Capcom's latest release is a chart-topper, currently ranking 6th among Steam's most played games. However, this success is overshadowed by widespread criticism regarding its technical performance on PC. Digital Foundry's in-depth analysis confirms these concerns, painting a bleak picture of the game's current state.
Their findings reveal a multitude of problems. Shader pre-compilation, a crucial process, takes an agonizing 9 minutes on a high-end 9800X3D system, stretching to over 30 minutes on a Ryzen 3600. Texture quality is disappointingly low, even at the "High" setting. Testing on an RTX 4060 at 1440p with balanced DLSS revealed significant frame time spikes, a jarring experience for players. Even the more powerful RTX 4070 with 12GB of VRAM struggles, producing underwhelming texture detail.
For users with 8GB GPUs, Digital Foundry recommends reducing texture quality to "Medium" to alleviate stuttering and frame time spikes. Unfortunately, this compromise still leaves much to be desired visually. Rapid camera movements continue to cause noticeable frame drops, though less severe with slower movements. Crucially, the frame time issues persist even with low-quality textures.
Digital Foundry's Alex Battaglia points to inefficient data streaming as the likely culprit. This process places an excessive burden on the GPU during decompression, severely impacting budget graphics cards and causing significant frame time spikes. He advises against purchasing the game for systems with 8GB GPUs and expresses reservations even about more powerful cards like the RTX 4070.
Performance is particularly abysmal on Intel GPUs. The Arc 770, for instance, manages only 15-20 frames per second, further plagued by missing textures and other visual artifacts. While high-end systems can partially mitigate these issues, a consistently smooth experience remains elusive. Currently, optimizing settings without substantial visual compromise proves nearly impossible.
