Star Wars Jedi Survivor review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks

Moderate condition for an otherwise good game. Publisher EA have not made it easy for themselves in the past years - as blunders in the form of Pay to Win in Fifa or Jedi Survivor's bad performance in combination with high hardware requirements have shown. Which graphics card do you need in order to have fluid lightsaber battles?

Florian Glaser (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published 05/05/2023 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

Test laptops

We currently use these laptops in our gaming benchmarks. Click on the photos to be directed to the corresponding manufacturer's website. All further test systems (tower PCs, mini PCs, ...) are listed at the end of the article.

Technology

After hearing about the many negative reviews the game was receiving at launch - which were especially concerning the game's performance - we decided to wait until the release of the first patch to measure our benchmarks. Although Jedi Survivor still runs less than ideally, it seems that the biggest issues have so far been resolved (as of 05/02/23).

While the game's system requirements are unusually high and it runs a little bumpy at times regardless of the hardware you are playing on, you can still enjoy a relatively good playing experience on more powerful GPUs.

Visually, the game can't really be critiqued - aside from its graphical errors. The (inside) levels have been designed with care and exude lots of Star Wars flair in the shape of an atmospheric soundtrack and successful combat mechanics. The characters, textures and effects are also impressive - giving the game an overall good quality. The same can be said for its cinematic production and game structure.

One thing which EA (or the developer Respawn) could improve is the graphics menu. On the one hand, the game is designed to be played using a gamepad, so using a mouse/keyboard proves to be a little finicky. On the other hand, there aren't even explanations next to any of the individual options (at least changes are applied without having to restart the game). While you may be able to change the resolution in the upper part and have the optional choice to select a preset - in the middle section, there are various buttons for V-Sync, ray tracing and FSR 2 (DLSS is currently not available). The color, effect and HUD options at the bottom shouldn't have a noticeable effect on the game's performance.

The fact that the game files have to be optimized every time the game is booted up is sadly becoming more and more the norm nowadays. Even so, this procedure is getting continuously faster, for example compared to The Last of Us - which pretty much set a new negative record in this regard. On the other hand, the game takes quite a while to download with its 130 GB size.

Benchmarks

We used the beginning of the game for our speed measurements, where the handcuffed main character gets led to the local bad guy on Coruscant. Using the tool CapFrameX, we recorded a set route for 30 seconds. You can take a look at this sequence in the video below.

Results

FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

Even using more powerful iGPUs such as the Radeon 680M, the game struggles with anything more than low settings and resolutions. You really shouldn't expect anything more than 1,920 x 1,080 pixels using the preset Low. Current mid-range GPUs, however, are able to manage Full HD relatively well. For example, an RTX 4050 with high TGP managed to run the game at over 60 fps using the preset high, and it managed around 50 fps using the preset Epic.

Star Wars Jedi Survivor
1920x1080 Low Preset 1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset 1920x1080 Epic Preset
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	128.9 (22.9^min, 61.9^P0.1, 86.5^P1) fps ∼75% 127.4 (22.4^min, 51.1^P0.1, 86.5^P1) fps ∼76% 123.8 (26.2^min, 43.5^P0.1, 87.2^P1) fps ∼69%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	119 (33.3^min, 48.6^P0.1, 85.9^P1) fps ∼69% 116.6 (19.7^min, 50.4^P0.1, 81.8^P1) fps ∼70% 116 (24.9^min, 42.6^P0.1, 84.6^P1) fps ∼64%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	113.9 (19.7^min, 49^P0.1, 76.1^P1) fps ∼66% 108.6 (15.8^min, 29.8^P0.1, 67.4^P1) fps ∼65% 108.4 (15.1^min, 36.5^P0.1, 71.1^P1) fps ∼60%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	108.7 (27.9^min, 41.5^P0.1, 78.7^P1) fps ∼63% 105.7 (18.5^min, 41.7^P0.1, 77.1^P1) fps ∼63% 102.2 (20.3^min, 41.7^P0.1, 73.4^P1) fps ∼57%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	94.1 (26.5^min, 41.6^P0.1, 66.8^P1) fps ∼55% 77.6 (12^min, 25.9^P0.1, 53.8^P1) fps ∼47% 63 (19.4^min, 26.6^P0.1, 45.4^P1) fps ∼35%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23	85.8 (22.3^min, 42.7^P0.1, 62.8^P1) fps ∼50% 65.9 (20.5^min, 27.9^P0.1, 44.5^P1) fps ∼40% 52 (17.7^min, 24.4^P0.1, 37.2^P1) fps ∼29%
AMD Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14	68.6 (18.4^min, 28.2^P0.1, 49^P1) fps ∼73% 66 (16.7^min, 28.7^P0.1, 44.2^P1) fps ∼38% 61.2 (14^min, 23.8^P0.1, 38.3^P1) fps ∼37% 51.2 (12^min, 17.8^P0.1, 38.4^P1) fps ∼28%
AMD Radeon 680M, R9 6900HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14	40.2 (18.4^min, 19.4^P0.1, 28.7^P1) fps ∼43% 27.3 (14.2^min, 14.5^P0.1, 17.1^P1) fps ∼16% 19.7 (10.1^min, 11^P0.1, 13.4^P1) fps ∼12% 15.4 (8.22^min, 8.38^P0.1, 11^P1) fps ∼9%

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

Anyone wanting to play Jedi Survivor at 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and with maximum settings will definitely need at least a GeForce RTX 4060 or similar (again with high TGP).

