- Halo Campaign Evolved couldn’t hit 120 FPS at ultra settings on an RTX 5090.
- The game stumbled between 90 and 100 FPS, only hitting the 120 FPS mark in enclosed areas.
- The game’s switch to Unreal Engine 5 could be a reason for this.
Ever since its announcement last year, Halo Campaign Evolved has been surrounded by controversy. The upcoming remake will be the first title in the franchise to make its way to PlayStation, something that hasn’t gone down too well with Xbox fans.
The IP’s creator has also called Halo Campaign Evolved a cash grab, and the developer going all-in on AI hasn’t helped create positive buzz around the remake. Now, the shooting title is running into another issue, with the switch to Unreal Engine 5 seemingly hampering its performance.
Why it matters: Halo Studios isn’t using the latest version of UE5, and switching from an in-house engine to the Epic software was also a bad decision in hindsight that could affect the remake’s performance.
A video from YouTuber Jackfrags showcased a preview build of Halo Campaign Evolved, failing to hit 120 FPS despite running on a PC with NVIDIA RTX 5090 and an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 3D processor. The YouTuber played the game at a 1440p resolution with ultra settings and NVIDIA DLAA turned on.
Halo Campaign Evolved stumbled between the 90 to 100 FPS range, not managing to cross the threshold unless it switched to interiors. The upcoming shooting title ran at 120 FPS on the PC only in less noisy interior spaces.
One could expect Halo Campaign Evolved to hit the 120 FPS mark with DLSS, as the YouTuber didn’t have the upscaler turned on. However, performing like this on one of the best consumer-grade GPUs is an indictment of developer Halo Studios’ shift to Unreal Engine 5 for the remake.
The game’s early footage also showed signs of the dreaded Unreal Engine 5 stutter, and this preview video suggests that players on lower-end hardware will need to downgrade their performance settings. There is still over a month left before Halo Campaign Evolved hits the market, so one can hope the final version will be better.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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