	106.8	57.2
91	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU				73.6	58	32.3
149	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU		159	119.9	113.9	86.7	45.6
204*	Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU	75.8	55.4	45	43.1
256*	AMD Radeon 780M	72.4	47.7	39.7	39.4
603*	AMD Radeon 610M	15.1	15.2