Will battlefield 1 go to core i3.

The game "Battlefield 1" requires a lot of computer resources in order to work properly. Its graphics are at a normal level, but you can enjoy it only if you have a good video card from the nVidia category GeForce GTX 660 2 2 Gb or better. You can find information about the video card if you use the context menu on the desktop in the "Settings" tab, or it's better to open the computer's system settings and look in the "Display" tab.

In addition to the video card, the computer must have Direct X version 11 or higher. Versions higher than 9.0 are not supported on Windows XP, which means that for Windows 7 or Vista, you will have to install more advanced versions of Direct X on your computer. You can download Direct X from the official website, where you can choose the current version that suits your operating system.

The game is functional on Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 (64 bit) operating systems. The game will not work on older versions, and on new versions it is not able to work correctly.

RAM- main part hardware. The game requires about 8 Gb. You will need about 50 Gb of hard disk space to install the application. You can find out if there is enough memory on the hard disk using context menu Called when you click on a local drive in the My Computer window.

CPU Intel Core An i5 6600K or better is capable of adequately processing Battlefield 1 data without overloading.

Ways to check system requirements

1. The system parameters of the computer can be found using the key combination Win + R, after which you need to type dxdiag and press Enter.

2. Click on the desktop right click Click on the My Computer icon and select Properties in the window that opens.

If the computer starts to perform poorly while the application is running, you can reduce the settings to the minimum levels, which will increase performance at the expense of worse graphics. If this option does not fix the problem, then you can familiarize yourself with other similar games on the site that will respond system requirements your PC.

This series of materials is devoted to testing modern popular games on budget-level platforms with integrated and discrete graphics in the lower price range. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate to readers the readiness or unavailability of configurations that are popular due to affordability for use as gaming platforms by undemanding players. We emphasize in particular that cycle focused on buyers ready-made solutions in the form of office and cheap home PCs and offers little useful information for those who want to update their PC (make an upgrade). Today, we took the game Battlefield 1 as a subject of study.

The following configurations are included in the comparison:

1. based on AMD A10 APU (with Radeon R7 integrated graphics);
2. four options based on the Intel Core i3-4160 CPU:
   • Core i3-4160 with integrated graphics;
   • Core i3-4160 + discrete graphics based on Nvidia GeForce GT 730 GPU;
   • Core i3-4160 + discrete graphics based on Nvidia GeForce GT 740 GPU 2 GB GDDR3;
   • Core i3-4160 + discrete graphics based on Nvidia GeForce GT 740 GPU 1 GB GDDR5.

Initially, we took two platforms with integrated graphics, focusing on their approximately equal cost and popularity among PC assembly companies. However, it is already clear that Intel integrated graphics look weak against the Radeon R7 in A10, so we began to gradually add Nvidia GeForce-based discrete graphics to the Intel platform, focusing on the most budget solutions so that they do not greatly increase the total cost of the platform. We started with the GT 730, and took the cheapest option (very "cut" in terms of the memory bus), then added the GT 740 (of various modifications and prices), in order to finally get an approximate match with what AMD Radeon R7 can give in the APU A10. Thus, the reader has a decent choice: in fact, five options, which, although they differ in cost, still belong to the same budget PC segment.

Briefly about the game

• Release date: October 21, 2016
• Genre: First person shooter
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE

System requirements

Minimum system requirements:

• CPU Intel Core i5 6600K/AMD FX-6350
• RAM of at least 8 GB
• video card Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 and above or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or higher with at least 2 GB of video memory
• 50 GB
• Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10
• high-speed Internet connection

• CPU Intel i7 4790/AMD FX-8350
• RAM size 16 GB
• video card Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or higher or AMD Radeon RX 480 and above with 3-4 GB memory
• free space on the drive 50 GB
• 64-bit operating system Microsoft Windows 10
• high-speed Internet connection

