F1 24 review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks

Same as it ever was?

EA is well-known for only carefully tuning its sports series from year to year. In this benchmark check, you can find out whether the same can be said for F1 24 and what hardware you'll need to run it.

Florian Glaser, 👁 Florian Glaser (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published 06/05/2024 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

Test systems

Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16 (RX 7600S & 780M)

We currently carry out our gaming benchmarks using these devices. Clicking on the photos will take you to the respective manufacturer's website. More details on their specifications are listed at the end of the article.

Tech

Compared to last year's version of the game—F1 23 (which also had a benchmark article)—not much has been changed from a tech standpoint. Even in 2024, the EGO engine created by developer Codemasters still looks good, but it no longer generates any real enthusiasm. Its detailed and stylish vehicles look particularly good.

The game's graphics menu is also almost 1:1 identical to its predecessor. More than 20 advanced options are available within the main tab, all of which can be conveniently adjusted via presets—the same as before. Numerous settings are hidden inside the Video Mode submenu, which, in addition to resolution and picture mode, also contains controls for Vsync, frame rate limit, anisotropic filtering and edge smoothing. Codemasters has given the game support for TAA, DLSS, FSR and XeSS, and Frame Generation is also on board. It additionally masters ray tracing, which is automatically activated with the Ultra High level selected. F1 24 can also be launched in VR mode if desired.

Great: All changes are applied without needing to restart the game. Codemasters doesn't provide comparison images for the individual settings, but you do get some text explanations.

Although the underlying technology is mature by now, we were faced with the odd problem during our test. Crashes and error messages occurred from time to time and changes to its resolution sometimes didn't work reliably. The game also took quite a long time to start (partly due to the many infographics).

Benchmark

F1 24 has inherited the integrated benchmark from its predecessor—which includes several tracks, weather conditions and camera angles. Similar to last year, we used the Australian circuit with dry, clear weather and a changing camera.

We again had the option to display the frame rate during the measurement and at the end, a somewhat more detailed evaluation was displayed (see video and screenshots). We would describe the game as playable from 40fps.

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Results

FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

As long as you do without ray tracing, F1 24 is rather harmless when it comes to how graphically demanding it is. Entry-level models such as the iGPUs Radeon 780M and Intel Arc 8 are sometimes enough to achieve 1,920 x 1,080 pixels using the preset High. For ultra settings including ray tracing in Full HD, we recommend at least an RTX 4050, i.e. a mid-range graphics card.

F1 24
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 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	522 (399^min) fps ∼100% 438 (364^min) fps ∼100% 164 (116^min) fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 16 E23	366 (280^min) fps ∼70% 328 (247^min) fps ∼75% 120 (77^min) fps ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	451 (314^min) fps ∼86% 393 (288^min) fps ∼90% 112 (63^min) fps ∼68%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	283 (229^min) fps ∼54% 242 (178^min) fps ∼55% 96 (56^min) fps ∼59%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	255 (115^min) fps ∼49% 222 (146^min) fps ∼51% 72 (58^min) fps ∼44%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	221 (188^min) fps ∼42% 177 (146^min) fps ∼40% 55 (40^min) fps ∼34%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	195 (171^min) fps ∼37% 146 (126^min) fps ∼33% 45 (37^min) fps ∼27%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	227 (197^min) fps ∼43% 170 (146^min) fps ∼39% 39 (28^min) fps ∼24%
Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Ultra 7 155H Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14	82 (68^min) fps ∼100% 74 (62^min) fps ∼14% 53 (43^min) fps ∼12% 14 (10^min) fps ∼9%
AMD Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	73 (51^min) fps ∼89% 65 (38^min) fps ∼12% 46 (26^min) fps ∼11%

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

You also don't need a top-of-the-range model when using QHD displays. A combination of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and maximum details runs smoothly enough with a GeForce RTX 4070 or better.

F1 24
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	110 (91^min) fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 16 E23	79 (63^min) fps ∼72%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	73 (52^min) fps ∼66%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	65 (52^min) fps ∼59%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	46 (37^min) fps ∼42%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	36 (30^min) fps ∼33%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	28 (22^min) fps ∼25%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	24 (16^min) fps ∼22%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

4K monitors are where the wheat gets separated from the chaff. 3,840 x 2,160 pixels and the Ultra High preset require Nvidia's current top performer, the GeForce RTX 4090. Thankfully, things look much better with upscaling activated. An RTX 4070 is sufficient for DLSS Quality in 4K.

F1 24
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x 3840x2160 Ultra High Preset + Quality DLSS AF:16x 3840x2160 Ultra High Preset + Quality FSR AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	55 (44^min) fps ∼100% 96 (80^min) fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 16 E23	41 (33^min) fps ∼75% 69 (59^min) fps ∼72%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	37 (26^min) fps ∼67% 64 (47^min) fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	33 (26^min) fps ∼60% 54 (44^min) fps ∼56%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	22 (18^min) fps ∼40% 40 (33^min) fps ∼42%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	17 (14^min) fps ∼31% 31 (26^min) fps ∼32%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	12 (10^min) fps ∼22% 18 (14^min) fps ∼19%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	7 (5^min) fps ∼13% 11 (5^min) fps ∼17%

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
Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	AMD Radeon RX 7600S (8 GB GDDR6) & AMD Radeon 780M	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2 x 8 GB DDR5
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14	Intel Arc 8	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	2 x 16 GB DDR5

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	555.85	24.5.1	101.5534

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I discovered my interest in computers in my childhood, growing up with MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 in the early 1990s. I was especially fascinated with computer games, even from an early age. From Monkey Island through Lands of Lore to Doom, I tried every game I could get my hands on. I have been working for Notebookcheck since 2009 with my focus mostly being on high-performance gaming laptops.

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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.
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