Watch Dogs: Legion: PC Performance Benchmarks for Graphics Cards and Processors 2023
| BASIC INFORMATION ON THE GAME |
We tested Watch Dogs: Legion at the highest graphics settings, on video cards from the GEFORCE RTX and RADEON RX series. Also, in the course of our tests, we evaluated the performance and quality of the graphic display of the game itself.
| NEW PRODUCTS FROM ASUS FOR TESTING |
In our review, we bring you the ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX motherboards . We use this motherboard as a stand for testing new generations of Intel processors . You can get acquainted directly with the testing of this motherboard on our website.
In our test this time, the new ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC video card is participating . ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition is built on the AD103 GPU with 9728 CUDA cores. Test of this video card on our website.
In our review, we bring you the ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi Motherboard . ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi includes 4 DIMM DDR5 modules with a maximum capacity of up to 64 GB and a frequency of up to 6400 MHz. For the file subsystem, the motherboard supports 3x M.2 PCIe 5.0/4.0 x4 slots and 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports. You can get acquainted directly with the testing of this motherboard on our website.
This time, the top-end graphics card from ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC participates in our test . The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is based on the AD104 GPU and features 7680 CUDA cores and 12GB of GDDR6X memory. Test of this video card on our website.
This time, the top-end video card from ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition 20GB, kindly provided to us by ASUS , participates in our test . . This video card is based on the RDNA 3 architecture, operates at a frequency of 2500 MHz and has 20 gigabytes of video memory. Test of this video card on our website.
This time, the top-end video card from ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 DUAL OC is participating in our test . Test of this video card on our website.
| NEWS PROVIDED FOR TESTING BY DEEPCOOL |
In our test this time, DeepCool's CH510 WH case is a sleek and minimalist mid-tower case with excellent component compatibility and wide cooling power support for a truly versatile build.
Also in our test this time, the premium CBO DeepCool LS720 WH for processors participates. DeepCool LS720 WH provides maximum cooling performance and low noise levels, as well as a sophisticated design.
| NEW PRODUCTS FROM MSI FOR TESTING |
The MSI GEFORCE RTX 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24 GB is now participating in our test .This video card is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, operates at a frequency of 2750 MHz, has 16384 stream processors and 24 gigabytes of video memory
| NEW PROVIDED FOR TESTING BY GIGABYTE |
In our review, we bring you the GIGABYTE Z790 GAMING X AX motherboards . These motherboards are used by us as stands for testing new generations of Intel processors .
In our test this time, the top-end video card from AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G is participating. This video card is based on the RDNA 3 architecture, operates at a frequency of 3000 MHz and has 24 gigabytes of video memory. Its testing on our site.
| NEW PRODUCTS PROVIDED FOR TESTS BY KINGSTON |
The RAM we used in our review was 32 GB DDR4 3600 CL16 Kingston FURY Renegade , 32 GB DDR4 4000 CL18 Kingston FURY Renegade , 32 GB DDR5 6000 Kingston FURY Renegade and 3 2 GB DDR5 7200 Kingston FURY Renegade . And for gaming tests, we use an external Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD 1 TB ..
| THE GRAFICAL PART |
In this subsection of our review, the main graphical aspects of this game are revealed. Particular attention is paid to the version of the graphics engine used, the version of the API used, graphics settings and the quality of the development of the main visual aspects.
| SUPPORTED OC AND GRAPHICS API |
Watch Dogs: Legion is supported on Windows 10/11.
The priority and primary graphics API for Watch Dogs: Legionr is DX12 .
| GAME ENGINE |
Watch Dogs: Legion is a truly unique game that is part of the Watch Dogs series developed by Ubisoft. It is a popular open world action-adventure series based on hacking and digital surrogacy technology. Legion, the third game in the series, was announced at E3 2019 and released in October 2020.
A game
In Watch Dogs: Legion, the player is immersed in a virtual London, where the city is on the verge of chaos, and technology has become a tool of control and oppression. The game is notable for its revolutionary "Play as Anyone" mechanic, which means that players can take on the role of almost any NPC (non-player-controlled character) in the game. This opens up many strategic possibilities and deepens the player's involvement in the game world.
Development
Development of Watch Dogs: Legion began immediately after the release of Watch Dogs 2. Making the game required a lot of effort on Ubisoft's part to implement the "Play as Anyone" technology. The development team created their own procedural generation system to ensure the uniqueness of each NPC in the game. This includes character traits, professions, animations, and dialogue.
Technologies
Watch Dogs: Legion is powered by the Disrupt game engine, developed specifically for the Watch Dogs series. Disrupt provides high-quality graphics, physics and animation, as well as a detailed open world.
However, one of the most remarkable technologies used in the game is ray tracing. This is a state of the art graphics technology that provides very realistic lighting, reflections and shadows by simulating the path that light rays take through the game scene. In Legion, this is especially noticeable in the detailing of urban environments, such as the wet cobbled streets of London, which reflect ambient lights and buildings.
Game engine
Legion's Disrupt Engine is a powerful and versatile platform that allows developers to create rich and detailed virtual environments. It supports complex animations, including those used to implement "Play as Anyone" mechanics, as well as advanced lighting technologies, including ray tracing.
The Disrupt Engine allows Ubisoft developers to create huge urban environments with detailed graphics and a complex physics system. This allowed Ubisoft to incorporate many realistic elements into Watch Dogs: Legion, such as realistic water and glass reflections, accurate lighting and shadows, and even detailed textures on buildings and other objects.
Ray tracing
Ray tracing is a technology that allows you to create realistic lighting, reflections and shadows in computer graphics. Instead of traditional methods that use simplified models to calculate lighting effects, ray tracing traces the path of each ray of light in a scene, resulting in more accurate and realistic effects.
