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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 laptop and desktop benchmarks

Beautiful and demanding. When Flight Simulator went on sale, it had to struggle with various technical problems. About a month after the official launch, we also took to the skies and checked out this hardware-hungry title.
Microsoft Flight Simulator

Technical

Eternal waiting times here, bad performance there: The release of the current Flight Simulator was accompanied by several negative headlines. With 2.5 out of 5 stars (as of 09/23/20), the user rating in the Microsoft Store, where the title is distributed, is not particularly great even weeks later.

Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator

We can at least partly understand the lukewarm feedback: Starting with the download, which as is typical for the Microsoft store, tends not to run at the maximum possible speed (about 120 GB has to be downloaded in-game), over to the - independent of the hardware - very long game start, and up to the temporary choppiness, which is also often not caused by the settings or the Internet connection. To avoid unnecessary loading times, you should generally install the game on an SSD.

Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator

In return, Flight Simulator delivers magnificent visuals that are convincing even in medium settings. In addition to the fancy clouds, the credible lighting, the successful weather, and the realistic aircrafts, the terrain's enormous level of detail is a particularly positive aspect. Especially residential areas with houses and skyscrapers are very impressive. All in all, the title achieves a very high degree of photorealism. Together with Death Stranding, we would describe Flight Simulator as the most beautiful PC game at the moment (even ahead of titles based on the CryEngine and Frostbite engine).

Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator

There are also plus points for the extensive graphics menu. A long list of more than 30 options is waiting there, which allow an adjustment in every detail. For practical purposes, there are also several presets (Global Rendering Quality) to control the overall quality in one go. Top: Changes to the settings don't require a restart.

Low Preset
Low Preset
Medium Preset
Medium Preset
High Preset
High Preset
Ultra Preset
Ultra Preset

Benchmarks

As you can see in the video below, we use one of the so-called Landing Challenges for our speed measurements, more precisely, in Sydney, Australia. After the intro video is done and the game has finished stuttering, the frame rate is recorded for about 60 seconds. The sequence is technically quite demanding, although there are scenes that are even more complex (like New York, for example).

Since lightning-fast reactions are not that important in Flight Simulator, 30 FPS and upwards is enough for a decent gameplay. Accordingly, the following hardware recommendations apply. While the CPU can be the limiting factor at moderate settings and resolutions, the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions and graphics levels. In general, the graphics card should be equipped with a minimum of 4 GB of VRAM. Below that, it will be hard to get a smooth gaming experience.

Due to the good experiences so far, we will switch from Fraps (DX11) and OCAT (DX12) to the CapFrameX tool for game benchmarks in the future, which seems to work smoothly and contains a lot of practical features (e.g. a visualization function).

Results

FHD (1920x1080)

If you want to play Flight Simulator on a Full HD monitor, you won't be able to avoid using an (upper) mid-range graphics accelerator. The Medium preset demands a GeForce GTX 1650 or a Radeon RX 5500M. For high or maximum details, we directly recommend a genuine gaming model at the level of the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or the RTX 2060.

