Lies of P tech review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks

Surprisingly great Souls clone. Better to succeed in imitation than to fail in originality: that is one way to sum up Lies of P. The action game borrows heavily from the well-known Souls' formula. Read our tech review to find out whether the game performs better than the often quite suboptimal PC ports released by FromSoftware.

Florian Glaser, 👁 Florian Glaser (translated by Zhiwei Zhuang), Published 09/26/2023 🇩🇪 🇵🇹 ...

Notebooks used in this review

Right now, our gaming benchmarks are performed using these laptops. Click on the images to visit the respective product page. All other test systems (tower PCs, mini-PCs, etc.) are listed at the end of this article.

Technical aspects

From the word go, Lies of P makes no secret of the games it uses as a template. As well as its controls, its gameplay and level design are astoundingly similar to Dark Souls and other Souls-likes. What's more, Lies of P managed to have better technical performance than its major inspirations.

The PC version is impressive not least due to its very sharp textures, high level of detail and stylish effects. Regardless of whether it’s weather conditions, reflections or lighting, the developers have evidently put great effort into the game’s visual design. Together with top-notch art design, which took inspiration from Bloodborne amongst other things but adds its own spin, Lies of P presents a very dense and intentionally dark atmosphere on screen. Whilst often rather indirect, the storytelling doesn’t feel as minimalist as in Souls games, which some gamers are going to see as an advantage.

There isn’t much to complain about the graphics menu. It allows you to not only adjust screen mode, resolution and FPS limit (with an option to uncap frame rate) but also enable or disable VSync and upscaling. Lies of P supports both AMD's FSR 2 and Nvidia’s DLSS. The game also offers four presets that can be selected without requiring a restart. These presets modify ten quality and detail settings in the advanced graphics menu. Remarkably, Lies of P looks fairly beautiful even at lower settings.

During our testing, we didn’t have any complaints regarding crashes or other issues like graphical glitches. In other words, the game appears to be stable and well programmed. The game needs to compile shaders every time you launch it. But this isn’t all too annoying because the process doesn’t take overly long to complete. Load times are likewise absolutely fine. Moreover, Lies of P only takes up 40 GB of drive space, which is quite small for such an expansive game in 2023.

Benchmark

Because Lies of P doesn’t come with a built-in benchmark tool, we chose to use the square in front of “Krat Central station” for our frame rate measurements (see video). Using CapFrameX, we recorded a roughly 30-second sequence with the main character running around the fountain until it returns to the station’s entrance.

Usually, 30 FPS should be good enough to provide a solid experience in a third-person game. But we recommend running the game at 40 FPS or higher because combat in the game often requires pretty precise timing. The sequence we chose is neither easy nor particularly demanding but rather reflects the frame rate you can expect to get on average.

Results

FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

If you ignore iGPUs (the Radeon 680M, for example, can only manage over 40 FPS at 1080p and Low preset), Lies of P's hardware requirements are thankfully low. Mid-range models, such as a Radeon RX 6800S or similar, are sometimes able to break the 100 FPS mark at this resolution even when settings are turned up to high or very high.

