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Borderlands 3: PC graphics performance benchmark review
Posted by: on: 09/15/2019 06:02 PM [
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We take a look at Borderlands 3 (2019) in our usual in-depth ways. That would be tested on the PC gaming wise relative towards graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers. Multiple graphics cards are being tested and benchmarked. We have a look at performance with the newest graphics cards and technologies.
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Only Intruder
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 06:46 PM
Suprisingly demanding at the higher image quality settings.
Looks like it's about time to start saving up for a new GPU.
Same - Fury doing badly these days :'( Same kind of results as Gears 5. Then again it's UE4 so there's plenty of ways to claw back some performance without dropping visuals too much such as tweaking memory allocation in the game engine settings as well as shadows which is usually the big hit on performance.
I'm waiting for Big Navi or rDNA2 though so will have to make do with lowering some settings in the meantime.
Suprisingly demanding at the higher image quality settings.
Looks like it's about time to start saving up for a new GPU.
Same - Fury doing badly these days :'( Same kind of results as Gears 5. Then again it's UE4 so there's plenty of ways to claw back some performance without dropping visuals too much such as tweaking memory allocation in the game engine settings as well as shadows which is usually the big hit on performance.
I'm waiting for Big Navi or rDNA2 though so will have to make do with lowering some settings in the meantime.
TheDeeGee
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 07:11 PM
Suprisingly demanding at the higher image quality settings.
Looks like it's about time to start saving up for a new GPU.
Borderlands 2 ran bad as well, it's the Developers.
No need to buy a new GPU.
Suprisingly demanding at the higher image quality settings.
Looks like it's about time to start saving up for a new GPU.
Borderlands 2 ran bad as well, it's the Developers.
No need to buy a new GPU.
Elder III
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 07:19 PM
I've been a fan or and enjoyed playing BL1 and BL2, but I have been surprised at how relatively poor the performance is at higher resolutions in BL3 (based on reviews). It doesn't look like a game that isn't playable on Ultra at 4K, at least not to me. I honestly expected that anything in the GTX 1080 Ti or Radeon VII range would be flirting with 60 FPS at 4K. :/
I've been a fan or and enjoyed playing BL1 and BL2, but I have been surprised at how relatively poor the performance is at higher resolutions in BL3 (based on reviews). It doesn't look like a game that isn't playable on Ultra at 4K, at least not to me. I honestly expected that anything in the GTX 1080 Ti or Radeon VII range would be flirting with 60 FPS at 4K. :/
tecilein
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 07:52 PM
The Ultra Preset in BL3 is quite bad.
There are several settings that can be tweaked without visible downgrades and increased fps ranging around +50-100%.
The worst setting is Volumetric Fog.
Running it at Medium can increase fps drastically and there is no visible difference.
The Ultra Preset in BL3 is quite bad.
There are several settings that can be tweaked without visible downgrades and increased fps ranging around +50-100%.
The worst setting is Volumetric Fog.
Running it at Medium can increase fps drastically and there is no visible difference.
Robbo9999
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 08:08 PM
Yeah, like others have mentioned here, I'm surprised at how taxing this game is on the GPU, I would have expected higher frame rates. A casual look at the image quality images (with slider) here in this article - I can't really see much difference in the image quality between the different presets, but it's just one static image and a small compressed jpeg so not ideal to compare image quality. So I imagine you can dial down quite a few of the settings without any major change in image quality if you want an fps bump.
Yeah, like others have mentioned here, I'm surprised at how taxing this game is on the GPU, I would have expected higher frame rates. A casual look at the image quality images (with slider) here in this article - I can't really see much difference in the image quality between the different presets, but it's just one static image and a small compressed jpeg so not ideal to compare image quality. So I imagine you can dial down quite a few of the settings without any major change in image quality if you want an fps bump.
Kool64
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 08:21 PM
This game appears to utterly maul the GTX1070.
This game appears to utterly maul the GTX1070.
alanm
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 09:18 PM
Like many tough to run games, this looks like a fine example in settings tweaking to get decent frame rates.
Those who select one setting to cover all (Ultra, high, etc) and complain about frame rates, well...
Like many tough to run games, this looks like a fine example in settings tweaking to get decent frame rates.
Those who select one setting to cover all (Ultra, high, etc) and complain about frame rates, well...
girdhan
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 09:21 PM
On my Ryzen System I experience a huge CPU bottleneck when playing with DX11. I have/had no issue/lag/stutter/crashes with DX12 at all.
Example:
DX11
DX12
On my Ryzen System I experience a huge CPU bottleneck when playing with DX11. I have/had no issue/lag/stutter/crashes with DX12 at all.
Example:
DX11
DX12
asturur
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 09:58 PM
i have not yet finished the first one
i have not yet finished the first one
barbacot
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 10:09 PM
Huh???
