

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
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1080p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 838 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 884 fps | 718 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 999 fps | 974 fps | 779 fps | 633 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 999 fps | 947 fps | 758 fps | 616 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 999 fps | 895 fps | 716 fps | 582 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 999 fps | 816 fps | 653 fps | 530 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 921 fps | 737 fps | 589 fps | 479 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 789 fps | 632 fps | 505 fps | 411 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 572 fps | 458 fps | 366 fps | 298 fps |
1440p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 898 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 847 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 979 fps | 795 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 967 fps | 774 fps | 629 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 829 fps | 663 fps | 539 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 913 fps | 730 fps | 584 fps | 475 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 888 fps | 711 fps | 568 fps | 462 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 839 fps | 671 fps | 537 fps | 436 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 765 fps | 612 fps | 489 fps | 398 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 691 fps | 553 fps | 442 fps | 359 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 592 fps | 474 fps | 379 fps | 308 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 429 fps | 343 fps | 275 fps | 223 fps |
4K performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 884 fps | 707 fps | 575 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 821 fps | 657 fps | 534 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 921 fps | 737 fps | 589 fps | 479 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 868 fps | 695 fps | 556 fps | 452 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 816 fps | 653 fps | 522 fps | 424 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 645 fps | 516 fps | 413 fps | 335 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 553 fps | 442 fps | 354 fps | 287 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 487 fps | 389 fps | 312 fps | 253 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 474 fps | 379 fps | 303 fps | 246 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 447 fps | 358 fps | 286 fps | 233 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 408 fps | 326 fps | 261 fps | 212 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 368 fps | 295 fps | 236 fps | 192 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 316 fps | 253 fps | 202 fps | 164 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 229 fps | 183 fps | 147 fps | 119 fps |

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut is an action RPG that stands out in the immersive sim genre with its blend of stealth, combat, and choice-driven gameplay. Released in 2013, this Director's Cut enhancement features an overhauled visual engine, completely redesigned boss battles, and over 8 hours of director commentary that provide unique insight into the game's development. It's the third installment in the legendary Deus Ex series and remains a benchmark title for players seeking deep, thoughtful gameplay.
The game runs exceptionally well on modern hardware and is quite accessible for older systems. Entry-level GPUs with a benchmark score around 213 can handle the minimum requirements, making it a great choice for testing baseline performance. Most mid-range GPUs will achieve smooth 60+ FPS at higher graphics settings, while even budget-conscious builders can expect solid performance when adjusting resolution and quality presets for their hardware.
If you enjoy action RPGs with meaningful player choice and atmospheric storytelling, the Director's Cut is absolutely worth playing. Its 89/100 rating reflects the quality improvements and enhanced experience this version delivers, making it a no-brainer addition to any serious gamer's library.
Performance profile
Released in October 2013, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut sits in the DirectX 11 generation. Comfortable on any modern mid-range GPU at 1440p; even an RTX 3050 or RX 6600 typically delivers 4K60 at High settings.
RPGs like Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut stress VRAM during long sessions — texture streaming, mods and open-world traversal inflate memory use over time. 8 GB VRAM is a practical floor; 12 GB+ is worth the headroom at 1440p and above.
Extremely light — Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut runs at 60 FPS 1080p on any integrated GPU (Intel Iris Xe, AMD Radeon Graphics) or a decade-old discrete card like the GTX 1050. A current-gen RTX 4060 pushes 4K Ultra without effort.
