Rebellion has just released the latest part in the Sniper Elite series, Sniper Elite 5. Powered by the Asura Engine, it’s time now to benchmark it and see how it performs on the PC platform.
For this PC Performance Analysis, we used an Intel i9 9900K with 16GB of DDR4 at 3800Mhz, AMD’s Radeon RX580, RX Vega 64, RX 6900XT, NVIDIA’s GTX980Ti, RTX 2080Ti and RTX 3080. We also used Windows 10 64-bit, the GeForce 512.95 and the Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 22.5.2 drivers.
Rebellion has added a respectable number of graphics settings to tweak. PC gamers can adjust the quality of Textures, Shadows, Reflections, Anti-Aliasing, Draw Distance and Water. There are also options for Motion Blur, Ambient Occlusion, Tessellation and Obscurance Fields. The game also supports both DX12 and Vulkan.
Sniper Elite 5 does not feature any built-in benchmark tool. As such, we’ve benchmarked the game’s starting area from the first main mission.
In order to find out how the game scales on multiple CPU threads, we simulated a dual-core, a quad-core and a hexa-core CPU. For our CPU benchmarks, we lowered our resolution to 1024×768 (so that we can eliminate any possible GPU bottlenecks). Unfortunately, our dual-core system was unable to offer a smooth gameplay experience. Even when we enabled Hyper-Threading (and were hitting framerates higher than 60fps), we encountered numerous stuttering issues. This basically means that you will need at least a modern-day quad-core system. Thankfully, though, with a quad-core, you can enjoy framerates higher than 120fps.
Sniper Elite 5 is mostly a GPU-bound title, stressing all GPUs even at 1080p. The only GPUs that were able to run the game smoothly were the RTX2080Ti, RTX3080 and RX 6900XT. The Vega 64 could also hit 60fps with AMD FSR 1.0 enabled. However, we are against doing so as FSR 1.0 makes the game look blurry.
Below you can find some comparison screenshots between 4K native (left) and AMD FSR 1.0 Ultra Quality (right). As you can clearly see, the AMD FSR screenshots look worse as they are blurrier and have more aliasing. Let’s hope that Rebellion will add support for AMD FSR 2.0 in the future.
At 1440p/Ultra, our top three GPUs were able to provide a smooth gaming experience. And as for 4K, the only GPU that was able to provide a constant 60fps experience was the AMD RX 6900XT.
Sniper Elite 5 is also scalable to older/weaker GPUs thanks to its graphics settings. While our RTX3080 was unable to offer a 60fps experience in 4K, it was able to do so on High settings. In fact, and by just lowering Draw Distance and Reflections to High, we were able to maintain 60fps in 4K.
Graphics-wise, Sniper Elite 5 looks like what you’d expect from a cross-gen game. The game has some detailed character models, though they cannot come close to those we’ve seen in games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake or God of War. The environments look great, and the game has bendable grass. While Sniper Elite 5 does not push the graphical boundaries of PC games, it’s pleasing to the eye. Not only that, but the game does not suffer from any stuttering issues.
All in all, Sniper Elite 5 looks and performs great on PC. The game does not require a high-end CPU, shows proper on-screen K&M prompts, and does not suffer from any stuttering issues. Additionally, it can scale down to older/less powerful GPUs via its graphics settings. DX12 also appeared to perform similarly to Vulkan on both our AMD and NVIDIA hardware. Rebellion did a solid job here, though we hope that they will add support for AMD FSR 2.0 in the future!
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I’m more than half way through it….i like 4 better. they added things that need not be added. and removed things (trip mine/bouncing betty/m1G) that I loved. still good…still janky as HELL running around indoors. still ….is good just not fantastic. 4 gave me a chub.
Vulkan gave me 10 more fps.
ok
VEGA64 below 60fps? Jesus Christ this card aged like wine it’s ~GTX1080ti level
V64 is around 1080 level though. More recently slightly faster than a 1080 usually, but definitely under a 1080 Ti at all times.
Sadly it looks as though it’s from 2015 as we near the 3rd round of GPUs supporting RT and DLSS which this title has none of.
Rebelion making the same copy pasta game from last 10 years (from v2) same gameplay , clunky movement janky as hell,, horrible ai,lame same graphics it feels strange nobody notices that…same gameplay from last 10 years on same engine, jeez ..imagine supporting these kind of lazy idiot developers
As long as they have the audience, I can imagine they don’t care.
I love the locations with their settings however. Rebellion has got this good thing at the least.
Why give money to loser wussies when you can give it to real men that fight back the invader?
You cowardly hid in summer 2020 when s**t was burning, you didn’t protect your monuments, your churches, you gladly agreed with 25 years for Dereck cause you gave in to bullies and “wanted it all to stop”.
It’s not Ukraine, which is “jewed”.
You don’t even deserve 40 cents.
This is all you need to know about this game.
youtu.be/Hza-k-MQaKw?t=63
Cuckwinger tears over 40 billion. Priceless.
Didn’t see you kvetching about 7 billion ANNUALY to Afghanistan, 1 to Egypt, 3 to Israel and billions of other “help”. You probably some muslim or pagan anti-white mutt.
Considering how proudly this person write the word “white” and everyone else is an ab0min3t1on, I would say the opposite and this person is some kind of cult national supr3mist$.
“We must fight for God’s Chosen people”
If you think white people are GOD’s chosen people you are not only delusional and biblically illiterate LOL. Let me help you out. As we speak, their are MILLIONS to BILLIONS of whites burning in hell right now for the last 2 milleniums for their wicked sins and more will join them for their sins. You must be born again, repent of your sins, and OBEY him OH and forgive (((JEWS))) or hellfire awaits you when you die.
Forgive jews of what?
“k*ke does a k*ke thing” my friend. this k*ke has lost its brain long before even the k*kes turned into ReAl K*kEs
I’m not going to go as far as saying white people are a part of the Chosen People but a couple of things to look at is the Tribe of Judah is where the Jews got their name from. That’s just one of the 12 tribes.
Also the Old Testament said that the descendants of Abraham would be as numerous as the grains of sand on a beach. The Jewish people have never been anywhere close to that number.
The bible says he who says he has no sin is a LIAR and the truth is not in him(1 john 1:8) The only person who has never sinned is Jesus Christ the son of GOD. So calling jews the sinners and not the caucasians and any other gentiles is full on blasphemy, heresy and 100% anti thetical to the bible. You either believe the bible, the word of GOD, and what it says or you dont. You either worship the GOD of the bible and OBEY him or you obey satan. Its clear you are on Satan’s side(and he is laughing at you mind you as he has your soul unless repenteance is in order) What does jews being kicked out of europe and killing jesus got anything to do with your judgment after death where sinners go to hell and the born again go to heaven?
Seems like you are doing something that is very common in religions. Using fear to control others behavior.
who else having this problem if i press any bottom the game freeze
this latex guy is a poet. a poet of rage. a poet of enormous sad and painful redpills. but he sometimes lashes out onto good games as well so he’s a bit oversensitive to woke stuff.
hey latex, just don’t let (((them))) ruin the whole hobby for you mate. don’t let a few token nogs ruin good games for you. also, weeb games are pedo and cringe, sorry to break it to you.
Oh, so you like western tr4nny games then.