You're talking about a graphic card launched three years ago so maybe but by your comparison amd graphic cards launched three years ago (Rx 470 & Rx 480) are utterly dissolved in atoms by this game...
Anyway borderlands was always a graphic intensive game even if the looks are deceiving - cartoonish and all. I don't know about the gameplay but there is so much loot...
This game appears to utterly maul the GTX1070.
Huh???
You're talking about a graphic card launched three years ago so maybe but by your comparison amd graphic cards launched three years ago (Rx 470 & Rx 480) are utterly dissolved in atoms by this game...
Anyway borderlands was always a graphic intensive game even if the looks are deceiving - cartoonish and all. I don't know about the gameplay but there is so much loot...
-Tj-
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 11:06 PM
Maybe, but it still looks shit for a 2080ti @107fps 1080p, what a joke
Luckly i never was a fan of this, hard pass.
Maybe, but it still looks shit for a 2080ti @107fps 1080p, what a joke
Luckly i never was a fan of this, hard pass.
Elder III
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 11:13 PM
The Ultra Preset in BL3 is quite bad.
There are several settings that can be tweaked without visible downgrades and increased fps ranging around +50-100%.
The worst setting is Volumetric Fog.
Running it at Medium can increase fps drastically and there is no visible difference.
That is good to hear; it gives me hope that I can play it on my current system at some point. I haven't even touched the PreSequel yet so it will be awhile before I buy BL3 anyways.
The Ultra Preset in BL3 is quite bad.
There are several settings that can be tweaked without visible downgrades and increased fps ranging around +50-100%.
The worst setting is Volumetric Fog.
Running it at Medium can increase fps drastically and there is no visible difference.
That is good to hear; it gives me hope that I can play it on my current system at some point. I haven't even touched the PreSequel yet so it will be awhile before I buy BL3 anyways.
RealNC
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 11:24 PM
User "reviews" (they're more like comments, really) on metacritic were extremely poor with most of them complaining about how horrible the game's performance is.
I'd say wait for patches before getting it. Also, the DRM (new Denuvo version) seems to be constantly uploading data to somewhere at about 1.5-2mbps. Nobody knows what that data is.
User "reviews" (they're more like comments, really) on metacritic were extremely poor with most of them complaining about how horrible the game's performance is.
I'd say wait for patches before getting it. Also, the DRM (new Denuvo version) seems to be constantly uploading data to somewhere at about 1.5-2mbps. Nobody knows what that data is.
SpajdrEX
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 11:33 PM
It's actually 150-250KB, not 1.5MB-2MB/s and colleagues got it while playing coop.
It's actually 150-250KB, not 1.5MB-2MB/s and colleagues got it while playing coop.
@man_daddio
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 11:44 PM
I'll wait for a super sale down the road for this. Nothing I saw video wise peaked my interest enough to wow me. Loved the previous games so still a fan. Plenty of other games out now to enjoy.
Bash me for saying this but it is funny the Titan XP (priced same as RTX 2080ti 35%+ slower) and GTX 1080ti such old cards still at the high end of the benchmark list. Must have been well worth the money to have exceptional gaming for so long. Raving about the 5700 cards is funny.
I'll wait for a super sale down the road for this. Nothing I saw video wise peaked my interest enough to wow me. Loved the previous games so still a fan. Plenty of other games out now to enjoy.
Bash me for saying this but it is funny the Titan XP (priced same as RTX 2080ti 35%+ slower) and GTX 1080ti such old cards still at the high end of the benchmark list. Must have been well worth the money to have exceptional gaming for so long. Raving about the 5700 cards is funny.
Kool64
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 11:49 PM
Huh???
You're talking about a graphic card launched three years ago so maybe but by your comparison amd graphic cards launched three years ago (Rx 470 & Rx 480) are utterly dissolved in atoms by this game...
Anyway borderlands was always a graphic intensive game even if the looks are deceiving - cartoonish and all. I don't know about the gameplay but there is so much loot...
I mean sure it’s “old” but its served me well so far and no game has had an issue reaching more than 60 FPS with everything turned on. This is one of the first.
Huh???
You're talking about a graphic card launched three years ago so maybe but by your comparison amd graphic cards launched three years ago (Rx 470 & Rx 480) are utterly dissolved in atoms by this game...
Anyway borderlands was always a graphic intensive game even if the looks are deceiving - cartoonish and all. I don't know about the gameplay but there is so much loot...
I mean sure it’s “old” but its served me well so far and no game has had an issue reaching more than 60 FPS with everything turned on. This is one of the first.
RealNC
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 11:51 PM
"mbps" is megaBITS per second, not megaBYTES per second. For example, a 50mbps down / 5mbps up connection gives you about 6MB/s download and about 600kB/s upload speeds.
My own connection here is 30/2.5, so this game would almost saturate my upstream speed.
It's actually 150-250KB, not 1.5MB-2MB/s and colleagues got it while playing coop.
