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Hitman Absolution Benchmarked

Stealth reincarnation. The time-honored Hitman series boldly leaps into the year 2012. The developer IO Interactive stays true to its principles, presenting with Absolution a classic clandestine adventure that holds to its roots. We fought through the first level and investigated how hardware-hungry the game is.
Hitman: Absolution

For the original German review, see here.

If you take a look at Square Enix you'll see the financial crisis hasn't hurt every publisher. The company, previously primarily active in Asia, took over its limping competitor Eidos Interactive in 2009. In the process it gained big labels like Tomb RaiderDeus Ex, Thief and Hitman.

After the Hitman developer IO Interactive hazarded an excursion into the action genre with the Kane & Lynch game and its sequel in 2007 and 2010, the Danes are once again concentrating on their real strength: stealth. Strictly speaking Hitman isn't 100% stealth. While Thief and Splinter Cell primarily entail light-and-shadow play, the Hitman series involves considerably more variation, surpassing what normally comes under the term "stealth". Thus in Absolution we not only skillfully use our environment, but the power of illusion serves us as well. Guises play an essential role here.

May I introduce: 47, Agent 47.
May I introduce: 47, Agent 47.
The hitman must kill his former employer...
The hitman must kill his former employer...
...which carries unforeseen consequences.
...which carries unforeseen consequences.

Description

We deem the introduction to the new Hitman narrative a complete success. As Absolution starts off, the main character (a genetically enhanced clone) must eliminate his old employer, Diana. Why? Well, supposedly the woman compromised the company's own network and had all the agents busted. The bald man in a suit accepts the proposition, and makes his way over to Diana's safe-house. Only seconds into the game we have to smile to ourselves: instead of driving up in a dark limousine (or something of that nature), Hitman shows up in a brightly-colored ice cream truck (see image).

Absolution uses the first mission as an extensive tutorial. In the garden of the sophisticated property, not only do we learn the general controls, but we are also acquainted with some of the finer points. Among the most vital is the new covering system. With a click of the space bar Agent 47 huddles himself against numerous objects, like bushes, walls or crates. Great: if two objects are directly next to each other, you can use a key to switch your covering at lightning speed.

We come in peace! Or not?
We come in peace! Or not?
A good covering is the A and O.
A good covering is the A and O.
Of course bodies can be transported.
Of course bodies can be transported.
You can take an opponent as a human shield.
You can take an opponent as a human shield.
The rich detail is phenomenal.
The rich detail is phenomenal.
Now don't get caught.
Now don't get caught.

If you don't feel like sneaking around, you can also shoot your way through the compact levels with your gun drawn - but the real fun in Absolution can only be experienced if you operate in hiding and meticulously analyzing your surroundings. IO Interactive gives the gamer all sorts of options to have on hand.

Example: crouched, we approach a guard and eliminate him with the famous piano string. So that his patrolling associates don't suspect anything, we seize the body on the spot and drag it out of reach. As soon as we feel we're unobserved, we make Agent 47 switch out his clothing. As an "imitation guard" we can move much more freely and observe our opponents at close range. But be careful: opponents wearing the same outfit will see through our masquerade sooner or later, so we ought not to dance forever in front of the guards' noses. The danger of being recognized varies based on the level of difficulty.

Pros can ignore the visual assistance.
Pros can ignore the visual assistance.
It's easier to play with disguises.
It's easier to play with disguises.
There are many ways to dispose of bodies.
There are many ways to dispose of bodies.
Absolution offers a variety of diversionary tactics.
Absolution offers a variety of diversionary tactics.
Who'd a thunk? The Hitman is even free of vertigo.
Who'd a thunk? The Hitman is even free of vertigo.
That was probably the last day of work.
That was probably the last day of work.

On the topic of variety: the level of difficulty also influences other factors, like the number of opponents, the save-system (the game saves at points spread throughout the level) and the instinct mode. Wait a moment, what exactly is this so-called "instinct mode"? Well, it's a visual assistant that marks interesting objects, highlights opponents and their routes (even through walls) and better protects our cover. On the lowest level the instinct practically guides you through the whole thing. Whether the mode should be considered "cheating" is something each player can decide for themselves. We personally find it very useful.

Agent 47 of course also manages without artificial improvements. As our screenshots show, you can distract opponents, poison them, stow them away in boxes or closets, pull them out of windows and throw them over railings. Happy "accidents" cause the gamer-heart to leap especially high.

