Lifeless Island 2: Laptop computer and desktop benchmarks – NotebookCheck.web Evaluations

Zombie invasion in a fairly setting. Lifeless Island 2 won’t be the perfect recreation of the yr, however the combination of splatter motion and dignified Hollywood environment undoubtedly has its enchantment. You will discover the {hardware} necessities in our benchmark examine.
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We’re at the moment operating our gaming benchmarks with these laptops. Clicking on the pictures will take you to the respective producer’s homepage. All different check programs (tower PCs, mini PCs, …) are listed on the finish of the article.
Due to the easy-going entry and the intuitive controls, Lifeless Island 2 manages to captivate gamers rapidly.
The primary-person title additionally has loads to supply graphically. The American (hilly) landscapes, wherein Lifeless Island 2 is ready, shine amongst different issues with a excessive stage of foresight, fancy buildings, and lots of particulars – be it inside or exterior. The character fashions and the consequences (smoke, sparks, and many others.) are additionally spectacular. Minor graphics and clipping errors, which we encountered in the midst of the check, usually are not an enormous drawback total.
The graphics menu additionally hardly must be criticized both. Modifications are utilized with out a restart and there are quick explanations for the person settings. Whereas the decision, image mode, VSync, most body charge, the sector of view, movement blur, and brightness (SDR or HDR) may be adjusted within the show tab, over 10 element choices are ready within the prolonged menu, which may be globally adjusted through preset. Both FXAA or TAA is liable for edge smoothing. The AMD applied sciences FSR 2 and Variable Shading are on board. Particular Nvidia options like DLSS are lacking.
Technically, Lifeless Island 2 makes fairly a mature impression in relation to many different not too long ago launched video games when you disregard the occasional jerkiness, which might happen whatever the {hardware} efficiency and the chosen settings in our expertise. The truth that the shaders should be optimized at each recreation begin is just not noticeable as a result of quite quick period (no comparability to The Final of Us) particularly for the reason that intro movies may be skipped and the loading instances are pleasantly quick (not less than on SSDs).
Since Lifeless Island 2 doesn’t comprise an built-in benchmark, we use a specifically outlined sequence. After the tutorial, the principle character reaches the mansion of a well known Hollywood star and is allowed to maneuver round freed from zombies for some time, which advantages reproducible measurements and outcomes.
As you’ll be able to see within the following video, we run with the character for a great 20 seconds by way of the trendy mansion, the place there are additionally a couple of different characters. The body charge is recorded with the CapFrameX software. Since it is a fast-paced title from the first-person perspective, the common framerate must be not less than at a stage of 40 and even higher 60 FPS.
We’d describe the graphics necessities of Lifeless Island 2 as reasonable. With an iGPU on the extent of the Intel Iris Graphics G7, you must restrict your self to 1,280 x 720 pixels and minimal settings (simply over 50 FPS), however with stronger iGPUs just like the Radeon 680M, then again, usable body charges are additionally attainable in 1,920 x 1,080 (approx. 60 FPS @Low, approx. 40 FPS @Excessive). Solely ranging from the Extremely preset and onwards a devoted mid-range GPU is completely needed.
1920×1080 Low Preset AA:Low T 1920×1080 Medium Preset AA:Excessive T 1920×1080 Excessive Preset AA:Excessive T 1920×1080 Extremely Preset AA:Excessive T | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K Desktop-PC |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Professional E23 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Professional 15 E23 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 |
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AMD Radeon 680M, R9 6900HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 |
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 Zotac ZBOX CI665 Nano |
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2,560 x 1,440 pixels demand a bit extra from the graphics card, though a fairly up-to-date mid-range GPU is enough right here as effectively (we decided greater than 70 FPS with the RTX 4050 at most settings).
2560×1440 Extremely Preset AA:Excessive T | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K Desktop-PC |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Professional E23 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Professional 15 E23 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23 |
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The {hardware} necessities within the 4K sector are additionally not overly excessive. Even a GeForce RTX 4050 (with a excessive TGP) cracks the 40 FPS mark at most particulars.
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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K Desktop-PC |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K Desktop-PC |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Professional E23 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Professional 15 E23 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop computer GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23 |
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Since gaming assessments are very time-consuming and sometimes restricted by set up or activation limits, we will solely give you part of the benchmarks on the time of publication. We will likely be including extra graphics playing cards within the coming days and weeks.
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4K Screens | Working System | Nvidia Driver | AMD Driver |
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Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Gigabyte M32U | Home windows 11 | ForceWare 531.79 | Adrenalin 23.4.3 |

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