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Middle-earth: Shadow of War Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

Mass slaughter. After its 2014 predecessor left a surprisingly good impression (not in the least thanks to the Nemesis System), Warner Bros. Interactive has launched its successor, “Shadow of War”, a well-made action game based upon the Lord of the Rings universe. We test out the hardware requirements for PC and notebooks.

Technology

For the original German review, click here.

Those who want to download and install the “Lord of the Rings” title must first take one deep breath. With some 70 GB, “Shadow of War” ranks high on the list of games with one of the largest file sizes and consequently takes up an enormous amount of storage space. The options menu will disappoint some buyers. The ultra-settings, even at Full HD resolution, require 8 GB of video memory and 10 GB of RAM. The predecessor has kicked up some dust with its high VRAM requirements, as well. Back then, 6 GB of VRAM was necessary for the maximum settings.

Despite the high system requirements, we would describe the new “Middle Earth” game as technically well-made. During our gaming session and benchmarks, we did not experience crashes, graphics errors or slowdowns. However, the minimum FPS fluctuated significantly in the in-game benchmark.

Shadow of War” relies on Monolith's own Firebird Engine (made known by F.E.A.R.), which was also used for the first game.

The title offers a wide range of options for PC users. Starting with the display menu in which settings such as resolution, display mode, brightness and display area can be adjusted. Furthermore, there are settings for vertical synchronization, dynamic resolution (dynamically reduces details to boost performance) and max FPS (the setting for the maximum FPS can be altogether disabled).

Most of the settings can be found in the advanced tab of the graphics menu. There are some 10 settings for things such as anti-aliasing (FXAA or TAA), texture filtering, shadow quality, lighting quality, and vegetation range and texture quality in this menu. Moreover, the action title supports a range of modern effects such as tessellation. 

Tip: All the settings are explained through a text pop-up. The (V)RAM usage meter and the fact that the changing of the settings does not require a restart are also to be praised.

He who does not have a desire to tinker with a diverse selection of graphics settings can simply choose one of the pre-defined presets. Whilst we have not observed any difference between the presets “High” and “Very High”, switching between other presets can have significant effects on the graphics quality.

Despite the fact that, even at medium settings, some objects begin to exhibit noticeable pop-in, Shadow of War still looks good with the medium graphics preset. With the ultra preset, the open world game looks gorgeous, however the textures could have been sharper. All in all, Shadow of War fails to reach a reference status.

Attention: Unlike in most other games, the resolution in “Shadow of War” is always upscaled to fit the native resolution of the monitor. That is to say, if you choose a resolution below the native resolution of your display, it will be automatically upscaled to fit the native resolution of your screen. This procedure does not take up any resources. Setting the resolution to 1920x1080 on our 4K monitor had no impact on performance. 

In terms of gameplay, “Shadow of War” cuts a fine figure. The game has tight controls (in spite of a few quirks here and there). Its combat system resembles a mixture of “Assassin's Creed” and “Batman”. Its gameplay, as far as we can tell, is solid, although we can imagine that some elements of it might become repetitive over time.

Benchmark

Like its predecessor, “Shadow of War” comes with an in-game benchmark. It lasts for some 60 seconds and consists of a tracking shot through outside and inside areas, and it includes such effects as smoke, fire and explosions. In our experience, the frame rate of the benchmark lends itself rather well to the actual performance of the title. It is therefore a good reference point. Even though what we are dealing with here is “only” a third-person game, we would still recommend 40 FPS as the minimum frame rate on account of smooth gameplay and time-critical manoeuvres. 

Results

Modest gamers, who can be satisfied with a 720p resolution, lowest detail settings and no more than 30 FPS, will be able to enjoy “Shadow of War” with a graphics card from the lower end of the mid-range spectrum, such as the GeForce 940M(X). Weaker systems that are based on Intel’s processor GPUs (e.g. the HD graphics 630) will not be able to handle this game even at those settings.

