Rome Demo Unreal Engine 5.4 - PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors
| BASIC GAME INFORMATION |
We have completed testing of Rome Demo Unreal Engine 5.4 at 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.
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In our review we present you the case DeepCool CH780WH. DeepCool CH780WH – is a spacious Mid Tower case, made in white with a large tempered glass window on the side panel. The case supports the installation of ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards, as well as video cards up to 380 mm long. DeepCool CH780WH It is equipped with an excellent cooling system with the ability to install up to 9 fans, and also supports liquid cooling systems with radiators up to 360 mm in size. For ease of assembly, the case has removable dust filters and sufficient space for cable management.
In our review we present you with a power supply Deepcool PX1200G 1200W. Deepcool PX1200G 1200W has a power of 1200 watts, 80 Plus Gold certification, which guarantees a high level of energy efficiency of up to 92%. It is equipped with a modular cable system for easy cable management and minimizing clutter in the case. The power supply supports protective functions such as OVP (overvoltage protection), SCP (short circuit protection) and OCP (overcurrent protection).
The power supply also supports the standard ATX 3.0, which is important for modern systems with high-performance components, such as the latest generation of graphics cards. The ATX 3.0 standard provides more stable power delivery, improved performance with peak loads, and support for the PCIe 5.0 slot, which is necessary for the latest graphics cards with high power requirements, such as the NVIDIA RTX 40-series. This makes Deepcool PX1200G the optimal choice for gamers and professionals who require reliable and efficient power for their powerful systems.
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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 card 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.
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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.
In our review we used RAM Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5-8000 48 GB Limited Edition.
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.
| GAME ENGINE |
In November 2024, Scans Factory released their impressive demo of Rome Italian Town, built on the engine. Unreal Engine 5.4. This photorealistic tech demo impresses with its detail, careful textures and realistic visuals that immerse the viewer in the atmosphere of a Mediterranean city. Unreal Engine 5.4 once again proves that modern technologies make it possible to create digital spaces that are almost indistinguishable from real ones.
Key features Unreal Engine 5.4 in Rome Italian Town
The Rome Italian Town demo shows all the main technologies available in Unreal Engine 5.4, such as Nanite, Lumen, MetaSounds and other tools for creating ultra-realistic scenes. Using nanite allows you to import high-poly models without sacrificing performance. This means that every building brick, every tree, and even the smallest details look like they were just taken from a high-resolution camera. These technologies open up new possibilities for creating photorealistic cities, buildings, and interiors with fine details that were previously impossible to create in real time.
Visualization and processing of light with Lumen were another strong point of the demo. Thanks to Lumen, all the light in the scene behaves as in real life: rays of light refract, reflect off surfaces and create realistic shadows. At sunset, the entire city is immersed in warm tones, with each ray of light refracting and casting soft shadows. In cloudy weather, the light becomes diffused and soft, creating a completely different character of the image. The daytime scenario demonstrates the power of the engine, showing how objects and textures can change under direct sunlight.
Scale and richness of assets
Scans Factory used over 600 carefully scanned objects to create this virtual model of the city. The assets include classic building facades, which perfectly convey the architectural features of Italian houses: narrow streets, stone pavements, cozy cafes, balconies with flowers and small squares. All elements were scanned with high precision, which made it possible to achieve a perfect match with reality. The viewer can feel like a real tourist strolling along the ancient streets of Rome, where each house and each building reveals its unique charm.
It is worth noting the presence of such details as Italian scooters and motorcyclesparked along the streets, adding to the authenticity of the scene. These meticulously crafted scooters are part of everyday life in Italy, and their presence helps achieve the authenticity needed. Combined with effects such as light reflections and asphalt textures, this part of the assets gives the scene a finished look.
Variety of weather scenarios
The demo gives the user the opportunity to observe the city in different weather conditions, such as sunset, overcast и daytime. These scenarios allow you to see how the engine works with different types of lighting. Sunset lighting adds warm tones, highlights the textures of buildings and enhances the feeling of presence. Cloudy weather makes the light softer, which creates a feeling of calm and quiet coziness. During the day, the play of light and shadow created by Lumen allows you to see the city in all its glory.
Technical requirements and performance
To run the demo in high quality and at 4K resolution, we recommend a graphics card like NVIDIA RTX 4090 or similar. Only such a powerful GPU will be able to provide a consistently high frame rate (around 58 FPS) at maximum settings. The requirements are due to the fact that the scene is filled with highly detailed textures and complex assets. Using such powerful tools as Nanite and Lumen creates a huge load on the graphics card, especially when the scene is displayed in 4K resolution.
It is also important to note that Rome Italian Town is a demo with an empty city, without characters and additional dynamic objects. Adding them will certainly increase the system requirements, especially if the developers want to integrate interactive elements, NPCs and objects that react to user actions. Therefore, the current demo shows the graphical power of the engine, but leaves potential for further development and more complex projects.
Rome Italian Town Impressions and Prospects Unreal Engine 5.4
Rome Italian Town Shows Off Huge Potential Unreal Engine 5.4, which enables the development of photorealistic scenes with maximum detail and rich effects. The demo suggests that this engine will be able to create games with a level of realism never seen before. Epic Games and other studios can use these technologies to create vast worlds that look and feel like real ones, making the gaming experience even more immersive and exciting.
