Serious Sam 4 - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors
| BASIC GAME INFORMATION |
Year of construction: 24 Sep. 2020
Genre: Action / FPS / Gore / Adventure / Co-op / Violent
developer: Croteam
Publishing house: Return Digital
Humanity is under siege, the hordes of Mental are spreading across the entire world, destroying the remnants of a broken and broken civilization. The last obstacle in the way of the invaders is the Earth Defense Army, led by Sam Stone, nicknamed Cool Sam, and his squad of soldiers armed to the teeth.
Croteam returns with a powerful prequel to the Cool Sam franchise, increasing the chaos to unprecedented proportions. Tough Sam's classic formula has been updated with an unstoppable arsenal and an unimaginable number of enemies, challenging and inviting players to dance in a dance of death.
| 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 |
Serious Sam 4 supported Windows 7 / 8 /10
The priority and main graphics API for Serious Sam 4 is DX11/12/Vulkan.
| GAME ENGINE |
The game is based on the Serious Engine 4.5 game engine. The Serious Engine 4 is a natural development of Croteam's previous technology, Serious Engine 3.5, used in the game Serious Sam 3: BFE.
The first mention of the engine appeared in June 2014, simultaneously with Croteam’s announcement of its new game, the 4D first-person philosophical puzzle game The Talos Principle. The press release announced that the new version of the engine allowed the developers to add scanned real objects into the game using proprietary photogrammetry technology. The announcement also said that in addition to personal computers, The Talos Principle will be released exclusively on the PlayStation XNUMX console.
In July 2014, Croteam CTO Alain Ladavac, in response to fan inquiries on the Steam forum, stated that Serious Engine 4 added a huge number of improvements compared to the previous iteration of the engine. Ladavac noted that the developers have made numerous improvements to improve the performance of the engine, and especially dramatic changes in terms of rendering more objects on the screen. Like Serious Engine 3.5, the new engine natively supports Direct3D 11. Alain also emphasized that most of the changes in the engine relate to technical aspects that are not noticeable at first glance, but overall it is much faster than its predecessor and has better rendering. According to him, Serious Engine 4 also uses accelerated multi-core rendering by default.
In August 2014, Alain Ladavac and studio programmer Dean Sekulic gave a short comment to the GamingBolt website. The developers said that The Talos Principle will run on PlayStation 4 at 1080p with 60 FPS. At the same time, the developers noted that a version for Xbox One is not yet planned, since Croteam has not yet received special development kits for this console.
On November 4, 2014, an interview appeared on the VentureBeat website in which the developers stated that one of the Croteam employees, back during the porting of Serious Sam 3: BFE to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, created a test bot for the game, which was subsequently significantly improved and added to The Talos Principle for testing the game to identify logical errors in puzzles. In total, this bot played about 15 man-hours, and, due to the software nature and speed of the bot, completing the entire game took him from 000 to 30 minutes. This technology allowed developers to significantly save time on game testing.
On November 6, 2014, the developers released a free demo of The Talos Principle called Public Test running on Serious Engine 4 to identify performance and launch issues with the game. It showed off the engine's new features and basic gameplay. Due to numerous complaints from players about headaches and nausea during the game, the developers added a special menu to The Talos Principle with settings to reduce the likelihood of motion sickness.
The Talos Principle was released on December 11, 2014. Critics noted the good optimization of the engine and the beautiful picture, as well as a rich number of additional graphics and performance settings. Soon the Serious Editor 4 was released, allowing you to create custom maps and modifications.
On May 28, 2015, The Talos Principle was released on Android devices. The game requires powerful devices such as Nvidia Shield to run. On October 13, 2015, the game was released on the PlayStation 4.
In January 2016, Alain Ladavac stated on the Steam forums that the studio's next game, Serious Sam 4, would use a much improved version of the Serious Engine 4.
On February 16, 2016, the open specification of the new graphics API was released Vulkan, on the same day its support was added to The Talos Principle. On October 17, 2016, Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope was released, introducing Serious Engine version 4.5.
| GRAPHICS SETTINGS |
Serious Sam 4 has a minimal number of graphics settings.
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 |
| VARIOUS SMOOTHING MODES |
| GENERAL VISUALS AND GAME PHYSICS |
The graphics in Serious Sam 4 are far from modern standards, but for lovers of “meat” this is the best:
Well, then we will move directly to gaming tests and determine what impact this game has on modern computer hardware.
| TEST PART |
| Test configuration | |
| test stands |
GIGABYTE X470 AORUS GAMING 7 WIFI MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI |
| Multimedia equipment |
Seasonic PRIME TX-1000 power supply |
| Software configuration |
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| Operating system | Windows 10 Pro 2004 |
| Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 456.55 AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 20.9.1 |
| Monitoring programs |
MSI Afterburner Action! FRAPS |
Our video cards were tested at different screen sizes of 1920x1080, 2560x1600 and 3840x2160 at ultra game graphics quality settings in DirectX 11, DirectX 12 and Vulkan. Cards with 4 gigabytes of video memory in the API Vulkan From the very beginning, level loading crashes with errors. Cards with a large amount of video memory also have these problems, but they are less common.
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| 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). The test is performed on the most powerful CPU and is scaled to other processors, taking into account their testing on NVIDIA and AMD video cards.
