For those without the beta yet, and even for those of you in the beta, you may be shocked and a bit saddened to hear that the "Ultra" settings are not available for beta players in Battlefield 3. This news comes both from my personal experiences with the graphical options and confirmation from PC Games Hardware.
For those still looking to find a little eye candy, PC Games Hardware has a gallery of 75 shots from the current beta build that many are already playing.
Battlefield 3 looks fine in the current status but doesn't set any new standards. The Metro map shines with many sharp textures that remember of Crysis 2's HD texture pack but also sports shimmering water and some areas with a low poly-count and low-res textures. DICE promises an "Ultra" graphics mode for the final version that is currently not implemented in the Beta. As for now, the performance barely fits the quality: Geforce GTX 570 and HD 6970 users "enjoy" the game with ~30 Fps in Full-HD (1.920 x 1.080) - as long as they're using the latest drivers. Following Nvidia's BF3 driver Geforce 285.38, AMD released the Catalyst 10.10 preview driver. Both AMD and Nvidia promise huge "up to" fps gains – and indeed, the game runs smoother with these drivers. GTX 580 OC owners don't get into trouble, with framerates over 40 Fps in open areas and drops down to 20 in heavy firefights.
For those still looking to find a little eye candy, PC Games Hardware has a gallery of 75 shots from the current beta build that many are already playing.
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