Radeon 5870 and Battlefield 3

[RuanK]

Hello, I was just wondering if the 5870 should be able to play Battlefield 3 on ultra settings without any lag? I am unable (lags a bit here and there). Was wondering if I am the only one experiencing this problem?

i5 750
Sapphire 5870 1gb vapor x
8gb Corsair vengeance ddr 3 1600mhz
700wt PSU

Thanks

 

[13thmonkey]

what settings, and are you suffering from poor frame rate, or from internet issues=lag.

 

[AntiZig]

pretty sure you won't be able to run BF3 ultra on single 5870. disabling AA/af might help your case

 

[jay2tall]

If you are looking to run BF3 on all Ultra settings at 1080 resolution you need a dual GPU setup, period. I have a slightly OCed GTX580 and run everything on High except Ultra details. A 5870 will probably get you in the Medium and High combined settings. The best thing you can do is just set video settings to AUTO. It actually does a VERY good job of choosing settings. Just turn on VSync. AUTO gave me the settings I have now. I've tried creeping them up a little, but ultimately ended back to where it was.

BF3 on Medium settings with DX11 still looks freaking amazing. It is one of the best looking PC games to date.

 

[HEXiT]

yes you can play it on ultra. you should be getting 45-65 fps average with x4 fsaa if you drop that all together then you should hit 60 consistently. online i don't recommend any more than medium settings to get the best fps count.

 

[grpho]

i get 40-60 average fps with ultra settings @ 1920 * 1080

2x Vapor-X HD 4890s in crossfire (910/1100mhz)
on phenom II 955 @ 3.5ghz

if you get another 5870 your troubles are solved. should be 60-90 frames

 

[HEXiT]

its a little less than double fps coz the 5870 only scales to around 70 percent.