Top runs:

• Highest FPS: HorizonZeroDawnRemastered_2024-11-08_12-18-19 with an approximately 4% higher mean FPS compared to the run without the patch.
• Smoothest FPS: HorizonZeroDawnRemastered_2024-11-08_12-18-19 with significantly lower standard deviation and variance in FPS, resulting in a smoother experience.
• Best overall: HorizonZeroDawnRemastered_2024-11-08_12-18-19 due to its higher average FPS and more consistent frame times.

Issues:

• The earlier version without the patch showed a noticeably higher variance and standard deviation in FPS, indicating less stability.

Summary

The benchmark compares the performance of "Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered" both before and after applying the update 1.1.42 patch, running on the same hardware and software configuration, namely the CachyOS operating system with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU and an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU. The updated version delivers an approximate 4% increase in average FPS and significantly improves frame stability by approximately 66%, providing a much smoother gaming experience compared to the non-updated version. This update successfully enhances performance metrics, indicating an overall beneficial impact of the patch on game playability.