A dream for Harry Potter fans. Hogwarts Legacy is not just one of the most substantial, however likewise among the most sensational PC video games of the year. We have actually created numerous note pad and desktop graphics cards to carry out different benchmark tests with (consisting of ray tracing).
Florian Glaser, Florian Glaser, ✓ Sergey Tarasov( equated by Daisy Dickson), Published
Against all preemptive scepticism, the designers of Hogwarts Legacy have actually handled to bring the well-known and much-loved wonderful world to our screens – high quality in both gameplay and technical kind. Even if you are not a fan of the Harry Potter universe, the graphics of the video game make sure to impress like no other. Along with the textures, the lighting and impacts (such as magic spells) are likewise remarkable.
In outdoors locations of the video game, the draw range is fantastic and the plants density is outstanding. The outright emphasize of Hogwarts Legacy stays its eager eye for information – or in other words – its fascination with information, which reveals the massive effort it took to establish the video game and supplies a first-rate experience for the gamer.
Content-wise, the video game can’t be critiqued much either. The fight system, for instance, is really fluid and user-friendly. The contrast of the periodic puzzle suits well and supplies great range to the video game. Furthermore, the school day is accompanied by climatic background music and excellent voice acting. The intro (although a bit long) is successful in mesmerizing even casual players and carefully presents the gamer to the many mechanics and functions of the video game.
Because our criteria were performed around 2 weeks after the video game was launched, the majority of the larger technical problems which were reported throughout the launch had actually currently been solved. This suggested that throughout our test, the video game didn’t crash a single time or reveal any other disparities.
PC users get to take advantage of a detailed choices menu. Starting with the screen tab, where gamers can set the resolution (although unfortunately there is no conventional full-screen mode), edge smoothing, VSync and frame rate limitation. Depending upon the graphics card, this menu likewise consists of FSR and DLSS. The graphics tab reveals a comparable variety of choices. Consisted of here are 4 presets, which affect the 10 private settings listed below. If required, the supported ray tracing (reflections, shadows and ambient occlusion) needs to be triggered by hand.
A reward: With the exception of ray tracing, all modifications are carried out instantly and without needing to reboot your gadget. The brief descriptions offered for each of the choices likewise show to be a good information. Aggravatingly, shaders (which you may understand from other video games such as Call of Duty or Uncharted) are filled each time the video game is booted. On some gadgets, this can take a couple of minutes to reach conclusion.
Because the alternative to “run criteria” in the menu just includes a brief background hardware analysis, we will count on a set series to evaluate the efficiency. After the prolonged tutorial, the gamer is permitted to leave the location and check out the outdoors world. The primary mission for the primary character is to set out for Hogsmeade with their buddy by their side. With the assistance of the tool CapFrameX, we tape a sprint through the garden up until the faded gate, for approximately 25 seconds (see video).
If the computer system just has an iGPU to deal with, the gamer will need to get utilized to experiencing low resolutions and information – if the video game even performs at all. Even the Radeon 680 M, which is extremely effective as far as incorporated graphics adapters go, does not handle to run the video game at over 40 FPS completely HD (1,280 x 720 pixels are, nevertheless, rather playable on the low pre-programmed). To run the video game at mid to optimal settings, a minimum of a mid-range graphics card is needed, comparable in specifications to the Radeon RX 6600 M
| 1920 x1080 Low Preset AA: Low T 1920 x1080 Medium Preset AA: High T 1920 x1080 High Preset AA: High T 1920 x1080 Ultra Preset AA: High T | |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
172(476 minutes, 79.4 P0.1, 108.1 P1) fps ∼72% 1543 (581 minutes, 75.6 P0.1, 100.3 P1) fps ∼26% 1412 (396 minutes, 55.3 P0.1, 92.7 P1) fps ∼75% |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