Star Wars Jedi Survivor
2560x1440 Epic Preset
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	112.4 (23.6^min, 45.1^P0.1, 79.7^P1) fps ∼75%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	101.9 (15.3^min, 44^P0.1, 74.3^P1) fps ∼68%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	83 (18.6^min, 40.3^P0.1, 58.4^P1) fps ∼55%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	72.5 (20.5^min, 35.8^P0.1, 54.9^P1) fps ∼48%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	39.7 (19.2^min, 20.9^P0.1, 30.5^P1) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23	32.5 (12.3^min, 17.6^P0.1, 24.4^P1) fps ∼22%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

The game becomes an absolute resource hog at 4K. You need at least a laptop with an RTX 4080 or an RTX 4090 to run the game at 3,840 x 2,160 pixels using the preset Epic while still maintaining decent frame rates - here, also assuming that you have the option of a high TGP setting.

Star Wars Jedi Survivor
3840x2160 Epic Preset
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	56.6 (16.7^min, 25.9^P0.1, 45^P1) fps ∼41%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	54.3 (21.1^min, 29.4^P0.1, 41.3^P1) fps ∼39%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	42.3 (7.45^min, 12.9^P0.1, 26.8^P1) fps ∼31%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	35.3 (16.4^min, 23.2^P0.1, 26.9^P1) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	19.2 (12.4^min, 13.1^P0.1, 15^P1) fps ∼14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23	15.8 (10.6^min, 10.9^P0.1, 13.2^P1) fps ∼11%

Ray tracing

Performance loss with activated ray tracing is neither low nor is it particularly steep. As long as you limit the resolution to 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, an RTX 4050 or an RTX 4060 will manage to run the game well enough. For better resolutions, we would recommend using FSR.

Star Wars Jedi Survivor
1920x1080 Epic Preset + Ray Tracing
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	86.3 (22^min, 30.3^P0.1, 58.1^P1) fps ∼70%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	80.5 (6.02^min, 10.5^P0.1, 33.2^P1) fps ∼65%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K Desktop-PC	79.3 (8.89^min, 22.2^P0.1, 52.8^P1) fps ∼64%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	76.9 (11.4^min, 20.1^P0.1, 50.9^P1) fps ∼62%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	48.9 (11.8^min, 14.6^P0.1, 35.6^P1) fps ∼39%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23	41.3 (11^min, 18.7^P0.1, 29.6^P1) fps ∼33%
AMD Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14	37.2 (9.11^min, 9.76^P0.1, 26.3^P1) fps ∼30%

Note

Since gaming tests take a lot of time and are often limited by installation or activation limits, we can only deliver part of our benchmarks at the time of publishing. We will be adding more graphics cards in the coming days and weeks.

Overview

All test systems

Device	Graphics card	Processor	RAM
Laptops
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 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 Zephyrus G14	AMD Radeon RX 6800S (8 GB GDDR6) & AMD Radeon 680M	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Tower PCs
Custom I	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16 GB GDDR6X) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-12900K	2 x 16 GB DDR4
Custom II	Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) lNvidia 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) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (16 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6800 (16 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB GDDR6) 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 7950X	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Mini PCs
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
Zotac ZBOX CI665 Nano	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96 CUs)	Intel Core i7-1165G7	2 x 8 GB DDR4

4K monitors	Operating system	Nvidia driver	AMD driver
Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Gigabyte M32U	Windows 11	ForceWare 531.79	Adrenalin 23.4.3

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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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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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Pos	Model	low 1920x1080 Low Preset	med. 1920x1080 Medium Preset	high 1920x1080 High Preset	ultra 1920x1080 Epic Preset	QHD 2560x1440 Epic Preset	4K 3840x2160 Epic Preset
2	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX		128.9	127.4	123.8	112.4	56.6
3	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080		119	116.6	116	101.9	54.3
6	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	145.5	139.9	138.2	128.4	87.4	42.9
8	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU		113.9	108.6	108.4	83	42.3
14	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU		108.7	105.7	102.2	72.5	35.3
17	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070	127.7	130.2	121.2	106.7	69.6	34.3
20	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU		94.9	79.1	75	46.7	22.7
36	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU		94.1	77.6	63	39.7	19.2
46	AMD Radeon RX 6800S	68.6	66	61.2	51.2
122	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	99.2	0ⁿ²	0ⁿ²	0ⁿ²	32.5	15.8
216	AMD Radeon 680M	40.2	27.3	19.7	15.4