F1 2011 Benchmarks

In addition to having received positive reception from critics, F1 2011 is the only Formula One racing game in 2011 thus far with the FIA license. In our following benchmarks, we summarize the graphics performance of the PC game through a number of desktop and laptop graphics cards.

Klaus Hinum/Allen Ngo, Published 09/24/2011

Testing methodology

F1 2011 contains an integrated benchmark function found in the graphics settings in the “My F1” submenu. We used this built-in function as well as the default MSAA settings on Low, Medium, High and Ultra preset graphical settings.

The results for each preset on various notebook and desktop graphics cards are shown below. Additional technical information on each notebook GPU can be seen on their respective graphics card pages.

800x600, Ultra Low Preset, DX9, GeForce GT 540M

1024x768, Medium Preset, DX9, GeForce GT 540M

1366x768, High Preset, DX11, 2xAA, GeForce GT 540M

1920x1080, Ultra Preset, DX11, 4xAA, GeForce GT 540M

Benchmark analysis

On the highest detail settings with 4x MSAA, F1 2011 can become quite demanding. Even with the high-end GeForce GTX 570M, we were only able to get an average of 40 FPS. A desktop equipped with the fast mid-range Radeon HD 5850 achieved similar results.

On high detail settings with 2X MSAA, fast midrange desktop graphics cards like the Radeon HD 5650 or the mobile GeForce GT 540M provide sufficiently smooth gameplay at well over 30 FPS on average.

Users who opt for the lowest quality settings will be sacrificing a lot of eye candy, but the game will in turn run quite well even on systems with the integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000. Unfortunately, users stuck with slower graphics cards such as the GeForce G210M will be unable to play the game at acceptable frame rates regardless of the visual setting.

Note: All tested games can be found in our gaming list.

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Klaus Hinum/Allen Ngo, 2011-09-24 (Update: 2012-05-26)

Pos	Model	< Prev Next > F1 2011 (2011)
Pos	Model	low 800x600 Ultra Low Preset DX9	med. 1024x768 Medium Preset DX9	high 1366x768 High Preset DX11 2xMSAA	ultra 1920x1080 Ultra Preset DX11 4xMSAA
241	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI		80	104	86
242	AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire		90	77	67
265	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680			86	74
266	AMD Radeon HD 7970	147	96	87	73
282	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590	126	71	89	84
301	AMD Radeon HD 7870	150	98	88	72
309	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580	141	106	92	84
314	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M	149	108	86ⁿ²	66.5ⁿ²
320	AMD Radeon HD 7970M	149	95	67ⁿ²	53ⁿ²
379	AMD Radeon HD 6870			84.5ⁿ²	57ⁿ²
380	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470			97ⁿ³	60ⁿ³
393	ATI Radeon HD 5850	71	46	41	37
394	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M	142.5ⁿ²	98.5ⁿ²	83ⁿ²	46.5ⁿ²
396	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M	130	95	76	47
397	AMD Radeon HD 6990M	127	83	77	48
401	AMD Radeon HD 7770	150	97	88	41
416	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M	151.5ⁿ²	107.5ⁿ²	87.5ⁿ⁴	38ⁿ⁴
421	AMD Radeon HD 6970M	131	85	71	45
426	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M	137.5ⁿ²	99ⁿ²	85ⁿ³	40ⁿ³
Pos	Model	< Prev Next >F1 2011
Pos	Model	low	med.	high	ultra
450	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M	142	91ⁿ²	66ⁿ³	33ⁿ³
499	NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M	143ⁿ³	103ⁿ³	70ⁿ⁶	28ⁿ⁶
506	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M	139	101	78ⁿ³	32ⁿ³
538	NVIDIA Quadro K2000M	141	106	60	21
539	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450	141	104	86	34
548	ATI Radeon HD 4850	130	88
567	NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M	97ⁿ⁴	67ⁿ⁴	53.5ⁿ⁴	21.5ⁿ⁴
572	AMD Radeon HD 7730M	115	73	38	18
621	AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT	92	62	37
622	AMD FirePro M5950		65	55	20
623	NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE	98ⁿ²	68ⁿ²	51.5ⁿ²	17
627	AMD Radeon HD 6770M	105	67	36	18.5ⁿ²
628	NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M	101	68	51	18
629	NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M	108	85	53	20
642	AMD Radeon HD 7690M	90	55	37	15
647	AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics	47.5ⁿ²	33.5ⁿ²	28	16
652	AMD Radeon HD 6750M	76	48	29
663*	AMD Radeon HD 6740G2	47	31	26
670	AMD Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics	59	37
672	AMD Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics	43.5ⁿ²	30ⁿ²	26ⁿ²	19
Pos	Model	< Prev Next >F1 2011
Pos	Model	low	med.	high	ultra
673	AMD Radeon HD 7670M	77ⁿ³	49ⁿ³	27ⁿ³	15
674	NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M	91ⁿ³	60ⁿ³	39ⁿ³	14.5ⁿ²
706	NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M	87ⁿ²	63.5ⁿ²	44.5ⁿ²	18ⁿ²
708	AMD Radeon HD 6650M	47.5ⁿ²	27.5ⁿ²	24.5ⁿ²	14
747	NVIDIA NVS 5400M	79	46	44	16
749	AMD Radeon HD 7660G	60	36	28	12
759	AMD Radeon HD 6630M	59	37	20	13
765	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650	67	42	36	14
775	AMD Radeon HD 7610M	86	52	32
778	AMD Radeon HD 7640G	45	29
794	AMD Radeon HD 7550M	25	18	12
833	Intel HD Graphics 4000	61ⁿ⁷	34ⁿ⁷	16ⁿ⁶	12ⁿ³
836	AMD Radeon HD 6620G	51	32	23
847	AMD Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5	70	31	20	12
849*	AMD Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics	49	30	23
850*	AMD Radeon HD 6540G2	52	32
851	AMD Radeon HD 7500G	19	14	12
852*	AMD Radeon HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics	35	24	17
855	AMD Radeon HD 7470M	64	33	18
867	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX	66	47	27
Pos	Model	< Prev Next >F1 2011
Pos	Model	low	med.	high	ultra
868	AMD Radeon HD 7520G	30ⁿ²	19.5ⁿ²	16
895	AMD Radeon HD 7450M	49	30	21
896	NVIDIA GeForce 610M	75	38	21
905	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M	67.5ⁿ²	39.5ⁿ²	23.5ⁿ²	12
929*	AMD Radeon HD 6480G	32	21	14
932	NVIDIA GeForce 410M	66	35	19
961	Intel HD Graphics 3000	38.5ⁿ⁵	21ⁿ⁶
964	NVIDIA GeForce G210M	21	15
1009	Intel HD Graphics 2000	37	19
1017*	Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)	20.5ⁿ²	12
1032*	AMD Radeon HD 6320	14.5ⁿ²	13
1046	AMD Radeon HD 6290	12	12	12	12
1130*	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650	12
1138*	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600	12

Legend
5	Stutters – 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.
30	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
	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.
?	Uncertain – 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.
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