How's your FPS in Battlefield Bad Company 2?

[MARSOC_Operator]

I read thousands of threads and posts in many message boards about people having hellish issues with hardware/low FPS with this game. But so far so good. I'm running everything maxxed out at 1650x1050 with VSync-On and HBAO on as well. Sound set to Home Theater. My FPS never gets bellow 60, average 75-80.

My mid-range rig:

Mobo: Asus P5Q-SE
CPU: Q9650@3.6 Ghz
Cooler: Noctua NH9B
RAM: 2x2GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 PC-8500 1066Ghz
Vid: Sapphire 5870 1GB 900/1300
OS: Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
Main disk: Intel X25-M SSD 80gb
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650w
Sound: Creative Soundblaster XtremeGamer X-fi 64MB
Case: Lian-Li PC-B25 Blue Ring


Now post your results, thanks in advance!

 

[Nitrobation]

your dual core at 2.6Ghz is not going to run that game with playable FPS, you are actually bottlenecking your GPU at that resolution. Try bumping up that CPU to at least 3.1/3.2Ghz, remember the lower the resolution the more stress on the CPU, the higher the resolution the more stress on the GPU. You need to find a balance 😉

thanks, imma try boosting the cpu.

 

[ru_1980]

I am not sure if this applies to any one here (did a quick skim over the messages) but I just found out by my own trial and error that BFBC2 doesn't like crossfire anymore for some reason. I recently downloaded FRAPS and found with 2 HD5770's x-fired I was only getting high 20 for FPS everything maxed on 1680x1050. One card high 30's. I am guessing it's the new driver 10.7....

Well here is what Fraps says:
One card, all maxed 8xAA and 16X AF

Frames: 660
Time: 17148
Min FPS: 32
Max FPS: 43
Avg FPS: 38.49


And X-fire...same settings

Frames: 271
Time: 10479
Min: 23
Max: 31
Avg: 25.86



My rig:

Ga-790FXTA-UD5 (gigabyte)
AMD Phenom II 955 BE
Dual HD 5770's Vapour-x edition
Kingston Hyper-X DDR3 1333 7-7-7-20
....and the rest you can find in my profile...

 

[ru_1980]

Ive been experiencing alot of poor fps lately and its irritating me to end. i updated to 10.7 catalyst and thats when all my troubles began.

Cpu: C2d e8600 3.33ghz @ 3.7ghz
ram: 8gb gskill ddr3 1333
gpu: 2 X 4870 512mb
Sound Blaster Audigy 4
mobo: asrock x48twinturdo-wifi

with the 10.6 i was able to play maxed out with 4x/16x at 1920x1200 at 50-70 fps as the average.

after 10.7 I am now getting 28-31fps average. not only on those settings but ALSO on any other graphics setting. another odd thing is every time i load into the map, the first 30-60 seconds of the game i get 3-11 fps (random?)

so i uninstall and use driver sweeper, revert to 10.6 and its still doing its 30fps average.

i use the asrock OCtuner that came with the motherboard to OC my system. without the OC i still get the average 30fps. so an OC has no effect on the fps.

that leads me to believe only one 4870 is working, yet CCC shows xfire enabled. here is my normal settings i use for BFBC2

[WindowSettings]
Width=1920
Height=1200
Fullscreen=true
RefreshRate=59.950172
VSync=false
[Sound]
Quality=low
VoipEnable=true
SpeakerCount=0
[Graphics]
Effects=high
Soldiers=high
Vehicles=high
Overgrowth=high
Undergrowth=high
StaticObjects=high
Terrain=high
Shadows=high
Bloom=true
HSAO=false
MSAA=2
Water=high
MainQuality=custom
Texture=high
DxVersion=10
Aniso=4
Detail=high
RenderAheadLimit=2
Fov=65

It creates graphical glitches, ive been getting stuck on EVERYTHING alot more, i can hardly run up a cornered stair case. i shot and knife people and run people over and they kill me with their backs to me.

anyone have any ideas of why this game is running so awful lately? its really unplayable right now. i just want to tear my hair out at points!

Try disabeling the x-fire. I noticed the odd stutter at map entry also....seems it has something to do with x-fire and the new driver.

 

[ru_1980]

Update for you all...it seems 10.5 is the driver to go for. It hurts the single GPU set-up a bit compared to the 10.7 driver but crossfire works much better!

