BF3 – PC Graphical Options Revealed

Speirs · 17 Oct 2011 at 19:43

http://mp1st.com/2011/10/17/bf3-pc-graphical-options-revealed/

BaDBoY_uK · 17 Oct 2011 at 19:50

This must be the 50th repost of this!

opethdisciple · 17 Oct 2011 at 19:54

If Ultra was made for dual gpu configs, then I shouldnt get dissapointed when my 5870 cant managed ultra @ 1920x1200 with AA, AF turned down slightly.

Speirs · 17 Oct 2011 at 20:04

BaDBoY_uK said:
This must be the 50th repost of this!

I did have a look but couldn't see it.
Oh well, here it is a again for the 50th time.

Nymins · 17 Oct 2011 at 20:09

opethdisciple said:
If Ultra was made for dual gpu configs, then I shouldnt get dissapointed when my 5870 cant managed ultra @ 1920x1200 with AA, AF turned down slightly.

Same. I thought my 6950 would be able to cope, but if they say High is the best for me, then High it is.

setter · 17 Oct 2011 at 20:12

On a multi gpu setup here, (though theyre getting on a little) but if the beta was anything to go by, i certainly wont be running it on ultra. Ill have to settle for high with 2x msaa which i used in the beta, res of 1920x1200. Currently toying with the idea of selling the 470's and buying a gtx 580, then add another cheaply further down the line.

Scougar · 17 Oct 2011 at 20:14

Twin 470's can't handle it on ultra? That's mental.

setter · 17 Oct 2011 at 20:21

Twin 470's clocked at 750/1500/1674, on ultra with 4x aa it was dropping to 50fps on metro outside. Started to feel a bit jerky. Dropping to high gave me 70+ on both metro and caspian on a full 64 player server.

{SAS}TB · 17 Oct 2011 at 20:28

GoogalyMoogaly · 17 Oct 2011 at 20:40

Scougar said:
Twin 470's can't handle it on ultra? That's mental.

I don't know, as setter said they are getting on a bit these days.
Besides, if 470SLI could play one of the latest (not even out yet) FPS with great graphics with every setting maxed out what would be the point of 480/570/580/590 SLI and 6950/6970/6990 CF?

It's nice that things move on, in the same way it's good that they're not making games with graphics cut down so that people can still play them on at least High settings with a 512MB 4870.

It's nice to see a game that pushes things and doesn't just port console graphics with a few tweaks added for higher settings.

setter · 17 Oct 2011 at 20:48

Even by dropping to high, the game still looks fantastic and more importantly it plays very well. I can see me playing bf3 for quite some time. So id say ill probably go through a few gpu upgrades in that time. As mentioned, its good to see things being advanced, and not having developers content to sit back and release the same stale stuff year after year. (Activision take note)

WingZero30 · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:32

So if MSAA are enabled in High settings manually, what does that make the high settings then? Custome High Settings ??

WingZero30 · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:33

~TB~ said:

lol

Pete.Dakota · 17 Oct 2011 at 23:20

Seems pretty weird them simply saying "multi GPU". I have two 5770s and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to run it on ultra.

Krony · 18 Oct 2011 at 01:30

Says Multi Gpu so even sli 7800Gt's should be fine

nikeair94 · 18 Oct 2011 at 01:49

So will my Quad Crossfire 6990s be able to play it?

...I can only dream that comment was legit. :'(

Evoscott · 18 Oct 2011 at 03:33

So would the 580 able to play it on ultra .

JeffyB · 18 Oct 2011 at 05:12

Evoscott said:
So would the 580 able to play it on ultra .

Obviously depending upon your resolution and what you consider acceptable fps but in general i'd say no. Taken from the article

"Ultra = Highest Possible

Intended primarily for multi-GPU machines for 60+ fps"

schnipps · 18 Oct 2011 at 08:43

I wish when people ask they would state a resolution instead of 'can i play this', not everyone plays at 1080p, lots play higher and have EF setups. No you wont be able to play on ultra with a single 580 unless your playing 640x480

Wucked · 18 Oct 2011 at 10:34

I ran Caspian Boarder beta map on ultra @ 1920 x 1200 on my single 580 and it was fine, it looked fkin amazing too. But I read somewhere that the open beta graphical settings were locked? Maybe quality locked, or locked on DX10, I'm not sure and no one seems to be very clear on it.