The original post: /r/pcgaming by /u/dysphunc on 2024-12-26 23:35:52.
Recently I made a post about the lack of optimized games released this generation, other people have as well - be we all get scoffed off with things like “bro, you can’t expect to play on a toaster” and “games are looking better than ever, you just need to not be poor."
Below is a list of games that all target 30fps in a promised 60fps generation, all of these games run poorly on consoles and an RTX 3060 12GB which is the most common GPU spec at the moment according to Steam. It’s always been the case that the most common PC spec is just slightly above the current console generation, but nowhere near a far amount. None of the games on this list hold 60fps at native 1080p medium, most of them are upscaled from sub 1080p and look soft and noisy. Note: These are all links to random benchmarks, I am not affiliated with any channels in any way and are all available via search.
Alan Wake 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dBl-bOzwmM
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIUn6f_1RgQ
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I33KjNEdKJI
Star Wars Outlaws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSMGhqRLoNk
Silent Hill 2 Remake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiEm4f72afU
Forspoken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yMsduCRJiA
Immortals of Aveum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgjmuPa1eKw
Remnant 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k5effSBh4U
STALKER 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbPcvAc4ikU
Final Fantasy 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgLgcE6FY-8
Starfield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMlhfnwD3dA
Hellblade 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRCPRrrITn8
Below are a list of games from all over last generation which look almost as good - some better - than current generation games that all hit 1080p 60fps on PC and some of them very close on their consoles. Notice how much sharper and cleaner these games look. All running on a GTX 1060 6GB which was the most popular GPU at the time.
Horizon Zero Dawn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXwa0oRQST4
Strange Brigade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5qL4-0VFck
Nier Automata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y05sf6pQJpY
Resident Evil VII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajEwnqE3IXI
Resident Evil VII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri7J717WAEk
Assassin’s Creed Origins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxNQ3oBCXyc
Shadow of War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohf5uS3Z_Xk
The Evil Within 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Cp2F2S26g
Prey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXKqeK7ZlBA
Call of Duty WWII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18El3YKDhQc
Destiny 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM12SA9fucQ
Star Wars Battlefront II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQuslX0p1Ao
Final Fantasy 15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV0YRHkDQAI
Days Gone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woplHlanL8Y
Star Wars Jedi - Fallen Order
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWY-ugORJFo
Gears 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJhvZzFhMsc
Remnant: From the Ashes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUjV2e1Hekk
Devil May Cry 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-gVBLIaGK4
Resident Evil 2 Remake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg43QIGHebI
The Outer Worlds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayw1dMzOiS8
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS52Mo6M9ao
And here’s a few notable mentions on the GTX 1060, a few hold outs of good optimization, these were end of generation games that performed very well on the old GPU. I doubt we’ll see many games on this type of list at the end of the current generation.
Callisto Protocol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKvju6EZM3Q
Dead Island 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lra0iRtYmZU
High on Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvtiphvzEeU
Hitman 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uhx9r6s5-A
Spider-Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qds-xZfgGk8
Watch_Dogs Legion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_rrIuP6Zc
We do have a couple of stand outs this generation setting the example of what games should look like and run like, but there’s more low performing games than high. All at shitty sub 1080p resolutions upscaling to blurry and noisy fake 4K.