Updated benchmark

[Irishfae]

For PC players you can still download the 6.0 benchmark (I used Internet Archive to find the link), but for console players there will be no way to make accurate comparisons (unless you recorded cutscenes before maintenance).

I highly recommend doing this (if you can).

Go to an Inn and use the Unending Journey in there.
Pick your favourite cutscenes and record your character in the hair/outfit you like to get a feel of how the new model will look/feel like in them. (Maybe it won't be as bad as it seems like it is now)
You can also grab some scenes with lots of textures, lighting and characters to get a feel for all the new models.

For some ideas, so far I have: (Expansion/Quest Name/Cutscene number)
SB/Stormblood/4
EW/The Matyr/2
ARR/WP Hard/3
EW/In From the Cold/4 (some fun faces that our character wouldn't normally make)
ShB/Shadowbringers/4
ShB/Shadowbringers/1
EW/Endwalker/5
EW/Endwalker/4 (because I love the smirk)

As a side:
In addition to the Burn (which I love), some other good places are - Sea of Clouds on a clear day, The Dreamkeep in Il Mheg (If you haven't finished and the sky is still blue)