The best version of 007 First Light is the PC one, and on console PS5 Pro leads.
Glacier Engine is very well optimised and PC is where that pays off: an RTX 3050 on medium settings already averages 40 FPS, and of the 29 cards we measured, the six fastest run between 101 and 158 FPS at 1080p on the top preset. It is also the only version with DLSS 4.5 and frame generation, and DLSS is the best upscaler on offer here.
On console PS5 Pro wins for a simple reason: it does not make you choose. A single mode with quality-mode settings and a guaranteed 60 FPS, while PS5 and Series X ask you to pick between 30 FPS with better shadows, reflections and resolution, or 60 with cuts. PSSR also gives it a sharpness the others cannot match.
PS5 and Series X are close to identical: same two modes, same numbers. PS5 runs slightly better in performance mode, with fewer drops, though they are rare. No graphics analysis has been published for the Switch 2 version.
PS5 and Series X both fall below 1080p in crowded areas.
The best live offer for each version, every price with its format.
Resolution, modes and FPS come from the video analyses above. The rest is published by each platform's official store and by the game's technical sheet on PC. Where nobody publishes the figure we put a dash, not a guess.
| Feature | PC | PS5 | Xbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics modes | Free settings | Two: quality and performance · a single one on PS5 Pro | Two: quality and performance |
| FPS in quality mode | — | 30, locked | 30, locked |
| FPS in performance mode | — | 60 | 60 |
| FPS on PS5 Pro | — | A guaranteed 60, on quality-mode settings | — |
| Stability in performance mode | — | The odd drop in action scenes | A few more drops than PS5 |
| What changes between quality and performance | — | Shadows, reflections and render resolution | Shadows, reflections and render resolution |
| Resolution with many characters on screen | — | Drops below 1080p | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.5 and FSR 3.1 | PSSR on PS5 Pro | — |
| Frame generation | DLSS Frame Generation and DLSS MFG | — | — |
| Ray tracing | Partial | — | — |
| HDR | Yes | — | — |
| 4K | Yes | — | — |
| 120 FPS | Yes | — | — |
| Ultrawide | Partial | — | — |
| Adjustable field of view | Partial | — | — |
| Optimised for the current generation | — | — | Yes |
| Xbox Play Anywhere | — | — | Yes |
| Cloud saves | Yes | — | — |
Xbox is the Series X column unless Series S is stated. Resolution, modes, FPS, VRR and download size come from the videos; HDR, ray tracing and PC features from the technical sheet and the official Xbox catalogue.
FPS measured at 1080p on Max quality, across 29 graphics cards. These are measurements on this game, not estimates.
| Graphics card | FPS at 1080p | Relative performance |
|---|---|---|
| ASUS GEFORCE RTX 5090 32 GB | 133–158 | |
| ASUS GEFORCE RTX 4090 24 GB | 115–128 | |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB | 109–131 | |
| ASUS GEFORCE RTX 5080 16 GB | 103–130 | |
| GEFORCE RTX 4080 16 GB SUPER | 102–128 | |
| GEFORCE RTX 4080 16 GB | 101–126 |
PC. It is the only version with free settings, DLSS 4.5 and frame generation, and the video analysis singles out its optimisation. On console, the best image is PS5 Pro.
Two on PS5 and Xbox Series X: quality, locked to 30 FPS, and performance, aiming at 60. PS5 Pro gets a single mode with quality settings and a guaranteed 60 FPS.
Shadows, reflections and render resolution. Those three are where the gap between the two modes shows most.
It removes the choice: one mode with quality settings and a guaranteed 60 FPS. It also picks up a lot of sharpness from PSSR, a gap the analysis calls considerable against the other consoles.
They are level: same two modes, same numbers. PS5 runs slightly better in performance mode with fewer drops, though those drops are not common.
Yes. In areas crowded with NPCs, both PS5 and PS5 Pro fall below 1080p. That is where it shows most.
The video analysis averages 40 FPS on an RTX 3050 with medium settings. We measured 29 cards on the top preset: the six fastest run between 101 and 158 FPS at 1080p, with the RTX 5090 leading at 133-158.
On PC, DLSS 4.5 and FSR 3.1, plus DLSS Frame Generation and DLSS MFG. On console, PS5 Pro uses PSSR. The analysis rates DLSS the best of the lot.
There is a Switch 2 listing, but no graphics analysis has been published for it, so we cannot say what resolution or frame rate it runs at.
The cheapest key is on Xbox, at 43.39 €. On PC the key goes up to 47.98 € and on PS5 to 53.99 €. Watch out for account offers, which come out cheaper because they are not a purchase in your name: on PC the account sits at 22.29 €.
Video analysis by El Analista de Bits. The videos play from their own channel. PC data according to PCGamingWiki and our own FPS measurements; Xbox features according to the official Microsoft catalogue.
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