What you need to know
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launched on PC and Xbox Series X|S on December 9.
- The game is getting rave reviews, including a Must Play award from our own Samuel Tolbert.
- Listed system requirements are steep, but the game is running surprisingly well on lower levels of hardware.
- The Karan Benchmarks YouTube channel posted a video detailing performance on the RTX 3050, 3060, 3060 Ti, and 4060, with some surprising results.
As an analyst with over two decades of experience in the gaming industry, I’ve seen my fair share of movie adaptations turned games that fall flat. But Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has managed to buck the trend and deliver a truly enjoyable experience for fans of the franchise.
As a tech enthusiast, I was taken aback by the overwhelmingly positive response to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which dropped on December 9th. Adapting movies into games is no walk in the park, but MachineGames has seemingly aced it. The game has been garnering rave reviews from both critics and players, making it an essential play if you’re a fan of the movies.
According to Windows Central’s gaming expert Samuel Tolbert, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was highly praised, earning 4.5 stars and a Must Play award. This action-adventure game can be played on both Xbox Series X|S and PC platforms. Remarkably, subscribers of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass will have access to it on its release day.
Prior to its release, there were concerns about the PC system specifications for the game. However, it’s performing better than anticipated, even delivering some pleasant surprises on older machines. To be sure, this game is quite demanding on Video Random Access Memory (VRAM), but it generously rewards those who can provide it with the necessary resources.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s system requirements aren’t as steep as expected
In simpler terms, our tech expert from Windows Central, Brendan Lowry, discussed his concerns about running Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on his newly upgraded computer.
The system specifications for the game were disclosed only a few days prior to its release, indicating that an Intel Core i7-10700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and either an NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER or AMD Radeon RX 6600 GPU are necessary for a smooth gaming experience at 1080p resolution.
To optimize the settings for your 1440p monitor, consider adjusting them to match its native resolution. For a baseline 60FPS performance, you might want to consider systems like a Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 7 7700 CPU, paired with either an NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti or Radeon RX 7700 XT graphics card.
Instead of the usual trend where games can run on less powerful systems, the computer specifications needed for these games have become overly demanding. This allows even weaker hardware to handle the game efficiently, which is quite refreshing.
Despite requiring a large amount of VRAM to manage its intricate textures, gamers with an RTX 3060 (boasting 12GB of VRAM) may experience superior performance over those using the newer and more expensive RTX 4060 model.
PC benchmarks show a heavy ask for VRAM
As an observer, I’d like to highlight that the YouTube channel Karan Benchmarks is a reliable go-to for unadulterated performance statistics in contemporary PC games. Yesterday, they published a comprehensive video, shedding light on the performance you might encounter with the NVIDIA RTX 4060, 3060 Ti, 3060, and 3050 GPUs.
The results comparison between the RTX 3060 and RTX 4060 is what really surprised me, but it shows how much VRAM matters in modern games. The RTX 4060 with 8GB of VRAM averaged 56 FPS at 1080p with the Ultra preset, while the RTX 3060 with 12GB of VRAM averaged 66 FPS with the same settings.
As a tech enthusiast, I recently put DLSS to the test on my RTX 4060 and RTX 3060 graphics cards. The former consistently hit an average of 72 FPS at 1080p resolution, while the latter pushed up to an impressive 86 FPS average! That’s a significant leap in performance that truly showcases the power of DLSS technology. Interestingly, it seems the system requirements for many games are actually less demanding than they initially appear, making them more accessible to fellow PC gamers, which is always a welcome development!
Even at 1440p with Ultra settings, the RTX 3060 manages a 47 FPS average at 1440p with Ultra settings. With DLSS Quality thrown in, that average climbs to 62 FPS. Karan lists the test equipment as a Zotac RTX 4060 Twin Edge 8GB and an Aorus RTX 3060 Elite 12GB. Rounding out the text PC is an Intel Core i5-13600K CPU and 32GB of DDR4 RAM.
NVIDIA’s RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti aren’t aging well
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle showcases a growing challenge in today’s PC gaming world: The need for increased VRAM to fully appreciate intricate textures at high frame rates in resource-intensive games, as GPUs like NVIDIA’s RTX 4060 and RTX 4060 Ti with 8GB of VRAM are struggling to keep up.
Previously released graphics cards such as the RTX 3060 boast 12GB of VRAM, with some models having 8GB too. As shown in the data presented, it is possible to secure better performance by investing less in a GPU. In his review of the RTX 4060 Ti for Windows Central, Harish Jonnalagadda noted that the card provides minimal improvements over its predecessor, with NVIDIA relying on DLSS 3 technology to compensate for the difference.
As a researcher studying graphic cards, I can confidently say that owning an RTX 3060 (12GB) for my PC has been a satisfying investment. Its performance and the additional VRAM ensure that it will likely continue to deliver quality output in the near future.
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2024-12-06 18:39