Flight Simulator 2020
    1920x1080 Medium AA:TAA AF:4x     1920x1080 High-End AA:TAA AF:8x     1920x1080 Ultra AA:TAA AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
MSI Raider GE76 12UHS @175 W TGP, i9-12900HK
114.4 (37.3min, 55P0.1, 72.6P1) fps ∼72%
78.7 (33.9min, 47P0.1, 57.2P1) fps ∼76%
63.1 (30.6min, 35.6P0.1, 45P1) fps ∼71%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG, i9-9900K
79 (8.52min, 55.19P1) fps ∼50%
62.6 (5.7min, 43.595P1) fps ∼60%
46.3 (7.82min, 35.3P1) fps ∼52%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080, i9-9900K
71.6 (6.43min, 52.364P1) fps ∼45%
58.4 (5.84min, 46.6P1) fps ∼56%
47.3 (7.05min, 38.736P1) fps ∼53%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, i9-9900K
70.8 (5.47min, 53.536P1) fps ∼45%
58.6 (5.59min, 46.184P1) fps ∼56%
47.3 (7.17min, 38.971P1) fps ∼53%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070, i9-9900K
70.5 (5.28min, 50.072P1) fps ∼45%
56.1 (6.12min, 45.108P1) fps ∼54%
41.2 (7.15min, 34.462P1) fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop DDR4-2666, i7-8086K
69.1 (5min, 50.7P1) fps ∼44%
54 (6min, 43.6P1) fps ∼52%
43.1 (8min, 36.7P1) fps ∼49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060, i9-9900K
68.6 (4.83min, 51.935P1) fps ∼43%
51.6 (6.21min, 41.962P1) fps ∼50%
35.9 (7.81min, 28.35P1) fps ∼40%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SF, i7-9750H
60.1 (5.3min, 44.126P1) fps ∼38%
48.9 (6.4min, 35.9P1) fps ∼47%
35.3 (7.24min, 27.587P1) fps ∼40%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
MSI GE65 Raider 9SE, i7-9750H
59.6 (5.32min, 37.092P1) fps ∼38%
44.7 (7.37min, 30.4P1) fps ∼43%
30.8 (8.04min, 21.758P1) fps ∼35%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD, i7-9750H
56.9 (6.31min, 41.2P1) fps ∼36%
41.3 (7.43min, 32.4P1) fps ∼40%
28.2 (10.7min, 22.251P1) fps ∼32%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
Alienware 17 R4, i7-7820HK
56.4 (5.57min, 41.7P1) fps ∼36%
44.7 (6.46min, 31.8P1) fps ∼43%
33 (7.1min, 23.926P1) fps ∼37%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
Asus G752VS, 6820HK
53.4 (6.22min, 39.242P1) fps ∼34%
40.6 (6.26min, 31.2P1) fps ∼39%
28 (9.57min, 21.3P1) fps ∼32%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
MSI Alpha 15, R7 3750H
39.9 (5.35min, 30.6P1) fps ∼25%
27.8 (7.42min, 16.359P1) fps ∼27%
14.4 (5.49min, 7.273P1) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
MSI GP75 Leopard 9SC, i7-9750H
39.1 (7.48min, 30.503P1) fps ∼25%
27.6 (10.2min, 22.43P1) fps ∼27%
17.7 (8.51min, 12.446P1) fps ∼20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
MSI GT62VR, 6820HK
39 (6.83min, 28.502P1) fps ∼25%
28.7 (8.74min, 21.9P1) fps ∼28%
19.5 (8.94min, 15.313P1) fps ∼22%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
MSI GE72 7RE, i7-7700HQ
26.2 (8.94min, 18.3P1) fps ∼17%
17.3 (8.28min, 12.122P1) fps ∼17%
8.42 (5.57min, 5.831P1) fps ∼9%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop MSI GTX 1050 Ti, i7-8086K
25.6 (8min, 21.2P1) fps ∼16%
18.1 (10min, 12.3P1) fps ∼17%
12.1 (7min, 8.3P1) fps ∼14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
MSI GL62M 7RD, i7-7700HQ
21 (1.947min, 4.8995P1) fps ∼13%
14.7 (6.28min, 9.11P1) fps ∼14%
6.88 (0.2478min, 0.488509P1) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop DDR4-2666, i7-8086K
19.2 (12min, 14P1) fps ∼12%
12.1 (7.2min, 9P1) fps ∼12%
5.5 (3.8min, 3.9P1) fps ∼6%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop XFX Radeon RX 460, i7-8086K
17.8 (9min, 13.5P1) fps ∼11%
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
MSI Prestige 14, i7-10710U
15.7 (9.25min, 9.9964P1) fps ∼10%
11 (5.72min, 6.7819P1) fps ∼11%
3.56 (2.18min, 2.5508P1) fps ∼4%
NVIDIA GeForce MX330
MSI Prestige 14, i7-10510U
12.1 (6.01min, 8.2054P1) fps ∼8%
6.92 (4.48min, 4.8428P1) fps ∼7%
3.34 (0.848min, 2.1328P1) fps ∼4%

QHD (2560x1440)

Owners of a QHD display (2560x1440) who value full details will only be satisfied in the laptop segment starting with a GeForce RTX 2080.

