Last Epoch review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks

A competitor to Diablo 4. After Palworld, Enshrouded and Helldivers 2, it is now time for another game to steal the hearts of the Steam community. We have tested whether the action-role-playing game requires a powerful computer or not.

Florian Glaser (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published 03/04/2024 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

Test systems

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

be quiet! Silent Base 802 (RTX 4080 & RX 7900 XT)

Philips Evnia 8000 Series 41.5" UHD OLED gaming monitor

We currently carry out our gaming benchmarks with 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

If the reviews so far are anything to go by, Diablo 4 may have to ready itself for a fight. Last Epoch from developer Eleventh Hour Games is based on the original in many respects, but it also does some things differently—or even better at times.

The underlying Unity Engine delivers good to very good visuals. The environments have been designed with great attention to detail and offer not only dense vegetation but also crisp textures. Its play between light and shadows as well as the game's effects are also impressive. In addition, it can be controlled smoothly and nicely.

Its graphics menu is particularly impressive, but you may have to scroll quite a bit. While the top section lets you control the total quality (there are 6 presets), picture mode and resolution, the advanced settings offer more than 10 individual controls to play about with.

The game supports FXAA, SMAA and TAA edge smoothing. You can also optionally activate Vsync and an FPS limit. Great: All changes are applied without having to restart the game. The fact that the developers have done without upscaling in the form of DLSS and FSR is bearable due to the game's moderate requirements.

Its stability leaves a little more to be desired. On AMD systems, in particular, we experienced the odd crash during the testing period. The fact that Last Epoch opens in a small window the first time and that certain menu actions (e.g. returning to the main screen) sometimes cause it to lag is also less than ideal.

Benchmark

We used the beginning of the game for our speed measurements. Using the CapFrameX tool, we recorded the frame rate for just under 20 seconds along a fixed track. As this is a bird's-eye-view game, an average of 30fps should theoretically be sufficient, although more frames per second are of course recommended for action-packed battles.

Results

FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

iGPUs are only sufficient for low resolutions and settings. Still, a Radeon 780M manages 40fps at 1,920 x 1,080 pixels and the preset Low. Current mid-range models, on the other hand, manage Full HD even with maximum settings.

Last Epoch
1920x1080 Low Preset 1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T 1920x1080 High Preset AA:T 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	307 (31.2^min, 189.9^P0.1, 253^P1) fps ∼100% 303 (31.8^min, 182.2^P0.1, 250^P1) fps ∼100% 302 (30.9^min, 184.2^P0.1, 250^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	237 (26.1^min, 139.4^P0.1, 198.9^P1) fps ∼77% 233 (29.1^min, 141.3^P0.1, 193.6^P1) fps ∼77% 232 (27.3^min, 141.3^P0.1, 197.4^P1) fps ∼77%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H Asus ROG Zephyrus M16	198.3 (23.8^min, 130.9^P0.1, 167.1^P1) fps ∼65% 188.7 (24.7^min, 72.9^P0.1, 157.4^P1) fps ∼62% 186.3 (25.4^min, 80.9^P0.1, 144.9^P1) fps ∼62%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	163.5 (22.4^min, 89.4^P0.1, 120.3^P1) fps ∼53% 159.2 (17.7^min, 49.7^P0.1, 116.9^P1) fps ∼53% 156.5 (21.8^min, 64.4^P0.1, 104.4^P1) fps ∼52%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	196.6 (18.3^min, 122.7^P0.1, 152.5^P1) fps ∼64% 177.5 (17.3^min, 58.2^P0.1, 107.8^P1) fps ∼59% 140 (22.6^min, 100.3^P0.1, 107.9^P1) fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	163.4 (24.8^min, 100.1^P0.1, 135.6^P1) fps ∼53% 158.2 (23.6^min, 83.9^P0.1, 132.8^P1) fps ∼52% 120.4 (19.8^min, 39.8^P0.1, 98.5^P1) fps ∼40%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	169.3 (25.3^min, 108.8^P0.1, 140.4^P1) fps ∼100% 150.1 (24.2^min, 100.7^P0.1, 124.1^P1) fps ∼49% 135 (19.4^min, 63.4^P0.1, 111.4^P1) fps ∼45% 97.2 (17.9^min, 27.7^P0.1, 79.5^P1) fps ∼32%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	148.4 (21.6^min, 107.6^P0.1, 115.6^P1) fps ∼48% 122.8 (23.8^min, 90.9^P0.1, 97.3^P1) fps ∼41% 90.4 (24.3^min, 56.8^P0.1, 75.1^P1) fps ∼30%
AMD Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	38.4 (13.7^min, 16.3^P0.1, 32.9^P1) fps ∼23%

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

QHD displays don't yet require a high-end component, either. Starting with a GeForce RTX 4050, 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and the Ultra preset runs smoothly.

Last Epoch
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	228 (31^min, 161^P0.1, 171.3^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	183.5 (28^min, 129.6^P0.1, 137^P1) fps ∼80%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H Asus ROG Zephyrus M16	147.2 (18.1^min, 41.2^P0.1, 115.8^P1) fps ∼65%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	127.4 (16.3^min, 61.1^P0.1, 97.1^P1) fps ∼56%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	81.1 (21.3^min, 55.2^P0.1, 66.3^P1) fps ∼36%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	71.2 (18.4^min, 39.5^P0.1, 61^P1) fps ∼31%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	58.2 (11.7^min, 18.9^P0.1, 49.1^P1) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	48.2 (24.3^min, 36.1^P0.1, 41.3^P1) fps ∼21%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

The game only becomes reasonably demanding in 4K. With a combination of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels and full details, more than 30fps is possible with a GeForce RTX 4060 or better.

