The Lord of The Rings: Gollum - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors
| BASIC INFORMATION ON THE GAME |
We tested the new game The Lord of The Rings: Gollum at the highest graphics settings, on video cards from the GEFORCE RTX and RADEON RX series. Also, in the course of our tests, we evaluated the performance and quality of the graphic display of the game itself.
| NEW PRODUCTS FROM ASUS FOR TESTING |
Our test now includes Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC. 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. Test of this video card on our website.
Our test this time involves a new video card from the company ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080OC. 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 present you with a motherboard ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming Wi-Fi. 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.
In our review, we present you with a motherboard ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO. You can get acquainted directly with the testing of this motherboard on our website.
In our test, this time the top video card of the company participates 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 of this video card on our website.
In our test, this time the top video card of the company participates Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC. 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.
| NEWS PROVIDED FOR TESTING BY DEEPCOOL |
In our test, this time, a case from the company DeepCool CH510WH is a sleek and minimalist mid-tower case with excellent component compatibility and wide cooling capacity support for a truly versatile build.
Also in our test this time a premium-class CBO participates DeepCool LS720WH for processors. DeepCool LS720 WH provides maximum cooling performance and low noise levels, as well as a sophisticated design.
| NEW PROVIDED FOR TESTING BY GIGABYTE |
In our review we present you motherboards GIGABYTE Z790 GAMING XAX. These motherboards are used by us as stands for testing new generations of processors. Intel.
In our test, this time the top video card of the company participates AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G. 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, PROVIDED FOR TESTING BY KINGSTON |
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 and 32GB DDR5 7200 Kingston FURY Renegade. And for game tests, we use an external Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD 1TB.
| 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 Lord of The Rings: Gollum supported Windows 7/8/10/11.
The priority and main graphics API for The Lord of The Rings: Gollum is DX 12.
| GAME ENGINE |
Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) is the fourth iteration of the Unreal Engine developed by Epic Games. Development of UE4 began with the experience of using previous versions of the engine (Unreal Engine 1, 2 and 3) and a number of new technologies, such as the PhysX physics engine and the APEX animation system.
The engine was announced in May 2012 and released in September 2014. The main design goal of UE4 was to provide developers with more powerful tools and options for creating games with a high level of detail and graphics quality.
One of the key changes in UE4 was a completely redesigned rendering system that provided realistic lighting and shadows. This was possible thanks to the introduction of Global Illumination technology, which takes into account the reflection of light from one object to another, creating a more believable environment.
In addition, UE4 introduced an improved character animation system based on APEX technology. This made it possible to create more realistic and smooth character movements, and also made it possible to use dynamic interaction with the environment, for example, the deformation of soft bodies.
Another important feature of UE4 is the flexible scripting system based on the Blueprints visual programming language. This allowed developers without programming experience to create complex game mechanics by simply connecting blocks of logic in the engine editor.
Over time, UE4 has continued to evolve, adding support for various platforms, including mobile devices and virtual reality. Also, the engine began to be used not only in game development, but also in other areas, such as architectural visualization, training and production.
In May 2020, Epic Games announced Unreal Engine 5, which is supposed to be an even more powerful and advanced engine. However, until now, UE4 continues to be one of the most popular and widely used game engines on the market. Developers are constantly receiving updates and improvements, such as performance optimizations, improved development tools, and support for new technologies.
Since its release, UE4 has been the basis for many successful games such as Fortnite, PUBG, Street Fighter V, and many more. These games demonstrate the power and flexibility of the engine, which is suitable for creating a variety of projects, from indie development to large triple-A projects.
Thanks to Epic Games' licensing and availability policy, UE4 has been made available to a wide range of developers. In 2015, the company eliminated the monthly fee for using the engine, making it available for free and then introducing only a small percentage of the profits made from sales of games based on it.
This has attracted a lot of indie developers and studios who can experiment with different ideas and concepts without fear of restrictions and high licensing costs.
| GRAPHICS SETTINGS |
The Lord of The Rings: Gollum has a sufficient range of graphics settings. Both basic and advanced settings are available to us.
