So, I just bought Battlefield 3 and began tweaking settings.
My setup is an i7-860 (2.8Ghz) core, one Sapphire HD 6870 (OC ~10%) and 8GB of DDR3 RAM.
At the following settings, I get these frame rates (checked in the same spot/direction):
1920 x 1080 - Everything Ultra (with no deferred AA) - 45 FPS
1920 x 1080 - Everything Low (with no deferred AA) - 48 FPS
640 x 480 - Everything Ultra (with no deferred AA) - 120 FPS
The fact that the FPS increases on a lower resolution tells me this isnt a processor bottleneck.
So, why do I see no difference in performance between Low and Ultra settings for shadows, textures, etc?
My setup is an i7-860 (2.8Ghz) core, one Sapphire HD 6870 (OC ~10%) and 8GB of DDR3 RAM.
At the following settings, I get these frame rates (checked in the same spot/direction):
1920 x 1080 - Everything Ultra (with no deferred AA) - 45 FPS
1920 x 1080 - Everything Low (with no deferred AA) - 48 FPS
640 x 480 - Everything Ultra (with no deferred AA) - 120 FPS
The fact that the FPS increases on a lower resolution tells me this isnt a processor bottleneck.
So, why do I see no difference in performance between Low and Ultra settings for shadows, textures, etc?