There’s a lot of ambiguity across a few of these threads about this. So I did some real-world benchmarking for everyone using Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.
Some testing notes:
- I have the 7940HS CPU model for the FW16, with the original liquid metal cooling (no mods) and 1st-gen display
- I’m running everything in powersave mode because I haaaaate the sound of the fans
- My USB4 dock is an ADT-Link UT3G
- My OcuLink dock is an ADT-LINK F9G (4i) and I’m using * Kyle’s adapter inside the M.2 expansion
- My GPU is an RX 7900XTX
- The game graphics are cranked to as high as they can go, with all AI crap turned off
And the results:
| Benchmark | Oculink | USB4 |
|---|---|---|
| 4K direct to GPU | 57 | 24 |
| 1600P direct to GPU | 64 | 26 |
| 1600P using eGPU on internal display | 58 | 23 |
Here’s the snippets of the game CSV files:
# oculink 4k direct
BuildID,Operating System,CPU Model,GPU Model,Video Driver,RAM Size,Fullscreen,ExclusiveFullscreen,Monitor,WindowLeft,WindowTop,WindowWidth,WindowHeight,UserWindowWidth,UserWindowHeight,WindowMaximized,MultiMonitorEnabled,AspectRatio,LetterboxCinematics,ForcedAspectRatio,CorrectForNonSquarePixels,FullscreenWidth,FullscreenHeight,RefreshRate,VSync,FOVCorrection,Sharpness,Brightness,Contrast,DynamicResolutionTargetFPS,ReflexMode,DLSSG,AntilagMode,FrameGen,TextureQuality,TextureFiltering,ShadowQuality,DOFQuality,MotionBlurScale,AmbientOcclusionQuality,Bloom,Vignette,LevelOfDetail,HairQuality,LensFlares,ScreenEffects,ScreenSpaceReflections,AA,ScreenSpaceShadows,TranslucencyQuality,ShadowQuality,TerrainQuality,CloudsQuality,ParallaxOcclusion,AsyncCompute,UpscaleMethod,UpscaleQuality,HDR,HDRMaxNits,HDRPaperWhite,HDRShadowBoost,HDRHighlightBoost,ProcessWorkingSetSize,IncreasedMemoryStreamingCache,
v1.5.89.0,Windows 10.0 (build 19043.1466),AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics,AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RADV NAVI31),,54,true,false,0,480,270,3840,2160,2880,1620,false,false,0.000000,true,0,true,3840,2160,60,0,1.000000,0.500000,0.500000,1.000000,0,0,false,0,0,3,4,5,3,1.000000,1,true,true,4,3,true,true,2,2,true,1,5,3,2,true,true,0,3,false,270.000000,1131151360,0.500000,0.500000,0,true,
# oculink 1600P direct
BuildID,Operating System,CPU Model,GPU Model,Video Driver,RAM Size,Fullscreen,ExclusiveFullscreen,Monitor,WindowLeft,WindowTop,WindowWidth,WindowHeight,UserWindowWidth,UserWindowHeight,WindowMaximized,MultiMonitorEnabled,AspectRatio,LetterboxCinematics,ForcedAspectRatio,CorrectForNonSquarePixels,FullscreenWidth,FullscreenHeight,RefreshRate,VSync,FOVCorrection,Sharpness,Brightness,Contrast,DynamicResolutionTargetFPS,ReflexMode,DLSSG,AntilagMode,FrameGen,TextureQuality,TextureFiltering,ShadowQuality,DOFQuality,MotionBlurScale,AmbientOcclusionQuality,Bloom,Vignette,LevelOfDetail,HairQuality,LensFlares,ScreenEffects,ScreenSpaceReflections,AA,ScreenSpaceShadows,TranslucencyQuality,ShadowQuality,TerrainQuality,CloudsQuality,ParallaxOcclusion,AsyncCompute,UpscaleMethod,UpscaleQuality,HDR,HDRMaxNits,HDRPaperWhite,HDRShadowBoost,HDRHighlightBoost,ProcessWorkingSetSize,IncreasedMemoryStreamingCache,
