Denuvo protection does not affect performance on PC version of Final Fantasy 15
It is not too excessive to say that many PC players despise Denuvo since it is generally accepted opinion that it will cause a drop in performance on PC releases of various video games. The latest case is linked to Final Fantasy 15 Windows Edition, which, according to multiple players' statements, because of the use of the notorious technology, is suffering from a fall in performance by as much as 16%. However, gaming portal PC Gamer has carried out its own research that indicates that such problems do not exist.
Namely, Peter 'Durante' Thoman compared three different scenes from the full release of the demo version, which did not contain Denuvo DRM, to find out in what measure Denuvo actually causes the technical issues on PC edition of Final Fantasy 15.
As you can see from the graphs below, the first scene - shot early in dawn with lots of trees, shrubs, grasses or simply foliage - does not have any statistically significant differences. On the other hand, the number two scene after the introduction where you actually play the game - runs 3.5% slower than the full version of the title compared to the demo. Finally, the third scene - dinner cooking at the resort - full version of the game is 5.6% faster than the demo version.
So, Durante concludes that there is no evidence that Denuvo DRM has a negative impact on Final Fantasy 15 Windows Edition performance. However, a comparative test in which he tries to determine whether loading time is faster for a demo or a full version of the game ended in favor of the latter by 6.7%. Of course, this does not have to be the reason to blame or the merit Denuvo technology but some other differences in the code.
Tagged with: Denuvo Protection, Final Fantasy series, PC port
