CS2
CS2 (Counter-Strike 2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the iconic tactical first-person shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Developed by Valve, it promises to revolutionise the competitive FPS scene with updated graphics, refined gameplay mechanics, and new features. Players can expect the same intense tactical gameplay that has made the franchise so popular, but with a fresh coat of paint and exciting new additions.
Counter-Strike 2 at 1440p clearly has a CPU bottleneck issue, and due to that, there really isn’t much information to go off of, as cards are simply all over the place. The only data I feel that we could potentially discuss is over the 4080 SUPER, where we see 20% more performance on the 5080 averages, and 9% more in the lows, but even then, I’d be inclined to take these results, at this resolution, with a pinch of salt.
As we move up to 4K, things balance out a lot better, though we don’t see huge differences between each GPU, and instead see single-digit increases over the 4080 and 4080 SUPER of 2.5% and 2% respectively. What’s more interesting here is how the 5080 takes a bit of a hit in the lows and comes in with 10% less performance than our 4080, and 2% less than the 4080 SUPER, though it is nice to see that the 5080 only falls 1% lower than the RTX 4090, but again, the lows do make it suffer a little, but it’s enough to best AMD in the averages, but they fair extremely well in the lows.
