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Need for Speed Payback Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

Revenge is sweet. The name says it all for the latest installment of the Need for Speed series. For a racing game, Payback turns out to be surprisingly story-focused. Our benchmark test will show if the technical aspects are convincing as well.
Need for Speed Payback

Technology

For the original German review, see here.

Just like the 2015/2016 reboot which has also been developed by Ghost Games, the latest Need for Speed installment uses the efficient Frostbite 3 engine created by DICE, the developer of Battlefield. Even though it cannot compare to the multiplayer shooter, Payback does offer decent visuals.

While some of the environmental textures could be of higher definition when looking closely, the sports cars show an extremely high level of detail both with the number of polygons and the lovingly designed tuning parts and decals.

Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback

Sunlight and other light sources are reflected beautifully. In general, one of Payback's strong points is the atmospheric lighting, especially in combination with alternating times of day and stylish effects like smoke and sparks.

Differing sceneries add to the level of variety offered. Not only are we racing through a gambling metropolis resembling Las Vegas, but also across dusty desert roads, through rugged canyons and tree-lined mountain regions. Thanks to the vast game world and the generous view range, the game conveys a feeling of freedom, despite having a higher number of compulsory missions than older installments of the series.

Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback

Whether this game's story-driven approach is a good thing or not depends on individual preference. Luckily, the cutscenes are far less embarrassing than those of the previous Need for Speed parts, even though the characters are still rather clichéd.

The driving model is an acquired taste. At first, the car's behavior did not appeal to us, but after 1 to 2 hours of playing, we got along with it decently. Payback still has a mediocre collision system, but the driving physics is not quite as peculiar as it was in the Need for Speed installments by Criterion Games (like the Most Wanted remake).

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Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback

However, the menu control is still terrible, at least for the PC version. The previous release already had impractical and counter-intuitive keybindings forcing the player to use a gamepad. In general, the installment feels like a console game, placing mouse and keyboard users at a disadvantage.

The damage model is in need of improvement as well. While objects along the track like lanterns, fences and cacti can be knocked over, cars remain unrealistically intact even after big collisions. At least dust and dirt particles are gathering on vehicle surfaces. The rubberband AI also bothered us, especially during police chases.

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Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback

The graphics settings do not offer much variety, but despite a limited range of features, it is commendable that there are several presets and that changes in the settings can be applied without restarting the game.

At about 22 GB, the game size is completely acceptable in comparison to other 2017 game releases that require 50 GB and more. Loading times are average - at least with an SSD. There were barely any technical issues for us, other than the occasional stuttering on some systems despite high FPS values.

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Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback
Need for Speed Payback

Benchmark

Just like its predecessor, Payback does not include a main menu in the classical sense to start a new game or select a saved game. So we had to play the campaign's story up to the point where the main character gets his own garage and is released into the open game world before we could specify a benchmark sequence. We used the garage inside the town for our tests and created a route from there to the nearby gas station, which we then followed using the GPS (see video).

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Need for Speed Payback

Even though the 30-second sequence is not 100 % identical every time because of varying factors such as oncoming traffic, we got relatively stable results. Payback can be played smoothly with an average of at least 50 FPS.

Results

Before evaluating the benchmark results, we will take a look at the different presets. While Payback suffers a severe loss of visual quality on lowest settings, the medium, high and ultra settings offer only subtle changes at very similar performance levels.

Low Preset
Low Preset
Medium Preset
Medium Preset
High Preset
High Preset
Ultra Preset
Ultra Preset
Low Preset
Low Preset
Medium Preset
Medium Preset
High Preset
High Preset
Ultra Preset
Ultra Preset

To make one thing clear: Owners of entry-level or office notebooks with integrated graphics chipsets such as the Intel HD Graphics 630 should refrain from this purchase. The game at low preset at a resolution of 1280x720 pixels runs properly only with at least a lower mid-range GPU such as the GeForce MX150. For a resolution of 1920x1080, an upper mid-range GPU is recommended. The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, which is commonly used in multimedia notebooks, is capable of running higher graphics settings in Full HD.

Full-blooded gaming chips are only required for resolutions beyond 1920x1080 pixels. A combination of 2560x1440 pixels and ultra settings requires at least a GeForce GTX 1060 or a GTX 980. Maximum level of details coupled with 3840x2160 pixels raises the requirements to a GeForce GTX 1080.

