ARMA III Alpha: PC Performance Benchmarks for Graphics Cards and Processors - test part

TEST PART

GPU test

 All video cards were tested at maximum graphics quality by MSI Afterburner . The purpose of the test is to determine how video cards from different manufacturers behave under the same conditions. The average and minimum FPS were taken as the performance indicator. Below is a video of the test segment:   

 Our video cards were tested at 1920x1080 and 2560x1600 resolutions at high, very high and maximum graphics quality settings allowed by ARMA III Alpha. Multi-chip configurations from NVIDIA and AMD have shown a good performance boost, which indicates perfect driver preparation, even though the release is still very far away.

Testing at high quality settings 1920x1080

At a resolution of 1920x1080 at high settings, video cards of the Radeon HD 5830 or GeForce GTX 460 level showed an acceptable FPS . The optimal video cards will be solutions Radeon HD 6870 or GeForce GTX 560 and higher.

Testing at high quality settings 2560x1600 

 

At a resolution of 2560x1600 at high settings, video cards of the Radeon HD 5870 or GeForce GTX 480 level showed an acceptable FPS  . The optimal video cards will be solutions Radeon HD 7870 or GeForce GTX 580  and higher. 

 

Testing at very high quality settings 1920x1080

At a resolution of 1920x1080 at very high settings, video cards of the Radeon HD 5870 or GeForce GTX 480 level showed an acceptable FPS. Radeon HD 7850 or GeForce GTX 580 and higher solutions will be optimal video cards.

Testing at very high quality settings 2560x1600 

 

At a resolution of 2560x1600 at very high settings, video cards of the Radeon HD 7870 or GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti  level showed an acceptable FPS . The optimal video cards will be solutions Radeon HD 7970 or GEFORCE GTX 680 and higher.

 

Testing at maximum quality settings 1920x1080

At a resolution of 1920x1080 at maximum settings, video cards of the Radeon HD 7870 or GeForce GTX 580 level showed an acceptable FPS. Radeon HD 7950 or GEFORCE GTX 660  and higher solutions will be optimal video cards .

Testing at maximum quality settings 2560x1600 

 

At a resolution of 2560x1600 at maximum settings, video cards of the Radeon HD 7970GE or GeForce GTX 590 level showed an acceptable FPS. Radeon HD 6990 or GEFORCE GTX 690 and higher solutions will be optimal video cards.

VRAM test

Testing of the video memory consumed by the game was carried out by the  MSI Afterburner program. The results on top video cards from AMD and NVIDIA were taken as an indicator at resolutions of  1920x1080 and 2560x1600 with various anti-aliasing settings.

Testing at maximum memory GPU quality settings 

 

The recommended amount of video memory for this game is about 1 GB for basic graphics quality settings. For ultra resolutions and maximum settings, you will need about 1.5-2 gigabytes of video memory. 

CPU test

 

We tested processor dependence on 19 models of basic configurations that are relevant today. The test was carried out in those places where the value of the video card for the game is minimal and its load was less than 99%, this time at a resolution of 1920x1080 with high and maximum graphics quality settings. Below is a video of the test segment: 

Testing at high quality settings 1920x1080

Testing at maximum quality settings 1920x1080

 

ARMA III Alpha has a very noticeable impact on the performance of modern processors. With an increase in the level of graphics, both the drawing distance and the number of displayed objects increase. At maximum quality settings, no modern processor can provide optimal performance in some places.

Loading of processor cores  at maximum quality settings 1920x1080 Intel %

 

Loading of processor cores at maximum quality settings 1920x1080 AMD % 

 

The game can fully load only two processor cores. With an increase in the number of cores, the load is distributed between them with virtually no effect on performance itself. If the optimization is not fixed before the release, then this will cast doubt on the acquisition of ARMA III.

RAM test

Testing of the RAM consumed by the game was carried out by monitoring directly through the Windows Task Manager. The test was conducted on the base configuration Core i 7 3930K@4.8 GHz with 16GB DDR3 2400 MGz pre-installed memory.

Testing at various quality settings

 

As we can see, with various basic quality settings, the amount of RAM consumed in ARMA III Alpha is almost at the same level and amounts to 600 megabytes. Thus, for a comfortable game, you must have at least 2  GB of RAM installed in your PC.