While Microsoft‘s latest version of Windows operating system was touted to offer the best gaming performance out of any of its predecessors, one of its new security feature might actually have the Windows 11 PCs take a hit in gaming performance.
The latest version of Windows aims to bring an increased focus on its security systems. However, this might impact the gaming performance of Windows 11 based PCs. According to a HotHardware report, pre built systems that feature the latest Windows OS will ship with Virtualization Based Security (VBS) that can impact gaming performance on these PCs. A series of tests were conducted to see the impacts of this new security feature.
The titles and benchmarks included 3DMark Time Spy, Far Cry New Dawn, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Horizon: Zero Dawn. While the impacts in Far Cry was barely noticeable, the impact on performance was much more noticeable in 3DMark, with a 10 percent drop in performance. Similarly, Metro Exodus saw a 24 percent impact in gaming, while Horizon: Zero Dawn saw a hit of 25 percent, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider with a greater 28 percent impact.
As of right now, this is only a small sample set but these games are current gen titles, so they do offer us a look at the possible implications of the new security tech. In other words, 2 out of every 3 games might work well with the new security feature. Although, the users can disable this feature with a registry tweak. The VBS system is not activated on systems upgrading from Windows 10, but it will be an issue for pre built systems.
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