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Shadow of the Tomb Raider Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

A matter of settings. As one of the first PC games capable of supporting DirectX12, Shadow of the Tomb Raider should benefit significantly from DirectX 12. In this benchmark check we will assess whether the performance is actually better than that under DirectX 11, and which GPU is generally better for this action adventure.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Technology

The 2013 reboot breathed new life into the legendary Tomb Raider series. After the 2016 release Rise of the Tomb Raider, the new installment brings the end of the trilogy. Shadow of the Tomb Raider focuses on the series' strengths and tries to notch up the gaming experience even more. In terms of technology, this title is one of the most beautiful action games currently on the market. In keeping with the predecessors, the game offers sceneries which were lovingly designed with an opulent level of detail, creating a captivating atmosphere.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider makes a good to very good impression in other areas as well. In addition to the textures, the lighting and effects are largely convincing. The destruction system is also noteworthy. Many elements of the levels break during the enthralling missions.

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Much praise is due to the developers for the comprehensive graphics menu, which can be accessed ingame as well as outside the game. As we are already used to from the last installments, the graphics tab offers several presets, facilitating quick adjustments to the overall game appearance. Users who prefer to tinker can of course also tune the 15 separate settings manually.

Take note: Choosing the highest preset does not move all settings to the maximum, so manual adjustments are necessary if the best visual appearance is desired. Conveniently, any adjustments to the graphics details are applied without being forced to restart the game.

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The same is true – with the exception of the DirectX mode – for the display menu containing the toggles for resolution, screen modes (we recommend Exclusive Fullscreen), brightness, refresh rate, and anti-aliasing. Shadow of the Tomb Raider utilizes the established SMAA and TAA techniques, which smoothen slanted edges and fine elements (such as Lara's hair) noticeably, but which in turn affect the image sharpness negatively.

Of course, vertical synchronization can be found as well. The game even includes the less common ability for stereoscopic 3D display. Shadow of the Tomb Raider also supports HDR.

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The most interesting aspect for many users will be the DirectX mode. Even though DirectX 12 did not have a very good reputation so far because the performance tended to be lower than with DirectX 11, several benchmark tests now show a surprisingly good DirectX 12 performance. We share this positive verdict only partialy. Yes, DX 12 does result in a noticeable performance boost for some GPUs (+14% @GeForce GTX 1070), but other chips still have a lower performance than with DX 11 (-4 % @GeForce GTX 980).

Full-HD, Highest Preset, TAA DirectX 11 DirectX 12
GeForce GTX 1070 & Core i7-6700K 69 FPS 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 & Core i7-6700K 53 FPS 51 FPS

Be that as it may, we still conducted our tests in DirectX 12 mode whenever possible – as long as the system supported the feature and it did not result in crashes, which sadly happened quite frequently with weaker GPUs (such as GTX 970M, GTX 960M, GTX 1050, MX150) on higher settings. Ray Tracing – which was announced during the presentation of the new Nvidia generation – is still missing and will be added at a later time. By the way, Shadow of the Tomb Raider currently occupies about 31 GB of disk space (about 26 GB download).

Internal settings
Internal settings
External settings
External settings
Internal settings
Internal settings

Benchmark

The integrated benchmark is a good way to assess and analyze the system's performance. It takes account of the frame rate during "real" gameplay, so the results of the measurements have relevance for practical use. However, the developers have gone a bit overboard with the benchmark duration in our opinion. About three minutes are quite long.

Lowest preset
Lowest preset
Medium preset
Medium preset
High preset
High preset
Highest preset
Highest preset

As can be seen in the video, the benchmark covers various camera perspectives and environment types – be it a street festival or a jungle path. Technophile users will love the end evaluation revealing a lot of information, such as frame graphs, an FPS chart, and a summary of the most important components.

