Stygian: Outer Gods - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors
We have tested the released game Stygian: Outer Gods on maximum graphics settings with GeForce RTX and Radeon RX series video cards. We also evaluated the performance and quality of the game's graphics during our tests.
| 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 |
Stygian: Outer Gods — a dark space shooter with horror elements, built on Unreal Engine 5 and uses DirectX 12. The game requires 64-bit Windows-system, at least 16 GB of RAM and a modern video card with upscaling support (DLSS or TSR). The developers are targeting the project at NVMe SSD for fast level loading and streaming data loading.
System Requirements
The minimum
• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i5-10600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• RAM: 16 GB
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB VRAM)
• Also compatible: RTX 2060 Super / GTX 1080 Ti / RX 5700 XT (with DLSS/TSR enabled)
• DirectX: 12
• Storage: 25GB (SSD required)
Recommended
• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
• RAM: 32 GB
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (10+ GB VRAM)
• DirectX: 12
• Storage: 25GB (NVMe SSD recommended)
| DEVELOPMENT HISTORY |
Stygian: Outer Gods — is an independent project inspired by the works of Howard Lovecraft. The game's development began in 2023, and it was released in early access on PC in April 2025. The game's plot unfolds in the gloomy city of Kingsport, where the player will have to accompany a mysterious girl and uncover the dark secrets of her family. After a shipwreck, the hero faces nightmares that have haunted this place for centuries. The developers pay special attention to the non-linearity of the narrative, allowing players to choose different styles of play depending on the character's leveling.
The development team aimed to create an atmospheric game that conveys the feeling of hopelessness and horror characteristic of Lovecraftian themes. They focused on creating a unique world with a deep history and well-developed characters.
The game offers players to explore various locations, including old mansions, abandoned churches and foggy forests. Each of them is filled with mysteries and dangers that require attention and caution.
The development took place under conditions of constant rethinking of the concept: some elements of the game were completely cut, others were radically changed. Gradually, from this creative chaos, a coherent project emerged, maintained in a single style and mood.
| GRAPHICS |
Stygian: Outer Gods uses modern graphics technologies to create a dark and atmospheric visual component. The game world is filled with details that convey a sense of hopelessness and horror. Particular attention is paid to lighting and shadows, which play a key role in creating a tense atmosphere. The light from the lanterns flickering in the fog and the deep shadows create a sense of constant menace.
Detailed textures and elaborate models of characters and environments enhance the effect of presence. Each location is filled with unique elements that reflect its history and character. Character and enemy animations are made with a high degree of realism, which contributes to immersion in the gameplay. The movements of heroes and enemies are smooth and natural, which makes interaction with them more exciting.
Sound also plays an important role in creating atmosphere. Environmental sounds, rustling and groans increase the feeling of anxiety and uncertainty.
Stygian: Outer Gods developed on the game engine Unreal Engine 5. This engine provides high performance and realistic graphics, allowing you to create vast and detailed locations, as well as complex visual effects.
Thanks to the use of advanced technologies, the game supports dynamic lighting, realistic shadows and high-quality textures. This helps create a deep and immersive atmosphere. The engine also provides support for modern graphics features such as ray tracing and scalable resolution, allowing the game to be adapted to various hardware configurations.
Performance optimizations allow the game to run stably on a wide range of systems, ensuring smooth gameplay and minimal lag. In addition, the engine provides developers with tools to create complex game mechanics and systems, such as advanced physics, artificial intelligence, and interactive environments.
In general, use Unreal Engine 5 Allows Stygian: Outer Gods achieve a high level of quality and immersion that meets players' expectations.
| QUALITY |
Minimum settings include low textures, static global illumination, clipped shadows, and basic screen-space reflections. Reality distortion effects, smoke, and volumetric particles are rendered in a limited volume, distant objects are replaced by simplified LOD models, and water and wet surfaces lose reflections. Scene lighting remains readable, but the atmosphere loses depth and volume.
Maximum settings activate a full set of visual effects Unreal Engine 5: Highly detailed textures, complex shadow cascades, advanced reflections and realistic lighting. Particles become dense and multi-layered - with sparks, fog, dynamic smoke and light distortions. Post-processing enhances contrast, color correction and depth of field, emphasizing the disturbing atmosphere of a world under the influence of extraterrestrial forces.
| TEST PART |
Below you will find a table of equipment that was kindly provided by our sponsors: GIGABYTE, ASUS, Kingston и Deep Cool. It reflects the list of motherboards, video cards, memory modules and cooling systems used in the tests, and also indicates the current configuration of the operating system and drivers.
| Test configuration | |
| GIGABYTE | |
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| ASUS | |
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| Video Cards |
Asus GeForce RTX 5070 TUF Gaming OC ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC |
| KINGSTON | |
| RAM |
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 CL30 Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB DDR5 7200 CL36 Kingston FURY Renegade |
| Storage devices |
Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD |
| Deep Cool | |
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Cases and cooling |
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| Software configuration |
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| Operating system | Windows 11 24H2 |
| Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 576.28 WHQL AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.4.1 |
| Monitoring programs | MSI Afterburner 4.6.6 Beta 5 Build 16555 |
All video cards were tested at maximum graphics quality using MSI Afterburner. The purpose of the test is to determine how video cards from different manufacturers behave under the same conditions. Below is a video of a test segment from the game:
Our video cards were tested at different screen sizes 1920x1080, 2560x1440 и 3840x2160 with maximum graphics quality settings.
| 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 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.
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When resolved 1920x1080:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached on video cards of the level of Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 3060.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provided by video cards of the Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3060 level.
- Comfortable average FPS (60 frames): Possible with video cards of the Radeon RX 9070 or GeForce RTX 4070 Ti level.
When resolved 2560x1440:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached on video cards of the level of Radeon RX 6800 XT or GeForce RTX 4060 Ti.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provided by video cards of the Radeon RX 7900 or GeForce RTX 5060 Ti level.
- Comfortable average FPS (60 frames): Possible with GeForce-level video cards RTX 4090.
When resolved 3840x2160:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached GeForce RTX 4080 level on video cards.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provided by GeForce-level video cards RTX 4090.
| 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 chart at the request of the reader.
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GameGPU
Resolution 1920x1080:
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 8 GB
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 9 GB
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 9 GB
- Video cards with 32 GB of video memory: consume 9 GB
Resolution 2560x1440:
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 9 GB
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 10 GB
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 10 GB
- Video cards with 32 GB of video memory: consume 10 GB
Resolution 3840x2160:
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 10 GB
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 11 GB
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 11 GB
- Video cards with 32 GB of video memory: consume 11 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.
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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 5 3600
- 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
- Epic
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 indicator was taken as all used RAM. The RAM test on the all system was conducted 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.
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GameGPU
Resolution 1920x1080:
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 12 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
- Video cards with 32 GB of video memory: consume 12 GB of RAM
Resolution 2560x1440:
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 12 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
- Video cards with 32 GB of video memory: consume 12 GB of RAM
Resolution 3840x2160:
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 12 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
- Video cards with 32 GB of video memory: consume 12 GB of RAM
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