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Yooka-Laylee

Yooka-Laylee

67/100
105 ratings2017Easy to run

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1080p performance

Yooka-Laylee estimated FPS at 1080p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 5080999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4070 Ti999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4070999 fps999 fps999 fps949 fps
RX 7800 XT999 fps999 fps999 fps836 fps
RTX 3080999 fps999 fps999 fps813 fps
RTX 4060 Ti999 fps999 fps946 fps768 fps
RTX 3070999 fps999 fps862 fps700 fps
RTX 4060999 fps973 fps779 fps633 fps
RTX 3060999 fps834 fps667 fps542 fps
GTX 1660 Super756 fps605 fps484 fps393 fps

1440p performance

Yooka-Laylee estimated FPS at 1440p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 5080999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4070 Ti999 fps999 fps999 fps830 fps
RTX 4070999 fps999 fps876 fps712 fps
RX 7800 XT999 fps965 fps772 fps627 fps
RTX 3080999 fps939 fps751 fps610 fps
RTX 4060 Ti999 fps886 fps709 fps576 fps
RTX 3070999 fps808 fps647 fps525 fps
RTX 4060913 fps730 fps584 fps475 fps
RTX 3060782 fps626 fps501 fps407 fps
GTX 1660 Super567 fps454 fps363 fps295 fps

4K performance

Yooka-Laylee estimated FPS at 4K across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps934 fps759 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps868 fps705 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps973 fps779 fps633 fps
RTX 5080999 fps918 fps734 fps597 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps862 fps690 fps560 fps
RTX 4070 Ti852 fps681 fps545 fps443 fps
RTX 4070730 fps584 fps467 fps380 fps
RX 7800 XT643 fps514 fps412 fps334 fps
RTX 3080626 fps501 fps400 fps325 fps
RTX 4060 Ti591 fps473 fps378 fps307 fps
RTX 3070539 fps431 fps345 fps280 fps
RTX 4060487 fps389 fps311 fps253 fps
RTX 3060417 fps334 fps267 fps217 fps
GTX 1660 Super302 fps242 fps194 fps157 fps

Minimum Hardware

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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

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Processor
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Intel Core i5-2500 3.3 GHz

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Memory
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8 GB

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Genres

About

Yooka-Laylee (2017) is a colorful 3D platformer and adventure game that channels the spirit of classic collect-a-thon titles from the Nintendo 64 era. You'll explore vibrant, expansive worlds as the titular duo—a charismatic lizard and his wisecracking bat companion—while solving puzzles, battling enemies, and gathering collectibles to stop the villainous Capital B's scheme. The game blends action and adventure gameplay with a charming art style and humor-filled storytelling.

In terms of performance, Yooka-Laylee is quite accessible on modern PC hardware. It's not particularly demanding compared to contemporary AAA releases, making it a great benchmark title for older or mid-range systems. You'll achieve solid FPS performance on integrated graphics or entry-level GPUs, and the game scales well across different graphics settings. With a minimum CPU score around 2929 and just 8 GB of RAM required, even budget gaming builds can run this smoothly at high framerates.

With a respectable 69/100 rating, Yooka-Laylee offers genuine charm and engaging platforming if you appreciate indie adventure games and nostalgic 3D collectathons. It's worth playing if you enjoy exploration-driven gameplay and colorful worlds, though it won't appeal to everyone.

Performance profile

April 2017 release. Yooka-Laylee was built around the GTX 10-series / RX Vega era. Current-gen mid-range cards (RTX 4060 / RX 7600) are overkill at 1080p and handle 1440p Ultra comfortably.

Yooka-Laylee is a narrative-driven experience — a rock-solid 60 FPS is plenty. Prioritise resolution and image quality (AA, anisotropic filtering) over chasing high-refresh framerates.

Extremely light — Yooka-Laylee 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.

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