Flight Simulator 2020
    2560x1440 Ultra AA:TAA AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
MSI Raider GE76 12UHS @175 W TGP
52.6 (31.3min, 35.1P0.1, 39.5P1) fps ∼58%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
46.5 (7.12min, 38.722P1) fps ∼52%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2080
40.3 (7.95min, 32.372P1) fps ∼45%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG
36.4 (9.16min, 27.349P1) fps ∼40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-8086K
Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop DDR4-2666
34.7 (7.5min, 29.3P1) fps ∼38%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2070
32.4 (8.68min, 26.842P1) fps ∼36%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SF
26.8 (10.2min, 21.544P1) fps ∼30%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
Alienware 17 R4
26.5 (9.68min, 20P1) fps ∼29%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2060
26.4 (10.7min, 18.1P1) fps ∼29%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GE65 Raider 9SE
22.9 (12.3min, 16.149P1) fps ∼25%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK
Asus G752VS
20.9 (9.36min, 16.1P1) fps ∼23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD
20.6 (13.8min, 16.678P1) fps ∼23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK
MSI GT62VR
14.2 (7.26min, 11.312P1) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP75 Leopard 9SC
13.2 (2.1min, 8.598P1) fps ∼15%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H
MSI Alpha 15
9.73 (4.25min, 6.276P1) fps ∼11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop), i7-8086K
Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop MSI GTX 1050 Ti
8.6 (6min, 6.4P1) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
MSI GL62M 7RD
5.01 (0.2422min, 0.429212P1) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ
MSI GE72 7RE
4.99 fps ∼6%

UHD (3840x2160)

A mix of 3840x2160 pixels and the Ultra preset currently overwhelms any laptop GPU. When it comes to desktops, at least a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is required.

Flight Simulator 2020
    3840x2160 Ultra AA:TAA AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
32.7 (9.03min, 27.997P1) fps ∼41%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
MSI Raider GE76 12UHS @175 W TGP
32 (20.4min, 23.8P0.1, 26.2P1) fps ∼41%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2080
25.5 (10.2min, 21.814P1) fps ∼32%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG
22.6 (10.6min, 17.664P1) fps ∼29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-8086K
Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop DDR4-2666
21.2 (12min, 17.5P1) fps ∼27%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2070
20.2 (11.1min, 14.3P1) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SF
16.3 (9.45min, 13.937P1) fps ∼21%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), i9-9900K
MSI GeForce RTX 2060
15.5 (7.23min, 9.94P1) fps ∼20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
Alienware 17 R4
14.9 (8.11min, 12.424P1) fps ∼19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GE65 Raider 9SE
13.6 (8.09min, 9.44P1) fps ∼17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK
Asus G752VS
12 (5.78min, 9.633P1) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD
11.6 (7.82min, 9.45P1) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK
MSI GT62VR
7.73 (3.62min, 5.3228P1) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-9750H
MSI GP75 Leopard 9SC
5.03 (1.959min, 2.2382P1) fps ∼6%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H
MSI Alpha 15
3.51 (2.45min, 2.6852P1) fps ∼4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ
MSI GE72 7RE
1.78 (1.538min, 1.56076P1) fps ∼2%

Note

Since gaming tests are very time intensive and often hindered by installation or activation limits, we can only provide a portion of the benchmarks at the time of publishing. Further graphics cards will be added in the coming days and weeks.

