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Lies of P tech review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks

Surprisingly great Souls clone. Better to succeed in imitation than to fail in originality: that is one way to sum up Lies of P. The action game borrows heavily from the well-known Souls' formula. Read our tech review to find out whether the game performs better than the often quite suboptimal PC ports released by FromSoftware.
Lies of P

Notebooks used in this review

XMG Neo 17 E23 (RTX 4090)
XMG Neo 17 E23 (RTX 4090)
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23 (RTX 4080)
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23 (RTX 4080)
XMG Pro 15 E23 (RTX 4070 & RTX 4060)
XMG Pro 15 E23 (RTX 4070 & RTX 4060)
XMG Focus 15 E23 (RTX 4050)
XMG Focus 15 E23 (RTX 4050)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (RTX 3080 Ti)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (RTX 3080 Ti)
Acer Predator Helios 300 (RTX 3070 Ti)
Acer Predator Helios 300 (RTX 3070 Ti)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (RX 6800S & 680M)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (RX 6800S & 680M)
 

Right now, our gaming benchmarks are performed using these laptops. Click on the images to visit the respective product page. All other test systems (tower PCs, mini-PCs, etc.) are listed at the end of this article.

Technical aspects

From the word go, Lies of P makes no secret of the games it uses as a template. As well as its controls, its gameplay and level design are astoundingly similar to Dark Souls and other Souls-likes. What's more, Lies of P managed to have better technical performance than its major inspirations.  

Lies of P
Lies of P
Lies of P

The PC version is impressive not least due to its very sharp textures, high level of detail and stylish effects. Regardless of whether it’s weather conditions, reflections or lighting, the developers have evidently put great effort into the game’s visual design. Together with top-notch art design, which took inspiration from Bloodborne amongst other things but adds its own spin, Lies of P presents a very dense and intentionally dark atmosphere on screen. Whilst often rather indirect, the storytelling doesn’t feel as minimalist as in Souls games, which some gamers are going to see as an advantage.

Lies of P
Lies of P
Lies of P

There isn’t much to complain about the graphics menu. It allows you to not only adjust screen mode, resolution and FPS limit (with an option to uncap frame rate) but also enable or disable VSync and upscaling. Lies of P supports both AMD's FSR 2 and Nvidia’s DLSS. The game also offers four presets that can be selected without requiring a restart. These presets modify ten quality and detail settings in the advanced graphics menu. Remarkably, Lies of P looks fairly beautiful even at lower settings.

Lies of P
Lies of P
Lies of P

During our testing, we didn’t have any complaints regarding crashes or other issues like graphical glitches. In other words, the game appears to be stable and well programmed. The game needs to compile shaders every time you launch it. But this isn’t all too annoying because the process doesn’t take overly long to complete. Load times are likewise absolutely fine. Moreover, Lies of P only takes up 40 GB of drive space, which is quite small for such an expansive game in 2023.

Lies of P
Lies of P
Lies of P

Benchmark

Because Lies of P doesn’t come with a built-in benchmark tool, we chose to use the square in front of “Krat Central station” for our frame rate measurements (see video). Using CapFrameX, we recorded a roughly 30-second sequence with the main character running around the fountain until it returns to the station’s entrance. 

Usually, 30 FPS should be good enough to provide a solid experience in a third-person game. But we recommend running the game at 40 FPS or higher because combat in the game often requires pretty precise timing. The sequence we chose is neither easy nor particularly demanding but rather reflects the frame rate you can expect to get on average.

Results


FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

If you ignore iGPUs (the Radeon 680M, for example, can only manage over 40 FPS at 1080p and Low preset), Lies of P's hardware requirements are thankfully low. Mid-range models, such as a Radeon RX 6800S or similar, are sometimes able to break the 100 FPS mark at this resolution even when settings are turned up to high or very high. 

