Gamecheck

Off to Egypt. The established Total War series has received a new spin-off: Pharao. Thanks to its integrated benchmark, the game is well-suited for our performance test. We have tested multiple laptop and desktop GPUs to see how well they can run the game.

Demanding Souls-like game. Following Lies of P, Lords of the Fallen is the second game released in a short space of time that is hugely reminiscent of FromSoftware games. We have taken a closer look at how hardware-hungry the new release is.

New name, old problems. Even though EA has been found guilty of violating gambling laws in several countries, the football simulation game FC (formerly FIFA) still enjoys a certain level of popularity. In this review, we'll take a look at the graphical requirements of the 2024 edition.

Back to the roots. With Mirage, Assassin’s Creed is striving to turn the focus back to its original core elements (e.g. stealth). We are especially interested in checking out how graphically demanding the latest instalment in the series is.

New contents, old bugs. In the past few years, hardly any game has been as highly anticipated as Cyberpunk 2077. Unfortunately, the RPG wasn't in a particularly good state technically at launch. Read our analysis to find out whether things have improved with the release of this DLC.

A feast for racing game fans? Ubisoft tries to compete with Forza Horizon 5 with The Crew Motorfest. We took a closer look at the title and clarify which graphics card is needed for which settings in this benchmark test.

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.

Off to the stars. After The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, Bethesda is following in the footsteps of Mass Effect and its ilk. The sci-fi adventure should thrill RPG fans with its gigantic dimensions. Whether the graphics requirements are also gigantic can be found out in our benchmark check.

Mech fights with dated graphics. Armored Core 6 probably wouldn't have garnered so much interest if it weren’t made by FromSoftware, the game studio behind Dark Souls. Read our tech review to find out how high (or low) its system requirements are.

A wild mix with startup difficulties. Immortals of Aveum has turned out to be an interesting mix of genres, however, it battles a few technical issues. In this benchmark test, you can find out which (laptop) graphics card you will need to run the game smoothly.

Light and shadow. Over the past few years, former adventure game specialist Deck13 have shifted their focus more towards the action RPG genre. Atlas Fallen is the latest title by the German studio. In this review, we’ll be checking out how the game runs on various graphics cards.

Brilliant performance. Belgian-based Larian Studios has released a truly epic RPG with Baldur’s Gate 3. By and large, the game excels in terms of both contents and technical performance. Our technical review will mainly focus on how the game performs on modern laptop and desktop GPUs.

Pretty sci-fi spectacle. Although AMD graphics cards currently still have to make do without ray tracing, the PC version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is one of the better console ports of the past few years. We ran a lot of benchmarks - including DLSS and Frame Generation.

Demanding ray tracing. Formula 1 fans are once again getting a new game to relish this year. In this review, we'll be taking a closer look at the tech behind F1 23, especially its highly demanding graphics.

A solid launch. After a great deal of criticism was levelled at the mobile game Diablo Immortal (e.g. due to its gacha mechanics), many PC gamers were rather sceptical about the release of Diablo 4. But rest easy: the game makes hardly any blunder both technically and content-wise.

Zombie invasion in a pretty setting. Dead Island 2 might not be the best game of the year, but the mixture of splatter action and dignified Hollywood atmosphere definitely has its appeal. You can find the hardware requirements in our benchmark check.

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?

Scary enough to crash your PC. In-game enemies are not the only things frightening about Resident Evil 4 Remake. Some of the hardware requirements can also be quite intimidating. Read on to find out what kind of graphical power you need to run the game properly.

A rollercoaster of emotions. PC fans had to wait almost 10 years for this release of The Last of Us. The result is a true rollercoaster - from an emotional as well as a technical standpoint. We put the PC game through our benchmark tests.

An unforgettable experience. Nearly five years after the debut of their surprise hit The Forest, the developers at Canadian studio Endnight Games have released the sequel to the title. Sons of the Forest once again offers an interesting game design that combines open-world exploration and survival horror. Read our benchmark check to find out whether its hardware requirements are just as terrifying.

Real eye candy. Atomic Heart isn't just stylish in gameplay - it is also a top-tier game from a technical standpoint. The first-person shooter is definitely one of the best looking PC games released in the past few years. You can read about what that means in terms of hardware requirements in our benchmark check.

A field day for tinkerers and analysts. Nearly two years after Returnal made its debut on consoles, the third-person shooter has now also arrived on PC. The dark sci-fi game feels like a mix of Dead Space, Deathloop and Dark Souls. Its extensive graphics menu is particularly impressive.

Sparse visuals, deep gameplay. The RTS specialists at Relic Entertainment have released a new genre heavyweight with Company of Heroes 3. Read our benchmark check to find out how well the game runs on various laptop and desktop GPUs.

