Arma 3 Benchmark Thread!

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 19:48

To enable benchmark on Arma 3 you first need to download a mission file, I have uploaded it to my OneDrive account "link at the bottom"
Download the Zip file and copy the POB file into the Arma 3 missions folder.

Settings I used, 1080p Full Ultra, minus the Blur

Score - i7 2600k @3.4 - Crossfire 290 @977/1250 - Driver 14.9
Avg FPS 54

Benchmark Mission File
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=9ba9...2176&ithint=file,zip&authkey=!AHqBMYWaobolOgM

List, driver used, overclock used.

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 19:49

1080p - Crossfire
1. Shankly1985 - avg - 61fps - i7 2600k @4.4 - Xfire 290 @977/1250 Link Drivers 14.9
2. MarkeR - avg - 57fps - i5 2500k @4.4 - Xfire 7950 @900/1200 Link Drivers 14.9.1

1080p - Single
1. breadturbo - avg - 60fps - 4930k@stock - MSI 980 @1329/7000 Link Drivers 344.16

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 19:49

1200p

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 19:50

1440p - trifire.
1. Streetlight - avg - 61fps 5830K @ 4.4 - Xfire 290 @1100/1300 Link Drivers 14.9.1

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 19:50

1600p

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 19:50

MarkeR · 26 Oct 2014 at 19:56

Shankly...

You will need the viewing, object and shadow distance the exact same on any benchmark that you run, as these are the main factors for fps within any of the ARMA series..

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 20:01

MarkeR said:
Shankly...

You will need the viewing, object and shadow distance the exact same on any benchmark that you run, as these are the main factors for fps within any of the ARMA series..

Yeah, that is correct. People should just copy the settings that I show in the screenshots.

On Holiday · 26 Oct 2014 at 20:04

Nice one. Was thinking of benching it earlier but at different CPU clock speeds! Will get on it on Wednesday when I'm off work

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 20:05

Archeum said:
Nice one. Was thinking of benching it earlier but at different CPU clock speeds! Will get on it on Wednesday when I'm off work

Yeah I find the CPU's will play a massive part in this Benchmark.

marc1024 · 26 Oct 2014 at 20:08

Any time i compare graphics cards in arma, I see if I can turn the view distances up further. The further they go up, the happier I get. My 660ti could run max settings(including AA but only 100% sampling) but with low view distances at 1080p. Fps was around 30-45 depending on the scenario. My new 970gtx can get around 60-70fps on the same settings so I turn the view distances up. My view distance setting is now 6000/4500/max. I'm actually running 150% sampling as well on the 970.

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 20:10

marc1024 said:
Any time i compare graphics cards in arma, I see if I can turn the view distances up further. The further they go up, the happier I get. My 660ti could run max settings(including AA but only 100% sampling) but with low view distances at 1080p. Fps was around 30-45 depending on the scenario. My new 970gtx can get around 60-70fps on the same settings so I turn the view distances up. My view distance setting is now 6000/4500/max. I'm actually running 150% sampling as well on the 970.

Mind posting some results? I believe Crossfire don't have any gain in this game. When I bench this with and without Crossfire I get the same results.

MarkeR · 26 Oct 2014 at 20:23

Here's mine at ultra everything, apart from terrain which only allows me to set to very high, funnnily enough I asked Melbo via steam chat, he could set terrain to ultra but not textures to ultra

Typical ARMA

Oh, and we should max out view distance for terrain and objects

I5 2500K @ 4.4
7950 Xfire 900/1200
16gig Mem @ 1600.

Gregster · 26 Oct 2014 at 20:43

You have put yours in the wrong section Shankly. And you don't have a 1680x1050 section to put yours in.

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 21:34

Updated OP and re-do Bench at 1080p... Am sure I did 1080p first time round. Just I tuck screenshots of settings before changing Res.

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 21:35

MarkeR said:
Here's mine at ultra everything, apart from terrain which only allows me to set to very high, funnnily enough I asked Melbo via steam chat, he could set terrain to ultra but not textures to ultra Typical ARMA

Oh, and we should max out view distance for terrain and objects

I5 2500K @ 4.4
7950 Xfire 900/1200
16gig Mem @ 1600.

Re-do using setting in OP

Gregster · 26 Oct 2014 at 21:46

shankly1985 said:
Updated OP and re-do Bench at 1080p... Am sure I did 1080p first time round. Just I tuck screenshots of settings before changing Res.

1 fps difference between 1080P and 1050P is good. The results was clearly 1680x1050, so you didn't do 1080P first time round.

Glad I could help though

MarkeR · 26 Oct 2014 at 22:02

Benched at 1080p with same settings as yours Shankly.
I2500K @ 4.4
7950 Xfire 900/1200
16Gig Ram @ 1600
Running off an SSD.

Ave FPS 57.

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 22:08

MarkeR said:
Benched at 1080p with same settings as yours Shankly.
I2500K @ 4.4
7950 Xfire 900/1200
16Gig Ram @ 1600
Running off an SSD.

Ave FPS 57.

And on the score board

I will after copy mine over to SSD soon and try. I know a lot of the Arma players say Arma benefits quite big from running off an SSD.

What Drivers you using?

shankly1985 · 26 Oct 2014 at 22:13

Gregster said:
1 fps difference between 1080P and 1050P is good. The results was clearly 1680x1050, so you didn't do 1080P first time round.

Glad I could help though

I see that now.