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    3840x2160 Ultra Preset     2560x1440 Ultra Preset     1920x1080 Ultra Preset     1920x1080 High Preset     1920x1080 Medium Preset     1280x720 Low Preset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), 4790K
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
65 (44min) fps ∼63%
117 (78min) fps ∼77%
134 (93min) fps ∼78%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
Desktop PC
54.3 (35min) fps ∼52%
102 (69min) fps ∼68%
135 (99min) fps ∼79%
144 (102min) fps ∼85%
149 (107min) fps ∼84%
162 (123min) fps ∼78%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
Alienware 17 R4
52.4 (33min) fps ∼50%
97.9 (67min) fps ∼65%
126 (77min) fps ∼74%
131 (98min) fps ∼77%
140 (104min) fps ∼79%
148 (107min) fps ∼71%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
44.3 (29min) fps ∼43%
85.1 (57min) fps ∼56%
120 (80min) fps ∼70%
129 (84min) fps ∼76%
141 (98min) fps ∼79%
161 (125min) fps ∼77%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK
Asus G752VS
40.6 (26min) fps ∼39%
78.1 (52min) fps ∼52%
107 (71min) fps ∼63%
114 (79min) fps ∼67%
123 (91min) fps ∼69%
138 (103min) fps ∼66%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury, 4790K
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro
34.5 (22min) fps ∼33%
85 (55min) fps ∼50%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
Desktop PC
30.1 (19min) fps ∼29%
60.3 (38min) fps ∼40%
92 (59min) fps ∼54%
98.8 (63min) fps ∼58%
113 (71min) fps ∼63%
163 (127min) fps ∼78%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 6700K
Desktop PC
29.8 (19min) fps ∼29%
58.7 (37min) fps ∼39%
87.2 (53min) fps ∼51%
93.8 (58min) fps ∼55%
107 (66min) fps ∼60%
161 (126min) fps ∼77%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK
MSI GT62VR
25.9 (16min) fps ∼25%
51.7 (33min) fps ∼34%
81.4 (53min) fps ∼48%
87.1 (56min) fps ∼51%
99 (62min) fps ∼56%
106 (77min) fps ∼51%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop), 4790K
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference
28.2 (20min) fps ∼27%
87 (57min) fps ∼51%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, 4790K
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC
24.8 (16min) fps ∼24%
76 (48min) fps ∼44%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop), 4790K
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB
25 (18min) fps ∼24%
79 (53min) fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ
MSI GE72 7RE-046
9.7 (6min) fps ∼9%
30.3 (18min) fps ∼20%
50.9 (30min) fps ∼30%
54.7 (32min) fps ∼32%
66 (37min) fps ∼37%
115 (85min) fps ∼55%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop), 4790K
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB
41.3 (28min) fps ∼24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
Asus GL753VD
13.3 (8min) fps ∼13%
26.4 (16min) fps ∼17%
40.8 (24min) fps ∼24%
44.4 (25min) fps ∼26%
50.2 (28min) fps ∼28%
88.9 (70min) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M, 6700HQ
MSI GE72 965M Ti
40.3 (26min) fps ∼24%
43.8 (27min) fps ∼26%
52.2 (31min) fps ∼29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ
MSI PE60 2QD
25.4 (15min) fps ∼15%
27.5 (16min) fps ∼16%
32.7 (17min) fps ∼18%
64 (47min) fps ∼31%
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-7700HQ
MSI PL62
24.8 (15min) fps ∼15%
27.2 (16min) fps ∼16%
32.5 (18min) fps ∼18%
64.1 (49min) fps ∼31%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, 6700HQ
MSI CX72 6QD
16.3 (10min) fps ∼9%
33.9 (24min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 5700HQ
MSI GP62 2QD
12.5 (8min) fps ∼7%
13.4 (8min) fps ∼8%
16.4 (10min) fps ∼9%
33.9 (25min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce 920M, 2970M
MSI CX61 2QC 2970M MS-16GD
Intel HD Graphics 630, i7-7700HQ
MSI PL62
9.5 (6min) fps ∼5%
19.9 (15min) fps ∼10%