Storyline
On the eve of unveiling a new type of augmentation that will negate the use of Neuropozyne, Sarif Industries is attacked by the Tyrants. Adam Jensen attempts to save Megan Reed and her fellow scientists, but Tyrant leader Namir critically wounds him and apparently kills Megan and the scientists. David Sarif uses his most advanced technology to save Adam, giving him superhuman abilities: he also learns that the augmentations are bonding to him naturally without the need for Neuropozyne. Called back to deal with an attack on a Sarif Industries warehouse by anti-augmentation extremists, Adam discovers an augmented hacker attempting to gain access to the secret Typhoon weapon augmentation. Upon discovery, the hacker is forced by their controller to shoot himself. After Adam retrieves the deceased hacker's neural hub from his old Detroit police precinct, Frank Pritchard tracks the hacking signal to an abandoned factory in Highland Park. Adam discovers the Tyrants guarding a FEMA detention camp, but they are moving out after the failure of the Sarif raid. Adam confronts and defeats one of the mercenaries, Barrett, who tells him to go to Hengsha before killing himself with a grenade. Together with pilot Faridah Malik, Adam travels to Hengsha and tracks down the hacker, Arie van Bruggen, who is being both hunted by private security company Belltower Associates and hidden by local triad leader Tong Si Hung. Van Bruggen directs Adam to find evidence inside Tai Yong Medical, the world's largest augmentation technology manufacturer and Sarif's main rival. Infiltrating Tai Yong, Adam finds footage of a call between Namir and Zhao Yun Ru, which confirms that Megan and the other missing scientists are alive and that Eliza Cassan is somehow involved. Confronting Zhao in her penthouse apartment, he learns that she is allied to a powerful organization that controls global interests before she triggers security and forces him to leave. Traveling to the Picus corporate building in Montreal, Jensen tracks down Eliza, revealed to be an artificial intelligence construct designed to influence the media. Despite her programming, she has begun to question her role and offers to help Adam. After he defeats Tyrant member Fedorova, Eliza gives him footage directing him to Doctor Isaias Sandoval, aide to William Taggart. Back in Detroit, Sarif admits to Adam that the Illuminati are behind the attacks. Adam infiltrates a Humanity Front rally and discovers Sandoval's location. Sandoval admits his involvement in the kidnapping and gives Adam the lead to find the researchers. Back in Sarif HQ, Adam meets Hugh Darrow, who is currently working to stave off global warming with the newly constructed Panchaea Facility in the Arctic. Adam, along with other augmented people, also start experiencing painful glitches, with authorities urging them to have a biochip replacement. Pritchard locates the tracking beacon of one of the scientists, taking Adam back to Hengsha, where he and Malik are ambushed by Belltower. The beacon leads Adam to Tong Si Hung, who has just been implanted with the now-deceased scientist's arm. Under Tong's direction, Adam manages to stow away in a stasis pod in the wake of a staged explosion, waking up a few days later in a secret Singapore base. He finds the kidnapped scientists, and learns that the biochip malfunctions were staged to distribute the result of their research: a new biochip to control augmented humans. Adam and the scientists stage a distraction, allowing him to infiltrate the facility's secret bunker. Here he faces Namir one last time, then finds Megan. Confronted, Megan tells him that she was kidnapped for her research; the genetic key to make all humans compatible with augmentations, which she found in Adam's DNA — and to help Darrow foil the Illuminati's plans. Moments later, Darrow appears live on television and broadcasts a modified signal that throws any augmented person with the new biochip into a fear-driven, murderous frenzy. Jensen evacuates the scientists, and commandeers an orbital flight module to reach Panchaea. He confronts Darrow, who reveals that he wants humanity to abandon the augmentation technology he invented, because he believes it will destroy human identity. Adam sets out to disable Panchaea's Hyron Project supercomputer and end the broadcast; on the way, he encounters Taggart and Sarif, who each urge him to side with them and further their own agendas. At the heart of Panchaea, Jensen first confronts Zhao Yun Ru when she tries to hijack the signal for her own use; then Eliza, who offers Jensen four choices. Jensen can either broadcast the full truth and distance humanity from augmentations; rig the broadcast so it throws suspicion on the Humanity Front and allows further development of augmentation technology; send out a report blaming the incident on contaminated Neuropozyne so Taggart's group and by extension the Illuminati find new support; or destroy Panchea, leaving no-one to "spin the story". Depending on the choice and whether Jensen has taken a pacifist or violent approach through the game, his final narration varies. In a post-credits scene, Megan meets with Bob Page, the main antagonist of Deus Ex, to discuss her employment in "the nanite virus chimera" and "D project": prior to this, Page instructs his cohort Morgan Everett to search the Hyron Project for salvageable technology for the 'Morpheus Initiative': these are the precursors to the creation of the Denton clones, the manufactured nanotechnological "Gray Death" virus and the "Helios" artificial intelligence, key parts of the plot of Deus Ex.





