God of War Ragnarök - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors
| BASIC GAME INFORMATION |
We have conducted detailed testing God of War Ragnarök at maximum graphics settings, using the latest video cards of the GeForce RTX and Radeon RX series. During the testing, the game performance and the quality of the graphic display were carefully analyzed. Subscribe to our Telegram-GameGPU channel and you will be among the first to know about the release of tests of new games!
| NEW PRODUCTS PROVIDED FOR TESTS BY ASUS |
In our review we present you with the motherboard ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming Wi-Fi. ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi includes 4 DDR5 DIMM modules with a maximum capacity of up to 64 gigabytes and a frequency of up to 6400 MHz. For the file subsystem, the motherboard supports 3 M.2 PCIe 5.0/4.0 x4 slots and 4 SATA 6 Gb/s ports. You can directly view the testing of this motherboard on our website.
In our review we present you with motherboards ASUS Z790-A GAMING DDR4. We use this motherboard as a test bench for testing new generations of processors. Intel.
This time the company's top video card is participating in our test. ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC. The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is based on the AD104 GPU and features 7680 CUDA cores and 12GB of GDDR6X memory. Test this video cards on our website.
This time the company's top video card is participating in our test. ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition 20 GB.. This video card is based on the RDNA 3 architecture, operates at a frequency of 2500 MHz and has 20 gigabytes of video memory.
| NEW PRODUCTS PROVIDED FOR TESTS BY GIGABYTE |
In our review we present you with the motherboard Gigabyte X670E AORUS PRO X. We use this motherboard as a test bench for testing new generations of processors. AMD.
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In our review we used RAM: 32 GB DDR4 3600 CL16 Kingston FURY Renegade, 32 GB DDR4 4000 CL18 Kingston FURY Renegade,32 GB DDR5 6000 Kingston FURY Renegade, 16 GB DDR4 4600 CL19 Kingston FURY Renegade и 32 GB DDR5 7200 Kingston FURY Renegade. And for game tests we use an external Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD 1TB.
In our review we used RAM Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5 48GB 7200MHz. Her review is available at this link.
In our review, for the full variety of our test benches, we use SSD drives Kingston KC600 256GB 2.5" SATAIII 3D NAND TLC и SSD drive Kingston NV3 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 , which are an ideal choice for use when there are a large number of components.
| THE GRAFICAL PART |
This subsection of our review highlights the main graphical aspects of this game. Particular attention is paid to the version of the graphics engine used, the version of the API used, graphic settings and the quality of development of the main visual aspects.
| Supported OS and Graphics API |
God of War Ragnarök supports modern operating systems and graphics APIs:
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Graphics APIs:DirectX 12
System Requirements God of War Ragnarök
Minimum system requirements
- Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel i5-4670k or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- RAM: 8 GB RAM
- Video card: NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6GB), AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) or Intel Arc A750
- DirectX: Version 12
- Disk space: 190 GB available space
- Additional notes: Windows version 2004 dated May 27, 2020 (19041)
Recommended System Requirements
- Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- RAM: 16 GB RAM
- Video card: NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super, AMD RX 5700 or Intel Arc A770
- DirectX: Version 12
- Disk space: 190 GB available space
- Additional notes: Windows version 2004 dated May 27, 2020 (19041)
| DEVELOPMENT HISTORY |
God of War Ragnarök — is a continuation of the rebooted series released in 2018. The project was developed by Santa Monica Studio, and Eric Williams was the producer. Development began almost immediately after the release of the first part, as the 2018 game was met with great success, receiving many awards and becoming one of the best games of the generation. The main task of the developers was not only to continue the story of Kratos and his son Atreus, but also to expand the mythology of the game, making it more epic and large-scale.
This time, the game focuses on the events of Ragnarok, the end of the world in Norse mythology, which sets a darker tone and drama to the narrative. The development required significant time and resources, as the team aimed to reach a new level in terms of graphics, gameplay, and interaction with the world. One of the key goals was to create a dynamic world where every action affects the environment, and the narrative feels more rich and detailed.
Santa Monica Studio continued its "one-shot" concept, where the entire gameplay unfolds without loading screens, creating the effect of a continuous cinematic narrative. This required complex work on world streaming technologies and optimization. In addition, the game's adaptation to next-gen consoles played an important role, allowing the team to implement higher detail and lighting effects previously impossible on PlayStation 4.
| GRAPHICS |
Graphics God of War Ragnarök was one of the key elements that the developers improved compared to the previous game. The game uses a redesigned engine Santa Monica's proprietary engine, which allowed for an impressive level of detail and photorealism. Visual effects have been significantly improved thanks to the introduction of dynamic lighting and more detailed character and environment models. The game does not feature full ray tracing, but uses dynamic lighting technologies that allow for realistic reflections and shadows. This is especially noticeable in water scenes, where realistic reflections give the environment greater depth.
