iMac with 650m and 512MB of VRAM: Is Battlefield 3 playable on Medium?

[babyruth003]

My only option for a new computer is an iMac that comes with a 650m and 512MB of VRAM. I've done a lot of research on the graphics chip but I can't get any solid info. Any help? Thanks!

 

[cookybiscuit]

At 1080p, no. Lower, maybe, depends on your desired FPS.

 

[babyruth003]

At 1080p, no. Lower, maybe, depends on your desired FPS.

Could I at least get 30-40 FPS on Medium? I don't really care about getting 60 FPS as this computer will be primarily used for video editing and app programming. Thanks for the quick reply!

 

[jaguarskx]

Unknown.

All I can do is point you to the following link with some game benchmarks towards the bottom for the GT 650m.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M.71887.0.html

Battlefield 3 is benchmarked, but 1920x1080 resolution is only rested with "ultra settings" which means the graphics are basically maxed out. The results are rather poor. A step below that is 1366x768 resolution with high graphic settings 16x AF and no AA. Results are decent at above 30 FPS.