Capcom's latest release is a chart-topper, currently ranking 6th on Steam's most played games. However, this success is overshadowed by widespread criticism of its technical performance on PC. Digital Foundry's in-depth analysis confirms these concerns, painting a less-than-stellar picture of the PC version.
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 and "High" settings showed significant frame time spikes. Even the more powerful RTX 4070 (12GB) struggles, producing noticeably poor textures.
For GPUs with only 8GB of VRAM, Digital Foundry recommends reducing texture quality to "Medium" to alleviate stuttering and frame time spikes. However, this compromise still leaves much to be desired visually. Rapid camera movements continue to cause noticeable frame drops, though less severe with slower movements. Critically, 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 places excessive strain on the GPU during decompression, particularly impacting budget graphics cards and resulting in jarring frame time spikes. He advises against purchasing the game for systems with 8GB GPUs and expresses reservations even for 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, accompanied by missing textures and other visual artifacts. While higher-end systems can partially mitigate these issues, smooth gameplay remains elusive. Currently, finding optimal settings is nearly impossible without sacrificing significant visual fidelity.