Here's my numbers as a reminder
1680x1050
all maxed 8x AA 16xAF


10.5 driver Xfire benchmarks

Frames: 1232
Time: 23900
Min FPS: 45
Max FPS: 60
Avg FPS: 51.55


Benchmarks with Single HD5770 on Driver 10.5

Frames: 625
Time: 20668
Min FPS: 25
Max FPS: 33
Avg FPS: 30.24

 

[OvrClkr]

Update :

Got my new screen installed last night and this was the outcome.

Catalyst 10.4’s

Settings :

Advanced/HBAO/no AA/8x AF/HIGH/home theater/1920x 1080

Min : 48FPS

Max : 98FPS

Average : 67FPS

So in the end I lost about 10/12 frames going from 1680x 1050 to 1920x 1080.

Has anyone here tried the 10.8's yet?

 

[Griffolion]

Haven't tried the new ones yet with BC2, but ever since i left 10.4, my frames have been so much lower.

If BC2 is your main concern and you have an ATI card, 10.4 are the ones you need to stick with.

 

[OvrClkr]

yea same here, I am kinda obsessed with the 10.4's since all the other drivers are causing all sorts of issues on my end.

 

[Griffolion]

Do you have to do a full uninstall of current drivers to roll back to 10.4?

 

[OvrClkr]

Do you have to do a full uninstall of current drivers to roll back to 10.4?

1. Download the driver you want to install and save it to your desktop.
2. Remove the current driver from the control panel/ATI uninstall manager.
3. Run driver-sweeper and make sure anything related to CCC/ATI is removed.
4. Reboot and run driver-sweeper again, if all driver related software/files have been removed proceed to installing the new driver.
5. Done.

I have been doing this method for quite sometime on various PC's and never had an issue, hope this helps 😉

 

[ekg84]

I am not sure if this applies to any one here (did a quick skim over the messages) but I just found out by my own trial and error that BFBC2 doesn't like crossfire anymore for some reason. I recently downloaded FRAPS and found with 2 HD5770's x-fired I was only getting high 20 for FPS everything maxed on 1680x1050. One card high 30's. I am guessing it's the new driver 10.7....

Well here is what Fraps says:
One card, all maxed 8xAA and 16X AF

Frames: 660
Time: 17148
Min FPS: 32
Max FPS: 43
Avg FPS: 38.49


And X-fire...same settings

Frames: 271
Time: 10479
Min: 23
Max: 31
Avg: 25.86



My rig:

Ga-790FXTA-UD5 (gigabyte)
AMD Phenom II 955 BE
Dual HD 5770's Vapour-x edition
Kingston Hyper-X DDR3 1333 7-7-7-20
....and the rest you can find in my profile...

same here installing of 10.7 caused dramatic drop in fps... so dramatic that it got slower than single card. I run 2 xfx 5770s in cf. As soon as i went back to 10.5 - everything is back to normal. 1900x1200 all on high AA=8x, AF=16x, hbao=on -------55-75 fps------ mostly in mid 60s. With 10.7 it was ~20 in average. What a cool driver update 😱

 

[Petey1013]

i7 930 @ 3.8
Gtx 470 @ 740/1750
1680x1050

60-100 fps, HBAO off, 16xCSAA, 16xAF

 

[MARSOC_Operator]

i7 930 @ 3.8
Gtx 470 @ 740/1750
1680x1050

60-100 fps, HBAO off, 16xCSAA, 16xAF

Why do you have HBAO off?? You have a high-end PC and a DX11 capable card, it just doesn't make any sense...

 

[Petey1013]

It actually might be on, I just wasnt sure but I know my fps so I listed it without

 

[OvrClkr]

^^yea you need HBAO on, basically max everything out since you are running 1680x 1050..

 

[Petey1013]

The game just looks so god damn good I can't wait for BF3.

 

[Griffolion]

1. Download the driver you want to install and save it to your desktop.
2. Remove the current driver from the control panel/ATI uninstall manager.
3. Run driver-sweeper and make sure anything related to CCC/ATI is removed.
4. Reboot and run driver-sweeper again, if all driver related software/files have been removed proceed to installing the new driver.
5. Done.

I have been doing this method for quite sometime on various PC's and never had an issue, hope this helps 😉

Thanks for this Ovrclker.

 

[cowgod2007]

I read thousands of threads and posts in many message boards about people having hellish issues with hardware/low FPS with this game. But so far so good. I'm running everything maxxed out at 1650x1050 with VSync-On and HBAO on as well. Sound set to Home Theater. My FPS never gets bellow 60, average 75-80.