Annoying: we can only save at predetermined points.
Annoying: we can only save at predetermined points.
Of course the Agent wants to operate in secret.
Of course the Agent wants to operate in secret.
In some zones you should wear specific clothing.
In some zones you should wear specific clothing.
Our favorite activity: creative clean up.
Our favorite activity: creative clean up.
The little duck near the bath is an homage to the predecessors.
The little duck near the bath is an homage to the predecessors.
Nice idea: Absolution compares its own performance with the competition.
Nice idea: Absolution compares its own performance with the competition.

It's a shame that IO Interactive overloaded the controls a little bit. For the actions "take", "carry" and "use" there are three different keys. In this author's opinion, there's room for improvement here. In general Absolution is controlled rather slowly, which is actually desired. In comparison to Corvo from Dishonored, Agent 47 acts like a lame duck. The game-tempo is more like that of Splinter Cell and Thief. Further criticism: the visibility indicators are rather poor. The attentiveness of adversaries is sometimes difficult to assess.

However, it is impossible to find fault with the sound. The professional speakers and the awesome music bring us deep into the world and the story. In combination with the affectionately designed areas, we find ourselves in an almost unsurpassable atmosphere of suspense. Anyone who moves forward in the missions quietly and thoughtfully will be rewarded at the end of the assignment with good statistics. Thanks to the many secrets, achievements and activatable extras, Absolution offers enormous replay value.

The poor cook makes us feel sorry for him.
The poor cook makes us feel sorry for him.
First we poison him and hide his fancy hat...
First we poison him and hide his fancy hat...
...then he's deposited in the cupboard.
...then he's deposited in the cupboard.
Breaking into locks is part of our standard repertoire.
Breaking into locks is part of our standard repertoire.
A special mode marks enemies...
A special mode marks enemies...
...which upon being shot sail spectacularly through the area.
...which upon being shot sail spectacularly through the area.

Benchmark

We have to give IO Interactive high praise for the integrated benchmark. The sequence, lasting about a minute, shows a lively party under a wide-open sky with tons of fireworks and passers-by. Due to the large number of people emerging from every direction, the passage turns out to demand a fair amount of processing power. Depending on the level and the environment, the performance in a one-player game can be sometimes better, sometimes worse. Since we're talking about a pretty slow-moving third-person game, about 25 fps on average will do.

Settings

The Glacier 2 engine, developed by IO Interactive itself, provides exceptional picture-quality. That kind of sharp texture and high-class effects is hard to come by. In particular, the lighting (which can admittedly be a little exaggerated) leaves Agent 47 paused in wonder. In our opinion the visuals are even beyond the level of Max Payne 3. Or put another way: Absolution is one of the most beautiful titles of the year. As one would expect, the graphic opulence is accompanied by above-average hardware demands.

Lowest Preset
Lowest Preset
Medium Preset
Medium Preset
High Preset
High Preset
Ultra Preset
Ultra Preset

IO Interactive put a lot of work into the setting options. That means that among other things, we can control the resolution, the refresh rate, the display mode and (on compatible systems) the 3D display. Most of the options can be found under the "Quality" tab. The developer filled a whole 11 option selections under this category. Anisotropic texture-filtering, tessellation, global illumination and SSAO are only a few of the many features. For anti-aliasing, both MSAA and shader-based FXAA are offered. For our benchmarks we're sticking to the four presets, "Ultra", "High", "Medium" and "Lowest". Excellent: the graphics options can be adjusted both inside and outside the game.

Lowest Preset
Lowest Preset
Medium Preset
Medium Preset
High Preset
High Preset
Ultra Preset
Ultra Preset

Nvidia graphics cards may tend to perform poorly due to the fact that Absolution belongs to AMD's "Gaming Evolved" program. The same phenomenon occurred with Sleeping Dogs, also released in 2012. Nvidia countered with the "the way it's meant to be played" program. Assassin's Creed III is an ideal counterexample.

Contracts make possible the creation of individual assignments.
Contracts make possible the creation of individual assignments.
There are 20 levels in total.
There are 20 levels in total.
True Hitmen only need the piano string.
True Hitmen only need the piano string.
The missions' descriptions are accompanied by music.
The missions' descriptions are accompanied by music.
Absolution keeps track of our activities very precisely.
Absolution keeps track of our activities very precisely.
The extras keep the level of motivation high.
The extras keep the level of motivation high.

