Metro Exodus: Sam's Story - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors
| BASIC GAME INFORMATION |
Release date: 11 February 2020
Genre: Action, 3D, 1st Person
developer: 4A Games
Publisher: Deep Silver
The main character of Metro Exodus: Sam's Story is soldier Sam - an American soldier who felt great both among the residents of the Moscow metro and on board the Aurora train. Ultimately, the hero tries to find a way back to the United States to see if his loved ones survived the war. His search takes him to Vladivostok, devastated by a massive tsunami, where his survival skills are put to the test.
| 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 |
Metro Exodus is supported Windows 7 / 8 and Windows 10.
The priority and main graphics API for Metro Exodus is DirectX 11/12.
| GAME ENGINE |
4A Engine is a game engine developed by the Ukrainian company 4A Games for use in their computer game "Metro 2033", published by THQ on March 16, 2010. 4A Engine is an internal company engine and is not offered for licensing. The engine uses DirectX API versions 9, 10, 11 and 12, OpenGL versions 3.2 and 4, as well as Nvidia technologies: PhysX physics engine, Nvidia 3D Vision, Nvidia HairWorks and Nvidia RTX real-time ray tracing technology.
The engine was developed in Ukraine by a group of people who were fired (according to another version, they voluntarily left) from the GSC Game World company a year before the release of STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl. First of all, these are Oles Shishkovtsov and Alexander Maksimchuk, who worked as programmers on the development of the X-Ray engine used in the STALKER series of computer games. The engine was originally designed to run on personal computers, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. However, the PlayStation 2033 version of Metro 3 was not released.
Shishkovtsov and his colleagues left the company during the development of STALKER due to problems with the X-Ray engine. According to Oles, it did not support multi-threading, was equipped with a weak and unsatisfactory network model, poorly managed resources and memory, which generally did not allow the use of streaming data, and the overall level of its capabilities was not suitable for 'next-gen' consoles . Also, according to him, the engine had “terrible text scripting” (X-Ray was written in 2000), which led to delays in the original game.
The engine supports multi-threading in such a way that only PhysX has a dedicated thread, and uses a task model without any pre-state checking or pre/post synchronization, thereby allowing tasks to run in parallel. When performance was measured on the Xbox 360 during development, tasks were executed at a rate of "approximately 3000 tasks at 30 ms frames for Xbox 360 in scenes with heavy CPU load and all hardware threads loaded at 100%." Shishkovtsov also said that the architecture of the NV40 chip of the RSX graphics processor in the PlayStation 3 turned out to be very convenient for development, also noting that there were a lot of “empty loops.” The engine can use a deferred shader pipeline and tessellation for greater performance, and also supports HDR (full, including blue-shifted), real-time reflections, color correction, film grain and noise, and multi-core processing.
The Metro 2033 game demonstrated a pretty good implementation of volumetric fog, double precision in PhysX calculations, object blur, subsurface breaking for coverage shaders, parallax mapping for all surfaces and high geometric detail with not too resource-intensive LOD objects. Thanks to the use of PhysX, the engine received many features, for example, destructible environments, simulation of bends on clothing, waves on water and other elements that are completely influenced by the environment. The sound part of the engine has support for 3D positioning, creating the impression of space and the location of the sound source.
| TEST PART |
| Test configuration | |
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| Multimedia equipment | Monitor Philips 326M6VJRMB/00 |
| Software configuration |
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| Operating system | Windows 10 Pro 1903 |
| Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 442.19 AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 20.2.1 |
| Monitoring programs |
PlayClaw MSI Afterburner Action! FRAPS |
Our video cards were tested at different screen sizes of 1920x1080, 2560x1600 and 3840x2160 at maximum graphics quality settings in DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 (extreme) modes. For RTX series video cards, the mode was additionally tested RTX и DLSS. DLSS at a resolution of 1920x1080 on video cards RTX 2080 and higher it is not available, and at 3840x2160 it is not available on the RTX 2060 (the DLSS tests show the results without it - you can activate it, but in fact it is still not activated, and due to the incorrect display of graphs in module).
NVIDIA GeForce GTX/RTX video cards are provided by LLC Business Development Center.
Links to past Metro Exodus reviews:
Metro Exodus v. 1.0 - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors
Metro Exodus v. 1.0.1.1 - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors
Metro Exodus - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors 2019
| TEST GPU |
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).