My mid-range rig:

Mobo: Asus P5Q-SE
CPU: Q9650@3.6 Ghz
Cooler: Noctua NH9B
RAM: 2x2GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 PC-8500 1066Ghz
Vid: Sapphire 5870 1GB 900/1300
OS: Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
Main disk: Intel X25-M SSD 80gb
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650w
Sound: Creative Soundblaster XtremeGamer X-fi 64MB
Case: Lian-Li PC-B25 Blue Ring


Now post your results, thanks in advance!

Just wondering, how can you get an average FPS of 75-80 when Vsync caps fps at 60 to prevent screen tearing...?

 

[OvrClkr]

Thanks for this Ovrclker.

my pleasure 😉

 

[deweycd]

I tend to get 80-120 FPS depending on what is happening. I did however find that 10.5 and up was causing the game to randomly exit to desktop. On the otherhand, 10.4 worked perfectly.

 

[OvrClkr]

Im also having issues with the game crashing to desktop every now n then. Sometimes it works fine for a few hours and sometimes it wont even last 10 min, anyone know if the 10.8's are worth a try?

 

[MARSOC_Operator]

Just wondering, how can you get an average FPS of 75-80 when Vsync caps fps at 60 to prevent screen tearing...?

Actually, all LCD panels are already capped at 60 FPS, Vsync off or not. (well, except for some rare 3D-ready 120Hz monitors). However, what my panel is capable of displaying is not the same thing as what is my PC capable of rendering. FRAPS gives my FPS is regardless of what is my monitor capable of displaying on screen.

But of course, I had Vsync off when I did this benchmarking.

 

[cowgod2007]

Actually, all LCD panels are already capped at 60 FPS, Vsync off or not. (well, except for some rare 3D-ready 120Hz monitors). However, what my panel is capable of displaying is not the same thing as what is my PC capable of rendering. FRAPS gives my FPS is regardless of what is my monitor capable of displaying on screen.

But of course, I had Vsync off when I did this benchmarking.

Their refresh rates are capped at 60 Hz. Basically meaning they refresh so fast. But they can show as many frames per second as they want. It just causes screen tearing cause the refresh rate can't keep up. Thats where Vsync comes in, to cap the fps at 60 to prevent screen tearing. So your screen can display 60+ fps, it will just tear your screen.

 

[MARSOC_Operator]

Their refresh rates are capped at 60 Hz. Basically meaning they refresh so fast. But they can show as many frames per second as they want. It just causes screen tearing cause the refresh rate can't keep up. Thats where Vsync comes in, to cap the fps at 60 to prevent screen tearing. So your screen can display 60+ fps, it will just tear your screen.

Not exactly like that. Now I have a 120Hz panel side by side with a 60Hz, with Vsynch off and at the same FPS their differences are gigantic. Even internet browsing and windows desktop looks way more fluid on a 120Hz, let alone gaming.

 

[OvrClkr]

Not exactly like that. Now I have a 120Hz panel side by side with a 60Hz, with Vsynch off and at the same FPS their differences are gigantic. Even internet browsing and windows desktop looks way more fluid on a 120Hz, let alone gaming.

cowgod is correct, I have a 60Hz monitor that can do over 100FPS depending on the game I am playing but of course the tearing is horrible so I just enable v-sync and leave it capped at 60Hz. A 120Hz monitor is no different than a 60Hz monitor with the exception of "3D" and you can cap it at 120hz so you basically do not have to deal with the tearing as long as you enable v-sync.

As far as the 120Hz being more fluid while browsing/internet, well you must have tested a really bad 60Hz against a nice 120Hz because there is virtually no difference. I also tested both at my local best buy and could not tell the difference when browsing/watching videos but I did have the satisfaction of being able to see 90FPS with no tearing whatsoever in Starcraft 2.

 

[MARSOC_Operator]

cowgod is correct, I have a 60Hz monitor that can do over 100FPS depending on the game I am playing but of course the tearing is horrible so I just enable v-sync and leave it capped at 60Hz. A 120Hz monitor is no different than a 60Hz monitor with the exception of "3D" and you can cap it at 120hz so you basically do not have to deal with the tearing as long as you enable v-sync.

As far as the 120Hz being more fluid while browsing/internet, well you must have tested a really bad 60Hz against a nice 120Hz because there is virtually no difference. I also tested both at my local best buy and could not tell the difference when browsing/watching videos but I did have the satisfaction of being able to see 90FPS with no tearing whatsoever in Starcraft 2.

How come a person who affirms with a great deal of confidence that a 60Hz panel is able to display more than 60 FPS, can become a moderator here and even spread false information? I thought this was community moderated by professionals-- or at least by very knowledgeable tech enthusiasts... I really have nothing more to add to this discussion. I'm done.

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