Overview

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1920x1080
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ultra
1920x1080
Ultra Preset
QHD
2560x1440
Ultra Preset
4K
3840x2160
Ultra Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
173
165
161
113
63.4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
118n3
112n3
111n3
91.9n2
50.75n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
148
140
140.5n4
133n4
97.9
50.65n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
157
141
135
90.1
48
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
111
42.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
138
123
114n5
108n5
79.7n2
39.4n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
140
122
117
74.9
39.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
127
113
106
72.7
37.1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
101
91.2
87.8
60
31.5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
106
99
82.1n5
77n5
51.7
25.9
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
117.9
89.1
78.5
66.6
23.8
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
92.1
77.6
74
47.5
23.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
123
84.3
73
68
21.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
72.3
61.8
58.9
38.6
19.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
107
66.6
56.7
51.6
33.2
14.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
88.9
50.2
44.4
40.8
26.4
13.3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
115
66
56.1n3
51.2n3
32.15n2
9.7
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800M
NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
AMD Radeon HD 7340
ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
AMD Radeon HD 6380G
AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP
NVIDIA GeForce G 102M
AMD Radeon Pro 450
Intel Arc A570M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
112.4
95.9
92.5n3
87.2n3
AMD Radeon HD 8250
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce 830M
AMD Radeon HD 7450M
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G
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AMD Radeon HD 6370M
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
AMD Radeon R9 M390X
AMD Radeon R5 M255
22.7
AMD Radeon R9 M370X
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
AMD Radeon HD 7870M
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics 617
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce MX110
30.1
15.3
12.3
11.9
Qualcomm Adreno 685
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Laptop)
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AMD Radeon HD 7650M
AMD Radeon HD 6490M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
AMD Radeon HD 8670M
AMD Radeon 630
SIS Mirage M661FX
AMD Radeon HD 8400
NVIDIA GeForce 845M
AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)
AMD Radeon R7 M380
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100
AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
AMD Radeon HD 6750M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800XT
ATI Radeon HD 3100
AMD Radeon HD 8550M
AMD Radeon R7 M445
AMD Radeon HD 8770M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
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AMD Radeon HD 7600G
Intel UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU)
Intel Arc A310
NVIDIA GeForce 920MX
30.4
15.3
12.2
11.6
ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP
Qualcomm Adreno 630
AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri)
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
NVIDIA GeForce 930M
26.3
NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M
ATI Radeon HD 4250
AMD Radeon HD 7530M
Intel HD Graphics 515
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS
AMD Radeon R9 M365X
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
11.2
7.9
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
AMD Radeon HD 7500G
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M
AMD Radeon HD 8730M
AMD Radeon R6 (Mullins)
Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)
71.5
52.5
43.6
40.8
AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT
NVIDIA GeForce G 103M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1700
NVIDIA GeForce 320M
AMD Radeon R5 M230
Intel Iris Graphics 5100
AMD Radeon R7 M360
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)
SIS Mirage 3 671MX
AMD Radeon HD 6310
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
AMD Radeon R5 M320
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
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AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT
AMD Radeon HD 6290
Intel UHD Graphics 615
AMD Radeon R9 M280X
AMD Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
Intel Iris Graphics 540
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon 620
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
VIA Castle Rock
AMD Radeon R9 M390
AMD Radeon RX 580X (Laptop)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 350M
AMD Radeon Pro 560
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ATI Radeon Xpress X1270
AMD Radeon 530
24.2
12.1
NVIDIA GeForce 820M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
NVIDIA GeForce 3 Go
AMD Radeon RX 6600S
AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
AMD Radeon RX 5600M
AMD Radeon HD 6450M
NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU
Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon R9 M380
ATI Mobility Radeon X300
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
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Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce 4 460 Go
AMD Radeon Pro 455
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
NVIDIA GeForce MX150
52n2
29.15n2
23.9n2
22.25n2
Intel HD Graphics P630
AMD Radeon HD 6650M
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
64
32.7
27.5
25.4
NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600
Silicon Motion SM502
AMD Radeon HD 7620G
AMD Radeon RX 6300M
AMD Radeon HD 8970M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
Intel HD Graphics 630
19.9
9.5
AMD Radeon HD 6530M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
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Intel Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc)
Intel UHD Graphics 605
AMD Radeon RX Vega 9
Intel Iris Graphics 550
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU
AMD Radeon HD 7350M
NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
NVIDIA GeForce 910M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5770
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
ATI Mobility Radeon M7
AMD Radeon 660M
Intel Arc A550M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430
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AMD Radeon R5 (Carrizo)