Results

HD (1280x720)

Even though Shadow of the Tomb Raider loses much of its beauty on the lowest quality settings, minimum details at 1280x720 pixels still require a dedicated graphics chip. Not even these low settings run fluently with CPU solutions such as Intel's HD Graphics 630. Purchasing this game is only worth it with at least a GeForce MX150.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1280x720 Lowest Preset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
143 (99min) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
Desktop PC
138 (100min) fps ∼25%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
137 (99min) fps ∼25%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K
Desktop PC
132 (97min) fps ∼24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
Desktop PC
131 (96min) fps ∼24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
Acer Predator Triton 700
117 (85min) fps ∼21%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK
Asus G752VS
111 (83min) fps ∼20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK
MSI GT62VR
108 (81min) fps ∼20%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop), i7-7740X
i7-7740X Asus X299 Prime
143 (121min) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 6700HQ
Asus G752VY
98 (71min) fps ∼18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ
MSI GE72 7RE-046
97 (79min) fps ∼18%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop), i7-7740X
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Asus X299 Prime
87 (70min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
Alienware 17 R4
95 (65min) fps ∼17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 6700HQ
MSI GS60 6QE
91 (74min) fps ∼17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
Asus GL753VD
71 (48min) fps ∼13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M, 6700HQ
MSI GE72 965M Ti
79 (69min) fps ∼14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, i7-7700HQ
MSI GL72 7QF
60 (50min) fps ∼11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ
MSI PE60 2QD
50 (41min) fps ∼9%
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-7700HQ
MSI PL62
50 (41min) fps ∼9%
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i5-8550U
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro i7
46 (29min) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, 6700HQ
MSI CX72 6QD
27 (22min) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 5700HQ
MSI GP62 2QD
28 (24min) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce 920M, 2970M
MSI CX61 2QC 2970M MS-16GD
17 (14min) fps ∼3%
Intel HD Graphics 630, i7-7700HQ
MSI PL62
14 (4min) fps ∼3%
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro i7
13 (10min) fps ∼2%

FHD (1920x1080)

If 1920x1080 pixels are desired, we recommend a GPU belonging to the upper midrange or the high-end sector. The medium preset is playable starting with a GeForce GTX 970M, while the high preset requires at least a GeForce GTX 980M. The highest preset demands a GeForce GTX 1060 or GTX 980.

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    1920x1080 Medium Preset     1920x1080 High Preset AA:SM     1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
120 (113min) fps ∼23%
116 (107min) fps ∼22%
107 (92min) fps ∼20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
Desktop PC
108 (87min) fps ∼20%
104 (86min) fps ∼19%
95 (77min) fps ∼18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
99 (80min) fps ∼19%
90 (75min) fps ∼17%
79 (63min) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
Alienware 17 R4
84 (56min) fps ∼16%
83 (55min) fps ∼16%
79 (52min) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
Acer Predator Triton 700
93 (79min) fps ∼18%
88 (76min) fps ∼16%
78 (64min) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK
Asus G752VS
86 (71min) fps ∼16%
82 (63min) fps ∼15%
72 (59min) fps ∼13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
Desktop PC
68 (55min) fps ∼13%
62 (51min) fps ∼12%
53 (42min) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K
Desktop PC
66 (53min) fps ∼12%
59 (48min) fps ∼11%
51 (41min) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK
MSI GT62VR
64 (51min) fps ∼12%
58 (48min) fps ∼11%
50 (39min) fps ∼9%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop), i7-7740X
i7-7740X Asus X299 Prime
66 (53min) fps ∼12%
61 (50min) fps ∼11%
53 (42min) fps ∼10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 6700HQ
Asus G752VY
51 (40min) fps ∼10%
45 (37min) fps ∼8%
39 (31min) fps ∼7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ
MSI GE72 7RE-046
38 (30min) fps ∼7%
31 (25min) fps ∼6%
25 (19min) fps ∼5%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop), i7-7740X
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Asus X299 Prime
34 (27min) fps ∼6%
30 (25min) fps ∼6%
25 (19min) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 6700HQ
MSI GS60 6QE
40 (31min) fps ∼8%
35 (20min) fps ∼7%
32 (6min) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
Asus GL753VD
31 (24min) fps ∼6%
28 (18min) fps ∼5%
26 (3min) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M, 6700HQ
MSI GE72 965M Ti
31 (25min) fps ∼6%
26 (22min) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, i7-7700HQ
MSI GL72 7QF
24 (18min) fps ∼5%
20 (11min) fps ∼4%
17 (1min) fps ∼3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ
MSI PE60 2QD
19 (15min) fps ∼4%
16 (13min) fps ∼3%
14 (10min) fps ∼3%
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-7700HQ
MSI PL62
18 (15min) fps ∼3%
13 (9min) fps ∼2%
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i5-8550U
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro i7
17 (13min) fps ∼3%
12 (10min) fps ∼2%
9 (6min) fps ∼2%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, 6700HQ
MSI CX72 6QD
10 (8min) fps ∼2%
NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 5700HQ
MSI GP62 2QD
10 (8min) fps ∼2%
Intel HD Graphics 630, i7-7700HQ
MSI PL62
5 (2min) fps ∼1%

