Star Wars Outlaws Performance Benchmark

[W1zzard]

Star Wars Outlaws is a new title in the iconic Star Wars universe, which lets you play as member of the criminal underworld. The game uses the Snowdrop engine, and delivers great graphics. In our performance review, we'll look at the game's graphics quality, VRAM consumption, and how it runs across a range of contemporary graphics cards.

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[Onasi]

More than 20 gigs of allocated VRAM at full on maxed 4K is… something. Out of curiosity, if 4K Ultra 60 frames is only 4090 territory, how bad is the framerate even on that with RT and RTXDI and all that WITHOUT FG? Unplayable?

 

[dirtyferret]

VRAM hog

 

[ZoneDymo]

not that anyone should care, but I bet that Vram usage will be patched

 

[codex5600x]

Now we see Nvidia with less VRAM have better performance, that means AMD have big problem in VRAM management

 

[oxrufiioxo]

I prefer this scenario with regards to vram a game should be able to detect how much vram a person has and dynamically allocate assets so that stutter is reduced or outright eliminated....


UE5 is a poster child for the opposite, light vram requirements relative to the visuals but traversal stutter in the majority of released games on top of a lot of them having Shader compilation stutters although apparently UE5 5.3/5.4 mitigates it more than previous versions so here is hoping.


Thanks for the performance review W1z this, and avatar are probably the most impressive showcase of RT on AMD cards so it's good to see a developer catering to both hardware vendors strengths.

 

[Xuper]

Idk why is she ugly ? What are developers doing ?

 

[ItaloLage]

Gentleman, one question. Maybe somewhere on the forum that is spoken off. But in the recent light of that degradation of the 13th and 14th Intel processors, why one of them are used in the review? Or maybe in all reviews, i didn't notice. Some reviewers stopped recommend those parts until investigation about the possible fix. Honest question out of curiosity only.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Idk why is she ugly ? What are developers doing ?

Don't get me wrong I like the super model looking characters of The First Decendent and Stellar Blade, but I do find it troubling that people fixate on that in game like this and the Horizon Series.....

 

[arbiter]

Now we see Nvidia with less VRAM have better performance, that means AMD have big problem in VRAM management

or the vram usage is just game useing as much as possible when it doesn't need to like that one other game.

 

[Arkz]

not that anyone should care, but I bet that Vram usage will be patched

Why? If it's there, why not use it?

 

[Nostras]

I wonder if Star Wars Outlaw handles VRAM restrictions like Halo? Loading in low-quality assets to prevent fps from being butchered?
I see no mention of it in the review as far as I can tell.

 

[Thimblewad]

Now we see Nvidia with less VRAM have better performance, that means AMD have big problem in VRAM management

Right AMD has more VRAM and wider bus, so that is not the problem, core speed is. Also, the game is an Nvidia sponsored title so please. Still, I'd be more than happy to take a 7900 XTX for a grand rather than a 4090 for two. Anyday.

 

[TheDeeGee]

All that VRAM certainly wasn't used for the gameplay and AI, cuz holy shit it's bad.

 

[Event Horizon]

Nvidia has quite the nerve bundling this with their VRAM deficient cards.

 

[W1zzard]

why one of them are used in the review?

I haven't had any issues any of mine, everyone even got an extra two years of warranty now.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

Idk why is she ugly ? What are developers doing ?

Are you talking about the protagonist's character model? If so, your bar is set awfully high.

 

[64K]

Nvidia has quite the nerve bundling this with their VRAM deficient cards.

From the conclusion page:

"Our results confirm this, the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB runs at virtually the same FPS as the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB."

How is 8 GB VRAM deficient on 1080p?

 

[the54thvoid]

Overall, Star Wars Outlaws is one of the best Star Wars experiences in recent times. While it does feel a bit like Far Cry x Star Wars, I am enjoying it, and I very much like the whole scoundrel/criminal vibe of the game, while still being a good guy.

Stellar praise. Might be worth a shot, then.

 

[W1zzard]

From the conclusion page:

"Our results confirm this, the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB runs at virtually the same FPS as the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB."

How is 8 GB VRAM deficient on 1080p?

Not sure what you are asking. Have you looked at the other resolutions? I'll add "even at 1440p and 4K" to that sentence

 

[Jilted1]

Shouldn't be called AAA

 

[csendesmark]

This graphics looks less what 20GB VRAM use would warrant

 

[64K]

Not sure what you are asking. Have you looked at the other resolutions? I'll add "even at 1440p and 4K" to that sentence

I was just addressing the user that commented that Nvidia GPUs are VRAM deficient. Since the 4060 Ti ran about the same whether is had 8 GB or 16 GB then I don't see why people say Nvidia is VRAM deficient with 8 GB even at 1080p which is most likely what a 4060 Ti user is gaming on.

 

[AusWolf]

Don't get me wrong I like the super model looking characters of The First Decendent and Stellar Blade, but I do find it troubling that people fixate on that in game like this and the Horizon Series.....

It's hard not to get fixated on your main character in a third-person game who is on screen probably 98% of the time (she was modelled after a stunning woman, btw). And based on videos I've seen, it's not only her, but basically every character in the game, except for your pet, Nix. I guess Ubisoft tried to be as generic as they could for a wide appeal, but that's how the game lost its charm.

As for the game, it appears a bit too stealthy for me, and based on reviews, the stealth mechanics aren't great, either. Such a shame. I might buy it on a massive discount someday, but for now, it's a pass for me.

 

[Sithaer]

I was just addressing the user that commented that Nvidia GPUs are VRAM deficient. Since the 4060 Ti ran about the same whether is had 8 GB or 16 GB then I don't see why people say Nvidia is VRAM deficient with 8 GB even at 1080p which is most likely what a 4060 Ti user is gaming on.

Not only that but apparently the 3060 Ti is beating the 6700 XT in both average and 1% lows regardless of the +4GB Vram on the 6700 XT.
This is yet another case where you will run out of raw performance than run into Vram issues anyway. 'I keep saying this that this is my experience with the latest games and my 3060 Ti that it simply runs out of performance and not the Vram in the latest games, by the time I run out of Vram I already have to lower the settings anyway AND use DLSS on top to keep things decently playable'