BATTLETECH: PC Performance Benchmarks for Graphics Cards and Processors
| BASIC INFORMATION ON THE GAME |
Release Date : April 24, 2018
Genre : Strategy, Tactics, Pirate/Privateer, Isometric, 3D, Turn-based, Mecha
Developer : Harebrained Schemes
Publisher : Paradox Interactive
Jordan Weiman, designer of the original BATTLETECH/MechWarrior series and developers of the acclaimed Shadowrun Returns, has released a new generation of tactical turn-based combat in 'Mech combat vehicles.
The year is 3025, and the galaxy is embroiled in a cycle of perpetual war unleashed by noble houses throwing BattleMechs into battle. Take command of a squad of 'Mechs with MechWarriors pilots and try to survive in a brutal interstellar civil war. Upgrade your base, make contracts with feudal lords, repair and maintain your fleet of BattleMechs, develop and deploy devastating tactics to defeat enemies on the battlefields.
| 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 |
BATTLETECH is supported by Windows 7/8 and Windows 10.
The priority and primary graphics API for BATTLETECH is DirectX 11 .
| GAME ENGINE |
BATTLETECH is powered by the Unity game engine. Unity is a 2D and 3D application and game development tool that runs on Windows and OS X operating systems. Applications built with Unity run on Windows, OS X, Windows Phone, Android, Apple iOS, Linux, and game consoles Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One. It is possible to create applications to run in browsers using a special Unity plug-in (Unity Web Player), as well as using the implementation of WebGL technology. Previously, there was experimental implementation support for projects within the Adobe Flash Player module, but later the Unity development team made the difficult decision to drop this.
Applications built with Unity support DirectX and OpenGL. The engine is actively used by both large developers (Blizzard, EA, QuartSoft, Ubisoft) and Indie game developers (for example, Pathologic remake), Kerbal Space Program, Slender: The Eight Pages, Slender: The Arrival, Surgeon Simulator 2013, Baeklyse Apps: Guess the actor, etc.) due to the availability of a free version, user-friendly interface and ease of working with the engine.
The project in Unity is divided into scenes (levels) - separate files containing their game worlds with their own set of objects, scenarios, and settings. Scenes can contain objects (models) as well as empty game objects - objects that do not have a model ("dummy"). Objects, in turn, contain sets of components that scripts interact with. Also, objects have a name (in Unity, two or more objects with the same name are allowed), there can be a tag (label) and a layer on which it should be displayed. So, any object on the stage must have a Transform component - it stores the coordinates of the location, rotation and size of the object along all three axes. Objects with visible geometry also have a Mesh Renderer component by default that makes the object's model visible.
In addition to free, there are four builds - standard Unity, Unity iOS Pro (for developing games for iOS), Android Pro and a team license. They differ in cost and functionality. The free version has some limitations, but it is possible to distribute games, provided that the annual income from the game does not exceed $100,000. With the release of Unity 5, many of the limitations of the Free version have been removed, but the annual income from the game must still not exceed $100,000.
| ADVANCED GAME SETTINGS |
BATTLETECH has a wide range of graphic settings - both basic and advanced settings are available.
Below we have provided screenshots of the game at various graphics settings, where our readers can see the difference between the minimum and maximum graphics quality settings.
| DIFFERENT QUALITY MODES |
To be honest, I don't really see the difference...
| COMPARISON OF SMOOTHING MODES |
Anti-aliasing in the game apparently works, but it is extremely difficult to notice ...
| GENERAL VISUAL DESIGN AND GAME PHYSICS |
The graphics in BATTLETECH are absolutely not enough stars from the sky - everything is done more than at an average level. All the emphasis was placed on game mechanics and directly into the gameplay.
Well, then we will go directly to the gaming tests and determine what impact this game has on modern computer hardware.
| TEST PART |
| Test configuration | |
| test stands |
Benchmark #1 based on the Intel Socket 2011 v3 Testbed #2 based on the Intel Socket 2011 platform Test stand #3 based on the Intel Socket 1155 platform Test Bench #4 Based on AMD Socket AM3+ Platform Testbed #5 based on the Intel Socket 1150 platform |
| multimedia equipment | Monitor Philips 241P6 |
| Software configuration |
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| operating system | Windows 10 Pro |
| Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 397.31 AMD Radeon Crimson Edition 18.3.4 |
| Monitoring program |
MSI Afterburner 4.4.2 FRAPS |
Our video cards were tested at resolutions of 1920x1080, 2560x1600 and 3840x2160 with absolute maximum graphics quality settings.
| 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 choose 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).
At a resolution of 1920x1080, an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon RX 460 or GeForce GTX 750 Ti level. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the Radeon RX 4600 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti level. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions like the Radeon R9 290X or GeForce GTX 1060.
At a resolution of 2560x1440, an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon R9 380 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti level. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the Radeon R9 380X or GeForce GTX 960 level. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions of the Radeon R9 Fury X or GeForce GTX 980 Ti level.
At a resolution of 3840x2160, an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon RX 580 or GeForce GTX 1060 6G level. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the Radeon R9 Nano or GeForce GTX 1060 level. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions of the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti level.
| 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 and 2560x1440 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, video memory consumption for video cards with 3 gigabytes of onboard memory is 2300 megabytes, with 4 gigabytes 3300 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 3300 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 3300 megabytes and with 11 gigabytes 3500 megabytes.
At a resolution of 2560x1440, video memory consumption for video cards with 3 gigabytes of on-board memory is 2700 megabytes, with 4 gigabytes 3500 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 3700 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 3700 megabytes and with 11 gigabytes 4000 megabytes.
At a resolution of 3840x2160, video memory consumption for video cards with 3 gigabytes of on-board memory is 3000 megabytes, with 4 gigabytes 4000 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5000 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5000 megabytes and with 11 gigabytes 5100 megabytes.
| 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 to the given processor tests (by default, the most productive solution from NVIDIA is selected).
When using NVIDIA video cards , FX-4100 or Core i 3 2100 processors showed an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames, and solutions of the FX-4300 or Core i 3 2100 level can provide an average FPS of 60 frames .
When using AMD video cards , FX-4300 or Core i 3 2100 processors showed an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames , and solutions of the FX-8350 or Core i 5 2500 level can provide an average FPS of 60 frames .
GameGPU
The game uses a maximum of 8 computing threads. But still only 4 streams are maximally involved.
| RAM TEST |
The test was conducted on the base configuration Core i 7 5960X @ 4.6 GHz with the amount of pre-installed memory 32 GB DDR4 2400 MGz. 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 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 3 gigabytes of on-board memory is 7700 megabytes, with 4 gigabytes 6500 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 6700 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 6700 megabytes and with 11 gigabytes 7700 megabytes .
At a resolution of 2560x1440, the RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 3 gigabytes of on-board memory is 8300 megabytes, with 4 gigabytes 6800 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 7100 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7100 megabytes and with 11 gigabytes 7700 megabytes .
At a resolution of 3840x2160, the RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 3 gigabytes of onboard memory is 11000 megabytes, with 4 gigabytes 8800 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 8500 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 9500 megabytes and with 11 gigabytes 7700 megabytes .
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