6570 can play BF3

[skipsneeky2]

I picked up this little card last night cause i decided for my upcoming build to use a gtx570 so figured the 6570 could play me some older games till the funds for a quad core based system came in which will be in a few weeks.

So being crazy and bored i figured lets see what kinda damage this card can do with my e8200 @ 3.2ghzs and here are my results with a ddr3 1gb xfx 6570...

Caspian Border 64 player server

1024x768 low 28 min 35 aver 45 max
800x600 low 32 min 50 aver 61 max

af 1x hbao shut off with no aa of any sort .

I do believe with a i3 processor or a decent quad core the min frames could be much improved as also the average cause my cpu was still tasked and i was able to pull these playable frames.

So perhaps anyone who needs a cheap fill in card while a card is in a rma this one can fill the void and is the rock bottom card i believe to get some decent smooth gameplay .

 

[Smartazz]

Interesting point about a backup card, I keep an old 8800GTS 640MB around just in case my 6870 ever needs to be sent in. I'm guessing the 8800GTS and 6570 are pretty similar in performance so good to hear it can play.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Interesting point about a backup card, I keep an old 8800GTS 640MB around just in case my 6870 ever needs to be sent in. I'm guessing the 8800GTS and 6570 are pretty similar in performance so good to hear it can play.

Think about 2 tiers slower then a 8800 gts i know a 5670 can trade blows sometimes so a 6570 is def slower bandwidth wise its about 10.7gbps so a tad bit quicker then a nvidia 8400gs .

Been able to play for hours and despite running low 800x600 with no issues its been fun and pretty smooth i think for such a low end card.

I'm sure cause of its dx11 support it will still outpace any low end dx10 by a long mile but for a hold me over it does just fine i think .

 

[Smartazz]

Oh, do you have the DDR3 version then?

 

[skipsneeky2]

Oh, do you have the DDR3 version then?

Yup

 

[LoneNinja]

Doesn't surprise me, a 4670 can technically run the game. In fact it's what I'm stuck playing the co op missions on since I can't get my keyboard/mouse to function in co op on my gaming PC. Only problem I've had with BF3, and well the BF3 optimized drivers 11.10 cause the game to repeatedly crash on my 5770, had to roll back to 11.9. lol

 

[skipsneeky2]

Doesn't surprise me, a 4670 can technically run the game. In fact it's what I'm stuck playing the co op missions on since I can't get my keyboard/mouse to function in co op on my gaming PC. Only problem I've had with BF3, and well the BF3 optimized drivers 11.10 cause the game to repeatedly crash on my 5770, had to roll back to 11.9. lol

BF3 really runs like crap on any dx10 card period,earlier in the beta i was playing the game on a oced 9800gtx at 1440x900 low.

Tonight a friend who upgraded his pc gave me his old ddr3 1.5gb gt 545 and despite a much lower memory bandwidth and texture fillrate it blew the doors off the 9800gtx at 1600x1900 low and it was pretty playable at 1600x1200.

The game on low never used 500mb vram so i guess dx10 cards really take a hit with this game.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Hell, a HD 4650 can run it at that resolution for that matter. The game is not very graphically demanding at low resolutions.

 

[GoStumpy]

Any chance of getting a GPU % usage with MSI Afterburner?

Comparing CPU % and GPU % really tells the story of what is working the hardest

I'd LOVE to know, my friend wants a cheap video card and I'm thinking of getting him a 6670 for $53 after MIR

Thinking of either :

XFX Radeon HD5670 1GB DDR3 128bit $84.99 - $30MIR = $54.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814150535

OR

XFX Radeon HD6670 1GB DDR3 128bit $83.99 - $25MIR = $58.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150542

I've heard even a GT240 can run BF3?

XFX GT240 512MB $55 - $20MIR = $35
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150553

 

[skipsneeky2]

Any chance of getting a GPU % usage with MSI Afterburner?

Comparing CPU % and GPU % really tells the story of what is working the hardest

I'd LOVE to know, my friend wants a cheap video card and I'm thinking of getting him a 6670 for $53 after MIR

Still new to forum postings not sure how to post images but i can assure you the dual core alot of times still bottlenecks even this video card when the screen gets busy but its still playable but out of the two the dual core no matter which card you have will always work hardest.

A 6670 would blow the ddr3 6570 away and if you don't mind some low resolution gaming it wouldn't be that bad of a choice assuming he has a decent quad core.

Actually returned the card and got my money back cause a friend gave me his ddr3 gt 545 which performs rather strange in this game but this is a temp card till i get my gtx570 in a few weeks .

 

[tweakboy]

Your going to have to play at low resolution like you are, and low detail textures.

Grab a 460 1GB for 120 dollars and you can set it to high detail and it will be super fast at that resolution.. gl

 

[GoStumpy]

I'm just using BF3 as a reference point, I have a friend that plays WoW, SWTOR, thinking if it can play BF3 at low resolution, it'll be awesome at those games And $40-$60 is good for someone that doesnt need a $120 video card

 

[gmaster456]

Think about 2 tiers slower then a 8800 gts i know a 5670 can trade blows sometimes so a 6570 is def slower bandwidth wise its about 10.7gbps so a tad bit quicker then a nvidia 8400gs .

