FIFA 19 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks
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While FIFA 18 struggled with numerous problems at launch, on which we reported, there are no such surprises with this year’s release. EA continues to use the DICE Frostbite engine, popularized by the Battlefront franchise and used in FIFA 18. The controversial publisher has also deployed the engine in other games like Need for Speed Payback, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst and Mass Effect Andromeda.
FIFA 19’s graphics are good, but they do not blow us away. The game shines when you look at it closely: textures are sharp, footballers are detailed, and there are pretty effects. The graphics lose their luster when just playing a game though. However, games have a great atmosphere to them, with good commentary, engrossing chants and stylish camera angles during a match and within replays. FIFA 19 has a good soundtrack too, while EA has expanded the typically extensive licensing package to include the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League as well.
The game’s graphics settings have remained broadly the same and are still contained in a separate launcher. There are options for resolution, image mode, image quality and anti-aliasing; FIFA 19 continues to support only 2x and 4x MSAA though. There is also an option for playing the game at either 30 or 60 FPS. However, the game only displays menus and replays at 30 FPS even with the FPS limit disabled, hence why we avoided repetition in our benchmark section below. The graphics menu retains its DirectX mode option; we ran our benchmarks with the game set to DirectX 11.
Benchmarks
We benchmarked FIFA 19 by playing a match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena in sunny weather at 14:00. We benchmarked FIFA 18 in the same way, which allows us to eliminate variables when comparing the two games. Please see the screenshots below for the settings in which we played the game.
We measured average, minimum and maximum frame rates using the FRAPS tool once we had skipped all the introductory videos. We recorded frame rates for seven minutes with the half-length set to six minutes as demonstrated in the video below. We would recommend playing the game at an average of 60 FPS on multiplayer because of the fast gameplay. 35-40 FPS should be good enough for single-player mode though.
Results
HD – 1280x720
FIFA 19 tends to overwhelm integrated GPUs despite having relatively low system requirements. An Intel HD Graphics 630 only averages 36 FPS at 1280x720 with the game set to minimum graphics. Entry-level dedicated GPUs like the Nvidia GeForce 940M achieve considerably higher frame rates. As a rule, FIFA 19 should be playable on systems that could also handle FIFA 18.
FIFA 19 | |
1280x720 Low Preset | |
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 6700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 6700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 5700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce 920M, 2970M | |
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U | |
Intel HD Graphics 630, i7-7700HQ |
FHD – 1920x1080
Hardware requirements only increase to a limited extent when playing FIFA 19 at Full HD with the graphics set to high. By contrast, low-end and low mid-range dedicated GPUs can comfortably play the game at Full HD with the graphics set to medium. Likewise, even the Nvidia GeForce MX150 can play FIFA 19 smoothly at Full HD with the graphics at high or maximum and anti-aliasing turned on.
FIFA 19 | |
1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset AA:2x MS 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:4x MS | |
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 6700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 6700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i5-8550U | |
NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 5700HQ | |
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U | |
Intel HD Graphics 630, i7-7700HQ |
QHD – 2560x1400 & UHD – 3840x2160
By contrast to lower resolutions, only powerful multimedia and gaming notebooks can play FIFA 19 at resolutions beyond 1920x1080. We would recommend using an Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M or a GTX 1050 if you would like to play the game at 2560x1440 and at least a GeForce GTX 980M for gaming at 3840x2160.
FIFA 19 | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:4x MS 3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:4x MS | |
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 6700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 6700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, i7-7700HQ | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ |
Overview
Test Systems
Device | Graphics Card | Processor | RAM | OS |
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Desktop-PC I | MSI GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X) MSI GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB GDDR5) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (4 GB GDDR5) |
Intel Core i7-6700K | 2 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 i7-4790K | 2 x 4 GB DDR3 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Alienware 17 R4 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X) | Intel Core i7-7820HK | 1 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Acer Triton 700 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q (8 GB GDDR5X) | Intel Core i7-7700HQ | 2x 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 (4 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-7700HQ | 2 x 4 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
ASUS GL753VD | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-7700HQ | 1 x 8 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 |
ASUS G752VY | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M (4 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-6700HQ | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GS60 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M (3 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-6700HQ | 2 x 4 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GE72 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-6700HQ | 1 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GL72 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-7700HQ | 1 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI PE60 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-6700HQ | 2 x 4 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI PL62 | NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-7700HQ | 1 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI CX72 | NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2 GB DDR3) | Intel Core i7-6700HQ | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP62 | NVIDIA GeForce 940M (2 GB DDR3) | Intel Core i7-5700HQ | 1 x 8 GB DDR3 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI CX61 | NVIDIA GeForce 920M (2 GB DDR3) | Intel Celeron 2970M | 1 x 8 GB DDR3 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
ASUS N551ZU | AMD Radeon R9 M280X (4 GB GDDR5) | AMD FX-7600P | 2 x 4 GB DDR3 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
4K Monitor | NVIDIA Drivers | AMD Drivers |
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2 x Asus PB287Q , Philips 328P6VJEB | ForceWare 411.70 | Adrenaline 18.9.3 |