Immortals of Aveum review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks

A wild mix with startup difficulties. Immortals of Aveum has turned out to be an interesting mix of genres, however, it battles a few technical issues. In this benchmark test, you can find out which (laptop) graphics card you will need to run the game smoothly.

Florian Glaser, 👁 Florian Glaser (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published 08/28/2023 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

Test laptops

We currently run our gaming benchmarks with these laptops. Clicking on the photos will take you to the respective manufacturer's homepage. All other test systems (tower PCs, mini PCs, ...) are listed at the end of the article.

Tech

You can unfortunately quite quickly notice that the PC version of Immortals of Aveum could really have done with a few more weeks of development/optimization. In our eyes, the main problem is its high resource requirement when it comes to the graphics card (more on that soon). But even using top-of-the-range models, you can't avoid the odd dropped frame and bad minimum FPS - which really takes its toll on the whole gaming experience.

The same as with many other games we have reviewed in the last months (e.g. Resident Evil 4 Remake or The Last of Us Part I), Immortals of Aveum also seems to have quite a large video memory consumption. This leads the game to frequently crash when playing it using graphics cards with 8 GB VRAM or less at high settings and resolutions. The system requirements feel especially exaggerated in relation to its offered visuals, which might be good - but they are by no means exceptional.

Unfortunately, you also can't rely on the CPU and GPU load indicator which is built into the graphics menu. According to the game, playing at maximum settings shouldn't even be possible on a Core i9-13900K, which should deliver more than enough power. It's also a shame that explanations, comparison images and any practical presets seem to be missing from the graphics menu.

Even so, the game offers a wide range of settings for tuning fans. The graphics tab contains over 20 settings, most of which range from low to ultra (the developer has strangely left out medium settings). Somewhat annoying or rather a pity: Some settings require the game to be restarted. This at least doesn't take too long thanks to the skippable videos, though. Only the first startup can cause a longer waiting time due to the games files being optimized, as we already know from more and more games.

Another thing which is typical for modern games is the presence of FSR and DLSS. The latter lets you additionally activate Frame Generation. Our corresponding benchmarks (see below) confirm that a combination of DLSS Quality and FG leads to surprisingly good performance, but there were also severe graphics errors at the time of testing, which definitely need to be fixed.

Benchmark

We used the very beginning of the game as our benchmark sequence, in which the main character follows a certain Luna through a winding city. We recorded the frame rate of this fairly linear run for about 30 seconds using the tried and tested tool CapFrameX. If you exclude the currently still occurring jitters, which happen regardless of the installed hardware, you can generally class 40 FPS+ as being decently playable according to our experience.

Results

FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

Anyone who uses an iGPU can save themselves the hassle of installing this game. Even at 1,280 x 720 pixels and with minimum details, a Radeon 680M only managed to achieve just over 30 FPS. For Full HD, you will at least need a current upper mid-range GPU or an older high-end GPU. For a mix of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels and high details, we would recommend at least a GeForce RTX 4050 or a Radeon RX 6800S and for maximum details we would recommend a GeForce RTX 406, an RTX 3070 Ti or better.

Immortals of Aveum
1920x1080 Low 1920x1080 High AF:8x 1920x1080 Ultra AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	124.7 (32.2^min, 57.3^P0.1, 80.4^P1) fps ∼99% 109.9 (42.8^min, 52.3^P0.1, 73.4^P1) fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	125.5 (41.7^min, 50.5^P0.1, 82.4^P1) fps ∼100% 106.7 (35.6^min, 50.6^P0.1, 74.7^P1) fps ∼97%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	107.5 (11.2^min, 30.8^P0.1, 64.5^P1) fps ∼86% 90.6 (24^min, 29.1^P0.1, 56^P1) fps ∼82%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	83.5 (8.75^min, 19.8^P0.1, 49.9^P1) fps ∼67% 70 (19.5^min, 24.7^P0.1, 43^P1) fps ∼64%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX	62.7 (8.92^min, 16.3^P0.1, 40.1^P1) fps ∼50% 51.7 (9.96^min, 28.1^P0.1, 36.3^P1) fps ∼47%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	61.6 (9.05^min, 15.8^P0.1, 38.1^P1) fps ∼49% 49.9 (17.2^min, 19.5^P0.1, 26.5^P1) fps ∼45%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	54.4 (8.16^min, 23.6^P0.1, 35.8^P1) fps ∼43% 43.9 (21.1^min, 25^P0.1, 30.6^P1) fps ∼40%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55	52.5 (5.87^min, 8.24^P0.1, 23.2^P1) fps ∼42% 42.7 (6.2^min, 7.43^P0.1, 21.2^P1) fps ∼39%
AMD Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14	64.3 (24^min, 32.4^P0.1, 44^P1) fps ∼100% 52.2 (25.9^min, 27.7^P0.1, 35.5^P1) fps ∼42% 39.1 (13^min, 14.9^P0.1, 28.1^P1) fps ∼36%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23	55.6 (21^min, 25.3^P0.1, 38.6^P1) fps ∼86% 47.3 (22.5^min, 29^P0.1, 33.1^P1) fps ∼38% 36.4 (17.3^min, 19^P0.1, 25.7^P1) fps ∼33%
AMD Radeon 680M, R9 6900HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14	17.4 (8.04^min, 8.86^P0.1, 10.7^P1) fps ∼27% 14.7 (7.65^min, 8.39^P0.1, 10.2^P1) fps ∼12% 10.4 (6.22^min, 6.34^P0.1, 6.75^P1) fps ∼9%

