The Last of Us Part 1 Patch 1.0.2.0 Tested – Does the game run better now?

CPU Performance Gains – Marginal, but noteworthy

With Patch 1.0.2.0 promising lower CPU utilisation due to changes in texture streaming, we expected to see some performance gains but not a major performance boost. This is exactly what we can see below. 

At Ultra settings, performance gains are marginal, but at lower settings these performance gains are more significant. At 1080p high settings, average framerates move from 64 FPS to 68 FPS, a 6.25% performance gain, and at medium settings the gains are slightly larger. While these performance gains are welcome, The Last of Us Part 1 is still a hugely CPU-limited game, especially within our demanding test area. 

  

Resolution Scaling – Is performance boosted at 4K?