Overview

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 Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)
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1280x720
Low-End
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1920x1080
Medium
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high
1920x1080
High-End
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ultra
1920x1080
Ultra
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QHD
2560x1440
Ultra
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3840x2160
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3840x2160
Ultra
16xAF DLSS + Frame GenerationAA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
74
74
51.2
96.8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
115
97.4
79.9
62.8
55.6
37.3
NVIDIA Titan RTX
85
75
62
51
48
32
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
131.5
114.4
78.7
63.1
52.6
32
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
158.8
117.2
82.5
64.8
50.1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
115
97.4
79.9
62.8
55.6
37.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)
84.4
70.8
58.6
47.3
46.5
32.7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
124.8
97.8
70.2
52.2
41.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
96.9
69.4
52.5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop)
87.3
76.2
63.1
47.2
40.2
24.9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop)
81.7
71.6
58.4
47.3
40.3
25.5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
64.6
47.1
37.8
23.8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
59.1
41.6
42.2
38
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
92.3
79
62.6
46.3
36.4
22.6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
75.9
69.1
54
43.1
34.7
21.2
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
77
66.9
56.3
40.9
31.8
19.4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop)
87.6
75.5
61.3
44.7
35.1
21.9
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop)
81.7
70.3
53.1
34.4
26.2
13.6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
77.9
70.5
56.1
41.2
32.4
20.2
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
135.7
85.1
62.8
45.9
AMD Radeon RX 7600S
134.9
85.5
60.1
42.7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
68.9n2
59.85n2
51.05n2
42.1n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
68.4
62.3
49
33.7
26.3
14.9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop)
75.2
67.35n2
53.8n2
38.65n2
30.2n2
18.05n2
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop)
83.3
66.9
48.3
30.9
23.9
14.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
70.6
60.1
48.9
35.3
26.8
16.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
79.1
68.6
51.6
35.9
26.4
15.5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
81.2
60.9
41.8
26.9
21.3
13.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
61.2
56.4
44.7
33
26.5
14.9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
54.7
45.2
38.9
33.75n2
24.6
16
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
66.6n3
55.7n3
42.5n3
30.8n3
22.9
13.6
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop)
82.7
63.8
43.4
27.5
21.4
8.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
53.4
49.9
43
30.9
23.7
13.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
57.2
53.4
40.6
28
20.9
12
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop)
85.5
55.1
40.2
27.3
19.7
11.9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
111.45n2
71.75n2
52.8n2
38.9n2
28.95n2
Intel Arc A730M
69.3
44.2
33.7
25.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
72.7
56.9
40.35n2
27.5n2
20.6
11.6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
99
52.1
38.4
26.4
19.6
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop)
84.6
49.9
35.8
23.7
18.4
10.4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
107.4
47.8
34.5
24.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
55.1
49.4
37.1
25.3
AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
83.4
43.1
31.1
19.3
15.7
6.2
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
69.5
36.9
26.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
60.5n3
39
32.8n2
23.05n2
14.2
7.73
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
85.4
42.3
31.5
21.8
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
41.9
39.9
27.8
14.4
9.73
3.51
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
47.4
28
19.2
12.2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
64.1
25.7
18.7
13.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop)
76.7
35.6
25.3
17
12.3
5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
54.7n2
37.5n2
26.55n2
17.6n2
13.2
5.03
Intel Arc A350M
43.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
44.8
26.2
17.3
8.42
4.99
1.78
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
56.1
25.6
18.1
12.1
8.6
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
48.4n2
20n2
12.75n2
7.86
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
47.1
19.2
12.1
5.5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
44.8
21
14.7
6.88
5.01
AMD Radeon 660M
41.6
14.2
10.4
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
41.1
17.8
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AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)
52.6
19.2
14
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
36.9
17.9
12.4
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
36.3n3
15.7n3
11n3
6.77n2
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
25.5
9.12
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
11.5
7.2
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
26
11
6.6
NVIDIA GeForce MX330
28.4
12.1
6.92
3.34
NVIDIA GeForce MX150
27.4
10.4
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
20.7
9.83
6.83
AMD Radeon 540X
22.7
Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)
27
12.5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
21.6
9.7
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
12.9
Intel UHD Graphics 770
19.6
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
22.8n2
9.25n2
7
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
16.8
6.1
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
16.55n2
7.08n2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
19.1
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
10.7
Intel UHD Graphics 630
11.7
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Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
9.93
Intel UHD Graphics 620
10.5
(-) * 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.

Test system

Device Graphics card Processor RAM Operating system
Desktop PC I MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (11 GB GDDR6)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB GDDR6)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB GDDR6)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 (6 GB GDDR6)
Intel Core i9-9900K 4 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 i7-8086K, Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
Desktop PC III Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super (8 GB GDDR6)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6)
Nvidia Titan X (Pascal) (12 GB GDDR5X)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6)
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5)
Gainward GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5)
Zotac GeForce GT 1030 (2 GB GDDR5)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (8 GB GDDR6))
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (8 GB HBM2)
XFX AMD Radeon RX 590 (8 GB GDDR5)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GT76 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i9-9900K 2 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP65 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i7-9750H 2 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GE65 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i7-9750H 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP65 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i7-9750H 2 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP75 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-9750H 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
Alienware 17 R4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X) Intel Core i7-7820HK 2 x 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 (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2 x 4 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
MSI Prestige 14 Nvidia GeForce MX350 (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-10710U 1 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI Prestige 14 Nvidia GeForce MX330 (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-10510U 1 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI Alpha 15 AMD Radeon RX5500M (4 GB GDDR6) AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
4K monitors Nvidia drivers AMD drivers
Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H ForceWare 456.38 Adrenalin 20.9.1
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Florian Glaser, 2020-09-25 (Update: 2023-01-10)