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

QHD display users will only be happy if they have access to an absolute high-end device to play this game on. Laptops from a GeForce RTX 4080 are able to run this game acceptably at 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and using Ultra settings.

Immortals of Aveum
2560x1440 Ultra AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	81.3 (42.4^min, 45.5^P0.1, 60.9^P1) fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	79.8 (7.47^min, 14.9^P0.1, 54.9^P1) fps ∼98%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	62.9 (24.4^min, 28.4^P0.1, 46.3^P1) fps ∼77%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	52.7 (13.7^min, 18.4^P0.1, 35.5^P1) fps ∼65%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX	35.6 (19.1^min, 19.9^P0.1, 26.5^P1) fps ∼44%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	35 (16.7^min, 18.8^P0.1, 24.9^P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55	29.9 (4.15^min, 9.12^P0.1, 16.3^P1) fps ∼37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	29.7 (18.2^min, 20.2^P0.1, 23.1^P1) fps ∼37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23	24.5 (10.5^min, 10.6^P0.1, 18.8^P1) fps ∼30%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

At the moment, every laptop chip on the market seems to be overwhelmed when trying to run the game at 3,840 x 2,160 pixels and using maximum details. This combination requires a powerful desktop GPU on the level of the GeForce RTX 4080 or Radeon RX 7900 XT. Including DLSS (Quality) and Frame Generation, the situation is much more relaxed. Playable frame rates are possible starting with a mobile GeForce RTX 4070.

Immortals of Aveum
3840x2160 Ultra AF:16x 3840x2160 Ultra + Quality DLSS + FG AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	48.4 (9.5^min, 13.6^P0.1, 37.2^P1) fps ∼100% 97.9 (12.6^min, 43.3^P0.1, 77.1^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	45.7 (19.1^min, 22.8^P0.1, 37.6^P1) fps ∼94%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	36.6 (24.1^min, 24.5^P0.1, 29.7^P1) fps ∼76% 76.2 (18.4^min, 46.2^P0.1, 58.9^P1) fps ∼78%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	30.9 (18.2^min, 19.1^P0.1, 23.4^P1) fps ∼64% 63.9 (25.8^min, 28.2^P0.1, 45.9^P1) fps ∼65%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX	20.3 (16^min, 16.1^P0.1, 16.9^P1) fps ∼42%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	19.7 (9.8^min, 11.6^P0.1, 15.5^P1) fps ∼41% 39.5 (15.8^min, 17.3^P0.1, 28.2^P1) fps ∼40%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	16.8 (8.61^min, 10.1^P0.1, 12.7^P1) fps ∼35% 34.4 (19.6^min, 20.1^P0.1, 23.3^P1) fps ∼35%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55	16.1 (2.99^min, 3.56^P0.1, 9.58^P1) fps ∼33%

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 upon this article's publication. Further graphics cards will be added later.

Overview

All test systems

Device	Graphics card	Processor	RAM
Laptops
XMG Neo 17 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @175 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6X)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 @175 W TGP (12 GB GDDR6X)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	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
XMG Pro 15 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
XMG Focus 15 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 @140 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti @150 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-12900H	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Acer Predator Helios 300	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti @150 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-12700H	2 x 8 GB DDR5
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14	AMD Radeon RX 6800S (8 GB GDDR6) & AMD Radeon 680M	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Tower PCs
Custom I / Asus ROG Strix Z790-F / G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16 GB GDDR6X) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900K	2 x 24 GB DDR5
Custom II	Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) lNvidia 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 6950 XT (16 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6800 (16 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6650 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 7950X	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Mini PCs
Minisforum NUCXi7	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 @125 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-11800H	2 x 8 GB DDR4
Minisforum HX99G	AMD Radeon RX 6600M @100 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Morefine S500+	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR4

4K monitors	Operating system	Nvidia driver	AMD driver
Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Gigabyte M32U	Windows 11	ForceWare 537.13	Adrenalin 23.8.1

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Florian Glaser, 2023-08-28 (Update: 2023-08-28)

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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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