Results

Using 1920x1080 pixels, quadruple MSAA anti-aliasing and the "Ultra" preset, most devices have to give up without much ado. Only the Radeon HD 7970M and the GeForce GTX 680M more or less manage these settings on the monitor. To play with high detail, double anti-aliasing and 1366x768 pixels there should be at least a GeForce GT 650M or GTX 660M in the notebook.

Cheaper, all-round notebooks containing a mid-range GPU on the level of the GeForce GT 630M will only be able to manage the middle preset at best. Processor chips like the Radeon HD 7660G or the HD Graphics 4000 already have trouble at the lowest preset and 1024x768 pixels. The old Sandy Bridge model HD Graphics 3000 unfortunately can do naught but surrender. Note: at the lower and middle settings, the CPU is often the limiting factor.

Benchmark Table: Hitman Absolution

Verdict

Those who cherish stealth-gaming should absolutely give Hitman: Absolution a closer look. The hours of puzzling over optimal strategies and plotting the perfect murder make it easy to forget reality. The developers prove that stealth games can be simultaneously modern (graphics) and classic (gameplay). If it had a nicer save-system and crisper controls we would have liked it even better. Even so, we count Absolution one of the highlights of the year.

Does he always have to look so grim?
Does he always have to look so grim?
The killer isn't totally unsympathetic.
The killer isn't totally unsympathetic.
The story is certainly an exciting one.
The story is certainly an exciting one.

Test Systems

Thank you once again to the company Schenker Notebooks (mysn.de), who provided us with our three main platforms:

  • XMG P502 (Core i7-3610QM, GeForce GTX 660M, GTX 670M, GTX 675M(X), GTX 680M & Radeon HD 7970M, 8 GB RAM)
  • XMG A502 (Core i5-3360M, GeForce GT 650M & HD Graphics 4000, 8 GB RAM)
  • Xesia M501 (Core i7-2630QM, GeForce GT 630M & HD Graphics 3000, 8 GB RAM) 

The GPUs below used the following drivers: Nvidia 310.61 Beta, AMD 12.11 Beta 8 & Intel 9.17.10.2875. 

from left to right: Schenker XMG A502, Xesia M501 & XMG P502
from left to right: Schenker XMG A502, Xesia M501 & XMG P502

