Ahh….Crysis!
If you have had even the remotest interest in PC graphics benchmarking over the last 15 years or so, there is a high chance that you are familiar with Crysis. Crysis was arguably the largest technical leap taken by a game at launch. This game was way designed to be way ahead of its time in terms of presentation. Crysis 2 and 3 were released in 2011 and 2013 respectively and while both these titles looked fantastic, neither quite matched the sheer awe which the original Crysis was able to generate in 2007. In fact, a Crysis remaster trilogy was launched in 2021, with enhanced graphics features such as support for ray tracing. But when it comes to benchmarking, I still consider the original Crysis the king due to its history and legacy.
Let us take a walk down memory lane and recall how high end hardware has performed in this title over this year. The benchmarks is from the built in GPU bench.
So can it run Crysis (in 2022)? Apparently not, if you game at 8K! Only 19 FPS at 8K with a RTX 3090. This is insane! Most modern games (DX12) run better than that. But take a look at the 8K screenshots below, and you will understand why.
Some of these 8K screenshots look close to photorealistic! Quite an achievement for a 15 years old title.
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