v1.5.89.0,Windows 10.0 (build 19043.1466),AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics,AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RADV NAVI31),,54,true,false,0,480,270,3840,2160,2880,1620,false,false,0.000000,true,0,true,2560,1600,60,0,1.000000,0.500000,0.500000,1.000000,0,0,false,0,0,3,4,5,3,1.000000,1,true,true,4,3,true,true,2,2,true,1,5,3,2,true,true,0,3,false,270.000000,1131151360,0.500000,0.500000,0,true,
# oculink 1600P internal display
BuildID,Operating System,CPU Model,GPU Model,Video Driver,RAM Size,Fullscreen,ExclusiveFullscreen,Monitor,WindowLeft,WindowTop,WindowWidth,WindowHeight,UserWindowWidth,UserWindowHeight,WindowMaximized,MultiMonitorEnabled,AspectRatio,LetterboxCinematics,ForcedAspectRatio,CorrectForNonSquarePixels,FullscreenWidth,FullscreenHeight,RefreshRate,VSync,FOVCorrection,Sharpness,Brightness,Contrast,DynamicResolutionTargetFPS,ReflexMode,DLSSG,AntilagMode,FrameGen,TextureQuality,TextureFiltering,ShadowQuality,DOFQuality,MotionBlurScale,AmbientOcclusionQuality,Bloom,Vignette,LevelOfDetail,HairQuality,LensFlares,ScreenEffects,ScreenSpaceReflections,AA,ScreenSpaceShadows,TranslucencyQuality,ShadowQuality,TerrainQuality,CloudsQuality,ParallaxOcclusion,AsyncCompute,UpscaleMethod,UpscaleQuality,HDR,HDRMaxNits,HDRPaperWhite,HDRShadowBoost,HDRHighlightBoost,ProcessWorkingSetSize,IncreasedMemoryStreamingCache,
v1.5.89.0,Windows 10.0 (build 19043.1466),AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics,AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RADV NAVI31),,54,true,false,0,480,270,2560,1600,2880,1620,false,false,0.000000,true,0,true,2560,1600,60,0,1.000000,0.500000,0.500000,1.000000,0,0,false,0,0,3,4,5,3,1.000000,1,true,true,4,3,true,true,2,2,true,1,5,3,2,true,true,0,3,false,270.000000,1131151360,0.500000,0.500000,0,true,
# usb4 4k direct
BuildID,Operating System,CPU Model,GPU Model,Video Driver,RAM Size,Fullscreen,ExclusiveFullscreen,Monitor,WindowLeft,WindowTop,WindowWidth,WindowHeight,UserWindowWidth,UserWindowHeight,WindowMaximized,MultiMonitorEnabled,AspectRatio,LetterboxCinematics,ForcedAspectRatio,CorrectForNonSquarePixels,FullscreenWidth,FullscreenHeight,RefreshRate,VSync,FOVCorrection,Sharpness,Brightness,Contrast,DynamicResolutionTargetFPS,ReflexMode,DLSSG,AntilagMode,FrameGen,TextureQuality,TextureFiltering,ShadowQuality,DOFQuality,MotionBlurScale,AmbientOcclusionQuality,Bloom,Vignette,LevelOfDetail,HairQuality,LensFlares,ScreenEffects,ScreenSpaceReflections,AA,ScreenSpaceShadows,TranslucencyQuality,ShadowQuality,TerrainQuality,CloudsQuality,ParallaxOcclusion,AsyncCompute,UpscaleMethod,UpscaleQuality,HDR,HDRMaxNits,HDRPaperWhite,HDRShadowBoost,HDRHighlightBoost,ProcessWorkingSetSize,IncreasedMemoryStreamingCache,
