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For our game benchmarks we tested at both 1080p and 1440p resolution. Usually we exclusively test using Ultra settings, but this time we made sure to test High settings (or the equivalent) as well. After all, some modern games may be too demanding to play maxed-out on a £999 PC, so it's good to see what it can offer if you dial down the image quality by a small amount.
Starting with Cyberpunk 2077 and the new 2.0 update, at 1080p the Topaz Spark delivers well over 70FPS regardless of the settings used, though at 1440p we had to drop to the High preset to ensure we hit 50FPS, but that's still a great result in one of the best looking games currently on the market.
F1 23 is much less demanding and we hit 83FPS at 1080p Ultra, or you can boost FPS to 136 by using High settings. Likewise at 1440p, you still get 71FPS at Ultra or 106FPS at High, so this is very very playable.
Forza Horizon 5 is even easier to run, fully maxed out the Topaz Spark can hit 102FPS at 1080p or 83FPS at 1440p, so you won't even need to drop settings for a smooth experience.
The same goes for Horizon Zero Dawn – this one is a bit older but still looks great and plays very nicely with the all-AMD system – maxed out at 1440p we got 83FPS average, so we can have no complaints there!
The Last of Us Part 1 is definitely more demanding though, but 60FPS is still possible at 1080p Ultra settings, or you can go for High settings and get 87FPS. You'll probably want to stick with High at 1440p too, where it came in just below 60FPS.
The same goes for Ratchet and Clank – the RX 6700 can do 1080p max settings no problem, but it suffers slightly at 1440p, at which case you'd want to drop down to the High Preset.
No such issue for Resident Evil 4 though, this game isn't too demanding and is playable at 1440p 60FPS using the Max preset, so job done there.
Same again for Shadow of the Tomb Raider – this one is getting on a bit now but still looks great and you can get over 80FPS at maxed settings using the RX 6700 at 1440p.
Miles Morales is much more CPU-bound and we see very little difference regardless of settings or resolution. You can still get 64FPS on average at 1440p using the Very High preset, though it will be hard to hit higher frame rates due to how CPU-heavy this game is.
Finally we finish up with Starfield, and we're testing in the forested area of Jemison. This is a worst-case scenario but goes to show just how demanding Starfield is – you may even want to consider Medium settings, or enabling upscaling for a higher frame rate.
Average results
Overall then, over the 10 games tested, the Topaz Spark is very capable for 1080p and 1440p gaming. It won't hit 60FPS at 1440p Ultra setting in every game, but you can always drop down to High setting if need be. If you're playing at 1080p as well, it'll be even smoother still.