QHD (2560x1440) & UHD (3840x2160)

At even higher resolutions, the game has extremely high hardware demands. In the mobile sector, only the GeForce GTX 1070 and the GTX 1080 (Max-Q) are able to handle 2560x1440 pixels and the highest preset. Every single-chip notebook is too weak to manage 3840x2160 pixels in combination with full details.

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    2560x1440 Highest Preset AA:T     3840x2160 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
73 (65min) fps ∼14%
41 (36min) fps ∼9%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
Desktop PC
64 (53min) fps ∼12%
34 (28min) fps ∼7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
Alienware 17 R4
62 (51min) fps ∼12%
32 (27min) fps ∼7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
52 (43min) fps ∼10%
27 (23min) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
Acer Predator Triton 700
50 (43min) fps ∼10%
27 (22min) fps ∼6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK
Asus G752VS
47 (39min) fps ∼9%
24 (20min) fps ∼5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
Desktop PC
34 (28min) fps ∼7%
17 (15min) fps ∼4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K
Desktop PC
34 (28min) fps ∼7%
17 (14min) fps ∼4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK
MSI GT62VR
32 (26min) fps ∼6%
16 (13min) fps ∼3%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop), i7-7740X
i7-7740X Asus X299 Prime
18 (15min) fps ∼4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 6700HQ
Asus G752VY
25 (20min) fps ∼5%
12 (10min) fps ∼3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ
MSI GE72 7RE-046
17 (13min) fps ∼3%
8 (6min) fps ∼2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 6700HQ
MSI GS60 6QE
20 (2min) fps ∼4%
9 (1min) fps ∼2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
Asus GL753VD
17 (3min) fps ∼3%
8 (2min) fps ∼2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, i7-7700HQ
MSI GL72 7QF
11 (1min) fps ∼2%

