F1 22 in test: Notebook and desktop benchmarks

Return of the horsepower champs.

Every year, Codemasters releases a fresh version of the top class game for racing fans. We once again put several notebook and desktop graphics cards through the benchmark course.

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Technology

EA has released the second Formula 1 game since it bought out developer Codemasters. One of the biggest differences to the 2021 edition is the extended ray tracing, which is now represented with 5 settings, but with a significant performance cost.

Visually, the developer once again delivers a good product. Thanks to the numerous spectators and other decorative elements along the track, the races look quite atmospheric. Not to mention the detailed vehicles.

As known from the predecessors, F1 22 also has a very extensive graphics menu. Almost 20 advanced options are available in the Graphics Settings, which can be adjusted in one go via Detail Preset (usually no restart is necessary).

If you open the Video Mode submenu, you will find numerous other settings that primarily deal with the screen (resolution to refresh rate). There ,ou'll also discover an optional frame rate limit and the possibility of dynamic resolution. TAA (used for the benchmarks), DLSS (Nvidia) and FSR (AMD) are available as edge smoothing.

Unfortunately, F1 22 doesn't look quite technically mature yet. We had one or two crashes, especially with AMD systems. The title did not start at all on Intel's iGPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 despite using the latest driver.

The fact that the FPS is sometimes half as high as in F1 2021 when using the Ultra preset is probably primarily due to the stronger ray tracing. Analogous to the predecessors, the processor's performance is very relevant in lower resolutions and settings, which manifests itself here and there in a CPU limitation.

Benchmark

F1 22 once again offers an integrated benchmark that includes multiple tracks, weather conditions and camera modes. Our measurements are based on a race in Australia with clear skies and changing camera perspectives - see video.

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Results

For the benchmarks, we mainly use rental devices from XMG (Schenker Technologies).

FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

As long as you don't use ray tracing, F1 22's system requirements are very moderate. Mid-range GPUs like the GeForce RTX 3050 (Ti) can easily handle high settings. However, it gets really demanding in the ultra preset when the game activates all RT features. This requires a "real" gaming graphics card on the level of the GeForce RTX 3060.

The fact that AMD currently does not offer particularly good ray tracing performance can be seen very well in the Radeon RX 6800M and 6600M, where the performance drop is especially high in resolutions beyond Full HD.

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1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x 1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T AF:16x 1920x1080 High Preset AA:T AF:16x 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	316 (235^min) fps ∼50% 304 (238^min) fps ∼48% 290 (222^min) fps ∼52% 131 (109^min) fps ∼30%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	327 (251^min) fps ∼52% 305 (233^min) fps ∼54% 123 (99^min) fps ∼28%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP	229 (165^min) fps ∼36% 201 (156^min) fps ∼36% 70 (60^min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP	209 (136^min) fps ∼33% 171 (122^min) fps ∼31% 65 (57^min) fps ∼15%
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX Asus ROG Strix G15	190 (137^min) fps ∼30% 172 (127^min) fps ∼31% 56 (43^min) fps ∼13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Core 15 @130 W TGP	193 (154^min) fps ∼31% 159 (143^min) fps ∼28% 52 (41^min) fps ∼12%
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A (Performance-Mode)	208 (154^min) fps ∼33% 169 (138^min) fps ∼30% 39 (30^min) fps ∼9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Focus 17 @75 W TGP	163 (144^min) fps ∼26% 148 (134^min) fps ∼23% 113 (101^min) fps ∼20% 35 (28^min) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, i5-10500H Dell G15 5510	137 (118^min) fps ∼22% 127 (110^min) fps ∼20% 97 (80^min) fps ∼17% 32 (25^min) fps ∼7%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7 MSI Prestige 14

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

Owners of a QHD display inevitably need a high-end system for maximum settings. 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and the Ultra preset only run smoothly with a GeForce RTX 3070.

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2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	88 (77^min) fps ∼41%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	79 (64^min) fps ∼37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP	43 (36^min) fps ∼20%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP	41 (36^min) fps ∼19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX Asus ROG Strix G15	34 (26^min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Core 15 @130 W TGP	33 (26^min) fps ∼15%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

A combination of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels and full details currently overtaxes even the fastest laptops. You can hardly avoid a desktop PC with a GeForce RTX 3080 or better.

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3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	45 (39^min) fps ∼34%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	40 (32^min) fps ∼30%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP	22 (19^min) fps ∼17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP	20 (16^min) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Core 15 @130 W TGP	16 (13^min) fps ∼12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX Asus ROG Strix G15	16 (12^min) fps ∼12%

Note

Since gaming tests are very time-consuming and often restricted by installation or activation limits, we can only provide you with a part of the benchmarks for the publication of the articles. More graphics cards will be installed in the coming days and weeks.

Overview

Testsysteme

XMG Neo 15 (RTX 3080) - Click on photo to open the configurator (bestware.com)

XMG Neo 17 (RTX 3070) - Click on photo to open the configurator (bestware.com)

XMG Core 15 (RTX 3060) - Click on photo to open the configurator (bestware.com)

XMG Focus 17 (RTX 3050 Ti) - Click on photo to open the configurator (bestware.com)

Device	Graphics card	Processor	Memory	Operating system
XMG Neo 15	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 @165 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-11800H	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 11
XMG Neo 17	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-11800H	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 11
XMG Core 15	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 @130 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-11800H	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 11
XMG Focus 17	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti @75 W TGP (4 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-11800H	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 11
Asus ROG Strix G15	AMD Radeon RX 6800M (12 GB GDDR6)	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 11
MSI Prestige 14 Evo	Intel Iris Xe (96 CUs)	Intel Core i7-1185G7	1 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 11
Acer Swift 3	AMD Radeon Vega 7	AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	2 x 4 GB DDR4	Windows 11
Desktop PC I	MSI GeForce RTX 3090 (24 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-12900K	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 11
Desktop-PC II	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6)Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6) PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB GDDR6)	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	2 x 32 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
Desktop PC III	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super FE	Intel Core i9-11900K	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 11

4K monitors	Nvidia driver	AMD driver
Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Acer Predator XB321HK	ForceWare 516.59	Adrenalin 22.6.1

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