Game Review

Test Computer Configurations

• Computer based AMD processor APU A10:
  • processor AMD A10-7860K, CPU 3.6 GHz, GPU Radeon R7 1 GB DDR3, 757/2133 MHz T-13582382
  • motherboard MSI A68HM-P33 V2 T-13190929
  • The cost of the kit (without PSU) at the time of writing: 21 973
• Computer based on Intel Core i3-4160 processor:
  • RAM 8 GB AMD Radeon R9 2x4 GB PC3-19200 DDR3 2400 MHz T-12737679
  • SSD OCZ Vertex 460A 240 GB T-11869715
  • power supply Zalman ZM750-EBT 750 W
  • The cost of the kit (without PSU) at the time of writing: 22 556
• Computer based on Intel Core i3-4160 + Nvidia GT 730 processor:
  • processor Intel Core i3-4160, 3.6 GHz T-11000550
  • motherboard MSI H81M-P33 T-10453145
  • RAM 8 GB AMD Radeon R9 2x4 GB PC3-19200 DDR3 2400 MHz T-12737679
  • video card Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 (GV-N730SL-2GL) 2 GB GDDR3, 900/1800 MHz T-11154240
  • SSD OCZ Vertex 460A 240 GB T-11869715
  • power supply Zalman ZM750-EBT 750 W
  • The cost of the kit (without PSU) at the time of writing: 26 689
• Computer based on Intel Core i3-4160 + Nvidia GT 740 2 GB GDDR3 processor:
  • processor Intel Core i3-4160, 3.6 GHz T-11000550
  • motherboard MSI H81M-P33 T-10453145
  • RAM 8 GB AMD Radeon R9 2x4 GB PC3-19200 DDR3 2400 MHz T-12737679
  • video card Gainward GeForce GT 740 PCI-E 3.0 2GB GDDR3, 993/1782 MHz T-10852817
  • SSD OCZ Vertex 460A 240 GB T-11869715
  • power supply Zalman ZM750-EBT 750 W
  • The cost of the kit (without PSU) at the time of writing: 32,006
• Computer based on Intel Core i3-4160 + Nvidia GT 740 1 GB GDDR5 processor:
  • processor Intel Core i3-4160, 3.6 GHz T-11000550
  • motherboard MSI H81M-P33 T-10453145
  • RAM 8 GB AMD Radeon R9 2x4 GB PC3-19200 DDR3 2400 MHz T-12737679
  • video card Gigabyte GeForce GT 740 (GV-N740D5OC-1GI) 1 GB GDDR5, 1071/5000 MHz T-10894691
  • SSD OCZ Vertex 460A 240 GB T-11869715
  • power supply Zalman ZM750-EBT 750 W
  • The cost of the kit (without PSU) at the time of writing: 28 886
• operating room Windows system 10 Pro 64-bit, DirectX 12
• Monitor Asus ProArt PA249Q (24″)
• Intel drivers version 13.20.19.15.4524
• AMD Crimson Edition drivers 16.11.4
• Nvidia drivers version 375.95
• vsync disabled

The cost of the compared platforms without Nvidia discrete graphics is almost equal, the addition of GT 730/740 graphics increased the cost Intel platforms, however, both platforms are still in the same budget sector (price range: 22,000-32,000).

We see that the configurations we have chosen do not even reach the level of the minimum requirements declared by the game developers, therefore, in this case interesting to see if we can play Battlefield 1 on budget platforms anyhow.

Game settings and testing methodology

In-game settings

We tested at three resolutions: 1920x1080, 1440x900 and 1280x800 at medium quality settings.

AMD A10-7860K	Intel i3-4160	Intel i3-4160 + GT 730	Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR3	Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR5

And at the minimum quality settings at a resolution of 1280x800:

The picture in the game looked something like this:

AMD A10-7860K	Intel i3-4160	Intel i3-4160 + GT 730	Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR3	Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR5

The difference in the picture at medium and at minimum quality settings is clearly visible.

Test Methodology

Our goal is to demonstrate how the player feels in real gameplay, so for benchmark results we just play, including FPS counters (used FRAPS program) for an approximate representation of performance.

For testing, we used a campaign. We also tried capturing points, but in the campaign the world around us is more saturated. It seemed to us that there are much fewer objects in the network game.

Test results

Small videos demonstrating performance on a particular platform (in different modes):

Resolution 1920×1080, medium settings

Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR5

Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR3

Intel i3-4160 + GT 730

Intel i3-4160

AMD A10-7860K

Resolution 1440×900, medium settings

Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR5

Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR3

Intel i3-4160 + GT 730

Intel i3-4160

AMD A10-7860K

Resolution 1280×800, medium settings

Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR5

Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR3

Intel i3-4160 + GT 730

Intel i3-4160

AMD A10-7860K

Resolution 1280×800, minimum settings

Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR5

Intel i3-4160 + GT 740 GDDR3

Intel i3-4160 + GT 730

Intel i3-4160

AMD A10-7860K

Note: due to the peculiarities of the Action! program, with which we recorded videos, the actual speed in the game is slightly higher than shown in the videos.

Most recently, we wrote about how the graphics in the Battlefield series have changed over the course of 14 years (review) and which of the modern desktop video cards are suitable for playing Battlefiled 1 comfortably (experiment). But those readers who prefer to play on laptops, we also will not disregard.