Lies of P
    1920x1080 Low Preset     1920x1080 Medium Preset     1920x1080 High Preset     1920x1080 Best Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K
Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F
360 (132.1min, 199.1P0.1, 257P1) fps ∼100%
314 (142.4min, 195.7P0.1, 238P1) fps ∼100%
292 (89.5min, 201P0.1, 231P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K
Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F
296 (18.6min, 159.5P0.1, 202P1) fps ∼82%
259 (100.8min, 150.1P0.1, 189.5P1) fps ∼82%
240 (145.1min, 166.3P0.1, 189P1) fps ∼82%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Neo 17 E23
270 (99.7min, 136.3P0.1, 181.4P1) fps ∼75%
250 (116.2min, 135.9P0.1, 188.9P1) fps ∼80%
230 (103.2min, 138.6P0.1, 181.4P1) fps ∼79%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23
246 (70.1min, 122P0.1, 161.6P1) fps ∼68%
226 (111.2min, 127.3P0.1, 167.6P1) fps ∼72%
209 (96.6min, 120.1P0.1, 163P1) fps ∼72%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
188.5 (72.8min, 102.8P0.1, 127.8P1) fps ∼52%
165.4 (83.2min, 97.1P0.1, 114.6P1) fps ∼53%
148.1 (50.1min, 89.2P0.1, 100.7P1) fps ∼51%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX
178.9 (46.5min, 96.8P0.1, 119.2P1) fps ∼50%
158.4 (36min, 94.3P0.1, 107P1) fps ∼50%
143.7 (78.4min, 88.1P0.1, 100.1P1) fps ∼49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
164.6 (65.1min, 86.2P0.1, 109.7P1) fps ∼46%
141.7 (77.6min, 79.1P0.1, 93.4P1) fps ∼45%
126 (44.9min, 69.8P0.1, 81.3P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55
151.3 (51.8min, 82.3P0.1, 101.9P1) fps ∼42%
134.1 (71.5min, 79.9P0.1, 89.4P1) fps ∼43%
121.1 (70.5min, 73.5P0.1, 81.9P1) fps ∼41%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Focus 15 E23
138.5 (48.3min, 75.6P0.1, 83.8P1) fps ∼38%
118.5 (50.8min, 60.7P0.1, 68.3P1) fps ∼38%
105.7 (48.9min, 57.2P0.1, 62.2P1) fps ∼36%
AMD Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
147.8 (83.9min, 90.6P0.1, 111.3P1) fps ∼100%
127.4 (42.5min, 77.4P0.1, 97P1) fps ∼35%
109 (60.7min, 65.2P0.1, 80.2P1) fps ∼35%
99.6 (11.5min, 54.3P0.1, 63.4P1) fps ∼34%
AMD Radeon 680M, R9 6900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
42.5 (18.9min, 20.9P0.1, 22.4P1) fps ∼29%
37.2 (17.5min, 18.9P0.1, 19.6P1) fps ∼10%
32.7 (14.6min, 14.8P0.1, 16.2P1) fps ∼10%
29.2 (13.9min, 14P0.1, 14.8P1) fps ∼10%

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

You likewise don’t need a high-end GPU to bump up resolution to QHD. Even a GeForce RTX 4050 can run the game effortlessly at 1440p and Best preset.

Lies of P
    2560x1440 Best Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K
Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F
230 (128.3min, 141.3P0.1, 164.8P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K
Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F
183.8 (105.4min, 118.1P0.1, 131.3P1) fps ∼80%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Neo 17 E23
173.1 (100.2min, 106.7P0.1, 123.6P1) fps ∼75%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23
150.6 (61.9min, 84.7P0.1, 100.1P1) fps ∼65%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX
99.9 (50.3min, 53.8P0.1, 60.2P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
98.8 (49.1min, 51.9P0.1, 57P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55
84.7 (39.7min, 44.8P0.1, 49.8P1) fps ∼37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
83.6 (18.5min, 40.3P0.1, 47P1) fps ∼36%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Focus 15 E23
69.2 (19.9min, 32.8P0.1, 37.9P1) fps ∼30%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

More powerful GPUs don’t even get pushed to their limits at 4K. A GeForce RTX 4060 is already capable enough to churn out more than 40 FPS at 4K and max settings. In the table below, you’ll also find results obtained with DLSS (Quality) enabled.

Lies of P
    3840x2160 Best Preset     3840x2160 Best Preset + DLSS Quality
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K
Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F
118.5 (60.6min, 63.5P0.1, 67P1) fps ∼100%
175.9 (95.3min, 108P0.1, 118.5P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K
Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F
100.5 (51.7min, 53.5P0.1, 56.4P1) fps ∼85%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Neo 17 E23
91.2 (17.1min, 46.7P0.1, 51.8P1) fps ∼77%
137.3 (75.2min, 83.1P0.1, 91.7P1) fps ∼78%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23
76.3 (15.8min, 35.6P0.1, 41.7P1) fps ∼64%
117.9 (61.7min, 64P0.1, 74.6P1) fps ∼67%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX
53.3 (25.4min, 26P0.1, 27.6P1) fps ∼45%
81.4 (44.1min, 45.1P0.1, 47.2P1) fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
49 (23.3min, 23.6P0.1, 24.8P1) fps ∼41%
75.5 (25.6min, 37.3P0.1, 42.7P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55
44.9 (17.2min, 21.2P0.1, 23.4P1) fps ∼38%
67.1 (34.1min, 36.1P0.1, 39.2P1) fps ∼38%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
42.1 (19min, 19.8P0.1, 21.2P1) fps ∼36%
65.3 (33.1min, 33.3P0.1, 35.8P1) fps ∼37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Focus 15 E23
34.2 (16min, 16.2P0.1, 16.9P1) fps ∼29%
53 (20.1min, 26.1P0.1, 27.9P1) fps ∼30%

Note

Because gaming tests are very time-consuming and are often constrained by installation or activation limits, we are only able to provide you with part of the benchmark results at the time of publishing this article. We will be adding more graphics cards over the coming days and weeks.

