Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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It's done! PCGH proudly presents the GPU Performance Index for 2025. We'll be testing all GPUs with these 20 demanding rasterizing benchmarks - in conjunction with the Ray Tracing Performance 2025 (15 games, 4 resolutions). All 20 games and settings are shown in the video for easy comparison at home. Video captured in Ultra HD on Geforce RTX 4090 @ 3 GHz & 24 GT/s. Savegames and FAQ will follow soon on www.pcgh.de. First results with these benchmarks can be found here: pcgameshardware.de/Geforce-RTX-4090-Grafikkarte-279170/Tests/5090-Preview-MAX-OC-Benchmarks-Watt-3-GHz-1461957/2

Timestamps:
0:00 Test System and Overview
0:10 Alan Wake 2
1:08 Assassin's Creed Mirage
2:02 Baldur's Gate 3
2:40 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
3:40 Cities Skylines 2
4:32 Cyberpunk 2077
5:27 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
6:45 Enshrouded
7:41 F1 24
8:40 Final Fantasy XVI
9:56 Forza Horizon 5
10:52 Ghost of Tsushima
11:33 Horizon Forbidden West
12:50 Hunt: Showdown 1896
13:49 Outcast: A New Beginning
14:46 Stalker 2
15:37 Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
16:39 Starfield
17:19 Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
18:09 X4: Foundations

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