List of games with built-in benchmarks
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This is a list to show games that provide a built-in benchmark, either within the game, via a launcher or as a separate executable. Other external benchmark tools do not count for this list.
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Notes:
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- If unsure about the benchmark specific release date use game's earliest PC release date instead.
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Game | Benchmark | Notes | Release date |
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Main menu → ⚙ (Gear icon) → Options → Graphics → Ranked Benchmark Test | Nov 14, 2019 | |
Alien: Isolation | Use launch option -benchmark |
The game is saving a CSV file with benchmark results in <path-to-game> . More details here |
Oct 6, 2014 |
Aliens vs. Predator (2010) | Feb 16, 2010 | ||
Anno 1800 | Set options in-game and exit. Right-click the play button in Ubisoft Connect and select DX11 or DX12 benchmark. -benchmark /devicetype DX12 /benchmark /novsync |
detailed statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Anno 1800\benchmarks\ | Apr 16, 2019 |
Arma 2 | Jun 17, 2009 | ||
Ashes of the Singularity | Mar 31, 2016 | ||
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation | Main menu → Benchmark → Run Test | Nov 10, 2016 | |
Assassin's Creed Mirage | Main menu → Benchmark | Oct 5, 2023 | |
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | Main menu → Benchmark | Oct 5, 2018 | |
Assassin's Creed Origins | Main menu → Options → Graphics → Performance Tools → R Benchmark | Oct 27, 2017 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Main menu → Benchmark | Nov 10, 2020 | |
Assetto Corsa | Main menu → ⚙ Options → Video → Display → Start Benchmark | added post-release[1] | Dec 19, 2014 |
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora | Main menu → Settings → Graphics → Press V to start the benchmark | The game is saving a CSV file with benchmark data into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AFOP\ |
Dec 7, 2023 |
Batman: Arkham Asylum | Main menu → Options → Benchmark | Menu option removed after GFWL was patched out. Follow these instructions to add a keybind that boots the player into the benchmarking mode. | Sep 15, 2009 |
Batman: Arkham City | Main menu → Options → Benchmark | Nov 22, 2011 | |
Batman: Arkham Knight | Main menu → Options → PC Performance Test | Jun 23, 2015 | |
Batman: Arkham Origins | Main menu → Options → Benchmark or use launch argument benchmark |
added post-release to menu[2][3] | Oct 25, 2013 |
BioShock Infinite | Run <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32\Benchmark.bat or choose "Launch BioShock Infinite Benchmarking Utility" from Steam launch menu. |
Mar 26, 2013 | |
Borderlands 2 | Use launch options -benchmark -seconds=60 -novsync |
Sep 18, 2012 | |
Borderlands 3 | Main menu → Options → Visuals → Benchmark (third icon) → Start Benchmark | Sep 13, 2019 | |
Call of Juarez | Run <path-to-game>\CoJDX10_Benchmark.exe |
Sep 5, 2006 | |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Main menu → Multiplayer → Benchmark → Start | first in the series with a benchmark[4] | Oct 28, 2022 |
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 | Main menu → Settings → Video Settings → Run Benchmark | Jul 28, 2017 | |
Chernobylite | Main menu → Options → Video Settings → Run Benchmark | Jul 28, 2021 | |
Civilization VI | Main menu → Benchmark | Option to select Graphics or AI benchmark, exports as a CSV file. | Oct 21, 2016 |
Company of Heroes | Options → Graphics → Performance Test | Sep 12, 2006 | |
Company of Heroes 2 | Options → Graphics → Performance Test | Jun 25, 2013 | |
Counter-Strike: Source | Main menu → Video Stress Test | Oct 7, 2004 | |
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time | Mar 26, 2021 | ||
Crysis | Run <path-to-game>\Bin32\Benchmark_GPU.bat |
Nov 13, 2007 | |
Crysis Remastered | Run <path-to-game>\Bin64\Benchmark.exe |
