Battlefield 3 recommended specs

[DwarfAdigginAhole]

I think the 6990m is equivalent to a 6790 so I'm guessing you'd probably have to play on medium settings. We can't be sure until the game is released though so I wouldn't draw any conclusions.

The 6990m is equivalent to a 6870 actually.

 

[Ya93sin]

Hehehe, yes it should be fine, they used Gainward 580s at E3 and when they let people play pre Alpha, Alpha versions, so with the game a bit more refined it should be fine

 

[yassarikhan786]

The 6990m is equivalent to a 6870 actually.

Ah, I was guessing. I read it somewhere some time ago.

EDIT: I just checked and it is based on the 6870 but with slower clocks according to this..

 

[DwarfAdigginAhole]

Ah, I was guessing. I read it somewhere some time ago.

EDIT: I just checked and it is based on the 6870 but with slower clocks according to this..

Yep, with some Ic-diamond and some innovation, lets see if we can get rid of that whole "slower clock" aspect ;D

 

[Stryker64]

I think we should be fine at 1920 x 1080/1200 with the 580.

According Daniel Matros the community manager for DICE that you'll need two 580s in SLI to get the most out of BF3.

Source

Good times ahead =D, of course everyone's idea of 'playable' frames rates are different, so you might even need more than 580s in SLI. But if BF3 is extremely tessellation heavy you could probably get away with two 6970s.

Also general rule of thumb with AMD Mobile GPUs -100 from the number to get the desktop equivalent.

 

[yassarikhan786]

Yep, with some Ic-diamond and some innovation, lets see if we can get rid of that whole "slower clock" aspect ;D

Definitely, but you might end up blowing up your laptop

. Doesn't it already get too hot?

 

[yassarikhan786]

Good times ahead =D, of course everyone's idea of 'playable' frames rates are different, so you might even need more than 580s in SLI. But if BF3 is extremely tessellation heavy you could probably get away with two 6970s.

For me, anything above 30 is 'playable' as long as the heavy fight scenes do not cause the FPS to drop below 30. I can't believe how demanding crysis 1 is. I get a 40 fps average with a factory overclocked 580 on the maximum settings on a 1920 x 1200 monitor. Surprisingly it is extremely smooth and it seems more smooth than GTA IV on which the average is above 60.

 

[Lollipop]

For me, anything above 30 is 'playable' as long as the heavy fight scenes do not cause the FPS to drop below 30. I can't believe how demanding crysis 1 is. I get a 40 fps average with a factory overclocked 580 on the maximum settings on a 1920 x 1200 monitor. Surprisingly it is extremely smooth and it seems more smooth than GTA IV on which the average is above 60.

That has to do with respensiveness and animation quality

 

[yassarikhan786]

That has to do with respensiveness and animation quality

Oh. Thanks. It might also be because of optimization, because GTA IV frame rates are not consistent (i.e. they fluctuate between low-medium-high frame rates. It's not that bad but it does make it seem less smooth), whereas the crysis framerates thus far have not dropped below 30 and mostly range between 30 - 45(ish).

 

[Ya93sin]

According Daniel Matros the community manager for DICE that you'll need two 580s in SLI to get the most out of BF3.

Source

Good times ahead =D, of course everyone's idea of 'playable' frames rates are different, so you might even need more than 580s in SLI. But if BF3 is extremely tessellation heavy you could probably get away with two 6970s.

Also general rule of thumb with AMD Mobile GPUs -100 from the number to get the desktop equivalent.

That's just media BS tbh. I've said it before and will say it again, the BF3 copies running at E3 had a single Gainward 580 running them, unless DICE have introduced more features and not optimized it well enough, a 580 should be fine.

 

[Chaney579]

One 590 won't run this game on MAX on 3 monitors

re read it

 

[yassarikhan786]

This post might be a bit late but the Rendering Architect at DICE has confirmed that the recommended specs are for the high settings. I think this is great news as it means that people with lower end cards will be able to play at the low-medium settings.

 

[dipzy]

Need a 580 fast!!

 

[SWAT Strachan]

According Daniel Matros the community manager for DICE that you'll need two 580s in SLI to get the most out of BF3.

Just managed to get my two 580s up to 900mhz core and 2100mhz memory... Should be adequate now

.

 

[yassarikhan786]

Just managed to get my two 580s up to 900mhz core and 2100mhz memory... Should be adequate now

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One 580 would be adequate, I edited my post. The recommended specs are for high and that's with a 560.

 

[yassarikhan786]

The Beta Drivers have been released.

Download Links if you haven't yet:

AMD

Nvidia

 

[DwarfAdigginAhole]

One 580 would be adequate, I edited my post. The recommended specs are for high and that's with a 560.

So sense my 6990m is based of a 6870, and if I put a decent overclock on it...should I be able to run it at High?

 

[yassarikhan786]

Here is a nice Graphic I found detailing what card is capable of what.

So it looks like you will be able to play on medium-high settings.

EDIT: You can check if your system meets the recommended settings by using the Nvidia GPU Analyzer for BF3.

Nvidia GPU Analyzer

 

[Ya93sin]

With fps, just disable the smoke and fog stuff, I do it, helps visibility, and with a weaker setup it has the additional benefit of extra fps

 

[Lollipop]

I hate smoke/fog i can't see shit when i turn particles/smoke to max