Watch Dogs: Legion stands out for its use of this technology, especially on next-gen platforms and RTX-enabled PCs. This gives the game a unique and expressive visual style that sets it apart from other games in the genre.
Lighting in the game looks incredibly realistic, thanks to accurate reflections of light from surrounding objects and surfaces. This is especially noticeable in outdoor scenes, where light from the sun or artificial light sources bounces off wet cobbled streets, glass buildings, and other surfaces.
Ray tracing . Has 4 parameters. The difference between "High" and "Ultra" is clearly visible in the reflections (less clear). On "Medium" settings, the nearest puddles are not transparent, it is interesting that a reflection appears on the radiator grille. Since there are many locations with puddles and wet asphalt in the game, the general changes are clearly visible. The texture of the metal is changing somewhere, especially visible on the Off parameter.
Conclusion
Watch Dogs: Legion is not only a continuation of Ubisoft's impressive action-adventure series, but also a showcase of the impressive technology available to modern game engines. This is a game that uses these technologies to enhance the gaming experience and create a unique and memorable virtual world.
The "Play as Anyone" technology brings a new level of flexibility to the gameplay, allowing players to take on the role of virtually any character in the game. This increases engagement and provides an unprecedented level of strategic choice.
Using ray tracing technology, Legion's virtual London is as beautiful and detailed as the real thing. Realistic lighting, reflections and shadows give the city a unique sense of reality and depth.
Overall, Watch Dogs: Legion represents a significant achievement in game development. This is a game that shows how far gaming technology has come and how it can be used to create unique and immersive gaming experiences.
| TEST PART |
| Test configuration | |
| test stands |
ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Z490 AORUS PRO AX GIGABYTE Z590 VISION GIGABYTE Z690 AERO G GIGABYTE Z790 GAMING XAX MSI MPG Z790 Edge WiFi ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi |
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| Software configuration |
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| operating system | Windows 10 21H2/ Windows 11(Alder Lake) |
| Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 536.23 WHQL AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.5.1 |
| Monitoring programs |
MSI Afterburner |
| GPU TEST |
In the test of video cards, the default resolution is 1920x1080, other resolutions are added and removed manually. You can also remove and add any positions of video cards. You can also select any of our test processors from the list in the drop-down menu, comparing its performance with the given video card tests (by default, the most productive solution is selected). The test is carried out on the most productive CPU in this game and is scaled to other processors, taking into account their testing on NVIDIA and AMD video cards.
At a resolution of 1920x1080 , an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 2060 level . A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3060 level . A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by Radeon RX 6950 XT or GeForce RTX 4070 solutions .
At a resolution of 2560x1440, an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 3070 . A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 7900 XT or GeForce RTX 2080 Ti . A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by Radeon RX 7900 XT or GeForce RTX 4080 solutions .
At a resolution of 3840x2160, an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon RX 7900 XT or GeForce RTX 4070 level . A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 7900 XTX or GeForce RTX 4070 Ti . A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by GeForce RTX 4090 solutions .
| VIDEO MEMORY CONSUMPTION |
Testing of the video memory consumed by the game was carried out by the MSI Afterburner program. The results on video cards from AMD and NVIDIA at resolutions of 1920x1080, 2560x1440 and 3840x2160 with various anti-aliasing settings were taken as the indicator. By default, the graph displays the most up-to-date solutions. Other graphics cards are added and removed from the chart at the reader's request.
GameGPU
At a resolution of 1920x1080 , the consumption of video memory for video cards with 8 gigabytes is 8 gigabytes , with 12 gigabytes 8 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 9 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 10 gigabytes .
At a resolution of 2560x1440 , video memory consumption for video cards with 8 gigabytes is 8 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 9 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 10 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 11 gigabytes .
At a resolution of 3840x2160 , the consumption of video memory for video cards with 8 gigabytes is 8 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 11 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 11 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 12 gigabytes .
| CPU TEST |
Testing was carried out at a resolution of 1920x1080. In the processor test, you can remove and add any positions of the processors. You can also select any tested video card from the list in the drop-down menu, comparing its performance with the results of processor tests (by default, the most productive solution from NVIDIA is selected). Testing takes place on the most productive NVIDIA and AMD video cards and scales up to lower models.
When using NVIDIA video cards, Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i 3 10100 processors showed an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second , and Ryzen 5 5600 or Core i 3 13100 solutions can provide an FPS rate of at least 60 frames per second .
When using AM D video cards, Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i 3 10100 processors showed an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second , and Ryzen 5 5600 or Core i 3 13100 solutions can provide an FPS rate of at least 60 frames per second .
GameGPU
With tracing aitivation, the game can already load up to 16 threads. It uses 12 threads as efficiently as possible.
| RAM TEST |
The test was conducted on the base configuration Core i 9 13900K with 32 GB DDR5 6400 MHz pre-installed memory. All used RAM was taken as an indicator. The RAM test on the entire system was carried out on various video cards without running extraneous applications (browsers, etc.). In the graphics, you can add and remove any resolutions and video cards as desired.
GameGPU
At a resolution of 1920x1080 , the consumption of RAM for video cards with 8 gigabytes is 13 gigabytes , with 12 gigabytes 14 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 12 gigabytes, with 24 gigabytes 14 gigabytes .
At a resolution of 2560x1440 , the consumption of RAM for video cards with 8 gigabytes is 15 gigabytes , with 12 gigabytes 14 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 13 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 14 gigabytes .
At a resolution of 3840x2160 , the consumption of RAM for video cards with 8 gigabytes is 16 gigabytes , with 12 gigabytes 14 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 13 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 14 gigabytes .
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