Battlefield 1 DirectX 11 & 12 Performance Analysis

Battlefield 1 – 1080p, 1440p and 4K DirectX 12 Benchmarks

Well this is a big disappointment, as we see the DirectX 12 bring down the overall FPS of almost every card at the top of the list by around 10FPS. However, almost every other card from about the Fury X down saw equal performance or a few minor FPS gains. It’s clear that DirectX 12 is bringing better improvements for older hardware, so it’s advisable to test both on your hardware to see which runs better, rather than just picking one and sticking with it.

The GTX 1080 dropped a few frames down here too, although, for the most part, we’re seeing small improvements on the rest of the board. While overall average frame rates are often a tiny bit lower, the minimum frame rates have increased, which means a smoother gaming experience overall.

This is where things get pretty interesting, as the GTX 1080 has lost performance in DX12 so far, but once we push to 4K, it actually gains around 8FPS minimum and average, while all the most cards suffer further losses in average frame rate, but a small increase in minimum FPS.