Sep 18, 2020 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | Settings → B Run Benchmark | Frame data and benchmark summary saved to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\CD Projekt Red\Cyberpunk 2077\benchmarkResults. Added post-release[5] | Feb 15, 2022 |
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Main menu → Extras → Benchmark | Aug 23, 2016 | |
Devil May Cry 4 | Jul 8, 2008 | ||
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition | Jun 18, 2015 | ||
DiRT 3 | Main menu → Options → Graphics → Run Benchmark Test (bottom) | May 24, 2011 | |
DIRT 5 | Nov 6, 2020 | ||
DiRT Showdown | May 23, 2012 | ||
DiRT Rally | Main menu → Options & Extras → Graphics → Benchmark Mode | Dec 7, 2015 | |
Doom 3 | Open game console (Alt+Ctrl+~) and execute timedemo demo1 |
Aug 3, 2004 | |
Dragon Age: Inquisition | Main menu → Extras → Benchmark | Nov 18, 2014 | |
Dying Light 2 | Main Menu → Settings → Video Settings → Benchmark | added post-release[6] | Feb 4, 2022 |
F.E.A.R. | Main menu → Options → Performance → Test settings | Oct 18, 2005 | |
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate | Main menu → Options → Performance → Test settings | Nov 6, 2007 | |
F1 2017 | Aug 25, 2017 | ||
F1 2018 | Aug 24, 2018 | ||
F1 2019 | Main menu → Settings → Graphics Options → Benchmark Mode | Jun 28, 2019 | |
F1 2020 | Jul 10, 2020 | ||
F1 2021 | Jul 16, 2021 | ||
F1 22 | Jul 1, 2022 | ||
F1 23 | Main menu → Options → Settings → Graphics Settings → Benchmark Mode → Run Benchmark Test | choice of 26 tracks, 2 types of weather, 7 camera modes and 1-5 laps; statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\F1 23\benchmark\ | Jun 16, 2023 |
Factorio | Aug 14, 2020 | ||
Far Cry 2 | Oct 21, 2008 | ||
Far Cry 5 | Main menu → Options → Benchmark | Mar 27, 2018 | |
Far Cry 6 | Main menu → Options → Benchmark Main menu → Options → Video → F5 Test in Benchmark |
statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 6\benchmarks\ | Oct 7, 2021 |
Far Cry New Dawn | Main menu → Options → Benchmark | Feb 15, 2019 | |
Far Cry Primal | Main menu → Options → Benchmark | Mar 1, 2016 | |
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Aug 27, 2013 | ||
Final Fantasy XV | Mar 6, 2018 | ||
For Honor | Main menu → F6 Game Menu → Graphics → B Benchmark | Feb 14, 2017 | |
Forspoken | Main menu → Benchmark | not available in the demo | Jan 24, 2023 |
Forza Horizon 4 | Main menu → Options → Benchmark Mode | available in the demo | Oct 2, 2018 |
Forza Horizon 5 | Main menu → Options → Graphics → Start Benchmark Mode | Nov 9, 2021 | |
Forza Motorsport 7 | Main menu → R Options → Video → F Run Benchmark | available in the demo | Oct 3, 2017 |
Gears 5 | Main menu → Extras → Benchmark Main menu → 2 → Options → Video → C Benchmark |
Sep 10, 2019 | |
Gears of War 4 | Oct 11, 2016 | ||
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition | Extras menu | no final score | Mar 1, 2016 |
Gears Tactics | Main menu → Benchmark Main menu → Settings → (Video section) General → Launch Benchmark |
Apr 28, 2020 | |
Godfall | Nov 12, 2020 | ||
Grand Theft Auto IV | Main menu → Options → Graphics → Benchmark | Dec 2, 2008 | |
Grand Theft Auto V | Main menu → Settings → Graphics → Tab ↹ Run Benchmark Tests | Prologue must be finished first; detailed statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA V\Benchmarks\ | Apr 14, 2015 |
GRID 2 | Main menu → Options & Extras → Options → Graphics Options → Graphics Benchmark | May 28, 2013 | |
GRID Autosport | Main menu → Options & Extras → Options → Graphics → Graphics Benchmark | Jun 24, 2014 | |
GRID (2019) | Main menu → Options → Video → Advanced → Benchmark | added post-release[Note 1], choice between day and night | Oct 11, 2019 |
Gunfire Reborn | Nov 18, 2021 | ||
Hard Reset | Sep 13, 2011 | ||
Hitman | Mar 11, 2016 | ||
Hitman 2 | Launcher options menu, there is a "Start Benchmark with current Settings" button at the bottom of the menu | Nov 13, 2018 | |
Hitman 3 | Launcher options menu, there is a "Start Benchmark with current Settings" button at the bottom of the menu | choice between 2 scenes; detailed statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\hitman\ | Jan 20, 2021 |
Hitman: Absolution | Launcher options menu, "Start Benchmark" button | Nov 20, 2012 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | Main menu → Settings → Graphics → X Run Benchmark | Aug 7, 2020 | |