- DX11 Ultra
- DX12 Ultra
- Vulkan Ultra
DirectX 11
When resolved 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon RX 560 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti level. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 470 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon RX 590 or GeForce GTX 1060.
When resolved 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 470 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 570 or GeForce GTX 1650. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon RX 5600 XT or GeForce GTX 1070.
When resolved 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 480 or GeForce GTX 1650s. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 5600 XT or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon VII or GeForce RTX 2080.
DirectX 12
When resolved 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon RX 470 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti level. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 470 or GeForce GTX 1650. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon RX 5600 XT or GeForce GTX 1660.
When resolved 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 470 or GeForce GTX 1650s. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 480 or GeForce GTX 1660. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon RX Vega 56 or GeForce GTX 1070 Ti.
When resolved 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 590 or GeForce GTX 1660s. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 5600 XT or GeForce GTX 1070. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions GeForce RTX 2080s.
Vulkan
When resolved 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the Radeon RX 470 or GeForce GTX 1060 level. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 470 or GeForce GTX 1060. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon RX 590 or GeForce GTX 1660.
When resolved 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 470 or GeForce GTX 1060. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 480 or GeForce GTX 1060. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions Radeon RX 5600 XT or GeForce GTX 1070 Ti.
When resolved 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 590 or GeForce GTX 1060. Minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX Vega 56 or GeForce GTX 1070 Ti. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames can be provided by solutions 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 Ultra
- DX12 Ultra
- Vulkan Ultra
GameGPU
DirectX 11
When resolved 1920x1080 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 3800 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5800 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5700 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 6960 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6800 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 3500 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5400 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5900 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 7500 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6900 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 3800 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5200 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 6700 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 7500 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7600 megabytes.
DirectX 12
When resolved 1920x1080 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 3700 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5800 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5800 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 7000 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6300 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 3700 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5200 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 6000 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 7300 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6700 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 video memory consumption for video cards with 4 gigabytes 3800 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 5200 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 6700 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8500 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7900 megabytes.
Vulkan
When resolved 1920x1080 video memory consumption for video cards with 6 gigabytes is 4900 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 5200 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 7600 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6300 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 video memory consumption for video cards with 6 gigabytes 5200 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 6400 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8100 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 6500 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 video memory consumption for video cards with 6 gigabytes 5900 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7300 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8300 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7400 megabytes.
| 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). Testing takes place on the most powerful NVIDIA and AMD video cards and scales to low-end models.
- DX11 Ultra
- DX12 Ultra
- Vulkan Ultra
DirectX 11
When using video cards NVIDIA an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames was shown by the Ryzen 3 1300X or Core i 3 4330 processors, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames can be achieved by level solutions Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i 7 7700K.
When using video cards AMD processors showed an acceptable indicator of at least 25 frames Ryzen 3 1300X or Core i 3 4330, and an FPS of at least 60 frames will be able to provide solutions at the level Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i 7 7700K.
DirectX 12
When using video cards NVIDIA an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames was shown by Ryzen 3 2200 or Core i 3 4330 processors, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames can be achieved by level solutions Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i 7 7700K.
When using video cards AMD processors showed an acceptable indicator of at least 25 frames Ryzen 3 1200 or Core i 3 4330, and an FPS of at least 60 frames will be able to provide solutions at the level Ryzen 3 3300 or Core i 7 7700K.
Vulkan
When using video cards NVIDIA an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames was shown by the Ryzen 3 1300X or Core i 3 4330 processors, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames can be achieved by level solutions Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i 7 7700K.
When using video cards AMD processors showed an acceptable indicator of at least 25 frames Ryzen 3 2200 or Core i 3 4330, and an FPS of at least 60 frames will be able to provide solutions at the level Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i 7 7700K .
- DX11 Ultra
- DX12 Ultra
- Vulkan Ultra
GameGPU
The game can load up to 8 threads. The game uses 6 full cores as efficiently as possible.
| RAM TEST |
The test was carried out on the basic configuration of Core i 9 10900K with 16 GB DDR4 4000 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 Ultra
- DX12 Ultra
- Ultra Vulkan
- Vulkan Ultra
GameGPU
DirectX 11
When resolved 1920x1080 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 8500 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 8300 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7700 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8000 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7800 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 9400 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 8500 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7700 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8100 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7800 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 RAM consumption of a video card system with 4 gigabytes 9500 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 9700 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7700 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8200 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7800 megabytes.
DirectX 12
When resolved 1920x1080 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 9300 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 8700 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 8000 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 7800 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7800 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 4 gigabytes 9800 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 8700 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7900 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8600 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7800 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 RAM consumption of a video card system with 4 gigabytes 10100 megabytes, with 6 gigabytes 9200 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7900 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8700 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 7800 megabytes.
Vulkan
When resolved 1920x1080 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 6 gigabytes is 7300 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7600 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8000 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 8200 megabytes.
When resolved 2560x1440 RAM consumption of the system by a video card with 6 gigabytes is 7800 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7300 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8000 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 8400 megabytes.
When resolved 3840x2160 RAM consumption for a video card system with 6 gigabytes is 8900 megabytes, with 8 gigabytes 7500 megabytes, with 11 gigabytes 8300 megabytes and with 16 gigabytes 8900 megabytes.
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