- DX11 Extreme
- DX12 Extreme
- Ultra + RT
- Ultra + RT + DLSS Quality
DirectX 11
When resolved 1920x1080 The average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level of Radeon RX Vega 56 or GeForce GTX 1650 Super. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX Vega 56 or GeForce GTX 1660 Super. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions at the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti level.
When resolved 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX Vega 56 or GeForce GTX 1660 Super. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 1070.
When resolved 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2070. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForceRTX RTX 2070 Super.
DirectX 12
When resolved 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon RX 590 or GeForce GTX 1060 level. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX Vega 56 or GeForce GTX 1660 Super. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions at the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti level.
When resolved 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX Vega 56 or GeForce GTX 1660 Super. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX Vega 56 or GeForce RTX 2060.
When resolved 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2070. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForceRTX RTX 2070 Super.
RTX
RџSЂRё ultra settings RTX with permission 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2060.
RџSЂRё ultra settings RTX with permission 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2060 Super. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2070 Super.
RџSЂRё ultra settings RTX with permission 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.
RTX+DLSS
RџSЂRё ultra settings RTX+DLSS with permission 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2060. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2060 .
RџSЂRё ultra settings RTX+DLSS with permission 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2060. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2060 Super.
RџSЂRё ultra settings RTX+DLSS with permission 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2070. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 2080 .
| 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 and 2560x1440 with different anti-aliasing settings. By default, the graph displays the most current solutions. Other video cards are added and removed from the chart at the request of the reader.
- DX11 Extreme
- DX12 Extreme
- Ultra + RT
GameGPU
DirectX 11
When resolved 1920x1080 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 4000 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 4500 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 4300 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 4500 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 4500 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 4000 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 4700 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 4400 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 4700 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 4600 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 4000 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5200 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5100 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 5200 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 5100 megabytes.
DirectX 12
When resolved 1920x1080 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 4000 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 4100 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 4200 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 4500 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 4500 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 4000 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 4400 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 4400 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 4500 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 4500 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 4000 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5100 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5000 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 5100 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 5100 megabytes.
RTX
Video memory consumption when activated RTX increases to 15%.
| 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 tests(by default, the most productive solution from NVIDIA is selected).
- DX11 Extreme
- DX12 Extreme
- Ultra + RT
- Ultra + RT + DLSS Quality
DirectX 11
When using video cards NVIDIA Ryzen 25 3 or Core i 1200 3 processors showed an acceptable rate of at least 4330 frames, and an average FPS of at least 60 frames can be achieved by solutions of the level Core i 5 8600.
When using video cards AMD processors showed an acceptable indicator of at least 25 frames Ryzen 5 2400G or Core i 5 2500.
DirectX 12
When using video cards NVIDIA processors showed an acceptable indicator of at least 25 frames Ryzen 3 1200 or Core i 3 4330, and an average FPS of at least 60 frames will be able to provide solutions at the level Core i7 8700K.
When using video cards AMD processors showed an acceptable indicator of at least 25 frames FX 8350 or Core i 3 2100.
RTX
Technology activation RTX: an acceptable figure of at least 25 frames was shown by Ryzen 5 1400 or Core i 3 7100 processors.
- DX11 Extreme
- DX12 Extreme
GameGPU
The game uses a maximum of 16 computing threads.
| RAM TEST |
The test was carried out on the basic configuration of Core i 9 9900K with 32 GB DDR4 3200 MGz 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.
- DX11 Extreme
- DX12 Extreme
- Ultra + RT
GameGPU
DirectX 11
When resolved 1920x1080 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 6100 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5500 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 6200 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 6300 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6200 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 7500 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5600 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 6300 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 6400 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6200 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 RAM consumption of a video card system with 4 gigabytes 8200 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5700 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 6500 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 6400 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6200 megabytes.
DirectX 12
When resolved 1920x1080 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 6800 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 7100 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7000 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 7000 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7500 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 7200 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 7200 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7000 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 7000 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7600 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 RAM consumption of a video card system with 4 gigabytes 8100 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 7200 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7000 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 7000 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7600 megabytes.
RTX
When technology is activated RTX RAM consumption increases up to 7%, depending on the video card model.
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