Immortals Fenyx Rising | Main menu → Options → B Benchmark | not available in the demo | Dec 3, 2020 |
Injustice 2 | Nov 14, 2017 | ||
Just Cause 2 | Main menu → Benchmark | choice between 3 scenes, benchmark available in the demo as well, but different[7] | Mar 23, 2010 |
Killer Instinct | Main menu → 1 Help & Options → Run Performance Test | Mar 29, 2016 | |
Lost Planet 2 | Oct 12, 2010 | ||
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | Jun 26, 2007 | ||
Mafia II: Definitive Edition | May 19, 2020 | ||
Mafia II | Aug 24, 2010 | ||
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | Main Menu → Start Benchmark | Oct 26, 2021 | |
Metro 2033 | Run <path-to-game>\metro2033benchmark.exe |
statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\4A Games\Metro 2033\Benchmark\ | Mar 16, 2010 |
Metro 2033 Redux | Run <path-to-game>\metro_benchmark.exe |
Aug 26, 2014 | |
Metro Exodus | Run <path-to-game>\Benchmark.exe |
not available on macOS | Feb 15, 2019 |
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition | Run <path-to-game>\Benchmark.exe |
statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\4A Games\Metro Exodus Enhanced\Benchmark\ | May 6, 2021 |
Metro: Last Light | May 14, 2013 | ||
Metro: Last Light Redux | Run <path-to-game>\metro_benchmark.exe |
Aug 26, 2014 | |
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Sep 30, 2014 | ||
Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Main menu → Run Benchmark | Oct 10, 2017 | |
Mirror's Edge | Use launch option -FlybyFlight [8] |
no statistics provided, third-party tools needed for that | Jan 12, 2009 |
Mortal Kombat 11 | Apr 23, 2019 | ||
Mortal Kombat X | Apr 14, 2015 | ||
NBA 2K13 | Sep 19, 2012 | ||
Phantasy Star Online 2 | Jul 4, 2012 | ||
Quake III Arena | Dec 2, 1999 | ||
Quake 4 | Oct 18, 2005 | ||
Red Dead Redemption 2 | Main menu → Z Settings → Graphics → hold X Run Benchmark Tests | detailed statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Red Dead Redemption 2\Benchmarks\ | Nov 5, 2019 |
Return to Castle Wolfenstein | Nov 20, 2001 | ||
Returnal | Settings → Graphics → Tab ↹ Run Benchmark | Feb 15, 2023 | |
Rise of the Tomb Raider | Main menu → Start Benchmark | Jan 28, 2016 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | Main menu → Options → Display and Graphics → R Run Benchmark | available in the demo, but no demo on macOS | Sep 14, 2018 |
Skull and Bones | Main menu → Options → Benchmark | Feb 16, 2024 | |
Sleeping Dogs | Main menu → Options → Display → Q Advanced Options → Q Benchmark Mode | Aug 14, 2012 | |
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition | Main menu → Options → Display → Q Advanced Options → Q Benchmark Mode | Oct 9, 2014 | |
Sniper Elite III | Jun 27, 2014 | ||
Sniper Elite 4 | Feb 14, 2017 | ||
Sniper Elite V2 | May 2, 2012 | ||
Star Control: Origins | Sep 20, 2018 | ||
Steep | Options → Display / Graphics → B Run Benchmark | Dec 2, 2016 | |
Strange Brigade | Main menu → Benchmark | Aug 28, 2018 | |
Street Fighter IV | Jul 2, 2009 | ||
Street Fighter V | Feb 16, 2016 | ||
Street Fighter X Tekken | May 11, 2012 | ||
The Callisto Protocol | Main menu → Options → Graphics → Run Benchmark | Dec 2, 2022 | |
The Crew Motorfest | Sep 14, 2023 | ||
The Last Remnant | Mar 20, 2009 | ||
The Talos Principle | Main menu → Extras → Benchmark | Benchmark duration can be set to 15, 30, or 60 seconds, or unlimited. | Dec 11, 2014 |
The Talos Principle 2 | Main menu → Extras → Benchmark | Benchmark was added with Update 1.1.0.[9] Five different areas are available for benchmarking, "Grasslands Ring" is the heaviest one. | Jan 26, 2024 |
Thief | Main menu → Benchmark | Feb 25, 2014 | |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint | Main menu → Options → Settings → Video → Run Benchmark → Run Benchmark | available in the free trial; detailed statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ghost Recon Breakpoint\Benchmark\ | Oct 4, 2019 |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands | Main menu → Options → Graphics → B Benchmark | available in the free trial; detailed statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ghost Recon Wildlands\Benchmark\ | Mar 7, 2017 |
