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HD7850 + 1080p = BF on ultra?

Running it on ultra with x4 msaa, 1920x1200, 16xaf, HBAO on and blur turned off, single albeit highly clocked gtx 670wf. The lowest ive seen fps hit is the mid 50's on a 64 player map, particularly several of the b2k maps, (oman + karkand). I play with v-sync enabled as im only on a 120Hz lcd, with v-sync off it will hold a steady 75fps but the tearing is a bit distracting.
 
Spenty said:
My 6950 can run it on 4xAA Ultra around 30fps multiplayer with no overclock so I can't see why a highly clocked 7870 wouldn't be playable.
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30fps is playable yes, but for reasonably fast paced FPS like BF3, it's not exactly going to allow you to perform your best. On my stock 680 I play with 4xAA and I get occasional dips into the 45-60fps range. It's very noticeable when this happens and can be a major disadvantage when you need to track fast moving targets (e.g. moving headshots) or pull off multiple actions in quick succession. Fortunately it happens seldom enough that I leave 4xAA enabled (with FXAA disabled) as it provides the best clarity and detail, important for long range engagements.
 
setter said:
Running it on ultra with x4 msaa, 1920x1200, 16xaf, HBAO on and blur turned off, single albeit highly clocked gtx 670wf. The lowest ive seen fps hit is the mid 50's on a 64 player map, particularly several of the b2k maps, (oman + karkand). I play with v-sync enabled as im only on a 120Hz lcd, with v-sync off it will hold a steady 75fps but the tearing is a bit distracting.
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Yep if you apply a good overclock to the 670/7950 then can probably run it with 4xaa.
 
I had post AA on high with 4xAA.. should i have turned off post AA? Lol i uninstalled BF3 now anyway as i was getting pee'd off with the aimbots and multihack players :rolleyes:
 
LtMatt said:
Yep if you apply a good overclock to the 670/7950 then can probably run it with 4xaa.
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not according to;

MyBrains said:
My overclocked 7950 (1100/1575 stock volts) can do BF3 Ultra & 4xAA @1080p and have dips to 40-45fps but runs smooth anyway with average 55-60fps with vsync.. thats playable to me and most ppl will say the same.
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dips to 40-45 would not be acceptable to me so even with all the price drops I'm still glad I went 670
I'll spend the least I have to to get playable frame rates and 7950 appears to be a drop too far if this is the case
 
I used to get dips to 45-50fps on my old sli'd gtx 470's, got very close to vram limit as well on those if using any msaa.
 
My msi 660ti overclocked never goes below 45fps and thats 4xmsaa 1080p maxed out with every thing set to highest qaulity and 2x super sampling on over the top.
 
I just run High settings :) Not much a big difference between high and ultra. Playing at ultra the FPS drop at random is not good. So I play at high and keep a solid 60fps.
 
7970 you can just turn all games up to full settings lol. I love it glad my 7850 died in 1 day of owning it so I could get the £300 7970 in sale!
 
andybird123 said:
I find this curious as people on here are always banging on that a 7950 is a star buy in comparison to a 670... but a stock 670 will hold nigh on 60FPS, certainly not dips to 40-45... and that's before some of the more extreme 670 overclocks I've seen

BF3 on ultra is a basic requirement for me and this comment makes me think twice about recommending a 7950

people always keep saying a 7850 = GTX 580 yet experiences here also seem to say a 7850 can't hold decent frames which a 580 can... odd odd
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That's not true in every case, my friend has a 670 and he says that whenever he enables AA in battlefield 3 the game stutters and he gets fps drops. Has an i7 with a mildly overclocked 670 + latest whql drivers.

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Minimum there is 35fps.

Now, drivers may have improved since these tests were run mid may, i know AMD have got big gains with their recent drivers.

I wish a review could be done with present day drivers, just to see if AMD really have closed the gap or not, or if they still lack behind a bit in this title.

I was browsing the web and i found this

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=703662

Ultra + 4xMSAA + HBAO + i7 860 OC @ 4.00GHz @ 1080 on 680GTX

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Even full ultra will bring a 680 minimum fps right down
 
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LtMatt said:
Ultra + 4xMSAA + HBAO + i7 860 OC @ 4.00GHz @ 1080 on 680GTX



Even full ultra will bring a 680 minimum fps right down
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sorry but I call shenanigans on that graph

caspian 64, full ultra, 1920x1080 I get min FPS 58

at 2560x1440 full ultra I get min FPS 34 on a single card

that's in over 20 minutes of play on each setting on a single 670
 
andybird123 said:
sorry but I call shenanigans on that graph

caspian 64, full ultra, 1920x1080 I get min FPS 58

at 2560x1440 full ultra I get min FPS 34 on a single card

that's in over 20 minutes of play on each setting on a single 670
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You probably have a better CPU than the one used in that benchmark. CPU can make a big difference in minimum fps.
 
Spenty said:
You probably have a better CPU than the one used in that benchmark. CPU can make a big difference in minimum fps.
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I've seen similar minimums in other reviews for Nvidia & AMD cards. Fact is full ultra with a lot going on smoke/explosions etc will bring your minimum fps right down, but outside of that keeping a high frame rate is easy.

I get some of my lowest fps on the waiting to spawn screen for some reason where my fps drops down to 40-50fps. (that black screen where you can pick a flag to spawn on)
 
LtMatt said:
I've seen similar minimums in other reviews for Nvidia & AMD cards. Fact is full ultra with a lot going on smoke/explosions etc will bring your minimum fps right down, but outside of that keeping a high frame rate is easy.

I get some of my lowest fps on the waiting to spawn screen for some reason where my fps drops down to 40-50fps. (that black screen where you can pick a flag to spawn on)
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Dips under 60 for me are next to never on a single card/1080p. Perhaps in the haste to declare them level everyone is missing the second half of data: the nVidia frame rates.

I've never gone as low as 40 so perhaps it isn't that close. That graph is laughable though - my own results along with what I've read others are getting are well in excess of that.

Spenty said:
You probably have a better CPU than the one used in that benchmark. CPU can make a big difference in minimum fps.
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True - although it does kind of undermine the utility of the graph if the results are CPU bound that much.
 
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