Platform comparison

Crysis Remastered: which platform plays it best?

What changes between Xbox, Switch: resolution, FPS per mode, what each official store publishes and the FPS we measured on PC.

  • 2platforms compared
  • 5,73 €cheapest key, on PC
  • 1video comparisons

Quick verdict

Xbox is the only version with confirmed 4K, HDR and ray tracing; Switch keeps up by leaning hard on dynamic resolution.

Best graphics experience Xbox Series X 4K, HDR and ray tracing listed in the catalogue
Best console experience Xbox Series X the only one optimised for the current generation
Best for the money PC the cheapest key for this game sits on PC

What the Xbox listing confirms

The official Xbox catalogue confirms 4K, HDR, ray tracing and current-generation optimisation for this version, plus cloud saves. It is the fullest spec sheet of the three platforms we compare here.

What Switch gives up

Switch runs the game with a dynamic resolution in both modes. Docked it tops out at 1440×900 and drops as low as 835×522, with 1152×720 the count you see most; handheld the ceiling is 1152×720 and the floor 640×432. That is a wide window, and it explains why the image shifts so much from scene to scene.

The gap on PC

There is no published technical breakdown of the PC version with resolutions or frame rates, so its column stays empty. We would rather leave it blank than infer numbers from the console versions.

Updated 25 Jul 2020

Price on each platform

The best live offer for each version, every price with its format.

Crysis Remastered on Switch: resolution and performance

  • The test was run on version 1.2.0 with the console docked.
  • Docked, the game uses a dynamic resolution between 835×522 and 1440×900.
  • 1152×720 is the most common pixel count in docked mode.
  • In handheld mode the dynamic resolution runs from 640×432 to 1152×720.
  • Handheld pixel counts usually land between 1024×640 and 896×560.

Full platform comparison

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 Xbox Switch
Resolution on Switch (docked) Dynamic, from 835×522 to 1440×900; 1152×720 is the common count
Resolution on Switch (handheld) Dynamic, from 640×432 to 1152×720; typically between 896×560 and 1024×640
Dynamic resolution Yes
Maximum resolution 4K1440×900 docked
HDR Yes
Ray tracing Yes
Optimised for the current generation Yes
Cloud saves Yes
Single player 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.

Frequently asked questions about Crysis Remastered

Which platform does Crysis Remastered look best on?

Xbox, the only version with 4K, HDR and ray tracing confirmed by the official catalogue. There is no published analysis of the PC version with numbers, so we do not rank it. Switch plays a different game entirely: its docked ceiling is 1440×900.

How does the Switch version hold up?

It uses a dynamic resolution in both modes. Docked it swings between 835×522 and 1440×900, most often sitting at 1152×720. Handheld it falls as low as 640×432 with a 1152×720 ceiling.

Does it have ray tracing?

The Xbox catalogue lists it for that version. There is no equivalent confirmation for PC or Switch, so we do not assume it there.

Is the Switch version worth it?

It depends what you want from it. It is the only one you can take with you, and it pays for that in resolution: in handheld mode it spends much of its time below a real 720p.

What frame rate does it run at?

We are not publishing frame rate figures for this game. The available analysis measures resolution on Switch, not frames per second on the other versions, and we would rather leave that blank than estimate it.