How well can my PC run Battlefield 1?

EdwardIIV

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How well can BF1 run on my PC? I'd like to know if it can get to 60fps on the lowest settings.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460
GPU: AMD Radeon R7 250X 4GB

Cheers.
 
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Average can mean 5 minutes at 40fps,5 minutes at 80 fps when not much is happening.
Any of those cards can push an average of 60fps with your CPU at varying graphics settings.

You will still get drops to mid 40s at certain points in certain maps , there is nothing you can do to change that because it'll be CPU based drops not GPU.

chunky3333

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You can always overclock if your case airflow is good, MSI afterburner is what I use.
 

EdwardIIV

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Thank you all for your answers.
I actually think my GPU will definitely be able to run BF1 at a minimum of 25fps on the lowest settings. I have checked several videos and it seems that my GPU will be able to handle the game. I was just wondering at what frame rate would it be able to do so.

Minimum requirements never seem to help. Based on the minimum requirements of Assassin's Creed: Unity, I shouldn't even be able to run the game, but I am able to run it on High graphics at an average of 25fps.

I'm just crossing my fingers that the game would be able to perform well on the completely lowest graphics. Somewhere around 40fps would be amazing. I'll hopefully upgrade my GPU someday.

Cheers.
 

EdwardIIV

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Yea I figure that's the case, and that's why I'm asking whether I'll be able to get at least 40 fps on lowest settings. The minimum requirements for AC Unity are higher than that of BF1 by the way.

I'll be downloading the free trial of Battlefront later today, as I heard the games are very similar. Will come back with the results soon.
 

EdwardIIV

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Alright, after testing out Battlefront for about an hour, I was able to play two 20-player missions.

The first was placed in a map called Swamp Crash Site; quite a huge jungle map.
With this map I was able to get:
Avg. of 70 fps on Low.
Avg. of 50 fps on Medium.
Avg. of 30 fps on High.

Next I played on a map called Rebel Depot; not so huge but has a decent amount of detail in some indoor areas.
I was able to get:
Avg. of 85 fps on Low
Avg. of 60 fps on Medium
Avg. of 45 fps on High
When facing a complete empty field with some mountains ahead, I got over 90 fps on Medium.

With all of this information, could someone help me draw a conclusion. Can I get a minimum of 40 fps on the lowest graphics on Battlefield 1? If any more testing on Battlefront is needed, I have about 3 hours left of the free trial.

Cheers.

[UPDATE] I noticed some huge stuttering every now and then, but I feel like it's due to the game itself, and not my PC. There were a huge amount of reports of stuttering, especially from AMD users. The stutters would happen for like a few seconds when I join a game, or in cutscenes. It's less severe sometimes than others. All in all though, I somewhat highly doubt this was my PC as after these stutters would happen, the FPS would skyrocket back to 60fps or higher.

[UPDATE 2] After a few hours I started testing more on the game. The results I came with this time varied greatly. I was able to play buttery smooth on Medium graphics on so many different maps, and cutscenes still lag, but way less. The cutscenes that lag are those in solo missions and such, and I believe they lag because the map is still loading up and rendering. This is also the reason why I sometimes experienced about 20 seconds of lag when I just join into a game. When playing on a map that was very laggy earlier, I experienced lag for just about the first 30 seconds and then was able to play very smoothly. This has led me to believe that the lag was either due to some bugs in the game or the world rendering and loading.

[P.S] When playing solo (not online) I often get an average of 60fps on Medium to Med-High graphics on most, if not all, maps.
 

EdwardIIV

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Sorry for the bump but a reply would be really nice. Does anyone have any idea whether I'll be able to run BF1 smoothly, by looking at the frame rates I was able to get on Battlefront.
 

chunky3333

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You should save up to upgrade tbh. Your going to struggle with <60fps to get good gameplay.
 

EdwardIIV

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Well it upsets me to say this but you guys were right.
I borrowed my friend's Origin account to test out BF1 and I only found it playable on very small and non-detailed maps. Huge maps were completely unplayable as frames kept dropping to 5fps and back to 60fps too constantly.

In this case, what decently priced graphics card do you guys suggest for me to be able to run Battlefield 1 and similar games very smoothly.

Also, if I get a good graphics card, I don't need to upgrade my processor, do I?

[EDIT] I have a question; I found the AMD Radeon RX 460. How well do you guys think BF1 will run on that with my CPU? Will I be able to get over 60fps on High? If not, will the GTX 1050Ti be able to get me over 60fps on High with my CPU? Thanks!
 

EdwardIIV

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Alright guys, sorry for the bump but I need a reply as I may buy a new GPU very soon.

So, I'm planning on at the very least going for a GTX 1050 TI, might get a 1060 or RX 470/480 instead, but say I went for the 1050 TI with my current CPU. Would I be able to get over 60fps on Med-High on 64-player maps? At the very least 60fps on Medium on 64-player maps?

Considering that I've seen someone use the 1050 TI on an i3 6100 on the apparently "most CPU-intensive map", and was able to get over 60fps on average, I would assume I would be able to on my 4460.
The video is here.

Would really appreciate an answer.
Thanks!
 
Average can mean 5 minutes at 40fps,5 minutes at 80 fps when not much is happening.
Any of those cards can push an average of 60fps with your CPU at varying graphics settings.

You will still get drops to mid 40s at certain points in certain maps , there is nothing you can do to change that because it'll be CPU based drops not GPU.
 
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EdwardIIV

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I think drops at mid 40s will definitely be very reasonable. The game will be very playable even at that. I'll definitely be testing it out myself once I do get the new card and I'll report back with the conclusion.
 

EdwardIIV

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Alright, sorry for the massive bump but I felt that I should update all of you on this topic as I have now upgraded.
This should serve as the solution (although I can't pick it as the solution, so I'll be picking the closest) since I have tested the game out with my upgraded PC.

So first of all, to clear things up, the answer to this question is no.
My initial PC setup was not able to run Battlefield 1 even on the lowest of settings.

So, what I did was I looked into upgrading, and after a little over a month, I have finally done so.
The graphics card I went with is the GTX 1060 3GB, and along with that I added another 8GB of RAM (making my setup 16GB, running in dual-channel).

Now to the performance aspect;
I haven't benchmarked any exact frame rates as I was on vertical-sync for the most part.
But to put things into perspective, I was on Ultra for all of the rounds that I played. I was able to play on several maps, including Amiens, Ballroom Blitz, Sinai Desert and more.
Whilst on vertical-sync, about 95% of the time the game was running smoothly between 58fps to the 60fps cap. The only times the frame rates dropped were on very intensive occasions, such as when a behemoth was dying or when mortars were spammed, and even then the drops only went down to around 50fps - 56fps. Not to mention that these drops are most likely caused by my CPU. There were almost no drops to 40fps whatsoever.
Overall, a very enjoyable experience, and very playable at Ultra 1080p.

If you're in a similar situation as myself, upgrading to a card such as the RX480 or the GTX 1060 3GB can help a lot. RAM is also very crucial in some situations.

Thank you all for you replies. I hope this answers anyone's question(s) in the future.
Cheers!