Overview

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1280x720
Lowest Preset
med.
1920x1080
Medium Preset
high
1920x1080
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SMAA
ultra
1920x1080
Highest Preset
TAA
QHD
2560x1440
Highest Preset
TAA
4K
3840x2160
Highest Preset
TAA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
319n21
296n21
287n21
283n21
269n21
186.4n21
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
348n2
321.5n2
314.5n2
298n2
239n2
134.4n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
328n2
311n2
308n3
298n3
250n3
135n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
333n2
309n2
309n2
295.5n4
244n4
132.6n4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
265n2
257n2
244n2
184n2
106n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
273
269
256
205
109.5
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
370
311
307
282
203
109.6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
322n2
293n2
292.5n4
272n4
199.85n4
103.85n4
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
306n2
247n2
239n2
216.95n2
163.95n2
86.5n2
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
309n2
276n2
266.5n2
248n2
186.8n2
99.05n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
246n2
223n2
214.5n6
207.5n14
175n15
102n13
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
304n11
251n13
240n13
221.5n14
168.45n12
96.65n12
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
290.5n2
246.5n2
240n2
212n3
164n3
93.7n3
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
344n2
269n2
253n2
226.5n2
161.1n2
83.9n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
265
258.5n2
249.5n2
176.65n2
94.1n2
AMD Radeon RX 7900M
207
198
139
76
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
248
222
213
200.5n2
159n2
85n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
228
201
196
176n3
143n3
84n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
236
209
207
196.1
146.7
82.7
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
209n2
193.5n2
192n2
181n2
149.5n2
85.9n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
339
274
258n2
237.5n2
161.65n2
83.75n2
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
230
213
204
194
148
79.6
AMD Radeon RX 6800
354n3
245n3
226n3
198n3
137.4n3
72.5n3
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
355
242
223
194.1
131.9
65.5
NVIDIA Titan RTX
191.5n24
173.5n24
170n24
160.5n24
121n23
66.45n24
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
329.5n2
230.5n2
209n2
191.9n2
133.65n2
73.35n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16G
318
224
203
182.7
119.6
58.5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G
342n3
222n3
203n3
182.5n3
120.5n3
58.6n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
175.2
152.9
152.6
156.5
123.9
72.4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
185.65n2
160.7n2
158.1n3
149.45n10
105.1n10
53n5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
179.9n4
167.4n4
161.9n4
153.55n4
114.4n4
62.3n4
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT
317n2
211n3
199.9n3
171n3
118n3
59.6n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)
157.5n2
144n2
142.5n2
136n2
110n2
60.5n2
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
329n3
206n3
188.9n3
161.1n3
110.3n3
56.6n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
149n12
128.5n12
124n13
118n13
93n7
48.7n5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
185n5
157n5
153n5
145n5
103n5
56n5
Intel Arc A770
269
139
129.6
115.8
86.2
48.8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
326
183.3
163.6
148.1
96
46.4
AMD Radeon RX 7600
345
180.7
167.2
142.2
89.3
41.6
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
127.5n2
124n2
83
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
144n3
137n7
93n6
67.2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop)
125
116
115
114n2
91.5n2
49n2
AMD Radeon RX 6800M
143.9
119.7
112.8
105.05n2
80.5
43.2
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
328n3
176.4n3
160.4n3
137.9n3
87.9n3
41.8n3
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
230
166
153
131
84.4
39.8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop)
136.5n2
119n2
117n2
110.5n2
90
46.5n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
136
134.5n2
123.5n2
85.75n2
46.05n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
159n5
140n5
126.65n6
116.05n6
88.6n3
48n3
AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT
196.8n6
153.85n6
143.2n7
120.6n7
77.5n7
32.85n6
Intel Arc A750
265
130.9
122.2
108.4
78.9
44.2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
174.65n2
133.45n2
125.2n2
116.2n2
80.35n2
42.65n2
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU
147.5n2
139n2
120n2
87n2
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
182
131
122
109
78
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
136n6
115n7
111n7
106n7
71
42
AMD Radeon RX 6700M
116
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
160n2
120
116
110n2
73
41n2
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
279n3
136.3n3
125.9n3
103n3
78.2n2
42.4n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop)
150n5
131n5
126n5
119n5
86n5
46n5
AMD Radeon VII
137
120
116
110
44
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop)
163.5n6
135.4n4
128.15n4
114n6
77.4n4
39.4n4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
131.5n4
112n4
109n4
101.5n4
75.5n2
40n3
Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU
115
102
69
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
113n3
106n3
95.5n4
88n4
68n3
42
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
139.5n2
104n2
97n2
87.5n2
61
33
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
137n2
120n3
115n3
104n3
73
37
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
131
108
104
91.5n2
64
32n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
138n5
110n6
105n7
94.5n10
69.5n4
37.5n4
Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU
141
85
79
77
Intel Arc A580
252
121
112.1
99.8
71.7
39.4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop)
214n4
128.1n4
117.35n4
106.65n4
72.15n4
38.3n4
Intel Arc A770M
100.9
74.2
73
68.5
57.6
38.6
AMD Radeon RX 6600
311n3
142.3n3
128.8n3
109.1n3
69.4n3
32.7n3
Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
71
65
57
37
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
169
80
72
63
40
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop)
315n3
136.6n3
124.8n3
106.1n3
71.1n3
36.5n3
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
138n5
120n5
114.2n5
105.4n5
67.3n3
31.1n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
119n9
100.5n10
100n11
93n11
58
33n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
132n5
102n7
97n7
85.5n8
58n3
35n4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
133
107
101
90
32
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
161.5n10
113.5n10
103n10
90.5n10
61.5n2
32n10
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
95
84
83
83n2
62
30.5n2
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
66
60
53
34
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
159
72
65
57
36
Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
63
57
50
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
133
115n2
110n5
99n5
68n2
35.5n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Desktop)
84
51
28
Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
122
58
53
46
30
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
128.5n10
98n11
89.3n12
80.8n12
49n2
28.65n6
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
137
105
96
85
58
31
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
120n19
92.5n20
86n21
75n22
49
25n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
243n2
106.45n2
95.55n2
79.1n2
58.3n2
30.15n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
146n2
96n2
88n2
77n2
52
26n2
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop)
298n3
125.9n3
113.6n3
97.4n3
63n5
33.1n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
117
93
88
78
45.15n2
27
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
111
86
82
72
47
24