A dream for Harry Potter fans. Hogwarts Legacy is not only one of the most extensive, but also one of the most stunning PC games of the year. We have conjured up multiple notebook and desktop graphics cards to conduct various benchmark tests with (including ray tracing).

Fantastic remake. Roughly 15 years after the original game, EA has now released a remake of its survival-horror classic. Read our technical review to find out whether the hardware requirements will make your skin crawl as well.

What it feels like to be high. You don't really want to know what the creators of High on Life were on when developing the game. The title turned out to be one of the funniest and most creative first-person shooters in the past few years. But is the engine just as optimised as the wit on display?

Now with Ray Tracing. Although the flagship role-playing game has been around for several years now, the developers did not miss the opportunity to add various new (graphical) features in the course of the patches. We tested several desktop and notebook GPUs with the current version - including RT benchmarks.

Interesting visual style. Need for Speed Unbound offers a very exciting visual style that combines cel-shaded characters and effects with realistic cars and environment. Read our benchmark review to find out what this means for its hardware requirements.

Lacking technical refinement. The Callisto Protocol joins a long list of games in the last few years that released in an unfinished state. Despite the game's technical flaws, we took it upon ourselves to see how well the game runs on various notebook and desktop GPUs using the built-in benchmark.

High above the city. About three months after the release of Spider-Man Remastered, Spider-Man Miles Morales has now also made its way to the PC. In this review, we test out the game to see how smoothly it can swing between skyscrapers with various graphics cards.

Pretty, but demanding. About three years after A Plague Tale Innocence, the French Asobo Studio releases the sequel Requiem. It impresses with great graphics, although the hardware requirements are quite high.

Mediocre PC version After gracing the PlayStation 5 at the start of the year, the Legacy of Thieves Collection also arrived on Windows a few months later. We have now taken a closer look at how graphically demanding this collection of remastered games is.

There are still signs and wonders. Modern Warfare 2 (2022) not only brings an integrated benchmark to the Call of Duty series, but finally also introduces convenient presets. We tried out the game on several laptop and desktop GPUs.

Technical problems instead of foosball fun. After the disastrous launch of Konami's eFootball, main competitor EA also fails to release a mature soccer simulation but instead brings an unfinished product to the market, which often causes squabbles even before the game launch.

Return of the horsepower champs. Every year, Codemasters releases a fresh version of the top class game for racing fans. We once again put several notebook and desktop graphics cards through the benchmark course.

Interactive movie. While the horror story hit Until Dawn was reserved for the Playstation 4, the new offspring from Supermassive Games has also been released for the PC. We took a closer look at the graphics requirements.

Battle Royale with vampire powers. Bloodhunt lets players who like to compete with human opponents immerse themselves in the world of Vampire: The Masquerade. We took a closer look at the hardware hunger of the multiplayer title.

A successful Borderlands spin-off. You can tell that Tiny Tina's Wonderlands doesn't take itself seriously after the first few seconds. Read on to know more about the technology and graphics requirements in our benchmark tests.

Mirror City. The action adventure Ghostwire Tokyo is not only interesting in terms of gameplay but also technically. Hardly any other title shines with so many reflections - especially when ray tracing is active.

Problematic PC port of a great game. As successful as Elden Ring may be on the console, the huge open-world role-playing game seems to have been ignored on PC until recently. We ran benchmarks in different resolutions and quality levels despite the existing flaws.

A typical Piranha Bytes adventure. Almost 4.5 years after the first part, Elex 2 is the sequel to the atmospherically dense sci-fi/fantasy role-playing game. We took a look at the graphics requirements in different resolutions and detail levels.

Moderate requirements. GRID Legends can boast a lot of gameplay variety thanks to the great number of vehicle classes. We analyze whether the technology is also convincing in our benchmark check.

Now with integrated benchmark, but still very demanding. More than a year after the official PC release, a comprehensive update for Cyberpunk 2077 is here with patch 1.5. Let's analyze the graphics requirements and performance of the game again.

The zombies are loose. In Dying Light 2, players fight their way through a post-apocalyptic open-world and collect all kinds of items. We looked at the technology and the graphics demands.

Moderate requirements. Rainbow Six Extraction only vaguely resembles previous installments, but it can still provide a few enjoyable hours of co-op. We took a closer look at the hardware requirements and show various GPU benchmarks in this article.

Clean porting. Almost four years after the Playstation 4 version, Sony Interactive brings the grandiose God of War to the PC. Find out whether the graphics are still up to date in our technology check, which also includes numerous benchmarks.

The return of Master Chief. After years of anticipation, Halo Infinite is finally out. We conducted our performance analysis to determine the system requirements.

Let the farming begin. After three years of absence the famed farming simulator finally returns to PC. We conducted our performance analysis to determine system requirements.

Fresh start. Battlefield 2042 looks very impressive. However, the launch has been marred by numerous bugs which EA let slip into the final version. We have conducted our performance analysis to determine the system requirements.