Activision has just launched Diablo 4 to those that have pre-ordered its Ultimate Edition, and we have some great news for all of its fans. From the looks of it, Diablo 4 will be one of the most optimized games of 2023.
For our initial tests, we used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz, and an NVIDIA RTX 4090. We also used Windows 10 64-bit, and the GeForce 532.03 WHQL driver. Moreover, we’ve disabled SMT and the second CCD on our 7950X3D.
For starters, the game does not suffer from the DLSS 3 stuttering issues we reported back in May. Finally, Diablo 4 is silky smooth when using DLSS 3’s Frame Generation with an NVIDIA RTX 40 series GPU on AMD’s latest Ryzen 7000 series CPUs.
At native 4K with DLAA and DLSS 3 Frame Generation, we were able to get over 170fps at all times. For those wondering, DLSS 3’s Frame Generation does not bring any major input latency. We also could not spot any visual artifacts or glitches. Thus, we highly recommend using it if you own an RTX 40 series GPU.
What’s also impressive here is that we didn’t notice any major stutters (there were perhaps one or two during my one-hour session). Even when fighting multiple enemies, the game was stutter-free, something that will please a lot of players.
It’s also worth noting that Diablo 4 looks amazing. This is perhaps the best-looking action hack n slash isometric RPG we’ve seen to date. The character models are highly detailed, and the game’s lighting effects are stunning. Most of the light sources cast shadows, there are some cool weather effects, and the environments look great. Blizzard has also used a lot of high-resolution textures, so that’s another big plus.
Overall, I’m pleasantly surprised by the game’s performance. Below you can find some 4K screenshots so go ahead and take a look!
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what u mean by dlaa and dlss 3.u cant enable both
You can’t use DLAA with DLSS Super Resolution. You can use DLAA with DLSS Frame Generation.
i love ur site bro.
The Nvidia RTX 4090 running Diablo 4 at over 170fps with DLA and DLSS is a game-changer /s
Maybe use actual video cards people have ? like rtx 30 series ? cause no way in hell anyone buys that garbage 40series
We are half way through 2023. Stop living in the past.
My god, look at the downvotes. These are the morons that keep calling you up when the snooker is on to ask what colour he’s aiming at.
Actually, considering 4090 is so costly and its amazing performance in reviews was more about last year games and not 2023 games, I think it’s good John tests 4090 first so people know if they should waste money on a new card that is already almost outdated if you don’t enable tricks like DLSS and frame generation.
4000 it’s better than 3000 lol
Ohh yes its so better LMFAO what 15-20% better ? HAHAHAHA not to mention barely anyone has it.
Not much when you think about it. ~£400 per year if you plan on keeping it for two generations. That’s less than a mobile phone contract.
I spend ~£1,200 per year feeding wild birds in the back yard. ~£400 per year, less than a mobile phone, is nothing. How much do you spend in total on past times?
sounds promissing for other GPU’s i think ?
But the most important thing regarding performance is STTUTTRR FREEEE in 2023 ?! what Sorcery is this ?!
It’s not designed w/UE 4.2/5/5.1? 😀
It’s a testament that it runs great on Steamdeck too.
Yes John we know you have a tiny d*ck. No need to keep telling everyone. An analysis of a system a fraction of 1% of gamers own is almost as useless as that tiny flacid member you needlessly flog on this website.
I’ve been playing Diablo IV and something I don’t quite understand is the amount of vram it uses… 16-18Gb, that seems a bit absurd to me
allocation… not needed 😀 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1664aa2ab900ad462f46028c05c6f2e253f3638f1976d10c62884b23a7918e08.png
@ 4k ??
1080P, 1440P, 4K it does the same thing.
170@4K in an isometric ARPG with dumb mobs requiring a $1600 4090 with upscaling+frame gen trickery is not optimized in my books, not for that genre.
Is it “one of the most optimized of 2023” compared to the disaster that most other games are? Well yeah.
It’s somewhat faster than Cyberpunk 2077, meaning a much heavier 1st/3rd person open world (with a f’d up development process but also a couple years of fixing up).
This game, even at those settings but with that costly hardware, should be at 250-300 fps if you ask me.
I don’t know why ppl are so surprised it “runs well”. Ffs, 90% of the time it doesn’t even have lighting from magic spells, not to mention any shadows casting from said lack of lighting. Or any other advanced effects. You cast a giant fiery snake that takes up 70% of the screen, yet it lights up absolutely nothing… Ffs, d2r is better in this respect…
You’d imagine back in 2010, or 12, when ppl were underwhelmed by d3, that a diablo game in 2023 will be a graphical showcase, right? Well, no- it’s just another blizzard game made in such a way so that it runs on cheap laptops. And it looks the part. Then again, blizzard games never pushed graphical boundaries.
To be honest this card should run it over 170 fps without frame generation for it’s price.
This is not news Worth.
The title should be 4090 only runs at 170fps with frame generation help.
Do people really need 170fps in an isometric, point and click, hack’n slash?
I played the demo and the server stress test with an rx550 and it was good…
The sweet spot maybe somewhere in the middle, like an 6600xt or 3060ti
Just wondering: Should we count over 170fps @ “4K” if we’re using DLSS? Doesn’t DLSS reduce resolution in order to keep high fps?
I feel that DLSS should never be turned on while doing fps benchmarks “@resolution size.”