The game offers several graphics modes, depending on the player's preferences. In the "quality priority" mode, the game supports Native 4K, allowing you to enjoy the maximum detail of the surrounding world and characters. At the same time, the "performance priority" mode offers a higher frame rate (60FPS and above), which makes the gameplay smoother and more dynamic. Such features were made possible by the use of PlayStation 5 hardware.
It is also worth noting that a complex system of interaction with surfaces was developed to create an atmosphere in snowy locations. Every step of Kratos and Atreus leaves traces in the snow, and objects and enemies dynamically interact with the environment, leaving prints on the ground and destroying elements of the environment during battles. This gives the game more realism and makes the world alive.
| GAME ENGINE |
God of War Ragnarök uses a redesigned and improved engine that has been specifically adapted for the next-gen consoles. One of the main aspects that the team worked on was creating more dynamic interaction with the environment and expanding the combat mechanics. Kratos can now use more weapons, including his iconic axe Leviathan Ax and blades Blades of Chaos, which players have loved since the original series of games. Each weapon has its own unique features and can be modified for more effective use in combat.
Particular attention has been paid to the combat system, which has become more flexible and strategically rich. The game has new types of enemies, including powerful bosses from Scandinavian mythology, such as Thor and Odin. These characters have been implemented into the game with a high degree of detail and advanced artificial intelligence, which makes battles more exciting and requiring thoughtful tactics.
In addition, the AI system has been significantly improved, making combat more realistic and dynamic. Enemies now adapt to the player's actions, making each battle unique. Atreus, Kratos' son, has also become a more independent character, actively participating in combat and interacting with the world.
In this way, God of War Ragnarök is not only a continuation of the legendary series, but also a new milestone in the development of the action game genre, offering players a unique experience and innovative mechanics supported by advanced technologies.
| Graphics in PC version God of War Ragnarök |
PC version God of War Ragnarök provides users with significant graphical enhancements that take the game to a new level compared to the console versions. One of the key advantages of the PC version is the support unlimited frame rate, allowing players to enjoy the game with the smoothest possible performance, depending on the power of their computer. This important improvement makes the game even more responsive, especially during fast-paced battles and intense scenes, where high FPS values provide clear and smooth animations.
Thanks to support 4K resolutions и unlimited FPS, users can customize the game to suit their preferences and the capabilities of their hardware. For those with powerful graphics cards, the game can run at ultra settings and deliver hundreds of frames per second, making it smoother and more responsive. This provides a whole new level of visual and gameplay experience.
Improved lighting and shadows
PC version God of War Ragnarök features a significantly improved lighting system. Although the game does not feature full-fledged ray tracing, dynamic lighting and improved shadow processing technologies have been implemented. Now, every interaction with the environment looks more realistic, whether it is light reflecting off icy surfaces or the play of shadows during dynamic battles. Shadows from objects and characters have become smoother and more detailed, which adds depth to each scene. This is especially noticeable in locations such as snow-capped mountains or ancient forests, where light penetrates through trees or reflects off glaciers.
High quality textures
The PC version also supports increased texture quality, which makes the game more detailed. The textures of objects such as Kratos' armor, environmental details, building surfaces, and natural elements are much sharper and more detailed. This adds depth and realism to the game, making every corner of the game world feel alive and detailed. At ultra settings, the textures in the game are significantly superior to those seen on consoles, especially at 4K and higher resolutions.
Particle and destruction effects
В God of War Ragnarök Particle effects such as magical attacks, explosions, and object destruction have also been improved. These elements have become even more spectacular thanks to a more sophisticated particle rendering system, which allows the game to process many small details at once. For example, when Kratos uses his abilities, such as his axe strike Leviathan, the player can see how ice particles fly in all directions, and each interaction with the environment leaves visual traces. Also, the destruction of objects and the environment has become more detailed - trees break, stones are destroyed, and all this is accompanied by realistic effects of dust and fragments.
Graphics settings and optimization
PC version God of War Ragnarök provides players with a variety of settings to optimize the graphics for their own systems. You can adjust settings such as resolution, texture quality, lighting effects, shadows, level of detail, and more. This allows players with different system configurations to achieve the optimal balance between graphics quality and performance. With flexible settings, everyone can tailor the game to their preferences and capabilities, from the most powerful computers to more modest systems.
In this way, God of War Ragnarök on PC significantly surpasses the console versions in terms of graphics and performance, offering players high frame rates, improved textures and enhanced visuals, making the game even more impressive and immersive.
| DIFFERENT QUALITY MODES |
Minimum settings
At minimum graphics settings God of War Ragnarök Players can expect basic texture quality and simplified lighting. Environmental effects such as shadows and reflections will be less detailed, and object draw distances will be limited. The game will still look decent, but the experience of large-scale and cinematic scenes may be somewhat diminished. These settings provide stable performance on systems with minimal resources.