Below we have included screenshots of the game at various graphics settings, where our readers can see the difference between turning ray tracing on and off.
| RT ON/OFF |
Ray tracing allows you to create more realistic shadows, lighting, and reflections in the game, which creates a more immersive gaming environment and improves the overall visual experience of the game.
| DLSS/FSR |
Well, in terms of the quality of detailing objects FSR worst of all...
| 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 |
| Sponsored Video Cards |
Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24G MSI GEFORCE RTX 3080 SUPRIM X 12 GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090OC ASUS TUF Gaming GEFORCE RTX 4080OC 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 Kingston FURY Renegade Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD Case MPG CORELIQUID K240 Housing DeepCool CH510 WH CBO 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 532.03 WHQL AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.5.1 |
| Monitoring programs |
MSI Afterburner |
Our video cards were tested at different screen settings 1920x1080, 2560x1440 и 3840x2160 with epic graphics quality settings.
| 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.
- Epic
- Epic+RT
- RT+ Frame Generator
With permission 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2060. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2060. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames will be able to provide solutionsRadeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 3060.
With permission 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2060. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce RTX 2060. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames will be able to provide solutionsRadeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3070.
With permission 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6800 or GeForceRTX 2080 Ti. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6800 or GeForceRTX 2080 Ti.. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames will be able to provide solutionsRadeon RX 7900 XTX or GeForce RTX 4080.
RT
With permission 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 2070. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames will be able to provide solutionsRadeon RX 7900 XTX or GeForce RTX 4070.
With permission 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 7900 XTX or GeForce RTX 4070. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames will be able to provide solutionsRadeon RX 6950XT FSR or GeForce RTX 4080.
With permission 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level Radeon RX 7900 XTX or GeForce RTX 4080. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level Radeon RX 6950XT FSR or GeForce RTX 3080 DLSS. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames will be able to provide solutions GeForce RTX 4090 DLSS.
RT+Frame Generation
With permission 1920x1080 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 4070. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 4070. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames will be able to provide solutions GeForce RTX 4070.
With permission 2560x1440 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 4070. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 4070. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames will be able to provide solutions GeForce RTX 4070 Ti.
With permission 3840x2160 an average FPS of 25 frames was shown by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 4080. A minimum FPS of at least 25 frames can be provided by video cards of the level GeForce RTX 4080. A comfortable average FPS of 60 frames will be able to provide solutions GeForce RTX 4090.
| VIDEO RAM CONSUMPTION |
Testing of the video memory consumed by the game was carried out by the program MSI Afterburner. For the indicator, the results on video cards from AMD and NVIDIA were taken at different screen settings 1920x1080, 2560x1440 and 3840x2160 with different anti-aliasing settings. 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.
- Epic
- Epic+RT
- RT+ Frame Generator
GameGPU
With permission 1920x1080 video memory consumption for video cards with 8 gigabytes 8 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 8 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 9 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 10 gigabyte.
With permission 2560x1440 video memory consumption for video cards from 8 gigabytes to 8 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 10 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 10 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 11 gigabyte.
With permission 3840x2160 video memory consumption for video cards from 8 gigabytes to 8 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 10 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 14 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 15 gigabyte.
RT
With permission 1920x1080 video memory consumption for video cards with 8 gigabytes 8 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 8 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 10 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 11 gigabyte.
With permission 2560x1440 video memory consumption for video cards from 8 gigabytes to 8 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 10 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 12 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 13 gigabyte.
With permission 3840x2160 video memory consumption for video cards from 8 gigabytes to 8 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 12 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 14 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 18 gigabyte.
RT+Frame Generation
with permission 1920x1080 video memory consumption for video cards with 12 gigabytes 10 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 11 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 16 gigabyte.
With permission 2560x1440 video memory consumption for video cards with 12 gigabytes 11 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 14 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 18 gigabyte.
