Lego Horizon Adventures Fails To Hit Native 4K60FPS With RTX 4090

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Somehow Runs Worse Than Horizon Forbidden West!

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  • Lego Horizon Adventures runs below 60FPS when using the Epic preset at 4K resolution.
  • This performance makes the PC port much worse than Horizon Forbidden West.
  • A lack of optimization and the typical Unreal Engine 5 issues seem to be the culprit here.

Following recent releases like Horizon Forbidden West on PC and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, the Horizon franchise has returned with yet another new entry, marking its foray into the world of Lego.

Lego Horizon Adventures carries much of the same charm that fans have come to love, but initial reviews have been mixed so far. The game’s PC performance has also raised more than a few eyebrows, with the RTX 4090 struggling to achieve 60FPS at 4K resolution.

Why it matters: Lego Horizon Adventures belongs to a major first-party PlayStation IP. As such, fans were hoping to see the flagship PlayStation treatment for the title, which typically leads to solid PC ports.

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Lego Horizon Adventures Proves Tough To Run For The RTX 4090 | Image via ComputerBase

Benchmarks shared by ComputerBase highlight that Lego Horizon Adventures requires 70% TSR upscaling to achieve 66FPS at 4K resolution when using the Epic preset.

When running at native resolution, the RTX 4090 drops further below, being unable to sustain 60FPS. Fans can always fall back on DLSS, but non-Nvidia GPU users on PC might be disappointed to learn that FSR and XeSS upscaling technologies are not supported.

Perhaps the most interesting part about the performance is the fact that Lego Horizon Adventures runs worse than Horizon Forbidden West. The latter can easily achieve over 90FPS at 4K without any upscaling on the same graphics card.

The biggest issue in this instance seems to be a lack of proper optimization. The Lego offering runs on Unreal Engine 5, marking yet another instance of a poorly performing title based on this technology.

Recently, a game like Stalker 2 led to similar concerns, but the delta in graphics between these two titles makes it quite shocking to see PlayStation’s Lego title pushing the RTX 4090 in a similar manner.

The benchmark video above highlights Frame Generation as necessary to aim for 60FPS or higher with the RTX 4090. As such, it’s clear that more optimization is needed for the title.

What are your thoughts on the performance? Share your opinions in the comments, or head over to the Tech4Gamers Forums for more discussions.

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