The Old West: Northwood: PC Performance Benchmarks for Graphics Cards and Processors
| BASIC INFORMATION ON THE GAME |
We tested The Old West: Northwood at the highest graphics settings, on video cards from the GEFORCE RTX and RADEON RX series. The Old West: Northwood has full support for Lumen technology on Unreal Engine 5.1
| 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 .
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 |
The Old West: Northwood is supported by Windows 10/11.
The priority and primary graphics API for The Old West: Northwood is DX 12 .
| GAME ENGINE |
Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) is the latest update to the popular game engine developed by Epic Games. It is a landmark product for game developers and content creators, featuring groundbreaking technologies such as Nanite and Lumen that greatly enhance the level of realism and quality in VR games and applications.
Lumen is a fully dynamic global illumination system that dramatically improves photorealism and simplifies scene creation.
Lumen technology
Lumen is a system for creating realistic lighting in real time. This is a revolutionary approach that allows developers to no longer rely on static lightmaps and "bake" lighting for their scenes.
Key benefits of Lumen include:
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Dynamic Lighting: Lumen can change on the fly, allowing developers to easily make changes to scenes without having to rebake lightmaps. This opens up possibilities for dynamic weather, time of day, and other effects.
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Photorealistic: Lumen uses ray tracing and surface global illumination (SGI) technologies to create lighting that behaves as it should in the real world. This allows you to create very realistic scenes with rich and complex lighting effects.
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Ease of Use: Lumen removes the need for complex and time-consuming lighting setup processes that were common with previous versions of the Unreal Engine. Developers can focus on creating content rather than tweaking the subtleties of lighting.
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Scalable: Lumen runs on both high end ray tracing hardware and less powerful hardware where it uses technologies that don't require ray tracing hardware.
Working with Lumen in Unreal Engine 5 is fairly straightforward. Developers don't have to set up lighting or bake lightmaps for every scene. Instead, they simply place lights in the scene and Lumen handles all the lighting calculations automatically.
Lumen can respond to changes in the scene in real time, so dynamic effects such as moving lights, environmental impacts (such as moving objects), or changing weather and time of day can be easily incorporated into the game without any prior planning. lighting.
Lumen and Nanite: Partners in Unreal Engine 5
Unreal Engine 5 also includes Nanite technology, which allows you to create incredibly detailed scenes with billions of polygons without having to manually optimize each model. This means developers can create more detailed and realistic scenes than ever before.
Lumen and Nanite work together to create the most realistic and detailed scenes. Lumen provides dynamic, realistic lighting for every polygon in the scene, while Nanite provides detail on those polygons. This combined use of the two technologies allows developers to create scenes that look like real places rather than computer models.
Unreal Engine 5 and its innovative Lumen lighting technology greatly enhance the potential for creating realistic and immersive virtual worlds. They offer developers the flexibility and power they need to create more realistic and dynamic scenes by simplifying the process of setting up and optimizing lighting. Together with Nanite technology, UE5 sets a new standard for gaming and virtual content creation.
| 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 X AX MSI MPG Z790 Edge WiFi ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi |
| Sponsored Video Cards |
Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24G MSI GEFORCE RTX 3080 SUPRIM X 12 GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC ASUS TUF Gaming GEFORCE RTX 4080 OC ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24G |
| multimedia equipment |
Monitor Philips 326M6VJRMB/00 Power Supply Seasonic PRIME TX-1000 32 GB DDR4 3600 CL16 Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB DDR4 4000 CL18 Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB DDR5 5600 CL40 Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB DDR5 6000@6400 CL30 Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB DDR5 7200@7600 CL36 KingstonFURY Renegade Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD Body MPG CORELIQUID K240 Housing DeepCool CH510 WH СВО DeepCool LS720 WH |
| 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 |
Our video cards were tested at resolutions of 1920x1080 , 2560x1440 and 3840x2160 at maximum graphics quality settings. Video cards for 8 and 10 gigabytes were not tested, because the frame rate on them at all settings is near zero and they are catastrophically short of memory.
| 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 level Radeon RX 7900 XT FSR or GeForce RTX 4070 Ti . A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 7900 XTX FSR or GeForce RTX 4080 .
At a resolution of 2560x1440, an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti DLSS level . A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the GeForce RTX 4080 DLSS level
At a resolution of 3840x2160, an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the GeForce RTX 4090 DLSS 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, 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 12 gigabytes is 12 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 12 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 13 gigabytes .
At a resolution of 2560x1440, the consumption of video memory for video cards with 12 gigabytes is 12 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 13 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 14 gigabytes .
At a resolution of 3840x2160, the consumption of video memory for video cards with 12 gigabytes is 12 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 15 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 17 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 , an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second was shown by Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i 3 10100 processors .
When using AMD video cards, an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second was shown by Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i 3 10100 processors .
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.
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GameGPU
At a resolution of 1920x1080, the consumption of RAM for video cards with 12 gigabytes is 13 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 8 gigabytes, with 24 gigabytes 9 gigabytes .
At a resolution of 2560x1440 , the consumption of RAM for video cards with 12 gigabytes is 14 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 8 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 9 gigabytes .
At a resolution of 3840x2160, the consumption of RAM for video cards with 12 gigabytes is 19 gigabytes , with 16 gigabytes 8 gigabytes with 24 gigabytes 9 gigabytes .
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