Battlefield 3: Performance thread - Dual-Core CPUs as good as Quad-Cores!

[Necrokiller]

Get help and discuss performance related issues here.

Latest GPU drivers:

Nvidia 285 Beta drivers
ATI 11.10 Beta drivers

BF3 advanced settings:

System Requirements

PC version takes 3.9GB hard drive space

Minimum System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ATHLON X2 2.7 GHZ)
MEMORY: 2 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES,

WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500

SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE

Recommended System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
MEMORY: 4 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE

 

[fahd]

Is 4GB RAM compulsory?
Even if one is running on medium settings?
i have got 3.25G RAM, so am a little worried?

 

[my3m]

bro can 8500gt run this game???

 

[kingsface]

BF3 Beta Benchmarks:

http://i.imgur.com/fplBB.png

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For full review: More here

 

[iameXtreme]

@king...i was a bit wrong about the new drivers bro. After installing them i "assumed" my sli profile would still be active whereas it was not i enabled sli and fps got to where they shouldve been.

 

[Solid Monki]

crap.. there goes my 3d vision performance. GTX570 36fps, in 3d it will be 18-20 :S

 

[kingsface]

@king...i was a bit wrong about the new drivers bro. After installing them i "assumed" my sli profile would still be active whereas it was not i enabled sli and fps got to where they shouldve been.

Good to know that. Was surprised at those fps you were getting with new drivers but its all good now.

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Sli Benchmarks:

http://i.imgur.com/LM3JI.png

 

[blade]

i am getting 50 fps constant on ULTRA settings at 1920x1080

 

[AbbY]

1920x1080
Everything high apart from shadows at mid and motion blur off

6850 ock @ 920//1211

Gettings something above 30 fps for sure because its smooth.

 

[manigamer]

would my rig run this game fine ?

and the OP link to the ati catalyst would work with it ?

 

[hasanJ]

@Mani 1280X720 Medium id say

 

[gow3]

Will my i5 2.8 ghz with 4 gigs ddr3 dominator ram work with this? I want like 50 fps so its smooth and I want to play on Full Hd, so will it deliver extreme gaming experience for me?

 

[hasanJ]

^ which GPU u have?

 

[Solid Monki]

DAMN. Caspian Border servers have been taken down for the beta. Sadness. Khair Glad i was able to play a few rounds
BTW will the final game have this browser autolog stuff as well?? i hate it

 

[gow3]

HD 6850 1 gig 256 bit

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I hope I can play it, I really don't want to upgrade again 0_0

 

[hasanJ]

6850 will not do 1920X1080 for 30FPS stable i dont know how Abby is running it since GTX560 r kneeling @1920X1080

hard to guess this one 6850 should definitely do 1280X720

Shary has 6950 which runs smoothly @1440X900 with Ultra

 

[HYD3R]

Battlefield 3 beta performance

Please share your experience with bf3 beta here..

For example .
Your gpu : Xxxxx
your gaming resolution : Xxxxx
most important thing fps : 10-80fps ?

It helps those who want to buy gpU for battlefield 3 like me

 

[Solid Monki]

gtx570
1920x1080 (Ultra Settings MSAA 4X)
Avg 35-40

 

[walleed]

with anti alaising and shadows low can i play game at 50 fps with
core i5 2400
6 gb ddr3
450GTS superclocked
please tell guys???

 

[w00t]

6790
1440x900 (HIGH)
45 AVG