1711 (453 minutes, 73.9 P0.1, 112 P1) fps ∼72% 1503 ( 9.6 minutes, 39.9 P0.1, 103 P1) fps ∼26% 1334 (474 minutes, 49.4 P0.1, 83.6 P1) fps ∼71% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
1346 (407 minutes, 73 P0.1, 89.2 P1) fps ∼56% 1227 (499 minutes, 67 P0.1, 87.6 P1) fps ∼21% 101( 9.58 minutes, 38.2 P0.1, 61.9 P1) fps ∼54% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
1252 (413 minutes, 57 P0.1, 83.7 P1) fps ∼52% 1046 (474 minutes, 51.4 P0.1, 73.2 P1) fps ∼18% 809 (257 minutes, 34.3 P0.1, 52.7 P1) fps ∼43% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900 HX MSI Titan GT7712 UHS |
1086 (418 minutes, 49 P0.1, 80 P1) fps ∼45% 894 (329 minutes, 44.1 P0.1, 61 P1) fps ∼15% 792 (125 minutes, 32.9 P0.1, 46.7 P1) fps ∼42% |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 M, R9 5900 HX Asus ROG Strix G15 |
87(353 minutes, 37.3 P0.1, 46 P1) fps ∼36% 784 (337 minutes, 37.7 P0.1, 47.8 P1) fps ∼13% 66(209 minutes, 26.5 P0.1, 34.7 P1) fps ∼35% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700 H Lenovo Legion 5 Pro |
884 (309 minutes, 34.8 P0.1, 53.6 P1) fps ∼37% 698 (208 minutes, 29.1 P0.1, 44.1 P1) fps ∼12% 581 (184 minutes, 21.9 P0.1, 32.6 P1) fps ∼31% |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 M, R7 5800 H Lenovo Legion 5 |
834 (336 minutes, 36.8 P0.1, 44.1 P1) fps ∼35% 674 (305 minutes, 36.5 P0.1, 44.4 P1) fps ∼12% 519 (192 minutes, 24.6 P0.1, 34.7 P1) fps ∼28% |
| AMD Radeon 680 M, R9 6900 HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 |
341 (162 minutes, 16.6 P0.1, 20.6 P1) fps ∼51% 218 (106 minutes, 10.7 P0.1, 12.2 P1) fps ∼ 9% 196 ( 7.13 minutes, 7.72 P0.1, 11.4 P1) fps ∼ 3% 142 ( 7.61 minutes, 7.75 P0.1, 8.33 P1) fps ∼ 8% |
If you wish to play Hogwarts Legacy in QHD at 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and utilizing the Ultra predetermined, you can not prevent needing to utilize a laptop computer or a PC with mid to high specifications, such as the GeForce RTX 3060 or the Radeon RX 6800 M
| 2560 x1440 Ultra Preset AA: High T | |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
1184 (342 minutes, 48.2 P0.1, 79.9 P1) fps ∼24% |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
1048 ( 9.15 minutes, 33.1 P0.1, 73.1 P1) fps ∼22% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
835 (336 minutes, 40.6 P0.1, 52.3 P1) fps ∼17% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
633 (259 minutes, 29.6 P0.1, 41.1 P1) fps ∼13% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900 HX MSI Titan GT7712 UHS |
606 (197 minutes, 21.9 P0.1, 37.3 P1) fps ∼12% |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 M, R9 5900 HX Asus ROG Strix G15 |
505 (271 minutes, 27.5 P0.1, 31.1 P1) fps ∼10% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700 H Lenovo Legion 5 Pro |
421 (189 minutes, 19.9 P0.1, 25.8 P1) fps ∼ 9% |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 M, R7 5800 H Lenovo Legion 5 |
348 (119 minutes, 15.5 P0.1, 22.6 P1) fps ∼ 7% |
Almost all note pad graphics cards battle to run the video game at the greatest settings in 4K. Even the top-of-the-range design of Nvidia’s newest generation, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, stops working at the 40 FPS mark.
| 3840 x2160 Ultra Preset AA: High T | |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
688 (323 minutes, 39.3 P0.1, 53.7 P1) fps ∼52% |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
58(287 minutes, 32 P0.1, 45.1 P1) fps ∼44% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
485 (266 minutes, 28.5 P0.1, 32.9 P1) fps ∼36% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
35(229 minutes, 24.2 P0.1, 26.3 P1) fps ∼26% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900 HX MSI Titan GT7712 UHS |
344 (152 minutes, 15.2 P0.1, 22.2 P1) fps ∼26% |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 M, R9 5900 HX Asus ROG Strix G15 |
272 (151 minutes, 15.4 P0.1, 18.7 P1) fps ∼20% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700 H Lenovo Legion 5 Pro |
252 (143 minutes, 14.6 P0.1, 17.9 P1) fps ∼19% |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 M, R7 5800 H Lenovo Legion 5 |
176 ( 9.72 minutes, 10.7 P0.1, 14.4 P1) fps ∼13% |
The video game ends up being even more difficult to run when ray tracing is triggered. While a GeForce RTX 3080 suffices for Full HD, even top-of-the-range PCs reach their limitations at 4K (see Radeon RX 7900 XTX).
