Gaming Tests: Final Fantasy XV

Upon arriving to PC, Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition was given a graphical overhaul as it was ported over from console. As a fantasy RPG with a long history, the fruits of Square-Enix’s successful partnership with NVIDIA are on display. The game uses the internal Luminous Engine, and as with other Final Fantasy games, pushes the imagination of what we can do with the hardware underneath us. To that end, FFXV was one of the first games to promote the use of ‘video game landscape photography’, due in part to the extensive detail even at long range but also with the integration of NVIDIA’s Ansel software, that allowed for super-resolution imagery and post-processing effects to be applied.

In preparation for the launch of the game, Square Enix opted to release a standalone benchmark. Using the Final Fantasy XV standalone benchmark gives us a lengthy standardized sequence to record, although it should be noted that its heavy use of NVIDIA technology means that the Maximum setting has problems - it renders items off screen. To get around this, we use the standard preset which does not have these issues. We use the following settings:

  • 720p Standard, 1080p Standard, 4K Standard, 8K Standard

For automation, the title accepts command line inputs for both resolution and settings, and then auto-quits when finished. As with the other benchmarks, we do as many runs until 10 minutes per resolution/setting combination has passed, and then take averages. Realistically, because of the length of this test, this equates to two runs per setting.

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All of our benchmark results can also be found in our benchmark engine, Bench.

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  • Smell This - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link


    AMD discounts old stock until gone __ it is hard to keep up.

    I prefer *less than bleeding edge* __ the example you have given is the Ryzen 5 3600.

    $149.06 at Amazon has me interested {| ;--|)
  • nandnandnand - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link

    3600X was $250 at launch. You are comparing a discounted 3600 price to a newly released CPU... of a higher tier (non-X vs. X)... during a pandemic with mostly heightened tech prices.

    Prices will come down, and Ryzen 5 5600 is rumored to come in at $220 in early 2021.
  • Smell This - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link


    You have to back that up ~~~ LOL

    The Ryzen 5 5600x is butting heads with the i7-10770K at $387 (or $88 less). Is this one of your Ass Facts?
  • nandnandnand - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link

    It will come down just like Ryzen 3000 CPUs went down. Probably in response to Rocket Lake in Q1.
  • Smell This - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link


    I don't know.
    The AMD product mix is seriously stout with last gen with +2 threads. a 3700X is killer and comparable to the new 5600X. There will be a 5600 but at $260 will slobber-knock Intel 6-core
  • silverblue - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link

    nandnandnand did say it was a rumour, so there's no need to be rude. A quick search on Google brought up articles on The Guru of 3D, KitGuru, TweakTown, OC3D, NotebookCheck and TechPowerUp, either referring to a Korean translation or a table from VideoCardz.com. One theory is that AMD is waiting for 400-series BIOS updates to be released.
  • Smell This - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link


    Backed up by WCCF ?? LOL
    ~~ you guys have bumped your heads
  • silverblue - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link

    And you're just a troll with no counter-argument, and nothing of interest to add.
  • Smell This - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link

    Troll? LOL
    Once again, you guys have bumped your heads. It is all a circle-jerk that links back to itself and WCCF

    "Source: @harukaze5719 via Wccftech"
    "Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor."
    "Recently, this article was posted, but I couldn't find the post's source. 😭 My search ability is still low…"

    Bigger LOL __ You included searches that have nothing to do with NotebookCheck and TechPowerUp

    Who is the TROLL??? HA!

    Go away
  • silverblue - Friday, November 6, 2020 - link

    1) The word "rumor" has been emphasised on various occasions. How you're struggling to comprehend that is beyond me.
    2) AMD will launch lower-end parts within one or two quarters. It's what they've done since Zen came out in 2017.
    3) NotebookCheck did indeed make a news post referencing harukaze5719
    4) TechPowerUp did indeed credit the source of their news post to @harukaze5719

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