Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Performance Analysis
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When compared to Monster Hunter World, which we examined back in 2018, Monster Hunter Stories looks more colourful and punchy. As is usual with games that opt for a comic-book style, the textures often do not look good up close. Despite this blemish, the game still looks quite stylish.
The draw distance is not impressive. First of all, there is a lot of very obvious pop-in, and second, many objects disappear off the screen completely or revert to a low-polygon state even at reasonable distances. This spoils the atmosphere somewhat.
Unsurprisingly, Monster Hunter Stories 2 has very low system requirements—unlike Monster Hunter World. It can run well even on low-end systems. The game also does not take up a lot of storage space (game size: 27 GB; download size: 16 GB).
The graphics menu can only be described as spartan. While in the Basic Settings
tab (see screenshots below), users can change the resolution, set the frame rate cap (30 to 144 FPS), select the screen mode or enable/disable vertical synchronisation, the Graphics Quality
tab offers 3 presets and 4 visual settings. The four graphics settings (Anti-Aliasing, LOD, Texture Quality and Shadow Quality) have very little effect on the performance and the visual presentation. However, graphics changes do not require a restart to take effect.
We did not encounter any issues with stability in our time with Monster Hunter Stories 2. Just like with Monster Hunter World, PC gamers will have to deal with console-like menus. The title was designed with console controllers in mind, which is why using the mouse and keyboard is not the most optimal solution.
All in all, Monster Hunter Stories 2 has made a good impression. The world is set up very nicely and a great soundtrack adds a lot to the overall atmosphere.
Benchmark
Because Monster Hunter Stories 2 does not have an in-game benchmark, we had to create our own benchmark sequence. As you can see from the video below, our benchmark takes place in Mahana Village, which has a few NPSs and huts along the shore.
In each benchmark run, we recorded the frame rates for 25 seconds with the help of CapFrameX. Because this is a third-person title, we feel that 40 FPS is sufficient for an enjoyable gaming experience.
Results
For our benchmarks, we usually use laptops from our partners Schenker Technologies and MSI.
FHD (1920x1080)
As we have mentioned earlier, Monster Hunter Stories 2 has very low system requirements. Even an entry-level GPU such as the GeForce MX350 can handle the title at 1080p on high settings. More powerful mid-range and high-end GPUs come up against the 144-FPS ceiling at 1080p.
Monster Hunter Stories 2 | |
1920x1080 Low Preset 1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H | |
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i5-10210U | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, i7-11370H | |
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H |
QHD (2560x1440)
Even at 1440p, Monster Hunter Stories 2 is not that demanding. Here, a low-end GPU will suffice. However, to consistently hit 60 FPS gamers will need a true mid-range graphics card.
Monster Hunter Stories 2 | |
2560x1440 High Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, i7-11370H | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i5-10210U | |
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H |
UHD (3840x2160)
If you want to achieve playable frame rates at 4K on high settings, then you will need at least a GeForce GTX 1650 (AMD’s Radeon RX 5500M is not as capable in this title). Here, top-end graphics cards such as the RTX 3070 or the RTX 3080 will be able to hit the frame rate cap.
Monster Hunter Stories 2 | |
3840x2160 High Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H | |
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, i7-11370H | |
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i5-10210U |
Note
Because benchmarking video games is very time consuming and is often constrained by installation/activation limits, at the time of publishing, we were able to provide only a part of our performance analysis of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. Other graphics cards will be added in the coming days and weeks.
Overview
Test Systems
Device | GPU | CPU | RAM | OS |
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Schenker XMG Neo 15 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 @165 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Schenker XMG Neo 17 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Schenker XMG Core 15 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 @130 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP65 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-9750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP75 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-10750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GL75 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-10750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 | Nvidia GeForce MX450 (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-11370H | 1 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Honor MagicBook Pro | Nvidia GeForce MX350 (2 GB GDDR5) | Intel Core i7-10210U | 1 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Dell G5 15 SE | AMD Radeon RX5600M (6 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 7 4800H | 2 x 8 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 |
MSI Prestige 14 Evo | Intel Iris Xe (96 CUs) | Intel Core i7-1185G7 | 1 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Desktop PC I | MSI GeForce RTX 3090 (24 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB GDDR6) |
Intel Core i9-9900K | 4 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Desktop PC II | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X) 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 GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6) PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5) 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 5900X | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
4K monitors | Nvidia drivers | AMD drivers |
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Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Acer Predator XB321HK | ForceWare 471.41 | Adrenalin 21.7.2 |