The Early Access phase for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has begun. And, since I’ve already pre-ordered the game, I can now share my first benchmarks and PC performance impressions. So, let’s dive in.
For these first benchmarks, I used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090. I also used Windows 10 64-bit and the GeForce 596.49 driver.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight does not have a built-in benchmark tool. So, for our tests, I used this scene. From what I could see, this was more demanding than the open-world area you play as Batman. Therefore, consider these stress benchmarks. The game runs better in pretty much all other areas.
At Native 1080p/Epic Settings, the NVIDIA RTX 5090 was able to push framerates between 114FPS and 121FPS. At Native 1440p/Epic, we were averaging between 93FPS and 97FPS. As for Native 4K, the NVIDIA RTX 5090 can provide a smooth gaming experience. While there were some drops to 58FPS in this scene, the rest of the game runs way better. At the end of the article, you can find some Native 4K screenshots. As you can see, the NVIDIA RTX 5090 mostly pushes framerates between 80-100FPS.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight also supports NVIDIA DLSS 4. With DLSS 4 Quality at 4K/Epic Settings, we were able to get to 90FPS. Then, with MFG X2, we were able to get framerates over 166FPS at all times. With MFG X3, we got to the 244FPS territory. And finally, with MFG X4, we got above 300FPS.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight uses Unreal Engine 5 and takes advantage of Lumen. And, as you can see, it looks absolutely beautiful. This is the best-looking LEGO game to date.
I should also note that I did not experience any major stutters during gameplay. I did notice some stutters in cut-scenes. But, during gameplay, the game felt smooth. In other words, this isn’t another UE5 stutter-fest.
All in all, I’m pleasantly surprised by LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. To be honest, I was not expecting the NVIDIA RTX 5090 to push over 60FPS at Native 4K/Epic Settings. This should also bode well for weaker GPUs.
Our PC Performance Analysis for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will go live later this week. In that article, we’ll benchmark numerous AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. So, stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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