{"id":220,"date":"2022-04-25T14:54:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T14:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engadget.vip\/?p=220"},"modified":"2022-04-25T14:54:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T14:54:24","slug":"biomutant-tech-review-no-frames-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engadget.vip\/?p=220","title":{"rendered":"Biomutant tech review \u2014 No frames for you"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div><p>Biomutant has great graphics, so it stands to reason that you might want to know how your rig will handle it. With such a huge world jampacked with foliage and geometry, it can unsurprisingly be quite demanding. My impression of the PC version is that it has a lot of options, but it isn\u2019t as well optimized as I expected.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the recommended and minimum specs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bb_ul\">\n<li><strong>CPU:<\/strong>\u00a0AMD FX-8350 or Intel Core i5-4690K or newer running at 3.5 GHz or higher<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 8 GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>GPU:<\/strong>\u00a04 GB Direct3D 11 capable video card \u2013 GeForce GTX 960 or Radeon R9 380<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bb_ul\">\n<li><strong>CPU:<\/strong>\u00a0AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i7-6700K or newer running at 3.2 GHz or higher<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 16 GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>GPU:<\/strong>\u00a06 GB Direct3D 11 capable video card \u2013 GeForce GTX 1660Ti or Radeon RX 590<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>REVIEWER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bb_ul\">\n<li><strong>CPU:<\/strong> AMD Ryzen 2600x<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 16 GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>GPU:<\/strong> Radeon RX 5700 XT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The specs aren\u2019t too bad, eh? Unfortunately, they\u2019re lying. My 5700 XT is obviously notably better than the recommended RX 590, but I had to run\u00a0<em>Biomutant<\/em> at 1080p just to get a steady framerate with max settings. Even then, my fps would sometimes dip to into the 30s and 40s. Sometimes it would go up to 75 fps, though. At 1440p, it averaged out at 45 to 50 fps.<\/p>\n<p>So, yeah, despite the friendly estimations provided above, you\u2019re going to need something notably stronger if you want to get high frames and max graphics settings. At least the game is stable. I recall having a single crash in over 20 hours of play, even if the aforementioned framerate drops got on my nerves. The loading times are also quite long on an SSD, but that\u2019s not all that surprising given the size of the game world. Next, let\u2019s take a look at the graphics options.<\/p>\n<h2>Look at me<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you can pick between fullscreen, borderless, and windowed. You\u2019re able to pick how much sharpening you want, as well as turning on dynamic resolution, which I might actually recommend for\u00a0<em>Biomutant<\/em>\u00a0due to the optimization. You can also mess with the resolution scale if you really want to get those frames up high. You can set your own framerate limit up to ridiculous levels, even though good cards will struggle to maintain modest frames.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t#gallery-1 {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/<\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210524155642_1-750x422.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazy\" alt=\"20210524155642 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210524155638_1-750x422.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazy\" alt=\"20210524155638 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The individual settings have a healthy range of options, but not exactly a robust one.\u00a0<em>Biomutant<\/em> has the typical bells and whistles without many surprises. Being able to select fur detail is the only less common option here.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at a heaping helping of comparison shots. The only thing I\u2019d like to mention is that the game has an absolute ton of foliage, and lowering that setting is probably a good first choice to give yourself better framerate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-low-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Textures Low\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Textures Low.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-max-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Textures Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Textures Max.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-low-2-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Textures Low 2\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Textures Low 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-max-2-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Textures Max 2\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Textures Max 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Shadows-low-1-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Shadows Low\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shadows Low.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Shadows-max-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Shadows Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shadows Max.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/foliage-low-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage Low\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foliage Low.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/foliage-max-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foliage Max.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AA-low-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Aa Low\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AA Low.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AA-max-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Aa Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AA Max.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/post-process-low-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Post Process Low\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Post Process Low.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/post-process-max-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Post Process Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Post Process Max.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Object-detail-low-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Object Detail Low\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Object Detail Low.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Object-detail-max-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Object Detail Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Object Detail Max.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fur-default-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Fur Default\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fur Default.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fur-max-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Fur Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fur Max.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/draw-distance-default-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Draw Distance Default\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Draw Distance Default.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/draw-distance-max-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Biomutant tech review Draw Distance Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-270466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Draw Distance Max.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that was a lot of pictures, wasn\u2019t it? Now let\u2019s look at the control options.<\/p>\n<h2>Gripping the plastic<\/h2>\n<p>Bindings are rebindable on both mouse and keyboard as well as the controller. You can choose between Xbox and PlayStation prompts, too. And all the usual sensitivity options are accounted for. I would strongly suggest playing <em>Biomutant<\/em> with a controller, though, as I feel like it\u2019s notably worse with a mouse and keyboard. Especially because aiming is automatic and, even if it wasn\u2019t, the guns aren\u2019t all that useful.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t#gallery-2 {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/<\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210524155721_1-750x422.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazy\" alt=\"20210524155721 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210524155702_1-750x422.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazy\" alt=\"20210524155702 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There you have it.\u00a0<em>Biomutant<\/em>\u2018s PC version is good, aside from some optimization issues. It won\u2019t blow anybody away or anything, but I was mostly satisfied by what it had to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biomutant has great graphics, so it stands to reason that you might want to know how your rig will handle it. With such a huge world jampacked with foliage and geometry, it can unsurprisingly be quite demanding. 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