Gaming Performance Page 1
On this page and the next, we are going to look at how overclocking has improved game performance by overclocking. We will simply compare by apples-to-apples the default clock speed to our highest overclock as shown on the previous page.
Red Dead Redemption 2
We ran the in-game benchmark three times and reported the average of the three runs for Red Dead Redemption 2. We used 3840×2160 as the resolution and manually set all in-game settings to maximum levels. At stock speeds, Red Dead Redemption 2 achieved an average of 40.3 frames per second. Overclocking increased performance by 14.4%, boosting the average frames per second to 46.1. This was the only game that we looked at where the difference between overclocking and not could be considered to make the highest settings to be playable.
Metro Exodus
We ran the benchmark utility three times and reported the average of each of the three runs for Metro: Exodus. Testing was done at 3840×2160 as the resolution and the Ultra default settings. We attempted to run at the Extreme level, however, we found that our average FPS was not able to escape the thirties and there were many cases where it dropped into the ’30s. The Ultra settings provide a much smoother experience with the stock clocks turning in 44 frames per second and overclocking yields a boost to 46.8 frames per second, a 6.3% increase.
The Division 2
We ran the in-game benchmark three times and reported the average of the three runs for The Division 2. We used 3840×2160 as the resolution and the highest possible in-game settings. The stock performance turned in an average of 53 frames per second while overclocking provided an average of 62.3 frames per second, a 17.5% increase.