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 | Nov 11, 2010 | ||
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction | Main menu → F10 ⚙ (Gear icon) → Options → Video → Benchmark My PC | available in the free trial; detailed statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Rainbow Six - Extraction\Benchmark\ | Jan 20, 2022 |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | Main menu → ⚙ (Gear icon) → Options → Display / Graphics → B Benchmark | Dec 1, 2015 | |
Tom Clancy's The Division | Main menu → Options → Benchmark → Start | available in the free trial | Mar 8, 2016 |
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 | Main menu → Settings → Benchmark → Run Benchmark | available in the free trial; detailed statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Tom Clancy's The Division 2\Benchmarks\ | Mar 15, 2019 |
Tomb Raider (2013) | Main menu → Start Benchmark | Mar 5, 2013 | |
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia | May 3, 2018 | ||
Total War Saga: Troy | Aug 13, 2020 | ||
Total War: Attila | Feb 17, 2015 | ||
Total War: Rome II | Sep 3, 2013 | ||
Total War: Shogun 2 | Menu option in Steam when launching the game | Mar 15, 2011 | |
Total War: Three Kingdoms | May 23, 2019 | ||
Total War: Warhammer | Main menu → Options → Graphics → Advanced → Benchmark | choice between 3 scenes | May 24, 2016 |
Total War: Warhammer II | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
Total War: Warhammer III | Main menu → Options → Graphics → Advanced → Benchmark | choice between 2 scenes; statistics are saved in %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer3\GDK\benchmarks\ | Feb 17, 2022 |
TrackMania 2: Valley | Jul 4, 2013 | ||
Tropical Escape | 16 Feb, 2018 | ||
Ultra Street Fighter IV | Aug 8, 2014 | ||
Unreal Tournament 2004 | Mar 16, 2004 | ||
War Thunder | Aug 15, 2013 | ||
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | Available from the launcher | Benchmark is not indicative of in-game performance. The benchmark is much lighter on the CPU than the actual game. | Mar 8, 2018 |
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II | Graphics → Performance Test | Feb 19, 2009 | |
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III | Apr 27, 2017 | ||
Watch Dogs Legion | Main menu → Tab ↹ Options → Video → B Run Benchmark | detailed statistics are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Watch Dogs Legion\[user ID]\ | Oct 29, 2020 |
Wolfenstein: Youngblood | Main menu → Options → Benchmark | added post-release[10], choice between 2 scenes | Jul 25, 2019 |
World in Conflict | Main menu → Options → Graphics → Run Benchmark | Sep 18, 2007 | |
World of Tanks | Aug 12, 2010 | ||
World War Z | Main menu → Settings → Video → F8 Run Benchmark | Apr 16, 2019 | |
WWE 2K16 | Mar 11, 2016 | ||
WWE 2K17 | Feb 7, 2017 | ||
WWE 2K18 | Oct 13, 2017 | ||
WWE 2K19 | Oct 5, 2018 | ||
WWE 2K20 | Oct 22, 2019 | ||
WWE 2K22 | Options → Extras → Benchmark | Mar 11, 2022 | |
Xonotic | Dec 23, 2010 |
Notes
- ↑ presumably added with update 1.2, although not part of patch notes
References
- ↑ Assetto Corsa – Assetto Corsa v1.3.4 update is now available!: Steam-News - last accessed on 2022-03-15
- ↑ Batman: Arkham Origins - PC Performance Analysis - last accessed on 2022-03-06
- ↑ Steam :: Batman™: Arkham Origins :: Recent Bugs & Fixes - last accessed on 2022-03-06
- ↑ Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022): Laptop and desktop benchmarks - NotebookCheck.net Reviews - last accessed on 2023-02-18
- ↑ Patch 1.5 & Next-Generation Update — list of changes - Cyberpunk 2077 - last accessed on 2022-03-10
- ↑ Steam :: Dying Light 2 :: Update 1.8 is Live! - last accessed on 2022-12-09
- ↑ Benchmark | Just Cause Wiki | Fandom - last accessed on 2022-03-07
- ↑ A look at PhysX in Mirror's Edge - The Tech Report - last accessed on 2022-03-08
- ↑ The Talos Principle 2 Update 1.1.0 is Live Now! - last accessed on 2024-02-15
- ↑ Wolfenstein: Youngblood – Latest Update Adds RTX & DLSS Technology - last accessed on 2022-03-17