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Humble at go.pcworld.com/shdw)
concludes the reboot trilogy, and it’s utterly
gorgeous. Square Enix optimized this game
for DX12, and recommends DX11 only if
you’re using older hardware or Windows 7,
so we test with DX12. Shadow of the Tomb
Raider uses an enhanced version of the
Foundation engine that also
powered Rise of the Tomb
Raider.
Ghost Recon Wildlands
Move over, Crysis. If you
crank all the graphics options
up to 11, like we do for these
tests, Ghost Recon Wildlands
($50 on Humble) and its
AnvilNext 2.0 engine
absolutely melt GPUs. It’s by
far the most strenuous game
in our suite, even with newer
stunners like Division 2 in the
mix. Sequel Ghost Recon
Breakpoint recently launched
but has been receiving
frequent tweaks, so we
haven’t swapped over to it
for our testing yet.
F1 2018
The latest in a long line of
successful games, F1 2018
($60 on Humble at
go.pcworld.com/f118) is a
gem to test, supplying a wide array of both
graphical and benchmarking options—
making it a much more reliable (and fun)
option that the Forza series. It’s built on the
fourth version of Codemasters’ buttery-
smooth Ego game engine. We test two laps
on the Australia course, with clear skies.
Ghost Recon Wildlands
(Frames per second)
LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE
30.2
30.1
34.4
32.1
40.2
32.2
39.4
46.1
41.2
1080p 1440p
Gigabyte Aorus Radeon RX 570
Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1650 Super
Asus ROG Strix
Radeon RX 580
EVGA GeForce
GTX 1660 XC Ultra
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy
25.2
F1 2018
(Frames per second)
LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE
60
56
66
59
81
63
73
87
77
1080p 1440p
Gigabyte Aorus
Radeon RX 570
Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1650 Super
Asus ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 XC Ultra
XFX Radeon
RX 590 Fatboy
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