Overview

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
106.95n2
102.35n2
85.55n2
40.95n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
105.8
101
88.7
70
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
90.2n2
90.7n3
80.2n3
54n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
95.2
88
77.3
69.85n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
94.3
86.1
77.3
72.6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
90.1
84.8
63.3
28.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
89.9n2
83.15n2
74.1n2
41.65n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
79.7
75.4
64.7
33.8n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
78.4
73.2
46.65n2
21.75n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
75.3n3
71.3n3
48.15n4
25.95n4
NVIDIA GeForce MX150
71.3
67.2
45.9
22
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
72
66.4
41.4
19.3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
71.8
66.1
50.3
24.9n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
73.4
65.8
33.2
14.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M
81.5
60.4n3
34.4n4
14.55n4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
72.7
60.2
40.6
18.4
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI
68.4
59.7
35.8
19.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
69.2
59.4
30.6n2
12.65n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M
61.4n2
57n2
49.3n3
38n3
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
59.6n2
57n2
49.65n2
31.2n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
61.7n5
56.8n5
48.4n9
24.3n8
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
60.6
56.8
48.6n2
28.45n2
AMD Radeon R9 M290X
60
56.3
49.4
37.3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M
57
53
31
11
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
70.1
52.7
27.6
11.5
AMD Radeon HD 8970M
54.2
49.3
32.5n2
27.45n2
AMD Radeon HD 7970M
53.1
49.3
31.1n2
28.8n3
NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M
48.7
29.7
15.4
AMD Radeon R9 M265X
50.5
45.95n2
30.9n2
14.5n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
48.8n5
44.6n5
35.85n6
14.25n6
AMD Radeon HD 8790M
49
44
25
10
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
45.8
40.4
22.9
9.9
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
58.1n4
40.15n4
26.15n4
11.65n4
NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
59.7
37.9
18.1
AMD Radeon R9 M275
40
36.5
20.7
10.5
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
49.7n4
35.5n4
22.25n4
13n3
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
45.29n3
35.5n3
16.6n3
6.7
NVIDIA GeForce 940M
53.7
35.2
15.9
6.3
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
44.6
34.3
14.4
6.9
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M
48.9
33.4
17.4
7.4
AMD Radeon R7 M270
40.1n2
32.95n2
17.05n2
7.55n2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
41.79n3
32n3
17n3
7.2n2
NVIDIA GeForce 830M
38
32
15.2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M
40n3
31.5n3
17n3
7.45n2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
51.8n3
29.8n3
17.2n3
7.3n3
NVIDIA GeForce 920M
42.5
28.7
13.6
5.3
NVIDIA GeForce 825M
44.9
28.5
13.3
NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M
40.8
27.7
12.2
AMD Radeon HD 8870M
31.1
27.4
22.7
13
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
40.9n3
27n3
13.5n3
5.1n2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M
42.5
26.9
12.7
Intel Iris Graphics 550
35.5
26
21.8
13.6
NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
35
25.8
14.9
NVIDIA GeForce 820M
38.35n2
25.65n2
11.9
4.9
AMD Radeon R7 M265
28.79n2
24.85n2
18.15n2
7.96
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
28.3
24.6
10.3
4.6
AMD Radeon HD 7610M
38
23
8
4
NVIDIA GeForce 710M
37.9
22.9
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
24.8
22.4
11.2
5.2
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AMD Radeon HD 8650G
25.5n3
22n3
10.4n3
5.6
Intel Iris Graphics 5100
29.2
21.4
8.5
4.2
AMD Radeon R7 M260
22.2
20.8
12.7
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
31.7
20.7
9.1
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
22.7
20.2
10.6
3.7
AMD Radeon HD 8750M
22.7
20.1
15.7
6
AMD Radeon HD 8850M
21.4
18.5
AMD Radeon HD 7550M
30.4
18.4
7.3
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)
19.8
17.5
11.6
AMD Radeon R5 M240
19
16.7
10.2
AMD Radeon HD 8670M
26.27
16.62
11.91
Intel HD Graphics 5000
22.3
15.7
7.3
Intel HD Graphics 615
21.9
14
7.6
Intel HD Graphics 4000
18n7
14n7
5.8n6
3n4
AMD Radeon HD 8730M
15
14
12
Intel HD Graphics 4600
20.3n2
13.75n2
7.3n2
Intel HD Graphics 4400
18.67n2
13.6
AMD Radeon HD 7670M
15.9
13.6
8.7
Intel HD Graphics 5500
18
12.9
6.2
Intel HD Graphics 3000
16
12.4
1.9
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AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
15.6
12.1
5.8
AMD Radeon HD 8330
14.8
11.9
5.7
Intel HD Graphics 4200
16.7
11.4
3.8
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell)
15.6
11.4
5.3
AMD Radeon R4 (Beema)
14
11.2
5.7
3.3
Intel HD Graphics 2500
19.25n2
11.15n2
3.8
1.9
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
13
11
4
AMD Radeon HD 8610G
16.4
10.7
5.6
AMD Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)
16.4
10.2
7.1
3.2
AMD Radeon HD 7420G
12
10
4
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
12.3
9.9
AMD Radeon HD 8550M
11.1
9.4
8.8
AMD Radeon HD 7600G
13.9
9
6.9
AMD Radeon HD 7400G
9
8
AMD Radeon HD 8250
9
7.4
4.8
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
10.1
6
AMD Radeon HD 8210
4.95n2
4.1
2.6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon Pro 455
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon HD 6430M
AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
AMD Radeon HD 7520G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830
Apple M1 7-Core GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP
AMD Radeon HD 8350G
AMD Radeon Pro 5600M
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
NVIDIA GeForce 610M
AMD Radeon HD 6470M
AMD Radeon HD 8240
7.4
Intel UHD Graphics 770
AMD Radeon R9 M270
Intel Arc A770M
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NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200
Intel UHD Graphics 605
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
AMD Radeon HD 7640G
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M
AMD Radeon HD 7730M
NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go
AMD Radeon Pro 560X
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
AMD Radeon HD 8570M
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
Intel UHD Graphics 615
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
ATI Mobility Radeon X700
unknown
AMD Radeon HD 8280
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830
NVIDIA GeForce GT 625M
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
AMD Radeon HD 6550M
NVIDIA GeForce 7150M
NVIDIA ION 2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
AMD Radeon HD 8830M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150M
Intel Extreme Graphics 2
AMD Radeon R7 M440
Intel Arc A530M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M
NVIDIA GeForce 920MX
AMD Radeon R9 M390
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
AMD Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670