Maximum settings
At maximum graphics settings, the game demonstrates stunning quality of visual effects. High-quality textures, dynamic lighting and complex shadows make every detail of the world God of War Ragnarök alive and realistic. Visual effects such as snow, water, shadows from objects become much more impressive, creating a feeling of complete immersion in the gameplay. Every movement of the characters, explosions and the environment look incredibly cinematic, making the game one of the most visually impressive projects.
| TEST PART |
| Test configuration | |
| test stands |
ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Z490 AORUS PROAX GIGABYTE Z590 VISION GIGABYTE Z690 AERO G GIGABYTE Z790 GAMING XAX MSI MPG Z790 Edge WiFi ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming Wi-Fi ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore |
| Sponsorship video cards |
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900XT 20G Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC |
| Multimedia equipment |
Monitor Philips 326M6VJRMB/00 Power supply ASUS TUF Gaming 750W Gold PSU 16 GB DDR4 4600 CL19 Kingston FURY Renegade 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 CL36 Kingston FURY Renegade 48GB DDR5 7200 CL36 Kingston FURY Renegade Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD Kingston NV3 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 MPG CORELIQUID K240 housing Case DeepCool CH510 WH SVO DeepCool LS720 WH |
| Software configuration |
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| Operating system | Windows 11 24H2 |
| Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 561.09 WHQL AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.20.11.01 |
| Monitoring programs |
MSI Afterburner |
Our video cards were tested at different screen sizes 1920x1080, 2560x1440 и 3840x2160 with maximum graphics quality settings without upscaling. We added a second location so that users can see the optimization of the game in different game areas.
| GPU TEST |
In the video card test, 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 powerful CPU in this game and is scaled to other processors, taking into account their testing on NVIDIA and AMD video cards.
- Ultra "Svartalfheim"
- Ultra "Yggdrasil"
Location "Svartalfheim"
At 1920x1080 resolution:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached on video cards of the level of Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2060.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provide video cards at the level of Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2070.
- Comfortable average FPS (60 frames): Possible with video cards of the Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3070 level.
At 2560x1440 resolution:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached on video cards of the level of Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2060.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provide video cards at the level of Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2080.
- Comfortable average FPS (60 frames): Possible with video cards of the Radeon RX 6800 XT or GeForce RTX 4070 level.
At 3840x2160 resolution:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached on video cards of the level of Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provide video cards at the level of Radeon RX 6750 XT or GeForce RTX 3070.
- Comfortable average FPS (60 frames): Possible with video cards of the Radeon RX 7900 XTX or GeForce RTX 4070 Ti S level.
Location "Yggdrasil"
At 1920x1080 resolution:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached on video cards of the level of Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2060.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provide video cards at the level of Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2070.
- Comfortable average FPS (60 frames): Possible with video cards of the Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3080 level.
At 2560x1440 resolution:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached on video cards of the level of Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2060.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provide video cards at the level of Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2080.
- Comfortable average FPS (60 frames): Possible with video cards of the Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3080 level.
At 3840x2160 resolution:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached on video cards of the level of Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provide video cards at the level of Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 2070.
- Comfortable average FPS (60 frames): Possible with video cards of the Radeon RX 7900 XT or GeForce RTX 4080 level.
| VIDEO MEMORY CONSUMPTION |
Testing of video memory consumed by the game was carried out by the program MSI Afterburner. The indicator was based on the results on video cards from AMD and NVIDIA with separate screen sizes 1920x1080, 2560x1440 and 3840x2160 with various anti-aliasing settings. By default, the graph displays the most current solutions. Other video cards are added and removed from the schedule at the request of the reader.
- Ultra
GameGPU
Resolution 1920x1080:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 7 GB
Resolution 2560x1440:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 7 GB
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 7 GB
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 8 GB
Resolution 3840x2160:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 7 GB
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 8 GB
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 8 GB
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 9 GB
| CPU TEST |
Testing was carried out at a resolution of 1920x1080. In the processor test, you can remove or add any processor positions. You can also select any tested video card from the list in the drop-down menu, comparing its performance with the given processor test results (by default, the most productive solution from NVIDIA is selected). Testing takes place on the most powerful NVIDIA and AMD video cards and scales to low-end models.
- Ultra "Svartalfheim"
- Ultra "Yggdrasil"
When using NVIDIA video cards:
- Processors for acceptable FPS (not lower than 25 frames per second):
- AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Intel Core i3-10100
- Processors for comfortable FPS (at least 60 frames per second):
- AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Intel Core i3-10100
When using AMD video cards:
- Processors for acceptable FPS (not lower than 25 frames per second):
- AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Intel Core i3-10100
- Processors for comfortable FPS (at least 60 frames per second):
- AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Intel Core i3-10100
- Ultra
Loading and using streams:
- Maximum load: The game can load up to 12 streams.
- Optimal loading: Uses up to 8 threads as efficiently as possible.
| RAM TEST |
The test was carried out on the basic configuration of 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 launching third-party applications (browsers, etc.). In the graphics, you can add and remove any resolutions and video cards as desired.
- Ultra
GameGPU
Resolution 1920x1080:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 13 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 13 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 13 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 12 GB of RAM
Resolution 2560x1440:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 13 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 13 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 13 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 12 GB of RAM
Resolution 3840x2160:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 13 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 13 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 13 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 12 GB of RAM
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