I remind you that the previous part, Battlefield 4, was by no means an easy task for a laptop. During the heyday of her popularity, in 2014-2015, gaming laptop middle hand in Full resolution HD on the ultra-graphic quality preset gave out only 30-40 FPS. good example serves HP OMEN with Intel Core i7-4710HQ with NVIDIA graphics card GeForce GTX 860M with 2 GB GDDR5 (review) for 80,000 rubles, January 2015 sample. In order to get at least an average of 60 FPS, you need a 970M-level video card and one of the quad-core Intel Core i7. Most cheap laptop with such a tandem will cost you now 86 thousand rubles - MSI GE62 2QF Apache Pro. True, for this money he will have only 8 GB of RAM. At one time, we tested the GTX 970M on the example MSI laptop GS60 2QE Ghost Pro 3K Gold Edition (review), MSI GE72 6QF Apache Pro (review), and ASUS ROG GL502VT (review). True, all of them have recently lost their relevance due to the release of the 10th series of NVIDIA mobile graphics. We have already tested laptops with all three new products: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 1070 and 1080. And all three showed a huge increase in performance compared to previous models. However, it is clear that not everyone jumped and immediately changed their laptops to the latest ones. That is why in this article you will learn how Battlefied 1 will run not only on the most modern laptops, but also on gamebooks with a beard.

Test laptops

The oldest of them is Acer Aspire V Nitro (VN7-591G-700D) (review). Acer came with this model at the end of 2014. Just when it became mainstream to take an entry-level gaming graphics card (then it was the GTX 860M) and a quad-core i7, put them in a 20 mm thick case and hope that few people, except for journalists, will notice the overheating of the processor. But such laptops were tempted by a low price ( this model in February 2015 it cost about 57 thousand rubles) and the opportunity to get acquainted with modern games, albeit sometimes at high, sometimes at medium settings. Paying attention to the “muscular” Intel Core i7-4710HQ, 8 gigabytes of RAM and small dimensions and weight, I also took such a laptop, which makes it possible to find out what it is like to be a gamer in 2016 with a similar hardware configuration. In it, in Battlefield 4, you could get about 55 FPS in Full HD at medium settings. That is, high and ultra went to more wealthy gamers. But, unfortunately, the 15.6-inch model (and there was the same 17.3-inch one) did not have the most the best system cooling, due to which the laptop processor sometimes overheated in games, which, of course, affected the FPS.

Acer Aspire V Nitro (GTX 860M)

The second test subject, on which I will test Battlefied 1, will also be the Acer Aspire V Nitro, but a younger model, with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M video card. According to open Steam statistics, this is the most popular video accelerator among mobile chips. What is he capable of? Again, back to Battlefield 4. Dell XPS 15 (review) with a very popular gamebook today Intel processor The Core i7-6700HQ, with two 8GB DDR4 RAM sticks and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (2GB GDDR5) graphics card, can deliver 60fps in this game already at high quality settings. Let's see what the Acer Aspire V Nitro can do. It also has an Intel Core i7-6700HQ, but its GTX 960M has twice the amount of video memory.

Acer Aspire V Nitro (GTX 960M)

Finally, the third and, for obvious reasons, the most promising fighter today is the MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro (review), which we have just tested. Under the hood, he, like the Dell XPS 15, has a quad-core Intel Core i7-6700HQ. Intel is in no hurry to indulge its customers with new processor models: we have only seen Kaby Lake in one ultrabook so far, ASUS ZenBook 3 (review), and even that one has not yet appeared in stores. But the gaming potential of the MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro is also based on NVIDIA's brand new graphics card, the GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB of RAM. We did not test it in Battlefiled 4, but in this article we will learn about the capabilities of this video card immediately in Battlefield 1. In other games, the GTX 1060 shows itself to be more powerful than the GTX 970M. By the way, recently we had an experiment “What kind of computer do you need to play Battlefield 1?” , where the GTX 1060, coupled with an Intel Core i7-4790K processor and 16 GB of RAM in Full HD on ultra settings, produces a stable 85 frames per second. Will the MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro carry the same amount?

MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro

Test results

The test conditions are simple and straightforward. Again, relying on Steam statistics, I chose the two most popular resolutions in which people play games. These are 1920x1080 and 1366x1080 pixels. There were no problems with choosing other graphics settings, since Battlefield 1 has pre-selected quality presets: low, medium, high and ultra. The only thing it doesn't have is a built-in benchmark. Therefore, the measurement of the number of frames per second took place directly in a multiplayer game with 64 players. Not in a campaign because multiplayer is usually more CPU intensive.

During testing, it was found that the video memory is loaded at least 1.5 GB, maximum 2.5 GB, which is quite a bit for a modern toy. RAM was occupied from 7 to 8 GB, which is, again, Battlefield 1 is quite friendly to fairly simple configurations. In principle, so much RAM and video memory just fits the official minimum requirements. It's a pity, but my Acer Aspire V Nitro, which is quite consistent with them, did not show the best results - even at the lowest settings it does not pull out 60 frames per second. The reason for this, however, is not a lack of power, but overheating of the CPU. Battlefield 1 is a very CPU-intensive game and constant CPU throttling leads to the fact that the number of frames per second is 2 times less than it could be with a combination of Intel Core i7-4710HQ and NVIDIA GeForce 860M. In Full HD it is even more impossible to play on it.