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
118n2
87n2
79.5n2
69.5n2
20
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Desktop)
126.8
94.4
87.3
76.7
50.9
25.5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop)
254n3
101.6n3
89.4n3
82.3n3
53.1n3
26.9n3
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
229n3
85n3
74.8n3
55.2n3
35.7n3
15.9n3
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop)
224n3
85.5n3
77.6n3
66.7n3
44.2n3
22.3n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
215
126n2
114.5n2
101n2
66.5n2
33
Intel Arc A730M
101.7
69.5
67.9
60.9
27.7
AMD Radeon RX 5600M
122
89
83
70.5n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
125n6
83n7
77n8
68.5n8
46
24
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
108.5n2
94.5n4
82n3
70n4
44
19
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
65
23
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop)
228n3
93.2n3
81.6n3
73.8n3
48.4n3
24.1n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
110.5n2
71.5n2
67n3
58n3
20
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)
216n3
85.4n3
71.9n3
61.9n3
39.8n3
19.1n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
132
66
59
51
34
17
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
111.5n2
70.5n4
63n3
58.5n4
41.5n2
23
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
97.5n4
70n4
63.5n4
56.5n4
AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop)
134
78
76
66
24
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
125
74
68
58
20
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
138
68
62
53
34
17
AMD Radeon RX 570 (Desktop)
134.4
68.6
62.9
55.1
37.3
19.4
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
143
66
61
53
18
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
109.5n2
60n2
54.5n4
48n4
32
16
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
139
65n3
57n3
48n3
32
18
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Intel Arc A370M
67
49
40.5n2
32
20
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
62n2
54n3
32
15
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
120
58
54
46
30
13
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop)
132
58
50
44
29
13
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
98n13
58n14
51n15
44n15
30
14.5n2
Intel Arc A380
136
55.9
50.8
42.1
AMD Radeon RX 5300M
114
60
48
35n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
106n5
55n5
46n5
40n5
15n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
113n5
52n6
42.5n6
36.5n6
24
12
NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU
96
59
48
39
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
101n3
56.7n3
50n3
45n3
Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU
79.3n3
38.3n3
35.8n3
30.5n3
NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
98
53
42
36
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
98
51
45
39
25
12
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH
109
47
43
36
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
111
47
41
35
Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS
66
28
26
23
AMD Radeon 780M
96.85n14
41.5n18
38n17
33n17
Apple M3 10-Core GPU
103n3
44n3
38n3
32n3
23
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
95n3
38.5n4
35.5n4
30.5n4
17
8
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
31
29
25
AMD Radeon 680M
85.8n12
31.9n12
29n12
24.7n12
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
91
40
35
32
20
9
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
81n3
31.9n3
23.8n3
16.5n2
13
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
97
39
35
29
11
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
72
41
36
30
19
9
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
82
37
33
28
8
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
61
27
26n2
22.5n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
71n3
35n3
33n3
29n3
17
8.54n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
50.5n2
30n2
25.5n2
22.5n2
16
8
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
76n3
35n4
31.5n4
27n4
20
Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
57n3
25n3
23n3
AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU
41
28
28
25
AMD Radeon 660M
73.15n2
25.6n2
22.15n2
18.2n2
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
87
34
30
25
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
79
31
26
AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)
54
27
26
23
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
50
23
21
AMD Radeon Pro 560X
81
31
27
23
6
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
45.4n26
22.1n26
21n19
18.7n12
11n2
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NVIDIA GeForce MX350
62.5n4
23.35n4
17n3
12n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
60
24
20
17
11
AMD Radeon RX 640
49n2
22
AMD Radeon Pro 555
60
21
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
54
17
13
10
2
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
50.5n8
18n8
13n6
9n5
NVIDIA GeForce MX330
45n3
17n3
11n2
9n2
NVIDIA GeForce MX150
45n5
17n5
12n5
9n3
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
43.2n6
16.95n6
18n4
18n3
AMD Radeon RX 540
55
26
21
16
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
50
19
16
14
AMD Radeon 540X
44
15
13
10
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
49
19
17
14
4
Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)
36.1n7
17.7n7
17.05n6
15n5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
28n13
14n2
13
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
36n3
10n3
9n3
AMD Radeon RX Vega 9
29
8
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
25
12
Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
16.5
9.2
8.6
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
33.2
13.2
12.1
10
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NVIDIA GeForce MX230
32
10
10
7
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
62
28
24
20
Apple M1 8-Core GPU
66n3
27n3
25n3
38
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
60.5n8
22.6n8
21.15n8
18.8n7
12.1n2
5.9n2
Apple M1 7-Core GPU
65
22
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
44.4n9
18n9
16n5
14.35n2
NVIDIA GeForce MX130
27
13
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
29n2
10n2
8
6
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
29n4
12n3
10n3
10n2
3
NVIDIA GeForce 940M
28
10
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
18n3
10
NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
27
9
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
21.25n4
12n2
9.05n2
NVIDIA GeForce 930M
23
Intel Iris Graphics 550
22
AMD Radeon 530
24n2
8.5n2
7
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
41n6
14.5n6
14
11
NVIDIA GeForce MX110
25
8
Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
15.05n6
6.5n6
6n4
NVIDIA GeForce 920M
17
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AMD Radeon 610M
37.85n2
13.25n2
12.05n2
9.95n2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
18
7
6
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
41
14
12
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
15
7
Intel UHD Graphics 630
17
6
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
15.8
6.7
Intel HD Graphics 630
14
5
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
11
Intel UHD Graphics 620
14.4n13
6n3
Intel HD Graphics 620
13
5
AMD Radeon R5 M255
12
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
15
6
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
12
4
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
13
4
Intel HD Graphics 4600
11
Intel HD Graphics 5500
10
Intel UHD Graphics 615
10
Intel UHD Graphics 610
9
Intel HD Graphics 610
9
Intel HD Graphics 4400
7
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Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
7
Intel UHD Graphics 605
4
Intel HD Graphics 505
2
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
11
AMD Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)
7
Intel UHD Graphics 600
4
Intel HD Graphics 500
3
(-) * 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 Systems