If one wishes to be able to run this game at 1920x1080 with the medium graphical settings, they will need a video card from the upper echelons of the mid-range spectrum. At these settings, we were able to achieve playable frame rates with a GeForce GTX 1050. For high settings at Full HD resolution, one needs something like a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.

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Genuine gaming chips are required for very high and ultra-settings. In order to achieve smooth frame rates at 1080p with the max settings, one would need a graphics card such as a GeForce GTX 1060. For QHD displays (2560x1440), a video card like a GeForce GTX 1070 would suffice. Playable frame rates at 4K resolution (3840x2160) can be achieved with a GeForce GTX 1080.

The processor plays, for the most part, a minor role. We could hit CPU limits only at low resolutions and with the minimum settings.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), 4790K
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
51 (22min) fps ∼19%
117 (52min) fps ∼44%
138 (64min) fps ∼64%
155 (73min) fps ∼70%
167 (72min) fps ∼72%
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Desktop PC
40 (26min) fps ∼15%
71 (27min) fps ∼27%
102 (47min) fps ∼38%
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170 (90min) fps ∼73%
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38 (21min) fps ∼14%
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39 (21min) fps ∼15%
69 (36min) fps ∼26%
94 (46min) fps ∼35%
116 (51min) fps ∼54%
132 (67min) fps ∼59%
139 (78min) fps ∼60%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
34 (20min) fps ∼13%
58 (24min) fps ∼22%
86 (29min) fps ∼32%
112 (51min) fps ∼52%
140 (60min) fps ∼63%
168 (90min) fps ∼72%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 4790K
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
30 (17min) fps ∼11%
76 (34min) fps ∼28%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK
Asus G752VS
31 (18min) fps ∼12%
54 (26min) fps ∼20%
80 (31min) fps ∼30%
105 (48min) fps ∼49%
125 (50min) fps ∼56%
138 (77min) fps ∼59%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
Desktop PC
22 (10min) fps ∼8%
39 (13min) fps ∼15%
58 (15min) fps ∼22%
78 (46min) fps ∼36%
102 (56min) fps ∼46%
167 (78min) fps ∼72%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K
Desktop PC
21 (10min) fps ∼8%
37 (12min) fps ∼14%
53 (14min) fps ∼20%
78 (44min) fps ∼36%
103 (55min) fps ∼46%
167 (69min) fps ∼72%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK
MSI GT62VR
19 (12min) fps ∼7%
35 (14min) fps ∼13%
54 (14min) fps ∼20%
74 (21min) fps ∼35%
97 (37min) fps ∼43%
132 (69min) fps ∼57%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop), 4790K
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference
36 (8min) fps ∼13%
55 (14min) fps ∼21%
72 (35min) fps ∼34%
96 (49min) fps ∼43%
160 (70min) fps ∼69%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ
MSI GE72 7RE-046
12 (3min) fps ∼4%
20 (5min) fps ∼7%
29 (5min) fps ∼11%
43 (11min) fps ∼20%
62 (36min) fps ∼28%
121 (54min) fps ∼52%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
Asus GL753VD
10 (3min) fps ∼4%
16 (5min) fps ∼6%
24 (5min) fps ∼9%
34 (18min) fps ∼16%
46 (30min) fps ∼21%
113 (55min) fps ∼49%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M, 6700HQ
MSI GE72 965M Ti
16 (7min) fps ∼6%
23 (9min) fps ∼9%
35 (15min) fps ∼16%
50 (30min) fps ∼22%
102 (52min) fps ∼44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ
MSI PE60 2QD
10 (4min) fps ∼4%
15 (6min) fps ∼6%
22 (13min) fps ∼10%
31 (23min) fps ∼14%
73 (41min) fps ∼31%
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-7700HQ
MSI PL62
12 (3min) fps ∼4%
20 (5min) fps ∼9%
28 (17min) fps ∼13%
71 (29min) fps ∼31%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, 6700HQ
MSI CX72 6QD
7 (2min) fps ∼3%
10 (6min) fps ∼5%
14 (9min) fps ∼6%
34 (20min) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 5700HQ
MSI GP62 2QD
14 (8min) fps ∼6%
34 (15min) fps ∼15%
NVIDIA GeForce 920M, 2970M
MSI CX61 2QC 2970M MS-16GD
26 (8min) fps ∼11%
Intel HD Graphics 630, i7-7700HQ
MSI PL62
9 (2min) fps ∼4%
12 (3min) fps ∼5%
14 (5min) fps ∼6%

