#4689645

Agonist

2013-10-31 19:39

MY 560ti takes a raping in bf4. Time for a new card. The 1gb vram is really hurting it. Frame rate really isnt bad at 1200p. Im happy with all high settings.

#4689652

Dillinger

2013-10-31 19:48

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#4689667

GiNaJuIcE

2013-10-31 20:07

Looks like BF4 is strictly a AMD game.

#4689687

eclap

2013-10-31 20:26

Looks like BF4 is strictly a AMD game.

Not really, at 1200p the 290x only beats 780 by a few frames, also 7950 only just beats the 670 etc.

#4689700

WhiteLightning

Moderator

2013-10-31 20:39

BF4 is a AMD gaming evolved title though, they showcased it on 7990 , and seeing these results it not a big surprise that they did. Shouldnt we also expect a performance boost for AMD with the drivers coming up (reason why they delayed the 290 review) ?

#4689704

Hilbert Hagedoorn

Administrator

2013-10-31 20:42

BF4 is a AMD gaming evolved title though, they showcased it on 7990 , and seeing these results it not a big surprise that they did. Shouldnt we also expect a performance boost for AMD with the drivers coming up (reason why they delayed the 290 review) ?

That perf boost applies only to 290, not 290X. And considering I am testing with that driver, thus far I am not impressed by any perf improvements (based on that driver) at all.

#4689707

PhazeDelta1

2013-10-31 20:45

Ouch. :gape:

#4689712

WhiteLightning

Moderator

2013-10-31 20:46

hmm that is kind of weird

#4689727

sverek

2013-10-31 21:00

Thanks a lot for a great review! I find it hard to find difference between high and ultra quality. Where do I look?

#4689735

nonymous666

2013-10-31 21:12

The recommended PC system requirements for optimal visual quality and frame rates: [...] Windows 7 64-bit operating system (Windows 8 is supported as well)

Windows 8 is the recommended OS. https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/76889/pc-download/bundle/digital-deluxe-edition

#4689738

DiceAir

2013-10-31 21:14

Sorry if this is a noob question but what operating system did you use. if win7 I wonder if windows 8.1 will improve performance a lot. Thanks for the review at least. I just bought 2x Club3d royalking R9-280x cause it was on special at the shop and hard to resist and I already have a buyer. it will be amazing to see a R9-280x beating a 780 in this game once mantle comes out but then again maybe nvidia improved performance via driver updates etc etc.

#4689742

hjalti8

2013-10-31 21:16

@Hilbert It looks like your 290X is throttling badly in your 1440p test. Could you check out the average core clocks during the run?

#4689762

Keesberenburg

2013-10-31 21:35

No tests with resolution scale?

#4689806

MM10X

2013-10-31 22:31

Nice review, makes me glad I play in "normal" resolutions with no real fuss with AA settings. Judging from this review and many others, super-high gaming resolutions are just not really realistic even in 2013...

My 660ti is doing nicely in bf4 at 1440p. I don't really notice much difference in IQ low-ultra ... mostly just shadows are clunkier and minor details less sharp on low. Playing multiplayer on low settings getting 100fps on most maps. Single player I never notice it drop under 50fps running high-ultra mix. No AA makes a huge difference (+10-15 fps) post process AA set to medium and hardly any noticeable artifacts. I'm actually quite pleased with the performance of this game, I was expecting to want a new GPU as soon as I started playing.

#4689870

Deathchild

2013-11-01 00:04

That's nice news MM10X.

#4689898

Anarion

2013-11-01 00:32

Nice, must have taken quite some time to bench using all those cards! By the way, why not use png compression for those image samples? bf4-ultra.bmp though OptiPNG would result in image that's 8,18 MB PNG vs. 23,7 MB BMP.

#4689906

3dPlayer

2013-11-01 00:39

Will you update the review with multiplayer graphics and cpu demands?

#4689957

Ji1986

2013-11-01 01:55

I was worried that the lack of memory on my 670's was going to be a problem, but playing it yesterday on 1920x1080 maxxed out, the cards handle it like a dream. Means i can wait for next gen GPU's before i need to upgrade

#4689977

Zarich

2013-11-01 02:23

:( I big time regret my 670 purchase over a 7950 now.

#4689980

(.)(.)

2013-11-01 02:24

^^ get secondhand one and SLI that thing man. Cheers for including the 580 again Hilbert. Also, are you going to do an xfire and sli write up?