| 1920 x1080 Ultra Preset + Full Ray Tracing AA: High T 3840 x2160 Ultra Preset + Full Ray Tracing AA: High T | |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
753 (307 minutes, 32.4 P0.1, 45.6 P1) fps ∼59% 306 (149 minutes, 17 P0.1, 20.7 P1) fps ∼33% |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
679 (273 minutes, 31.6 P0.1, 41.3 P1) fps ∼53% 273 (155 minutes, 15.9 P0.1, 17.5 P1) fps ∼29% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
667 (16 minutes, 19.7 P0.1, 39.9 P1) fps ∼52% 284 (129 minutes, 15.7 P0.1, 19.8 P1) fps ∼31% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-12900 K Desktop-PC |
532 (243 minutes, 25.2 P0.1, 33.2 P1) fps ∼42% 216 (157 minutes, 15.9 P0.1, 16.6 P1) fps ∼23% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900 HX MSI Titan GT7712 UHS |
492 (112 minutes, 17.6 P0.1, 27.5 P1) fps ∼39% 213 (128 minutes, 13.3 P0.1, 14.7 P1) fps ∼23% |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 M, R9 5900 HX Asus ROG Strix G15 |
349 (156 minutes, 16.5 P0.1, 19.2 P1) fps ∼27% 122 ( 7.01 minutes, 7.42 P0.1, 8.94 P1) fps ∼13% |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700 H Lenovo Legion 5 Pro |
345 (12 minutes, 12.1 P0.1, 18.3 P1) fps ∼27% 146 ( 7.95 minutes, 8.57 P0.1, 11.2 P1) fps ∼16% |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 M, R7 5800 H Lenovo Legion 5 |
133 ( 2.92 minutes, 2.98 P0.1, 3.21 P1) fps ∼10% 1.113( 0.619 minutes, 0.623 P0.1, 0.665 P1) fps ∼ 1% |
Since video gaming tests are extremely lengthy and frequently limited by setup or activation limitations, we can just supply you with a part of the standards at the time of releasing this short article. More graphics cards will be contributed to our tables in the coming days and weeks.
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| Device | Graphics card | Processor | Memory | Operating system |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notebooks | ||||
| MSI Titan GT7712 UHS | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti @175 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i9-12900 | 2 x 16 GB DDR5 | Windows 11 |
| Lenovo Legion 5 Pro | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 @140 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-12700 H | 2 x 8 GB DDR5 | Windows 11 |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 | AMD Radeon RX 6800 M (12 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 HX | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
| Lenovo Legion 5 | AMD Radeon RX 6600 M (8 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 | AMD Radeon 680 M | AMD Ryzen 9 6900 HS | 2 x 16 GB DDR5 | Windows 11 |
| Tower PCs | ||||
| Custom I | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB GDDR6) MSI GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB GDDR6) |
Intel Core i9-12900 K | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
| Custom II | Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6) PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (16 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6800 (16 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB GDDR6) |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950 X | 2 x 16 GB DDR5 | Windows 11 |
| Custom III | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super FE | Intel Core i9-11900 K | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
| Mini-PCs | ||||
| Zotac ZBOX CI665 Nano | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96 EUs) | Intel Core i7-1165 G7 | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
| Morefine S500+ | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 HX | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
| Minisforum NUCXi7 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 @125 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800 H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
| Minisforum HX99 G | AMD Radeon RX 6600 M @100 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 9 6900 HX | 2 x 16 GB DDR5 | Windows 11 |
| 4K screens | Nvidia chauffeurs | AMD chauffeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Philips Brilliance 329 P9H, Gigabyte M32 U | ForceWare 528.49 | Adrenalin 23.2.2 |
Editor of the initial short article: Florian Glaser – Managing Editor Gaming Laptops – 559 posts released on Notebookcheck considering that 2009
I found my interest in computer systems in my youth, maturing with MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 in the early 1990 s. I was specifically captivated with video game, even from an early age. From Monkey Island through Lands of Lore to Doom, I attempted every video game I might get my hands on. I have actually been working for Notebookcheck considering that 2009 with my focus mainly being on high-performance video gaming laptop computers.
Originally from Scotland, I matured and resided in Germany till I finished my high school certifications prior to returning to Scotland to finish my university research studies. Maturing multilingual led me to form a close relationship with the English and German languages, typically operating in the fields of mentor and translation. The majority of my youth was formed by messing around on brand-new consoles, computer systems and devices and getting to grips with the brand-new fad of the web and smart devices. This interest has actually stuck with me well into their adult years. Nowadays, I reside in Glasgow and work as a freelance translator and digital media organizer. I have actually been equating for Notebookcheck because early 2023.
Florian Glaser, 2023-02-26( Update: 2023-02-26)
