Watch dogs 2: performance analysis gtx 1080 / rx 480 / gtx 1060 / rx 470

Dedsec has returned in a new adventure in the city of San Francisco, the new Watch Dogs 2 is already here to try to win over users whom it failed to convince the original title two years ago. The new Watch Dogs 2 comes with the seal of Nvidia Gameworks, a technology that promises significant improvements at the visual level but that has given many problems in previous games that implemented it. How does Watch Dogs 2 behave? Read on to find the answer.

Watch Dogs 2: testing team

The guys at Wccftech have got down to work to analyze the performance of Watch Dogs 2, always bearing in mind that it is an open-world title and it is very complicated not to say almost impossible to make two games exactly the same to be able to compare. The tests focus on analyzing the performance of the graphics card and the processor. The graphics card drivers have been updated to the latest versions Crimson 16.11.5 and GeForce 376.09.

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Wccftech has used the following base system components to analyze Watch Dogs 2:

CPU	Intel Core i7 6800k (4.1GHz)
Memory	32GB CORSAIR Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666MHz
Motherboard	ASUS X99A-II
Storage	Crucial MX100 512GB SSD Seagate 2TB SSHD
PSU	Cooler Master V1200 Platinum

And the following graphics cards:

GPU	Architecture	nuclei	Core frequency	Memory capacity	Memory speed
NVIDIA GTX 1080 FE	Pascal	2560	1607/1733	8GB GDDR5X	10Gbps
EVGA GTX 980ti SC ACX	Maxwell	2816	1102/1190	6GB GDDR5	7Gbps
Sapphire R9 Fury X	Fiji	4096	1050	4GB HBM	500Mhz
PNY GTX 980 XLR8	Maxwell	2048	1228/1329	4GB GDDR5	7.2Gbps
Radeon R9 Nano	Fiji	4096	up to 1000	4GB HBM	500Mhz
XFX R9 390 XXX OC	Grenada	2560	1050	8GB GDDR5	6Gbps
NVIDIA GTX 1060 FE	Pascal	1280	1506/1708	6GB GDDR5	8Gbps
XFX RX 480	Polaris 10	2304	1266	8GB GDDR5	8Gbps
Visiontek RX 470	Polaris 10	2048	1226	4GB GDDR5	7Gbps
Sapphire RX 460 Nitro	Polaris 11	896	1250	4GB GDDR5	7Gbps

The following Ultra graphics settings have been used:

Watch Dogs 2 1080p performance

First of all we look at the performance of the graphics cards in Watch Dogs 2 at Full HD resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels, we have already begun to see that the games play havoc and not even the GeForce GTX 1080 is capable of holding up to 60 FPS in any way. steady with drops to 52 FPS. Worse is for an AMD that sees its most powerful card, the Radeon R9 Fury X drop to a paltry 24 FPS. Watch Dogs 2 and Gamerworks wreak havoc on AMD hardware, something that is already customary in games that include this proprietary Nvidia technology.

Watch Dogs 2 1440p performance

We are moving to 1440p resolution and things are only getting worse… at this point only the GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 980Ti are capable of holding the minimum 30 FPS. As for AMD, none of its cards exceed a minimum of 13 FPS.

Watch Dogs 2 4K performance

In case there is not enough we reach 4K resolution and Watch Dogs 2 is totally unplayable in Ultra, nor the powerful GeForce GTX 1080 can hold 20 FPS… something totally unfortunate and that shows us the little or no optimization work in the game and Gameworks technology.

Watch Dogs 2 CPU performance

We got to the CPU performance analysis in Watch Dogs 2 and we see how the dual core / thread processors are unable to run the game. The 2-core and 4-wire processors can sustain a minimum framerate of 24 FPS with the minimum recommended being a physical quad-core processor. A quad- core, 8-wire processor is the ideal way to fully enjoy Watch Dogs 2.

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Final Words and Conclusion

After this analysis we can firmly affirm that Watch Dogs 2 is a poorly optimized video game, its performance is unfortunate to the point that not even the most powerful graphics card oriented to players can sustain a speed of 60 FPS. If you want to play it at a resolution higher than 1080p you will have to lower the graphic detail if you want to enjoy it with good fluidity. Open world games are very demanding with hardware, if we add Gameworks technology to it, the truth is that it does not look very well seen in the games that implement it even if you have one of the best PC Gaming configurations .