War Thunder's 2.0 update, New Power, came out yesterday. One of its main features has been the slew of graphical improvements, thanks to the new engine version, Dagor 6.0. While the game definitely looks nicer in most respects, some people have concerns about decreased performance, especially due to the game's free-to-play nature. I've definitely noticed a lot of bugs and performance issues myself, but since I recently got a RTX 3080, I wanted to crank the game to absolute max settings and see just how bad it was. So, if you haven't seen the update yet, there's some gameplay and a couple of benchmarks for you to look at.

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Songs used (in order from first to last):
War Thunder "New Power" OST - Song 6
https://youtu.be/jv-v_3FTQ0o
Halo 3: ODST - Rain (Deference for Darkness)

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The next stage in the Heatblur F-14 is here! On the 18th of November, start flying the F-14A-135GR; a late -A model Tomcat. With an entirely new engine simulation, new artwork and a huge list of general improvements and fixes--this is truly an entirely new experience in flying the F-14 Tomcat.

ENJOY! And treat those throttles with a careful touch.

Video by the great Adrian Caparzo for Heatblur Simulations.