With permission 3840x2160 video memory consumption for video cards with 12 gigabytes 12 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 16 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 23 gigabyte.
| 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 (the most productive solution from NVIDIA is selected by default). Testing takes place on the most productive NVIDIA and AMD video cards and scales up to lower models.
- Epic
- Epic+RT
- RT+ Frame Generator
When using video cards NVIDIA an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second was shown by processors Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames per second will be able to provide solutions of the level Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100 .
When using video cards AMDan acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second was shown by processors Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames per second will be able to provide solutions of the level Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100 .
RT
When using video cards NVIDIA an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second was shown by processors Ryzen 3 3300 or Core i3 10100, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames per second will be able to provide solutions of the level Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100 .
When using video cards AMDan acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second was shown by processors Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames per second will be able to provide solutions of the level Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100 .
RT+Frame Generation
When using video cards NVIDIA an acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second was shown by processors Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames per second will be able to provide solutions of the level Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100 .
When using video cards AMDan acceptable rate of at least 25 frames per second was shown by processors Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100, and an FPS rate of at least 60 frames per second will be able to provide solutions of the level Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3 10100 .
- Epic
With trace aitivation, the game can already load up to 12 threads. Uses 8 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.
- Epic
- Epic+RT
- RT+ Frame Generator
GameGPU
With permission 1920x1080 RAM consumption for video cards with 8 gigabytes 11 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 10 ggigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 9 gigabyte, with 24 gigabytes 9 gigabyte.
With permission 2560x1440 RAM consumption for video cards with 8 gigabytes 12 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 10 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 9 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 9 gigabyte.
With permission 3840x2160 RAM consumption for video cards with 8 gigabytes 17 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 13 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 9 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 9 gigabyte.
RT
With permission 1920x1080 RAM consumption for video cards with 8 gigabytes 13 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 12 ggigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 10 gigabyte, with 24 gigabytes 10 gigabyte.
With permission 2560x1440 RAM consumption for video cards with 8 gigabytes 14 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 12 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 10 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 10 gigabyte.
With permission 3840x2160 RAM consumption for video cards with 8 gigabytes 20 gigabytes, with 12 gigabytes 15 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 12 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 10 gigabyte.
RT+Frame Generation
With permission 1920x1080 RAM consumption for video cards with 12 gigabytes 12 ggigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 11 gigabyte, with 24 gigabytes 11 gigabyte.
With permission 2560x1440 RAM consumption for video cards with 12 gigabytes 14 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 12 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 11 gigabyte.
With permission 3840x2160 RAM consumption for video cards with 12 gigabytes 21 gigabyte, with 16 gigabytes 15 gigabyte with 24 gigabytes 12 gigabyte.
| CONCLUSION |
Well, ray tracing in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum requires significant graphics card resources, especially video memory. Even models with 8 gigabytes of video memory cannot completely cope with it at 2K resolution, and 4 gigabyte models already fail at 12K. DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) and FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) technologies bring some relief to the situation, allowing you to render the game at a lower resolution and scale the image to the required one. However, in this game, FSR does not always provide a sufficiently sharp image.
Using the Frame Generator also requires a large amount of video memory, and in 4K resolution it needs up to 23 gigabytes, which is a problem for video cards with 12 gigabytes of video memory, such as the RTX 4070/Ti. Enabling DLSS to allow DLSS 3.0 to be used in conjunction with Frame Generator does not improve the situation much, resulting in a noticeable difference in the minimum and average FPS. Therefore, it makes sense to use the RTX 4070/Ti with ray tracing at 2K or less, even with DLSS 3.0.
Despite the RTX 16's 4080GB of VRAM, even it lacks memory in 4K ray tracing resolution. In this case, the RX 7900 XTX with 24 GB of video memory starts to catch up with the RTX 4080 and demonstrates more almost comparable performance, although in 2K it barely caught up with the RTX 4070 Ti.
For lower Radeon RX models, especially with their 8 gigabytes of video memory, ray tracing is strongly discouraged even at FullHD resolution with FSR. It becomes almost impossible to play on such video cards due to memory limitations and low performance.
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