Devil May Cry 5 - Denuvo Performance Impact

Denuvo - An Introduction

Devil May Cry 5 - Denuvo Performance Impact

Denuvo has long been blamed for performance issues in the world of PC gaming, with more outlandish claims stating that the anti-tamper technology also reduces SSD lifespans, and causes a lot of additional wear on certain system components.



Every time a sub-par PC version of a game is released, Denuvo and other anti-piracy measures are often blamed as the reason behind it. Batman: Arkham Knight is a prime example of this, where Denuvo was claimed to wear out SSDs with excessive writes and cause all manners of performance problems. In reality, many of these issues were addressed in patches, but the game remains difficult to run at 60+ FPS to this day.



The problem with blaming Denovo for every PC gaming problem is that most of the claims surrounding the technology are little more than speculation. Yes, any technology that performs frequent checks on running applications will have an associated performance impact, but so far there is little evidence that the performance impact of the tech is anything to worry about, at least when properly implemented.



Enter Devil May Cry 5, Capcom's latest PC game, which utilises the fast RE engine to deliver compelling visuals and stellar performance. We plan to release a performance review for this title soon, but first, we will explore the impact of Denuvo's anti-tamper technology.



Capcom made a silly mistake when releasing Devil May Cry 5 on PC, launching the title with an extra Steam branch which offered a .exe file for the game that lacked Denuvo, and while this version of the game has been taken off Steam, the .exe file has already made it onto the internet and is available to download from multiple locations. Since this file alone can only be used with legitimately purchased copies of the game, we see no reason not to give this Denuvo-free version of Devil May Cry 5 a try.



Now unlike some other reviewers, our Denuvo testing will be taken from several sections of gameplay, which should allow us to see how much Denuvo harms game performance, looking both at combat scenes and high-speed map traversal. Will Denovo have a big impact on game performance? Turn over to the next page to find out.





1 - Denuvo - An Introduction 2 - Performance Impact - Three Scenes Tested 3 - Conclusion - Should we be worried about Denuvo in DMC5? «Prev 1 2 3 Next»

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