AMD Radeon HD 6950M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
AMD Radeon R9 M370X
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
AMD Radeon 625
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX
NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M
AMD Radeon HD 8180
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
NVIDIA GeForce 410M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6550M
NVIDIA GeForce G 107M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
AMD Radeon RX 570 (Laptop)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Adreno GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6700S
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600
ATI Mobility Radeon 9200
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500
AMD Radeon R5 M230
AMD Radeon RX Vega 2
VIA S3G UniChrome Pro
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost
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NVIDIA GeForce 315M
AMD Radeon HD 7590M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce 845M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
ATI Radeon Xpress X1250
AMD Radeon HD 7510M
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo)
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
AMD Radeon RX 6800M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800
AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 260M
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
AMD Radeon RX 490M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
AMD Radeon HD 6990M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 565v
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
AMD Radeon 520
NVIDIA GeForce 930M
AMD Radeon R9 M385
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
NVIDIA GeForce 4 488 Go
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
AMD Radeon HD 7340
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NVIDIA GeForce MX350
Intel UHD Graphics 617
Intel UHD Graphics P630
Intel HD Graphics 530
AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
18.58
ATI Mobility Radeon 9800
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
ATI Mobility 128 M3
NVIDIA GeForce MX130
AMD Radeon Pro 555
NVIDIA GeForce MX570
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon X1350
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Intel HD Graphics 610
AMD Radeon R7 M460
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
AMD Radeon R9 M385X
AMD Radeon HD 8510G
AMD Radeon Pro 555X
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
AMD Radeon HD 6380G
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Laptop)
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP
Intel HD Graphics 500
NVIDIA GeForce G 102M
Intel Arc A570M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce 910M
AMD Radeon HD 7450M
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G
AMD Radeon HD 6370M
AMD Radeon R9 M390X
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
AMD Radeon HD 7870M
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M
AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
Qualcomm Adreno 685
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon HD 7650M
AMD Radeon HD 6490M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
Qualcomm Adreno 630
AMD Radeon 630
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
SIS Mirage M661FX
AMD Radeon R5 M430
AMD Radeon R7 M380
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NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100
AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
Intel HD Graphics 510
AMD Radeon HD 6750M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800XT
ATI Radeon HD 3100
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon HD 8770M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v
AMD Radeon HD 7500G
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
Intel UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU)
ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
AMD Radeon R5 M320
NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M
ATI Radeon HD 4250
Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
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AMD Radeon HD 7530M
Intel UHD Graphics 630
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS
AMD Radeon R9 M365X
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
AMD Radeon R6 (Mullins)
AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce G 103M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1700
NVIDIA GeForce 320M
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
SIS Mirage 3 671MX
AMD Radeon HD 6310
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
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NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
AMD Radeon HD 6290
NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700
AMD Radeon 620
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
VIA Castle Rock
AMD Radeon RX 580X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 5600M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 350M
AMD Radeon Pro 560
Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
ATI Radeon Xpress X1270
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
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Intel UHD Graphics 610
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
NVIDIA GeForce 3 Go
Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)
AMD Radeon R7 M340
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
AMD Radeon RX 6600S
AMD Radeon HD 6450M
AMD Radeon 660M
AMD Radeon HD 8450G
10.4
Intel HD Graphics 620
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)
AMD Radeon R9 M380
Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
ATI Mobility Radeon X300
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
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Intel UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU)
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce 4 460 Go
AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
AMD Radeon HD 7620G
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
AMD Radeon R5 (Carrizo)
Intel HD Graphics P630
AMD Radeon HD 6650M
Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600
Silicon Motion SM502
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
AMD Radeon RX 6300M
AMD Radeon HD 6530M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
Intel Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc)
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AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
Intel UHD Graphics 600
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon HD 7350M
NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
AMD Radeon R9 M375
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5770
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
ATI Mobility Radeon M7
Intel Arc A550M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430
AMD Radeon HD 7470M
NVIDIA GeForce 945M
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD
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AMD Radeon 540X
AMD Radeon R9 M395
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 560v
Intel HD Graphics 5300
Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
AMD Radeon RX 6800S