Lies of P
1920x1080 Low Preset 1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset 1920x1080 Best Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	360 (132.1^min, 199.1^P0.1, 257^P1) fps ∼100% 314 (142.4^min, 195.7^P0.1, 238^P1) fps ∼100% 292 (89.5^min, 201^P0.1, 231^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	296 (18.6^min, 159.5^P0.1, 202^P1) fps ∼82% 259 (100.8^min, 150.1^P0.1, 189.5^P1) fps ∼82% 240 (145.1^min, 166.3^P0.1, 189^P1) fps ∼82%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	270 (99.7^min, 136.3^P0.1, 181.4^P1) fps ∼75% 250 (116.2^min, 135.9^P0.1, 188.9^P1) fps ∼80% 230 (103.2^min, 138.6^P0.1, 181.4^P1) fps ∼79%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	246 (70.1^min, 122^P0.1, 161.6^P1) fps ∼68% 226 (111.2^min, 127.3^P0.1, 167.6^P1) fps ∼72% 209 (96.6^min, 120.1^P0.1, 163^P1) fps ∼72%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	188.5 (72.8^min, 102.8^P0.1, 127.8^P1) fps ∼52% 165.4 (83.2^min, 97.1^P0.1, 114.6^P1) fps ∼53% 148.1 (50.1^min, 89.2^P0.1, 100.7^P1) fps ∼51%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX	178.9 (46.5^min, 96.8^P0.1, 119.2^P1) fps ∼50% 158.4 (36^min, 94.3^P0.1, 107^P1) fps ∼50% 143.7 (78.4^min, 88.1^P0.1, 100.1^P1) fps ∼49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	164.6 (65.1^min, 86.2^P0.1, 109.7^P1) fps ∼46% 141.7 (77.6^min, 79.1^P0.1, 93.4^P1) fps ∼45% 126 (44.9^min, 69.8^P0.1, 81.3^P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55	151.3 (51.8^min, 82.3^P0.1, 101.9^P1) fps ∼42% 134.1 (71.5^min, 79.9^P0.1, 89.4^P1) fps ∼43% 121.1 (70.5^min, 73.5^P0.1, 81.9^P1) fps ∼41%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23	138.5 (48.3^min, 75.6^P0.1, 83.8^P1) fps ∼38% 118.5 (50.8^min, 60.7^P0.1, 68.3^P1) fps ∼38% 105.7 (48.9^min, 57.2^P0.1, 62.2^P1) fps ∼36%
AMD Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14	147.8 (83.9^min, 90.6^P0.1, 111.3^P1) fps ∼100% 127.4 (42.5^min, 77.4^P0.1, 97^P1) fps ∼35% 109 (60.7^min, 65.2^P0.1, 80.2^P1) fps ∼35% 99.6 (11.5^min, 54.3^P0.1, 63.4^P1) fps ∼34%
AMD Radeon 680M, R9 6900HS Asus ROG Zephyrus G14	42.5 (18.9^min, 20.9^P0.1, 22.4^P1) fps ∼29% 37.2 (17.5^min, 18.9^P0.1, 19.6^P1) fps ∼10% 32.7 (14.6^min, 14.8^P0.1, 16.2^P1) fps ∼10% 29.2 (13.9^min, 14^P0.1, 14.8^P1) fps ∼10%

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

You likewise don’t need a high-end GPU to bump up resolution to QHD. Even a GeForce RTX 4050 can run the game effortlessly at 1440p and Best preset.

Lies of P
2560x1440 Best Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	230 (128.3^min, 141.3^P0.1, 164.8^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	183.8 (105.4^min, 118.1^P0.1, 131.3^P1) fps ∼80%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	173.1 (100.2^min, 106.7^P0.1, 123.6^P1) fps ∼75%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	150.6 (61.9^min, 84.7^P0.1, 100.1^P1) fps ∼65%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX	99.9 (50.3^min, 53.8^P0.1, 60.2^P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	98.8 (49.1^min, 51.9^P0.1, 57^P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55	84.7 (39.7^min, 44.8^P0.1, 49.8^P1) fps ∼37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	83.6 (18.5^min, 40.3^P0.1, 47^P1) fps ∼36%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23	69.2 (19.9^min, 32.8^P0.1, 37.9^P1) fps ∼30%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

More powerful GPUs don’t even get pushed to their limits at 4K. A GeForce RTX 4060 is already capable enough to churn out more than 40 FPS at 4K and max settings. In the table below, you’ll also find results obtained with DLSS (Quality) enabled.

Lies of P
3840x2160 Best Preset 3840x2160 Best Preset + DLSS Quality
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	118.5 (60.6^min, 63.5^P0.1, 67^P1) fps ∼100% 175.9 (95.3^min, 108^P0.1, 118.5^P1) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, i9-13900K Desktop-PC Asus ROG Strix Z790-F	100.5 (51.7^min, 53.5^P0.1, 56.4^P1) fps ∼85%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Neo 17 E23	91.2 (17.1^min, 46.7^P0.1, 51.8^P1) fps ∼77% 137.3 (75.2^min, 83.1^P0.1, 91.7^P1) fps ∼78%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	76.3 (15.8^min, 35.6^P0.1, 41.7^P1) fps ∼64% 117.9 (61.7^min, 64^P0.1, 74.6^P1) fps ∼67%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX	53.3 (25.4^min, 26^P0.1, 27.6^P1) fps ∼45% 81.4 (44.1^min, 45.1^P0.1, 47.2^P1) fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	49 (23.3^min, 23.6^P0.1, 24.8^P1) fps ∼41% 75.5 (25.6^min, 37.3^P0.1, 42.7^P1) fps ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55	44.9 (17.2^min, 21.2^P0.1, 23.4^P1) fps ∼38% 67.1 (34.1^min, 36.1^P0.1, 39.2^P1) fps ∼38%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Pro 15 E23	42.1 (19^min, 19.8^P0.1, 21.2^P1) fps ∼36% 65.3 (33.1^min, 33.3^P0.1, 35.8^P1) fps ∼37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX XMG Focus 15 E23	34.2 (16^min, 16.2^P0.1, 16.9^P1) fps ∼29% 53 (20.1^min, 26.1^P0.1, 27.9^P1) fps ∼30%