"mbps" is megaBITS per second, not megaBYTES per second. For example, a 50mbps down / 5mbps up connection gives you about 6MB/s download and about 600kB/s upload speeds.
My own connection here is 30/2.5, so this game would almost saturate my upstream speed.
HeavyHemi
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Posted on: 09/15/2019 11:57 PM
On my Ryzen System I experience a huge CPU bottleneck when playing with DX11. I have/had no issue/lag/stutter/crashes with DX12 at all.
Example:
DX11
DX12
Looks like some sort of vsync is enabled for DX11. Look at your GPU usage as well. It's low for DX11.
On my Ryzen System I experience a huge CPU bottleneck when playing with DX11. I have/had no issue/lag/stutter/crashes with DX12 at all.
Example:
DX11
DX12
Looks like some sort of vsync is enabled for DX11. Look at your GPU usage as well. It's low for DX11.
Stormyandcold
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Posted on: 09/16/2019 12:23 AM
It's performance like this that makes the RTX2080ti look good. Everything else looks borderline in comparison and even then, for 2k 144hz; an RTX2080ti still isn't good enough...
It's performance like this that makes the RTX2080ti look good. Everything else looks borderline in comparison and even then, for 2k 144hz; an RTX2080ti still isn't good enough...
warlord
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Posted on: 09/16/2019 12:28 AM
We need next Gen hardware for new decade's graphics. That optimization comes straight from Valhalla.
It's performance like this that makes the RTX2080ti look good. Everything else looks borderline in comparison and even then, for 2k 144hz; an RTX2080ti still isn't good enough...
We need next Gen hardware for new decade's graphics. That optimization comes straight from Valhalla.
schmidtbag
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Posted on: 09/16/2019 03:54 AM
Borderlands 2 ran bad as well, it's the Developers.
No need to buy a new GPU.
BL2 ran plenty fine at near-max detail on my R9 290 (1080p though). If I'm not mistaken, it's an Nvidia title, so the fact it ran so smoothly for me says a lot.
Borderlands 2 ran bad as well, it's the Developers.
No need to buy a new GPU.
BL2 ran plenty fine at near-max detail on my R9 290 (1080p though). If I'm not mistaken, it's an Nvidia title, so the fact it ran so smoothly for me says a lot.
CybaGirl
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Posted on: 09/16/2019 05:14 AM
Hello Peeps...
Can someone please tell me what is the overlay used in the images on the first page to show the performance of the GPU?
Is it FRAPS or something else?
Thanks.
Hello Peeps...
Can someone please tell me what is the overlay used in the images on the first page to show the performance of the GPU?
Is it FRAPS or something else?
Thanks.
RealNC
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Posted on: 09/16/2019 05:55 AM
MSI Afterburner.
Can someone please tell me what is the overlay used in the images on the first page to show the performance of the GPU?
MSI Afterburner.
RooiKreef
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Posted on: 09/16/2019 06:25 AM
Honestly I'm shocked to see how poor this game perform. It's a joke to see these fps numbers. I have noticed that more and more games that uses the UE4 engine stuffers from fps and physics issues. That's why I started to move away from games that's build on that engine. This must be the worst performing title of 2019 by a long shot. This game tanks your performance more than the new Metro??? Look at how amazing Greedfall look and how well that game run compared to this crap. I mean what on earth is that all about for a game that has cartoon graphics???? On consoles the people say the game is basically unplayable on some scenarios where the fps will tank all the way down to 25 fps. Lol! Now it's clear why 2K didn't want this game on the Steam store. They know they will get very bad reviews, that's why they opted for Epic store that doesn't have the option for game reviews. It's a joke in what state this game has been launched. Totally unacceptable for a aaa developer company. There is no way this crap will ever get my money. This is my personal opinion and everyone for themselves when it comes to games. If you bought it and like it and you are happy then good for you, I'm just giving my personal opinion.
Honestly I'm shocked to see how poor this game perform. It's a joke to see these fps numbers. I have noticed that more and more games that uses the UE4 engine stuffers from fps and physics issues. That's why I started to move away from games that's build on that engine. This must be the worst performing title of 2019 by a long shot. This game tanks your performance more than the new Metro??? Look at how amazing Greedfall look and how well that game run compared to this crap. I mean what on earth is that all about for a game that has cartoon graphics???? On consoles the people say the game is basically unplayable on some scenarios where the fps will tank all the way down to 25 fps. Lol! Now it's clear why 2K didn't want this game on the Steam store. They know they will get very bad reviews, that's why they opted for Epic store that doesn't have the option for game reviews. It's a joke in what state this game has been launched. Totally unacceptable for a aaa developer company. There is no way this crap will ever get my money. This is my personal opinion and everyone for themselves when it comes to games. If you bought it and like it and you are happy then good for you, I'm just giving my personal opinion.
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Suprisingly demanding at the higher image quality settings.
Looks like it's about time to start saving up for a new GPU.