Last Epoch
3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	97.9 (30.5^min, 65.4^P0.1, 80.7^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	81.2 (17.2^min, 25.8^P0.1, 68^P1) fps ∼83%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H Asus ROG Zephyrus M16	71.1 (10.8^min, 14.2^P0.1, 57.5^P1) fps ∼73%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX Razer Blade 16 Mid 23	60 (16.9^min, 19.8^P0.1, 49.3^P1) fps ∼61%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	37.4 (19.5^min, 21.5^P0.1, 32.6^P1) fps ∼38%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS Razer Blade 14 Mid 23	33 (16^min, 18^P0.1, 28.9^P1) fps ∼34%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS Asus TUF Gaming Advantage A16	27.4 (9.51^min, 10.4^P0.1, 23.5^P1) fps ∼28%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H Medion Erazer Scout E20	25.6 (19.5^min, 20^P0.1, 21.5^P1) fps ∼26%

Overview

Test system details

Laptop	Graphics card	Processor	RAM
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @150 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6X)	Intel Core i9-13900H	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

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
Philips Evnia 42M2N8900	Windows 11	ForceWare 551.52	Adrenalin 24.2.1

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Editor of the original article: Florian Glaser - Managing Editor Gaming Laptops - 615 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2009

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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Originally from Scotland, I grew up and lived in Germany until I completed my high school qualifications before moving back to Scotland to complete my university studies. Growing up bilingual led me to form a close relationship with the English and German languages, often working in the fields of teaching and translation. Most of my childhood was shaped by playing around on new consoles, computers and gadgets and getting to grips with the new craze of the internet and smartphones. This interest has stayed with me well into adulthood. Nowadays, I live in Glasgow and work as a freelance translator and digital media coordinator. I have been translating for Notebookcheck since early 2023.

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Florian Glaser, 2024-03- 4 (Update: 2024-03- 4)

Pos	Model	< Prev Next > Last Epoch (2024)
Pos	Model	low 1920x1080 Low Preset	med. 1920x1080 Medium Preset TAA	high 1920x1080 High Preset TAA	ultra 1920x1080 Ultra Preset TAA	QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset TAA	4K 3840x2160 Ultra Preset TAA
2	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	298	295	294	293	290	146
3	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX	297	296	294	293	238	104.4
5	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080		307	303	302	228	97.9
8	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT		237	233	232	183.5	81.2
11	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	297	294	292	278	175.4	175.1
12	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU		198.3	195.85ⁿ²	188.15ⁿ²	146.35ⁿ²	71.1
14	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	297	294	293	282	195.1	101.7
22	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	248	200.25ⁿ²	194.1ⁿ²	180.25ⁿ²	133.2ⁿ²	60
30	AMD Radeon RX 6800	296	293	290	195.4	123.6	53.4
32	NVIDIA Titan RTX	293	294	267	222	147.8	74.3
36	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU				167.3	112.4	55.3
37	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	169.7	176.3ⁿ²	166.7ⁿ²	136.9ⁿ²	80.75ⁿ²	37.4
41	AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT	296	288	247	160.2	96.6	42.5
43	AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	296	278	235	151.4	95	40.3
44	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	179.4	172.8	167.5	127.9	83	40.6
45	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	296	252	211	174.2	115	57.6
46	Intel Arc A770	233	189.6	163.7	132.3	89.9	44.1
48	AMD Radeon RX 7600	240	190.3	162.1	122	73.7	33.8
53	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	195.5	174ⁿ²	161.15ⁿ²	121.6ⁿ²	71.2	33
Pos	Model	< Prev Next >Last Epoch
Pos	Model	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
58	AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT	240	191.7	159.2	159.5	86.2	39.3
62	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	192.2	184.2	167.2	127.3	83.6	40.7
66	Intel Arc A750	220	178.3	153.7	121.7	81.1	39.4
76	NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	292	232	198.3	158.2	103.2	46.5
80	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop)	269	209	181.2	131.2	84.6	40.7
84	AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop)	268	212	173.2	117.6	74.8	35.1
91	AMD Radeon RX 7600S	169.3	150.1	135	97.2	58.2	27.4
97	Intel Arc A580	188.3	167.3	144.1	125.1	83.9	42.2
98	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop)	241	186.7	162.2	131.1	85.9	42.5
100	AMD Radeon RX 6600	200	159.3	129.1	86.2	50.4	22.8
104	AMD Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop)	244	193.4	156.1	104.8	89.5	43.8
134	AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop)	216	172.5	140.1	97.8	61.9	28.9
142	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop)	155.55ⁿ²	120.75ⁿ²	102.3ⁿ²	75.95ⁿ²	47.9ⁿ²	20.85ⁿ²
143	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	111	89.2	74	54.5	30.6	8.4
144	AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop)	146.4	116.6	94.7	64.9	41	19
145	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU		148.4	122.8	90.4	48.2	25.6
148*	Intel Arc A730M	162.7	131.4	111.2	88.5	58.6	27.5
161	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)	128.6	99.2	83.6	51.6	32.4	14.4
167	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU	118.1	93	79.7	56.1
173	AMD Radeon RX 6500M	100.4	81.2	69.1	48.2
Pos	Model	< Prev Next >Last Epoch
Pos	Model	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
198	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile	91.7	64.8	53.8	40.2
203	Intel Arc A380	78.2	70.3	57.1	42.7
222*	Intel Arc A310	62.5	53.4	39.6	30.9
223*	Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU	59.85ⁿ²	45.75ⁿ²	40.15ⁿ²	33.95ⁿ²
225*	Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU	53.8	38.7	33	25.3
241*	AMD Radeon 780M	42.65ⁿ²	36.7	32.8	26.9	16.5

Legend
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.
	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.
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