AMD Radeon HD 7470M
Intel HD Graphics 500
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD
AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
AMD Radeon R9 M385X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon R9 M395
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 560v
AMD Radeon HD 8790M
Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU
Intel UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
AMD Radeon HD 8240
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
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Qualcomm Adreno 680
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
AMD Radeon HD 6730M
Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce G 110M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330
VIA S3G UniChrome Pro II
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
AMD Radeon R9 M470X
Intel UHD Graphics 610
AMD Radeon HD 8750M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1300
AMD Radeon HD 8410G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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NVIDIA GeForce 7000M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon HD 6850M
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
AMD Radeon HD 7750M
NVIDIA GeForce 305M
Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
AMD Radeon HD 6630M
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
AMD Radeon R5 M315
ATI Radeon IGP 340M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
AMD Radeon RX 6550S
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
28.85n2
15.05n2
12.1n2
11.1
Intel HD Graphics 505
2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
AMD Radeon RX 6800S
AMD Radeon HD 7850M
AMD Radeon HD 8650G
Intel HD Graphics 510
AMD Radeon HD 7310
AMD Radeon HD 7970M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M
ATI Radeon HD 4225
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G
ATI Radeon Xpress X1200
AMD Radeon HD 7290
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI
AMD Radeon HD 8650M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165
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AMD Radeon HD 6480G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
AMD Radeon RX 5700M
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE
AMD Radeon 520
Intel HD Graphics 2500
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Max-Q
ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
AMD Radeon HD 8690M
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v
AMD Radeon HD 8210
AMD Radeon HD 7370M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G
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AMD Radeon HD 7420G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
Apple M3 10-Core GPU
AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
AMD Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
18.1
8.3
ATI Mobility Radeon X800
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5750
AMD Radeon R7 M440
SIS Mirage 2 M760
AMD Radeon RX 6450M
ATI Radeon HD 4270
Intel Arc A370M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
AMD Radeon HD 7630M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1900
AMD Radeon 610M
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
15.4
7.7
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Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
ATI Mobility Radeon X2300
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce 940M
33.9
16.4
13.4
12.5
ATI Mobility Radeon X800XT
NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
30.9
15.3
12.5
12
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 24 EU)
AMD Radeon HD 8870M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
AMD Radeon HD 6830M
NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)
AMD Radeon RX 6650M
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850
AMD Radeon HD 8610G
AMD Radeon R9 M395X
Intel HD Graphics 615
8.9
AMD Radeon RX 6700M
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low med. high ultra QHD 4K
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6250
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go
NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M
Intel Arc A730M
Intel HD Graphics P530
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake)
AMD Radeon RX 7700S
ATI Mobility Radeon X1450
Intel HD Graphics 5500
15.5
AMD Radeon Pro 5300M
ATI Radeon HD 4100
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NVIDIA GeForce 710M
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
AMD Radeon RX 540X
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300
Intel HD Graphics (Skylake)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
AMD Radeon HD 6970M
NVIDIA GeForce 7190M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M
AMD Radeon HD 8310G
Intel HD Graphics 3000
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT
AMD Radeon HD 7570M
AMD Radeon HD 6870M
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX
AMD Radeon HD 6350M
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
AMD Radeon HD 6570M
ATI Mobility Radeon M6
AMD Radeon HD 6250
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
15.4
AMD Radeon 760M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M
Intel HD Graphics 610
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 32 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700
AMD Radeon R7 M460
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
AMD Radeon 540X
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell)
AMD Radeon 680M
Apple M3 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon 740M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430
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NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Intel UHD Graphics 600
NVIDIA GeForce 705M
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
AMD Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)
8.4
AMD Radeon HD 7430M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
52.2
43.8
40.3
NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
AMD Radeon HD 7670M
AMD Radeon RX 7600M
Intel HD Graphics 4400
9.6
AMD Radeon HD 6330M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
AMD Radeon RX 640
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop)
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VIA Chrome9 HC
AMD Radeon R5 M430
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
AMD Radeon R7 M270
AMD Radeon HD 7950M
AMD Radeon R7 M265
NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go
AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
NVIDIA GeForce 945M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
AMD Radeon RX 7900M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870
AMD Radeon R5 M420
