Activision has just launched Diablo 4 to those that have pre-ordered its Ultimate Edition, and we have some great news for all of its fans. From the looks of it, Diablo 4 will be one of the most optimized games of 2023.
For our initial tests, we used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz, and an NVIDIA RTX 4090. We also used Windows 10 64-bit, and the GeForce 532.03 WHQL driver. Moreover, we’ve disabled SMT and the second CCD on our 7950X3D.
For starters, the game does not suffer from the DLSS 3 stuttering issues we reported back in May. Finally, Diablo 4 is silky smooth when using DLSS 3’s Frame Generation with an NVIDIA RTX 40 series GPU on AMD’s latest Ryzen 7000 series CPUs.
At native 4K with DLAA and DLSS 3 Frame Generation, we were able to get over 170fps at all times. For those wondering, DLSS 3’s Frame Generation does not bring any major input latency. We also could not spot any visual artifacts or glitches. Thus, we highly recommend using it if you own an RTX 40 series GPU.
What’s also impressive here is that we didn’t notice any major stutters (there were perhaps one or two during my one-hour session). Even when fighting multiple enemies, the game was stutter-free, something that will please a lot of players.
It’s also worth noting that Diablo 4 looks amazing. This is perhaps the best-looking action hack n slash isometric RPG we’ve seen to date. The character models are highly detailed, and the game’s lighting effects are stunning. Most of the light sources cast shadows, there are some cool weather effects, and the environments look great. Blizzard has also used a lot of high-resolution textures, so that’s another big plus.
Overall, I’m pleasantly surprised by the game’s performance. Below you can find some 4K screenshots so go ahead and take a look!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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