This demonstration inspires new projects where attention to detail becomes the main focus. The example of the virtual reconstruction of Rome shows that the technology can be useful not only for games, but also for educational purposes, architectural visualizations, and even for creating historical reconstructions.
| DIFFERENT QUALITY MODES |
In the demonstration Rome Italian Town on Unreal Engine 5.4 The differences between the minimum and maximum graphics quality settings become strikingly obvious. Every aspect from textures to lighting undergoes significant changes depending on the setting level. Let's break down how each detail of the scene changes depending on the quality level.
Detailing of objects and geometry
At minimum settings, the geometry of objects is simplified, which is especially noticeable on complex architectural elements. Building facades lose small elements such as cracks in bricks, details of decorative windows and bas-reliefs. This makes the scene less realistic, as some fine features of objects become indistinguishable. At maximum settings, thanks to the technology nanite, all elements retain their original detail - even the smallest objects are drawn with high precision, and every stone or curved architectural element looks natural, retaining depth and texture.
Texture quality
At low settings, textures are noticeably reduced in resolution, resulting in blurriness and loss of detail. Surfaces that should appear rough become flat and slightly blurry. The visual effect is especially noticeable on cobblestone streets and stone walls, which lose their natural texture. Maximum settings restore the full amount of detail with high-resolution textures, each of which creates an effect of depth and presence, adding realism to surfaces such as stone, brick, and asphalt.
Lighting and Shadows
Lighting at minimum settings can appear too flat and static, and shadows are often missing or oversimplified. This reduces the dynamism of the scene, making it less alive. At maximum settings, Lumen — an advanced global illumination system. It adds real light and shadows that react to the position of light sources and refract off surfaces. For example, light falling on buildings at sunset casts soft, long shadows, giving the scene depth and atmosphere. At maximum settings, you can see how light penetrates through window openings and reflects off various surfaces, making the picture much more realistic.
Post-processing and visual effects
At minimum settings, effects such as motion blur, depth of field, and volumetric effects are disabled or reduced to a minimum, simplifying the image. This affects the cinematic quality of the scene - the scene looks flatter and simpler. At high settings, it's the opposite: depth of field clearly highlights objects in the foreground, creating the effect of a real shoot, and subtle motion blur adds dynamism. Volumetric effects such as light fog and sun rays add a sense of naturalness and bring atmosphere to the overall picture.
Draw distance and level of detail at a distance
At low settings, the draw distance is limited, and distant objects may not appear or appear as simple silhouettes lacking detail. This is especially noticeable in large open spaces, where buildings and trees gradually appear as you approach. At maximum settings, the draw distance is greatly increased, with even the most distant objects retaining clarity and texture. This helps to create a sense of scale as the viewer can see all the city elements into the distance, including buildings, pavements, and architectural elements, enhancing immersion.
Reflections and surface realism
At minimum settings, reflections are usually absent or greatly simplified. This reduces the realism of the scene, especially when reflective surfaces such as windows and wet asphalt after rain appear in the frame. At maximum settings, reflections are processed using ray tracing (ray tracing), which allows you to accurately convey light and shadow, creating realistic reflections on all suitable surfaces. Buildings and street objects can be clearly displayed in windows, and sunlit areas are reflected on wet pavement, adding depth and realism to the scene.
| 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 |
| Sponsored video cards |
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER OC ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900XT 20G |
| Multimedia equipment |
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 48GB DDR5 8000 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
Case DeepCool CH510 WH SVO DeepCool LS720 WH Power supply unit Deepcool PX1200G 1200W |
| Software configuration |
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| Operating system | Windows 11 24H2 |
| Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 566.03 WHQL AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.10.1 |
| Monitoring programs |
MSI Afterburner |
Our video cards were tested at different screen sizes 1920x1080, 2560x1440 и 3840x2160 with maximum graphics quality settings.
| 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.
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When resolved 1920x1080:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Achieved on Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti level graphics cards.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provided by video cards of the Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3070 level.
- Comfortable average FPS (60 frames): Possible with video cards of the GeForce RTX 4080 level.
When resolved 2560x1440:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached on video cards of the level of Radeon RX 7900 or GeForce RTX 3080.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provided by video cards of the Radeon RX 7900 or GeForce RTX 4070 level.
When resolved 3840x2160:
- Average FPS (25 frames): Reached GeForce RTX 4090 level on video cards.
- Minimum FPS (25 frames): Provided by video cards of the GeForce RTX 4090 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 chart at the request of the reader.
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GameGPU
Resolution 1920x1080:
- 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 8 GB
Resolution 2560x1440:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 8 GB
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 9 GB
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 9 GB
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 10 GB
Resolution 3840x2160:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 8 GB
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 12 GB
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 12 GB
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 13 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 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
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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.
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GameGPU
Resolution 1920x1080:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB of RAM
Resolution 2560x1440:
- Video cards with 8 GB of video memory: consume 7 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 12 GB of video memory: consume 7 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 7 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 9 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 16 GB of video memory: consume 6 GB of RAM
- Video cards with 24 GB of video memory: consume 7 GB of RAM
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