Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Epic / TPU Custom Scene
Tested with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D • DDR5-6000 MHz
Data: TechPowerUp, Apr 2025 · compiled by EMARQUE
Estimated frames per second (FPS)
Tested at Ultra High Settings
RX 9070 XT
16GB
85 FPS
Shop PC
RX 9070
16GB
77 FPS
Shop PC
Full results: every GPU at 1080p, 1440p and 4K
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 32GB | 125 FPS | 95 FPS | 78 FPS |
| RTX 5080 16GB | 96 FPS | 67 FPS | 52 FPS |
| RTX 5070 Ti 16GB | 88 FPS | 59 FPS | 45 FPS |
| RX 9070 XT 16GB | 85 FPS | 57 FPS | 43 FPS |
| RX 9070 16GB | 77 FPS | 51 FPS | 38 FPS |
Sandfall Interactive's turn-based RPG, released April 24 2025 on Unreal Engine 5 with Lumen and Nanite. Expedition 33 became one of 2025's surprise breakout hits — eight million copies in the first year — and built almost entirely in UE5 Blueprints by a 30-person studio.
How demanding is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?
Expedition 33 uses Unreal Engine 5 with Lumen and Nanite, and ships with DLSS, AMD FSR and Intel XeSS upscaling. The combat encounters are tightly framed and authored rather than open-zone, which keeps streaming light. Lumen GI in stylised painterly environments and high-fidelity character close-ups are the main GPU costs.
What GPU do you need for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?
Our estimates suggest the RTX 5070 or Radeon RX 9070 XT comfortably clears 80 FPS at 1080p; the RTX 5070 Ti or RX 9070 XT clears 55 FPS at 1440p. Native 4K above 60 FPS lands on the RTX 5070 Ti and above; the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 push past 50 FPS at 4K. For a turn-based RPG, frame rate matters less than image quality — DLSS Quality is the right default.
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