v1.5.89.0,Windows 10.0 (build 19043.1466),AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics,AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RADV NAVI31),,54,true,false,0,480,270,3840,2160,2880,1620,false,false,0.000000,true,0,true,3840,2160,60,0,1.000000,0.500000,0.500000,1.000000,0,0,false,0,0,3,4,5,3,1.000000,1,true,true,4,3,true,true,2,2,true,1,5,3,2,true,true,0,3,false,270.000000,1131151360,0.500000,0.500000,0,true,
# usb4 1600P direct
BuildID,Operating System,CPU Model,GPU Model,Video Driver,RAM Size,Fullscreen,ExclusiveFullscreen,Monitor,WindowLeft,WindowTop,WindowWidth,WindowHeight,UserWindowWidth,UserWindowHeight,WindowMaximized,MultiMonitorEnabled,AspectRatio,LetterboxCinematics,ForcedAspectRatio,CorrectForNonSquarePixels,FullscreenWidth,FullscreenHeight,RefreshRate,VSync,FOVCorrection,Sharpness,Brightness,Contrast,DynamicResolutionTargetFPS,ReflexMode,DLSSG,AntilagMode,FrameGen,TextureQuality,TextureFiltering,ShadowQuality,DOFQuality,MotionBlurScale,AmbientOcclusionQuality,Bloom,Vignette,LevelOfDetail,HairQuality,LensFlares,ScreenEffects,ScreenSpaceReflections,AA,ScreenSpaceShadows,TranslucencyQuality,ShadowQuality,TerrainQuality,CloudsQuality,ParallaxOcclusion,AsyncCompute,UpscaleMethod,UpscaleQuality,HDR,HDRMaxNits,HDRPaperWhite,HDRShadowBoost,HDRHighlightBoost,ProcessWorkingSetSize,IncreasedMemoryStreamingCache,
v1.5.89.0,Windows 10.0 (build 19043.1466),AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics,AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RADV NAVI31),,54,true,false,0,480,270,3840,2160,2880,1620,false,false,0.000000,true,0,true,2560,1600,60,0,1.000000,0.500000,0.500000,1.000000,0,0,false,0,0,3,4,5,3,1.000000,1,true,true,4,3,true,true,2,2,true,1,5,3,2,true,true,0,3,false,270.000000,1131151360,0.500000,0.500000,0,true,
# usb4 1600P internal display
BuildID,Operating System,CPU Model,GPU Model,Video Driver,RAM Size,Fullscreen,ExclusiveFullscreen,Monitor,WindowLeft,WindowTop,WindowWidth,WindowHeight,UserWindowWidth,UserWindowHeight,WindowMaximized,MultiMonitorEnabled,AspectRatio,LetterboxCinematics,ForcedAspectRatio,CorrectForNonSquarePixels,FullscreenWidth,FullscreenHeight,RefreshRate,VSync,FOVCorrection,Sharpness,Brightness,Contrast,DynamicResolutionTargetFPS,ReflexMode,DLSSG,AntilagMode,FrameGen,TextureQuality,TextureFiltering,ShadowQuality,DOFQuality,MotionBlurScale,AmbientOcclusionQuality,Bloom,Vignette,LevelOfDetail,HairQuality,LensFlares,ScreenEffects,ScreenSpaceReflections,AA,ScreenSpaceShadows,TranslucencyQuality,ShadowQuality,TerrainQuality,CloudsQuality,ParallaxOcclusion,AsyncCompute,UpscaleMethod,UpscaleQuality,HDR,HDRMaxNits,HDRPaperWhite,HDRShadowBoost,HDRHighlightBoost,ProcessWorkingSetSize,IncreasedMemoryStreamingCache,
v1.5.89.0,Windows 10.0 (build 19043.1466),AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics,AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RADV NAVI31),,54,true,false,0,480,270,2560,1600,2880,1620,false,false,0.000000,true,0,true,2560,1600,60,0,1.000000,0.500000,0.500000,1.000000,0,0,false,0,0,3,4,5,3,1.000000,1,true,true,4,3,true,true,2,2,true,1,5,3,2,true,true,0,3,false,270.000000,1131151360,0.500000,0.500000,0,true,
