[ 4K Bench ] Quake II - RTX (1.8.0 ) | RTX 5070 Ti / R7 5800x3D | Native, Upscaling, Super-Sampling

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Published on August 23, 2025 8:57:10 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hipun1n2-a0

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Quake II (1997)

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This year, Quake II RTX got an update to version 1.8.0 on march 26th 2025. Let's see how it performs at 4k (3840 x 2160)resolution on the RTX 5070 Ti.

(Stream Crashed at the end, when I enabled smooth motion, will have to do a seperate video )

The update notes and most recent version can be found here on github * https://github.com/NVIDIA/Q2RTX/releases/tag/v1.8.0 *

Using the latest Nvidia Game-Ready Driver 581.08, Released Aug 19th, 2025.

Taking advantage of Nvidia Smooth Motion, driver Level x2 Frame Genereration, works with Quake II RTX.

I will also be testing the native upscaler, with these values:

80% of 4K (Ultra Quality Upscaling),
70% of 4K ( Quality Upscaling )
60% of 4K ( Balanced Upscaling )
50% of 4K ( Performance Upscaling ) 1440p
30% of 4k ( Ultra Performance Upscaling )

For this Benchmark, I'll be using Super-Sampling Antialiasing going over 4K resolution closer to 5K with these percentage values:

Resolution values (Super-Sampling AA )
110% of 4K = 4224 x 2376
120% of 4K = 4608 x 2592
135% of 4K = 4184 x 2196 ( 5K )

System Specs:
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Motherboard * Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2
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CPU * AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3D 3.4GHz (8 cores/16 threads)
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CPU Cooler * DeepCool AK620 - Air Cooler - CFM 68.99
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**RAM ** 64 GB DDR4 Kit, 3200 Mhz LEXAR , CL19 (32 x 32 Dual Channel) - OC'ed to 3700 Mhz
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Graphics Card * Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB /256 bit bus
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PC Case * Fractal Design Pop Air XL Black
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Power Supply * Corsair RM1000x (2024) ATX 3.1 — 1000 Watt 80 PLUS Gold Certified Fully Modular
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Storage *
1. SSD Patriot Burst 240GB, 2.5'', SATA III (Windows 10 installed here)

2. XPG Gammix S5 2 TB Gen 3x4 Nvme SSD Drive (Downloads, Mods, Storage)

3. Kingston Fury Renegade Gen4x4 NVME SSD Drive, 2TB (Games and Skyrim Mods, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Gamma Modpack :)

4. XPG Gammix S70 Blade NVME Gen 4x4 , 2TB ( Where I edit and Install games )
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Keyboard * Random 5$ USB Compact Keyboard (it says BASIC on it :D )
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Mouse * Gaming STEELSERIES Rival 3, 8500 dpi, black
Mouse 2 * (Random $5 optical UsB mouse with special DPI button, maximum 800 DpI, it says BASIC on the front of the mouse = BASic 2 piece set Mouse & Keyboard = Cheap Bastard Bonus achieved )
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Gaming Headphones AQIRYS Sirius, 7.1 surround, USB and 3.5mm jack with microphone
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*Monitor 1 * LG 4K TV, 48 inches (122 centimeters) from 2014 (yeah still working :) Max resolution = 4096x2160 60Hz
*Monitor 2 * Viewsonic VA240-H-2 24" inches Full-HD 1920x1080 75hz 1ms response time (VGA and HDMI connectors)

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro (about Q2 RTX )
4:20 4K Native
12:45 80% Resolution Scaling, 4K
18:39 70% Resolution Scaling, 4K
25:48 60% Resolution Scaling, 4K
31:26 50% Resolution Scaling, 4K
38:44 30% Resolution Scaling, 4K
45:50 110% Scaling, Super-Sampling, 4K
55:13 120% Scaling, Super-Sampling, 4K
1:03:33 135% - 5K, Super-Sampling, 4K
1:10:01 135% - 5K, Enabled Smooth Motion and stream Crashed

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