Reliability of in game benchmarking.

[Clarence Boddicker]

As Im new to pc gaming I hadn't used any in game benchmarking, until yesterday. I downloaded Forza horizon 5 and was met with the option to use its benchmark to see what settings it recommends for my pc.

I went ahead with it and low graphics settings and an 82fps cap was recommended. Ive got a 7800 xt and a 14700k btw. I know the 7800 xt isnt the best gpu on the market but i was surprised at this, my xbox series x could probably do better?

Anyway, I ignored the suggested setting and went ahead and turned all graphics settings including rt up to the max/extreme. I played for a few hours and all good with an average of 160fps.

How could the benchmark have got it so wrong? Are all in game benchmarks this unreliable?

 

[D1craig]

What resolution are you trying to play at? That is probably the most important bit of information, that and fps.

 

[Tetras]

How could the benchmark have got it so wrong? Are all in game benchmarks this unreliable?

I don't have this game, so in this case I have no idea, but keep in mind that these things often need to be updated to make meaningful recommendations and may not recognise your hardware properly when everything you own was released several years after the game.

 

[d_brennen]

Forza runs really well on anything relatively modern. I'd recommend enjoying the game at the settings that you can run it at to meet your requirements

 

[Alt0153]

i mean i loadup fallout 4 and it reccomends low quality settings so maybe just go by fps and image quality yourself next time

 

[mattyfez]

I can run it maxxed out at 1440p on a i5 gen13 and a 6800xt.
Can't remember what fps but plenty.