Qualcomm Adreno 680
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT
AMD Radeon HD 6730M
Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce G 110M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
VIA S3G UniChrome Pro II
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Intel HD Graphics 5600
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AMD Radeon R9 M470X
ATI Mobility Radeon X1300
AMD Radeon HD 8410G
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
NVIDIA GeForce 7000M
AMD Radeon HD 6850M
AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)
AMD Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
AMD Radeon HD 7750M
NVIDIA GeForce 305M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
AMD Radeon HD 6630M
Intel Arc A370M
AMD Radeon R5 M315
ATI Radeon IGP 340M
AMD Radeon HD 8690M
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AMD Radeon RX 6550S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
AMD Radeon R9 M280X
AMD Radeon HD 7850M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
AMD Radeon R5 M330
AMD Radeon 610M
AMD Radeon HD 7310
Apple M3 10-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M
ATI Radeon HD 4225
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G
ATI Radeon Xpress X1200
NVIDIA GeForce MX110
AMD Radeon HD 7290
AMD Radeon HD 8650M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165
AMD Radeon HD 6480G
AMD Radeon RX 5700M
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Max-Q
ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
AMD Radeon RX 6650M
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
AMD Radeon RX 6700M
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v
NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon HD 7370M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 24 EU)
ATI Mobility Radeon X800
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5750
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SIS Mirage 2 M760
AMD Radeon R7 M370
AMD Radeon RX 6450M
Intel Arc A730M
ATI Radeon HD 4270
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
AMD Radeon HD 7630M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1900
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH
ATI Mobility Radeon X2300
AMD Radeon R7 M360
Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
ATI Mobility Radeon X800XT
AMD Radeon 530
NVIDIA GeForce MX230
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AMD Radeon RX 540
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
AMD Radeon HD 6830M
NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850
AMD Radeon Pro 460
AMD Radeon R9 M395X
AMD Radeon 760M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
Intel HD Graphics 515
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6250
AMD Radeon HD 7570M
AMD Radeon 680M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go
NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
55.4
34.4
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AMD Radeon Pro 450
Intel HD Graphics P530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550
Intel HD Graphics 505
AMD Radeon RX 7700S
ATI Mobility Radeon X1450
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
AMD Radeon RX 640
AMD Radeon Pro 5300M
ATI Radeon HD 4100
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
AMD Radeon RX 540X
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300
Intel HD Graphics (Skylake)
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
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AMD Radeon HD 6970M
NVIDIA GeForce 7190M
AMD Radeon HD 8400
16.2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Intel HD Graphics 6000
AMD Radeon HD 8310G
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT
SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX
Intel HD Graphics 630
Intel Iris Graphics 540
AMD Radeon HD 6870M
AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
AMD Radeon HD 6350M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
AMD Radeon HD 6570M
AMD Radeon RX 7900M
ATI Mobility Radeon M6
AMD Radeon HD 6250
Intel HD Graphics 520
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
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Intel UHD Graphics 620
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 32 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
AMD Radeon R7 M260X
Apple M3 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon 740M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2
NVIDIA GeForce 705M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
AMD Radeon HD 7430M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 7600M
AMD Radeon RX 6500M
AMD Radeon HD 6330M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop)
VIA Chrome9 HC
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
AMD Radeon HD 7950M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go
Qualcomm Adreno 690
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
AMD Radeon R5 M420
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
ATI Radeon IGP 320M
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M
NVIDIA GeForce MX330
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
AMD Radeon R5 M335
VIA Chrome9HD
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT
ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
AMD Radeon HD 7490M
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
AMD Radeon HD 7690M
AMD Radeon R7 M465
AMD Radeon RX 7600S
NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
AMD Radeon 780M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M
Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)
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AMD Radeon RX 5300M
NVIDIA GeForce 405M
AMD Radeon HD 8590M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce G 205M
Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M
AMD Radeon HD 6320
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
ATI Radeon HD 3200
NVIDIA GeForce G210M
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
AMD Radeon R9 M470
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200
AMD Radeon HD 7770M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000
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AMD Radeon R5 M255
21.85
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
Intel Arc A350M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
AMD Radeon 610
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870
VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8
AMD Radeon R7 M445
Intel HD Graphics 2000
AMD Radeon RX Vega Mobile
ATI Radeon HD 4200
NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU
ATI Mobility Radeon X600
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300
NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530
(-) * Smaller values are better. / n123 Number of benchmarks for this median value / * Approximate position

 

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5Stutters – 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.
30Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60Fluent – 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.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.
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Florian Glaser, 2012-12-12 (Update: 2021-05-18)