Overview

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low
1920x1080
Low Preset
med.
1920x1080
Medium Preset
high
1920x1080
High Preset
ultra
1920x1080
Best Preset
QHD
2560x1440
Best Preset
4K
3840x2160
Best Preset

3840x2160
Best Preset + DLSS Quality
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
330n3
327n3
303n3
286n3
264n3
166.7n3
237n3
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
420
378
334
304
228
129.2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
406n2
376n2
336n2
309.5n2
234n2
122.4n2
191.15n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
360
314
292
230
118.5
175.9
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
296
259
240
183.8
100.5
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
335
296
258
236
170.6
93.2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
270
229n2
208.5n2
154.75n2
91.2
137.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
308
274
242
223
160.9
86.2
132.5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
246
226
209
150.6
76.3
117.9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
265
232
209
146.7
81.9
AMD Radeon RX 6800
267
233
198.7
178.3
125.5
64.3
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
268
232
196.8
173.6
122.7
63.9
NVIDIA Titan RTX
248
221
193.6
177.1
119
61.2
96.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
263
230
201
180.9
124.3
65.2
100.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16G
253
220
192
171.2
112.7
54.1
86.9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
178.9
158.4
143.7
99.9
53.3
81.4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
206
185.25n2
162.6n2
144.1n2
98.05n2
49
75.5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
217
185.4
167
112.7
59.2
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT
232
201
171.2
153.1
103.7
52.1
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low med. high ultra QHD 4K
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
220
191.3
159.7
145.3
98.4
48.7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
173.4
151.1
130.6
117.9
78.3
41.3
63.4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
219
189.1
163.5
145.6
99.4
51.1
80.3
Intel Arc A770
174.5
154.5
136.8
123.6
88.8
47.5
AMD Radeon RX 7600
196.7
170.9
145
129.3
86.7
42.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
151.3
134.1
121.1
84.7
44.9
67.1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
173n2
163.8n3
141.7n3
126n3
84.6n2
42.1
65.3
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
185.5
161.7
137.9
125.1
81.9
39
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
160.7
152
130.2
117.1
80.2
41.6
65
AMD Radeon RX 6800S
147.8
127.4
109
99.6
AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT
149.5n2
127.75n2
114.8n2
107n2
75.05n2
37.9n2
Intel Arc A750
156.9
138.4
121.4
112
77.9
40.4
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
144
133.7
115.4
103.1
70.6
36.5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop)
178.5
156.7
136.3
120.8
80.3
41.3
65
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop)
158.3
138.3
119.7
104.6
69.5
35.6
AMD Radeon RX 7600S
130.7
113.9
101.3
68.9
34.3
Intel Arc A580
139.7
123.3
109.3
99.9
67.4
34.5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop)
153.5
137.6
118.7
105
69.2
34.9
55.7
AMD Radeon RX 6600
140.9
124.2
106.2
96.9
61.2
29.5
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop)
140.8
123.3
106.9
93.3
61.5
31.3
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low med. high ultra QHD 4K
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
134.2
126
106.3
95.5
59.6
28.7
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop)
132
115.1
100.7
86.6
58.6
29.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop)
112.6
97.9
84.3
74.1
48
21.7
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
88.4
67
48.3
32.8
17.5
7.6
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop)
94.3
80.9
70
59.1
39.5
19.6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
158.7
137.1n3
117.7n3
104.2n3
69.1n2
34.2
53
Intel Arc A730M
97.3n2
95.6n2
79.9n2
71.25n2
22.9
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
103.3
89.5
76.8
68.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop)
106.6
92
77.1
68.3
33.3
24.9
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)
94.3
81.8
69.7
61
35.6
9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
82.1
72.9
62.8
55.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
71.5
62.5
53.5
46.6
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
76.5
67.9
58.2
50.2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
37.5
33.1
28.5
25.9
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
62.8
55.2
46.6
41.5
Intel Arc A380
58.4
50.5
43.7
39.3
Intel Arc A310
49.3
42
36
30.3
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
56.9
48.1
41.7
33.2
Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU
46
33.8
32.6
27.1
AMD Radeon 780M
52.5n2
45.75n2
39.85n2
36.95n2
24.2
11.9
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low med. high ultra QHD 4K
AMD Radeon 680M
42.5
37.2
32.7
29.2
AMD Radeon 760M
33.7
27.9
24
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
21.8
18.8
18.6
11.2
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
17.7
16.6
16.5
9.5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
17.8
15.5
13.2
11.8
8.05
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
12.7
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
18.1
15.3
13.2
11
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
12.2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
21.6
18.6
16.1
13.3
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
16.8
15.1
12.2
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
6.36
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
5.35
Intel UHD Graphics 620
6.59
AMD Radeon R5 M255
7.2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
8.72
(-) * Smaller values are better. / n123 Number of benchmarks for this median value / * Approximate position

 

Legend
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.

All test systems

Notebook Graphics card Processor Memory
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
Mini-PC Graphics card Processor Memory
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 monitor Operating system Nvidia driver AMD driver
Gigabyte M32U Windows 11 ForceWare 537.34 Adrenalin 23.9.2
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Florian Glaser, 2023-09-26 (Update: 2023-09-26)