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Battlefield 3

Editorial Team (translated by Vinay Pradhan), 11/02/2011

Battlefield 3 sets new standards with large multi-player battles and detailed graphics. To find out the hardware requirements of this game, read on.

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How We Test

We measured the frames per second of the second level of the single-player campaign with Fraps. The recording started as soon as the doors of the vehicle opened and ended when the protagonist reaches the commanding officer at the cards table. This scene put a big strain on the hardware (even in comparison to the average multiplayer battle). We used the following graphics settings for our tests.

1024x768; Low; Radeon HD 5850
1024x768; Low; Radeon HD 5850
1366x768; Medium; Radeon HD 5850
1366x768; Medium; Radeon HD 5850
1366x768; High; Radeon HD 5850
1366x768; High; Radeon HD 5850
1920x1080; Ultra; Radeon HD 5850
1920x1080; Ultra; Radeon HD 5850

An overview of the games we have tested can be found here.

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Pos      Model                                     Battlefield 3
 Battlefield 3 (2011)
low
1024x768
low
2xAF 		med.
1366x768
medium
4xAF 		high
1366x768
high
16xAF 		ultra
1920x1080
ultra
16xAF 4x MSAA
 70NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
138
122
113
56
 71AMD Radeon HD 7970
137.5
106.7
86.5
47.9
 90NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
141.2
112.1
99.5
46.4
 92NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
139.9
113.7
96
49.23
 94NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
126
104
92
45.6
 97AMD Radeon HD 7870
124.2
98.1
78.8
38.6
 98NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
133.8
112.1
43.8
 102AMD Radeon HD 8970M
106.3
91.9
61.22
38.12
 103NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
142
108
89
45
 108NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
122.3
90
74.152
364
 112AMD Radeon HD 7970M
120.3
82.852
67.42
37.954
 132NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
124.822
92.162
78.482
32.62
 135NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
153.2
105.9
85.3
35.8
 141NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
73.2
58.8
28.6
 147NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
77.2
63.9
22
 154AMD Radeon HD 6870
106.52
80
68
28
 155NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
103
75
613
303
 157NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M
109.1
78.552
615
22.95
 165ATI Radeon HD 5850
109.2
78.2
60.4
24.3
Pos      Model                                     Battlefield 3
lowmed.highultra
 166NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
96.474
68.024
53.254
24.184
 167NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
98.1
69.5
54.3
24
 168AMD Radeon HD 6990M
93.5
66.6
52.1
21.9
 172AMD Radeon HD 7770
93.3
64.6
49.3
20.9
 173NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI
92.3
71
55
26.8
 177NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB
93.1
67.9
55.6
18.3
 183NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
95.6
71.9
51.62
20.752
 185NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M
69
56
 187NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
86.052
59.32
47.55
19.84
 191AMD Radeon HD 6970M
84.3
58.8
45.7
19
 193AMD Radeon HD 8870M
50.72
40.72
38.52
19.352
 196NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M
79.752
52.72
41.252
18.12
 206NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
753
51.13
39.85
18.25
 208AMD Radeon HD 8850M
40.2
36.9
16.4
 210AMD Radeon R9 M265X
57.4
43.8
18.3
 213AMD Radeon HD 8790M
78
53
41
16
 220NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
69.7
46.4
35.2
12.8
 235NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
64.43
42.84
33.65
15.25
 238NVIDIA GeForce 840M
53.6
37.5
30
 240NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
64.9
42.6
34
12.1
Pos      Model                                     Battlefield 3
lowmed.highultra
 242NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
73.252
48.82
37.452
17.352
 245Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
46.1
33.8
26.5
10
 247NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
423
31.83
25.23
93
 260NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
73
50
39
16
 262NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M
44.552
31.62
24.052
 276NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
58.452
40.652
32.82
12
 277NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M
56.6
38.2
29.2
11.7
 280AMD Radeon HD 8750M
43.4
32.2
25.5
10.3
 287NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M
485
345
265
115
 292AMD Radeon HD 7730M
47
32
25
10
 306AMD Radeon R7 M260
31.6
27.2
22.7
 328AMD Radeon HD 8670D
41.4
28.3
22.8
8
 329AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
49
34
28
10
 331NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
39.552
26.32
21.152
8.9
 332AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
21.1
15
11.9
 334AMD Radeon HD 8730M
38
32
27
 335AMD Radeon HD 6770M
38.352
27.352
21.552
 336NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M
45.8
28.9
20.8
 337NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
49.2
32.3
24.5
9.8
 359AMD Radeon HD 7660D
36.6
25.3
20.2
7.6
Pos      Model                                     Battlefield 3
lowmed.highultra
 360AMD Radeon HD 6750M
34.6
26.9
20.7
 377AMD Radeon HD 8650G
24.4
19.5
16.9
 381AMD Radeon HD 7670M
37.15
25.55
21.054
7.1
 382NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
39.386
23.87
17.47
8.3
 383AMD Radeon HD 7560D
37
24.7
19.5
6.6
 391NVIDIA GeForce 820M
36.7
24
19
 395NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
33.5
22.2
17.4
 409AMD Radeon HD 8550M
16.4
14.4
13.4
 411NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
35.752
23.352
17.82
 414AMD Radeon HD 6650M
35.1
24.7
18.8
7.3
 415Intel HD Graphics 4600
32.43
22.73
18.32
6.852
 430AMD Radeon HD 7660G
32
22
17
6
 440AMD Radeon HD 6630M
34.32
22.12
19.752
 441AMD Radeon HD 7650M
37.664
23.914
18.874
6.62
 443AMD Radeon HD 7570M
302
20.952
16.22
6
 446ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
34.6
22.8
17.5
5.9
 452NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
28.92
19.62
15.152
 456AMD Radeon HD 7610M
29.9
19
14.6
 466Intel HD Graphics 4400
17
11.7
9.7
 471AMD Radeon HD 7550M
24.9
16.4
12.4
Pos      Model                                     Battlefield 3
lowmed.highultra
 479AMD Radeon HD 7600G
11.5
8
 497Intel HD Graphics 5300
16.3
12.7
9.7
 507AMD Radeon HD 7480D
21.1
14.2
10.9
3.7
 508Intel HD Graphics 4000
14.819
12.214
10.29
5.254
 511AMD Radeon HD 6620G
24.7
16.8
12.7
 516AMD Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)
20.8
14.4
11.3
 518AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
16.2
12.2
9.1
 520Intel HD Graphics 4200
13.9
9.9
5.4
 522AMD Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
24
 529AMD Radeon HD 8450G
12.2
 530AMD Radeon HD 7470M
18.4
11.9
9.1
 536NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
11.8
10.5
 537AMD Radeon HD 7520G
17.2
14
11.3
 547AMD Radeon HD 8330
15
9.8
8
 564AMD Radeon HD 7450M
19.652
14.352
11.2
 565NVIDIA GeForce 610M
19
12.5
 574NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
20.52
12.752
9.82
 575AMD Radeon HD 7420G
16
11
7
 613AMD Radeon HD 8250
10.3
7.8
6
 619Intel HD Graphics 3000
10.44
Pos      Model                                     Battlefield 3
lowmed.highultra
 640Intel HD Graphics 2500
16.8
11
 675*Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
9.13
 682Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
8
4.8
 686AMD Radeon HD 7340
9.62
7.3
 688AMD Radeon HD 7310
7.752
6.4
* Smaller values are better. / * Approximate position

 

Legend
5Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
123Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.
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