ATI Radeon IGP 320M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M
AMD Radeon R7 M340
VIA Chrome9HD
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
AMD Radeon Pro 555
ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
AMD Radeon HD 7490M
Intel HD Graphics 5000
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon HD 7690M
AMD Radeon R7 M465
NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M
AMD Radeon RX 6500M
NVIDIA GeForce 405M
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 8590M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce G 205M
Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M
AMD Radeon HD 6320
Qualcomm Adreno 690
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
ATI Radeon HD 3200
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Intel HD Graphics 620
14.7
8.7
AMD Radeon R9 M470
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Laptop)
92.8
86
78.5
75.6
AMD Radeon HD 7770M
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce G210M
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
AMD Radeon 610
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8
NVIDIA GeForce MX330
Intel HD Graphics 2000
AMD Radeon RX Vega Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
ATI Radeon HD 4200
NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
AMD Radeon RX 7600S
ATI Mobility Radeon X600
AMD Radeon RX 540
25
13.9
10.7
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
AMD Radeon 780M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300
NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530
AMD Radeon RX 5300M
Intel HD Graphics 530
Intel HD Graphics 520
10.8
6.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
AMD Radeon R5 M240
AMD Radeon HD 6430M
AMD Radeon HD 7610M
Intel HD Graphics 4600
16.3
AMD Radeon R9 M375
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830
ATI Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
AMD Radeon Pro 5600M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
NVIDIA GeForce 310M
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
73.2
39.1
32.7
30.9
17.6
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
NVIDIA GeForce 610M
AMD Radeon HD 6470M
AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU
AMD Radeon HD 7550M
AMD Radeon R7 M370
Intel Arc A350M
AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)
59
49.7
41.4
36.3
AMD Radeon R9 M270
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Intel HD Graphics 4200
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
AMD Radeon HD 7640G
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
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NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go
AMD Radeon HD 7520G
AMD Radeon R7 M260X
AMD Radeon HD 7730M
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
ATI Mobility Radeon X700
unknown
AMD Radeon R9 M265X
AMD Radeon HD 7400G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830
NVIDIA GeForce GT 625M
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Apple M1 7-Core GPU
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon HD 6550M
NVIDIA GeForce 7150M
Intel HD Graphics 5300
NVIDIA ION 2
Intel Arc A770M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
AMD Radeon Pro 460
AMD Radeon HD 8830M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon R9 M275
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150M
Intel Extreme Graphics 2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
26.7
14.8
11.6
Intel Arc A530M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M
Intel UHD Graphics 770
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
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NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670
AMD Radeon HD 6950M
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
NVIDIA GeForce 825M
AMD Radeon 625
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX
AMD Radeon HD 8570M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
32.5n2
15.85n2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
NVIDIA GeForce 410M
AMD Radeon HD 8450G
AMD Radeon R5 M330
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce G 107M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
AMD Radeon RX 570 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon R7 M260
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Intel UHD Graphics 630
19.3
8.9
AMD Radeon Pro 560X
38.8n2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Adreno GPU
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600
ATI Mobility Radeon 9200
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
Intel HD Graphics 5600
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
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Apple M1 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX Vega 2
VIA S3G UniChrome Pro
AMD Radeon R5 M335
AMD Radeon HD 8180
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost
AMD Radeon RX 6550M
NVIDIA GeForce 315M
AMD Radeon HD 7590M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M
ATI Radeon Xpress X1250
AMD Radeon HD 7510M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce 920M
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 260M
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6700S
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
AMD Radeon RX 490M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
AMD Radeon HD 8280
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
AMD Radeon HD 6990M
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 565v
AMD Radeon R9 M290X
AMD Radeon R9 M385
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400
AMD Radeon R4 (Beema)
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NVIDIA GeForce MX130
30.4
15.4
13
13
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
NVIDIA GeForce 4 488 Go
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
Intel UHD Graphics P630
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
AMD Radeon HD 8330
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
ATI Mobility Radeon 9800
ATI Mobility 128 M3
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
AMD Radeon HD 8850M
NVIDIA GeForce MX570
ATI Mobility Radeon X1350
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Intel HD Graphics 6000
AMD Radeon HD 8510G
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
AMD Radeon Pro 555X
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AMD Radeon HD 8350G
(-) * 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 Graphics Card Processor RAM Operating System
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 Driver AMD Driver
2 x Asus PB287Q, Philips 328P6VJEB ForceWare 388.13 Crimson 17.11.1
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Florian Glaser, 2017-11-13 (Update: 2017-11-14)