Gerät Grafikkarte Prozessor Arbeitsspeicher Betriebssystem
Desktop-PC I MSI GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X)
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB GDDR5)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 (4 GB GDDR5)
Intel Core i7-6700K 2 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 i7-4790K 2 x 4 GB DDR3 Windows 10 64 Bit
Alienware 17 R4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X) Intel Core i7-7820HK 1 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
Acer Triton 700 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q (8 GB GDDR5X) Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2x 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 (4 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2 x 4 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
Asus GL753VD Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 (4 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-7700HQ 1 x 8 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
Asus G752VY Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M (4 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2 x 16 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GS60 Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M (3 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2 x 4 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GE72 Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-6700HQ 1 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GL72 Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-7700HQ 1 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI PE60 Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2 x 4 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI PL62 Nvidia GeForce MX150 (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-7700HQ 1 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI CX72 Nvidia GeForce 940MX (2 GB DDR3) Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2 x 8 GB DDR4 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP62 Nvidia GeForce 940M (2 GB DDR3) Intel Core i7-5700HQ 1 x 8 GB DDR3 Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI CX61 Nvidia GeForce 920M (2 GB DDR3) Intel Celeron 2970M 1 x 8 GB DDR3 Windows 10 64 Bit
Asus N551ZU AMD Radeon R9 M280X (4 GB GDDR5) AMD FX-7600P 2 x 4 GB DDR3 Windows 10 64 Bit
4K Monitor Nvidia Treiber AMD Treiber
2 x Asus PB287Q, Philips 328P6VJEB ForceWare 399.24 Adrenalin 18.9.1
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Florian Glaser, 2018-09-19 (Update: 2024-08-15)