Been able to play for hours and despite running low 800x600 with no issues its been fun and pretty smooth i think for such a low end card.

I'm sure cause of its dx11 support it will still outpace any low end dx10 by a long mile but for a hold me over it does just fine i think .

The 6570 is miles better than an 8400gs. The other poster was right, the 6570 isn't much slower than an 8800gt.

 

[Smartazz]

I'm just using BF3 as a reference point, I have a friend that plays WoW, SWTOR, thinking if it can play BF3 at low resolution, it'll be awesome at those games And $40-$60 is good for someone that doesnt need a $120 video card

Yeah, actually I know some people who prefer to just play the game and graphics come second. However, often cheaper cards do not offer better bang for the buck since they'll need to be replaced sooner.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Yeah, actually I know some people who prefer to just play the game and graphics come second. However, often cheaper cards do not offer better bang for the buck since they'll need to be replaced sooner.

Mainstream has always done well.

8800gt/9800gt/4850/gtx260/gtx460/6850/gtx560ti/6950


Mainstream to me is well under $300 so some might disagree with the 560ti as another choice but i believe that card will be the last performance card matched with 1gb of vram in its class.

 

[Smartazz]

Mainstream has always done well.

8800gt/9800gt/4850/gtx260/gtx460/6850/gtx560ti/6950


Mainstream to me is well under $300 so some might disagree with the 560ti as another choice but i believe that card will be the last performance card matched with 1gb of vram in its class.

Amazingly the 8800GT, 9800GT and 4850 are still very usable. They would still hold their own against today's <$100 cards which still constitute a huge part of the market if I'm not mistaken.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Amazingly the 8800GT, 9800GT and 4850 are still very usable. They would still hold their own against today's <$100 cards which still constitute a huge part of the market if I'm not mistaken.

Yup you are right but i do believe the $100 market is dead when it comes to performance but when you think about it you get yesteryears mainstream performance at today's budget price and $100 to me is pretty budget.

i did forget to add in the 5770 that card is very popular as a mainstream card.

 

[Smartazz]

Yeah, the $100 market isn't very good but the 6770 is a decent card for the money. Maybe once 28nm hits we'll have a new crop of budget gaming cards.

 

[Red Hawk]

Any chance of getting a GPU &#37; usage with MSI Afterburner?

Comparing CPU % and GPU % really tells the story of what is working the hardest

I'd LOVE to know, my friend wants a cheap video card and I'm thinking of getting him a 6670 for $53 after MIR

Thinking of either :

XFX Radeon HD5670 1GB DDR3 128bit $84.99 - $30MIR = $54.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814150535

OR

XFX Radeon HD6670 1GB DDR3 128bit $83.99 - $25MIR = $58.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150542

I've heard even a GT240 can run BF3?

XFX GT240 512MB $55 - $20MIR = $35
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814150553

A GDDR5 6670 or 5670 would be the better choice. The extra memory bandwidth can make a big difference in a texture-heavy game. Also, GDDR5 memory paired with a 128 bit bus is the bare minimum nowadays for worthwhile anti-aliasing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161375

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102917

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102871

The last one has only 512 MB of GDDR5 RAM, but I'd argue that 512 MB of GDDR5 RAM is more useful than 1 GB of GDDR3 RAM. Having extra RAM will do you no good if you don't have the bandwidth and processing power to use it.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/HD_5670_1_GB/11.html

In these Crysis benchmarks a 1 GB 5670 is compared to a 512 MB 5670, both GDDR5. The extra memory makes virtually no difference unless bumped all the way to 2560x1600, at which point both are unplayable anyways. The plethora of other games Tech Power Up benchmarked on the 1 GB 5670 reflects this as well. If 1 GB of GDDR5 RAM on a 5670 is no better than 512 MB of GDDR5, then 1 GB of GDDR3 RAM can only be worse. If you want a real deal, go with the inexpensive 5670 with 512 MB of GDDR5.

 

[GoStumpy]

Great explanations, Red Hawk! Didn't think about memory bandwidth that much before, but it makes sense that equal cards with different memory will perform differently... the cheap ones are cheaper for a reason

This 5670 with GDDR5 ram is only $52.99 after MIR:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814102871

Thinking that's a good deal for a real strict budget build

 

[Red Hawk]

I find it odd that they call it a DDR5 card rather than GDDR5 -- there is no such thing as plain DDR5 yet -- but it looks like a good deal.

 

[tweakboy]

Amazingly the 8800GT, 9800GT and 4850 are still very usable. They would still hold their own against today's <$100 cards which still constitute a huge part of the market if I'm not mistaken.

Ya 8800 GT can do 1080p on todays engine. Or 9800 GT.

For people that are going lower resolution games should fly even tho its a video card from almost 5 years ago. gl

 

[GoStumpy]

Ordered a GT240 for a low-budget friend, I will test it out with BF3 and see how it does

 

[Smartazz]

Ordered a GT240 for a low-budget friend, I will test it out with BF3 and see how it does

A friend of mine played the beta with a GT240 and it'll definitely play. Just don't expect it to look pretty.