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Our 8K test systemPC built by ChillblastMotherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMINGCPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14SCase fans: Noctua NF-A14 PWM
Chromax 140mmProcessor: Intel Core i9-9900K, 8 Cores / 16 ThreadsGPU: Nvidia GeForce Titan RTXStorage: 500GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2
PCIeSecondary Storage: 2TB Samsung 860 QVOPower: Corsair RM850x 80 PLUS Gold 850W PSUCase: Fractal Design Vector RS Tempered GlassRAM:
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB DDR4 3200MHzMonitor: Dell UltraSharp UP3218KResident Evil 3 has been given the remaster treatment from Capcom,
and it's the latest PC game we've decided to put through its paces in our monster 8K gaming rig.While we've also done a deep dive into how
Resident Evil 3 runs on a variety of different graphics cards, here we look at how well the game runs at the incredibly demanding 8K (7,680
setup, and not one you'd usually find in many people's homes
But what we want to see is just how realistic 8K gaming is.Today's best Resident Evil 3 (2020) dealsResident Evil 3 StandardResident Evil 3
8K performanceSo, how does Resident Evil 3 perform at 8K? Well, there's good news and bad
Unsurprisingly for such a graphically-intense game, as it's a particularly VRAM-hungry game.Because we like to really punish the games (and
hardware) we test, we first played Resident Evil 3 at 8K resolution with all the graphical settings set to max.As you can see in the
screenshot below, these settings take up a huge 19.09GB of graphics memory
Considering the most popular GPU for PC gamers at the moment (according to the Steam Hardware survey) is the Nvidia GTX 1060, which comes
with either 3GB or 6GB of memory, pretty much every GPU in the world right now is going to be unable to play at this setting.(Image credit:
Capcom; Future)Even the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti, the flagship GPU from Nvidia, won't be able to manage this, as it features a (still huge) 11GB
of GDDR6 memory.So, only the mighty RTX Titan with its 24GB of GDDR6 memory is going to be able to handle it.And we use the term 'handle'
opening first-person section, framerates dropped to a particularly choppy 17FPS
An early corridor chase scene didn't fare much better, hovering around 21FPS.Once we got into the game proper, and started exploring a
zombie-infested Racoon City, framerates hung around the 24FPS mark, with the MSI Afterburner software recording an average frame rate of
21.9FPS.While that's not quite approaching slide-show levels of poor frame rates, it wasn't a terribly fun way to play, with the game
stuttering and lagging, especially in sections where there was a lot of action.However, we have to say, Resident Evil 3 looked absolutely
That bump in resolution resulted in an incredibly detailed image
Take a look at the screenshot below for an example.Click to view this in full 8K glory (Image credit: Capcom)This gave us a thrilling
Resident Evil 3 completely unplayable at 8K? Not quite
By dropping the preset so that it prioritizes performance over graphics (essentially setting most graphical settings to 'low'), we saw a big
uptick in performance.Playing over the same section again with the lower settings, we managed an average frame rate of 51FPS
and a minimum frame rate of 17.2FPS
In a few quiet spots, we also saw the FPS rise to 61.2FPS.Of course, the trade-off here is drastically reduced image quality
While there were moments where the game looked very good, it certainly lacked the wow factor that comes with the higher graphical
Because of this, and the lowering of graphical settings, we'd recommend going for a lower resolution before dropping the graphical
settings.However, there were still a few tweaks to try
We turned off anti-aliasing completely (one could argue you don't need it when playing at 8K, anyway), and changed the 'Rendering Mode' from
'Normal' to 'Interlaced'.This appeared to make the biggest impact, with the graphics memory demand dropping to a rather reasonable 2.66GB
Playing through the same section again, we now got average frame rates of an impressive 71FPS, with a minimum of 49.1FPS and a maximum of
instantly felt smoother and more responsive
Not good.The already ropy visuals looked even worse now, with a weird shimmering effect around fast-moving characters, no doubt caused by
the Interlace rendering mode
While we were technically able to play Resident Evil 3 at 8K at these settings, we wouldn't want to.(Image credit: Capcom)With the
Interlaced rendering technique making such a big difference, we looked to see if we could boost the other graphical settings elsewhere in a
bid to make the game look good again.Setting the graphical effects to 'medium' (and in some cases 'high') while keeping the Interlace
rendering technique, we saw frame rates averaging 31FPS.Not bad, but not great either, and the boost in graphical settings didn't make up
for the weird graphical artefacts brought in by using the Interlaced rendering.We also tried playing at the highest settings again, but with
Interlaced rendering selected
This time, we got average frame rates of 31.8FPS, which is better (though the minimum frame rates were a shocking 7FPS), and again the
graphical hit brought in by the Interlaced rendering was annoyingly noticeable.So, changing the rendering technique isn't a magic bullet for
high frame rates at 8K.4K remains kingIn the end, the most reliable way of getting high frame rates while not sacrificing image quality too
much is to lower the resolution.By dropping to 'only' 4K, we were able to get frame rates of 77.2FPS on average, and with all the graphical
RTX Titan to play it at those resolutions? Certainly not
In our tests we found that the RTX 2080 Ti hit 74FPS on average at the same settings, and this is a GPU that while still very expensive, is
on average at 4K and max settings
Perfectly playable and more within reach of PC gamers.So, while Resident Evil 3 is playable at 8K, and offers a tantalizing glimpse of what
our 8K gaming future may hold, the best resolution for most people who want that Holy Grail of high resolutions, stunning image quality and
great performance, remains 4K.The best graphics cards for Resident Evil 3Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SuperGEFORCE RTX 2080 TI
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