How to Benchmark Batman: Arkham Knight on PC

Batman: Arkham Knight has a built in benchmark tool which is pretty handy for testing your system's performance on a variety of graphics settings.

The benchmark can be accessed in game from the menu, or more advanced users can make use of command line features if you need to run benchmarking tests in batches.

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In-Game Benchmarking

Launch Batman: Arkham Knight and open the "Graphics Options" menu. Select "PC Performance Test".

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Command Line Benchmarking

1. Create a batch file to run the following line or type the following into a command prompt:

"BatmanAK.exe batentry?Area=UnderAce_A4,CityZ_08,CityZ_07,BatEntry__Benchmark_ChJ7_Bm?Chapt ers=0,A0,B0,C0,D0,E0,F0,G0,H0,I0,J7,K0,L0,M0,N0,O0,P0,Q0,R0,S0,T0,U0,V0,W0,X0,Y0,Z 0?NoLevelOffsets?NoFadeIn?Start=BMAK_Benchmark_Start –NOLOGO"

This runs the benchmark using the most recent graphics settings. You can change these settings by editing the graphics XML file found here - "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Batman Arkham Knight\GFXSettings.BatmanArkhamKnight.xml"

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Graphics XML Settings

Display_Mode
0 - Windowed (with border)
1 - Windowed (no border)
2 - Full Screen

ResolutionX
Horizontal screen resolution

ResolutionY
Vertical screen resolution

Anti-Aliasing
0 - SMAA Disabled
1 - SMAA Enabled

Texture_Resolution
0 – Low
1 – Normal

Shadow_Quality
0 – Low
1 – Normal
2 – High

Level_Of_Detail
0 – Low
1 – Normal
2 – High

Interactive_Smoke
false - Disable Batmobile smoke, fog, and gadget effects
true - Enable Batmobile smoke, fog, and gadget effects

Interactive_Paper_Debris
false - Disable Paper debris
true - Enable Paper debris

Rain_FX
false - Disable Cape rain spray
true - Enable Cape rain spray

Volumetric_Lighting
false - Disable Enhanced light shafts on helicopters and drones
true - Enable Enhanced light shafts on helicopters and drones

Vsync
false - Disable V-sync
true - Enable V-sync

Benchmark results can be found in the benchmark.log file found - "STEAM INSTALL FOLDER\SteamApps\common\Batman Arkham Knight\BMGame\Logs\benchmark.log