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Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
27
15
11
Intel UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics P630
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake)
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)
NVIDIA GeForce 3 Go
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NVIDIA GeForce 305M
NVIDIA GeForce 310M
NVIDIA GeForce 315M
NVIDIA GeForce 320M
NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 4 460 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 4 488 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 405M
NVIDIA GeForce 410M
NVIDIA GeForce 610M
NVIDIA GeForce 7000M
NVIDIA GeForce 705M
NVIDIA GeForce 710M
NVIDIA GeForce 7150M
NVIDIA GeForce 7190M
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G
NVIDIA GeForce 820M
NVIDIA GeForce 825M
NVIDIA GeForce 830M
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NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
NVIDIA GeForce 845M
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G
NVIDIA GeForce 910M
NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 920M
26
NVIDIA GeForce 920MX
33
13
9
7
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 930M
28
NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
30
12
9
7
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
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NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost
NVIDIA GeForce 940M
34
14
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
34n3
14n3
10n3
7n3
NVIDIA GeForce 945M
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700
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NVIDIA GeForce G 102M
NVIDIA GeForce G 103M
NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
NVIDIA GeForce G 107M
NVIDIA GeForce G 110M
NVIDIA GeForce G 205M
NVIDIA GeForce G210M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6250
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT
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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 625M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
17
8
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 260M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 350M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
97
44
31
24
10
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
95n2
43.5n2
33n2
26n2
9.5n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
105
55
41
31
13
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
108n2
60n3
43.5n4
33n4
12
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
128
82n3
62n3
46n3
22n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
121n2
88n2
69n4
52n5
19
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
111.5n2
98n2
90n3
69n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
162n2
126n2
102.5n6
78n6
30.5n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
138n2
127n2
108n2
86.5n2
33
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
131n2
123n2
116n3
94n4
38n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
64
47
35
14
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
76
57
43
18
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
91
82
72
61
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
121
89
69
28
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
73
31
22
15
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
83
37
25
19
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
102
50
35
23
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
115
59
43
32
12
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
131
76
57
42
16
NVIDIA GeForce MX110
33
14
10
7
NVIDIA GeForce MX130
43
19
11
NVIDIA GeForce MX150
58.15n6
25.85n6
16n6
11.55n6
NVIDIA GeForce MX230
50
18
12
9
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NVIDIA GeForce MX250
64
27
19
15
NVIDIA GeForce MX330
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
NVIDIA GeForce MX570
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
155
123
97
76
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
136
103
77
30
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
130
97
73
31
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
161
127
96
39
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
153.5n2
122n2
96n2
42n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
183
146
118
51
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go
NVIDIA ION 2
NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Max-Q
NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU
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NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 630
Qualcomm Adreno 680
Qualcomm Adreno 685
Qualcomm Adreno 690
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Adreno GPU
Silicon Motion SM502
SIS Mirage 2 M760
SIS Mirage 3 671MX
SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX
SIS Mirage M661FX
unknown
VIA Castle Rock
VIA Chrome9 HC
VIA Chrome9HD
VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8
VIA S3G UniChrome Pro
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VIA S3G UniChrome Pro II
(-) * 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

Device GPU CPU RAM OS
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 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 4 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 2 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
MSI GE72 Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M (2 GB GDDR5) Intel Core i7-6700HQ 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 2 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 387.92 Crimson 17.10.1
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Florian Glaser, 2017-10-24 (Update: 2017-11- 3)