Note

Because gaming tests are very time-consuming and are often constrained by installation or activation limits, we are only able to provide you with part of the benchmark results at the time of publishing this article. We will be adding more graphics cards over the coming days and weeks.

Overview

All test systems

Notebook	Graphics card	Processor	Memory
XMG Neo 17 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @175 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6X)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 @175 W TGP (12 GB GDDR6X)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
XMG Pro 15 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
XMG Pro 15 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
XMG Focus 15 E23	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 @140 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti @150 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-12900H	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Acer Predator Helios 300	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti @150 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-12700H	2 x 8 GB DDR5
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14	AMD Radeon RX 6800S (8 GB GDDR6) & AMD Radeon 680M	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS	2 x 16 GB DDR5

Tower PC	Graphics card	Processor	Memory
Custom I / Asus ROG Strix Z790-F / G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16 GB GDDR6X) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-13900K	2 x 24 GB DDR5
Custom II	Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6) PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (16 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6800 (16 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB GDDR6)	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2 x 16 GB DDR5

Mini-PC	Graphics card	Processor	Memory
Minisforum NUCXi7	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 @125 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-11800H	2 x 8 GB DDR4
Minisforum HX99G	AMD Radeon RX 6600M @100 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6)	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR5
Morefine S500+	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	2 x 16 GB DDR4

4K monitor	Operating system	Nvidia driver	AMD driver
Gigabyte M32U	Windows 11	ForceWare 537.34	Adrenalin 23.9.2

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5	Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
	May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
	May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
?	Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
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Pos	Model	< Prev Next > Lies of P (2023)
Pos	Model	low 1920x1080 Low Preset	med. 1920x1080 Medium Preset	high 1920x1080 High Preset	ultra 1920x1080 Best Preset	QHD 2560x1440 Best Preset	4K 3840x2160 Best Preset
1	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	377.5ⁿ²	354ⁿ²	335.5ⁿ²	313ⁿ²	278.5ⁿ²	168.1ⁿ²
3	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080		360	314	292	230	118.5
5	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT		296	259	240	183.8	100.5
9	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU		270	250	230	173.1	91.2
11	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	308	274	242	223	160.9	86.2
18	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU		246	226	209	150.6	76.3
26	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	206	185.25ⁿ²	162.6ⁿ²	144.1ⁿ²	98.05ⁿ²	49
29	AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT	268	232	196.8	173.6	122.7	63.9
30	NVIDIA Titan RTX	248	221	193.6	177.1	119	61.2
31	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	263	230	201	180.9	124.3	65.2
32	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16G	253	220	192	171.2	112.7	54.1
34	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU		178.9	158.4	143.7	99.9	53.3
42	Intel Arc A770	174.5	154.5	136.8	123.6	88.8	47.5
46	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU		151.3	134.1	121.1	84.7	44.9
49	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	173ⁿ²	163.8ⁿ³	141.7ⁿ³	126ⁿ³	84.6ⁿ²	42.1
60	AMD Radeon RX 6800S	147.8	127.4	109	99.6
135	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	158.7	137.8ⁿ²	118.1ⁿ²	104.95ⁿ²	69.1ⁿ²	34.2
137*	Intel Arc A730M	97	85.8	75.1	67
232	AMD Radeon 680M	42.5	37.2	32.7	29.2
Pos	Model	< Prev Next >Lies of P
Pos	Model	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
262*	AMD Radeon 760M	33.7	27.9	24