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Finally got around to doing this!

OS: XP x64
CPU: i7 920 @ 3.8 Ghz
RAM: 6GB DDR3
GRAPHICS CARD: GeForce 9800 GTX+

RESOLUTION: 1920×1080
WINDOWED/FULLSCREEN: Windowed

Model Detail: Medium
Texture Detail: High
Shader Detail: Low
Water Detail: Simple reflections
Shadow Detail: Low
Colour Correction: Disabled
Antialising: None
Filtering Mode: Anisotropic 2X
Wait for vertical sync: Disabled
Motion Blur: Disabled
Field of view: 90
Multicore Rendering: Enabled
High Dynamic Range: None
Direct X Level: 9.0

Draw viewmodels: On
FPS Config Used (if any): Chris’ dx9frames

Average FPS over 3 demo playthroughs: 233.24
AVerage FPS at max settings (without dx9frames): ~137

Quoted from palker

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I have same graphics cardand core2duo cpu E4400 which is 3 years old and i have less fps with maxframes than you have with max settings

Because TF2 likes a fast CPU, out of interest what frame rate do you get with max settings?

min 27, max 88, average 48.661 result from fraps benchmark while watching 6v6 on stv on granary middle

Using SnowiE’s Timedemo, I decided to run some tests to work out on my Windows 7 X64 system, with a mid range Graphics card, to find out how much CPU you actually need today to run TF2 at full detail on a 1440*900 screen (in game settings see post at top of page).

The reasoning for my test is soon I am going to be buying a laptop, to take to lans etc. most likely running at a lower resolution than 1440*900, and thought I’d share.

The limitations of my test.

I only have access to my system for testing, so it is purely from an AMD Phenom II X4 perspective
I tested using my ageing Radeon 4770 512MB GDDR 5 GPU at default speeds, on a 19” 1440*900 TFT screen (hoping to repeat tests soon, using a Radeon 6850 1GB on a 22” 1920*1080 screen), unfortunately I do not have access to any Intel chips to find out how much Intel CPU you need.

Using AMD overdrive software to under clock the CPU (AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz), I ran the timedemo 3 times at each CPU speed, and instead of taking an average reading, I am posting the lowest reading of the 3 runs

Specification

AMD Phenom II 955 (3.2GHz)
AMD 790x motherboard
8GB DDR2 PC2 6400
AMD Radeon 4770 512MB Gddr 5
WD Black 500GB SATA 2 HDD

tests ran on 7/11/10

3.2 GHz = 5125 frames 37.926 seconds 135.13 fps ( 7.40 ms/f) 11.669 fps variability
2.6 GHZ = 5125 frames 42.896 seconds 119.47 fps ( 8.37 ms/f) 10.028 fps variability
2.0 GHZ = 5125 frames 52.765 seconds 97.13 fps (10.30 ms/f) 7.855 fps variability
1.6 GHz = 5125 frames 64.777 seconds 79.12 fps (12.64 ms/f) 6.201 fps variability

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mobile AMD Phenom II CPUs lack level 3 cache (basically Athlon II CPUs) so are slower clock for clock compared to desktop Phenom II CPUs

OS: Windows 7 x32
CPU: Intel i7-930
RAM: 3 GB DDR3 RAM
GRAPHICS CARD: Nividia GeForce 470

RESOLUTION: 1920*1080
WINDOWED/FULLSCREEN: Full Screen

Video Advanced Settings (Options > Video > Advanced) –
Model Detail: High
Texture Detail:Very High
Shader Detail: High
Water Detail: Reflect All
Shadow Detail: High
Colour Correction: Enabled
Antialising: 8x MSAA
Filtering Mode: Anisotropic 4x
Wait for vertical sync: Enabled
Motion Blur: Enable
Field of view: 90
Multicore Rendering: Enabled
High Dynamic Range: Full
Direct X Level: 9.0

Draw viewmodels: On
FPS Config Used (if any): None

Average FPS over 3 demo playthroughs: 137.26

OS: Windows 7 x64
CPU: Intel i7-920
RAM: 6 GB DDR3 RAM
GRAPHICS CARD: AMD Radeon HD 5870

RESOLUTION: 1920*1080
WINDOWED/FULLSCREEN: Windowed

Video Advanced Settings (Options > Video > Advanced) –
Model Detail: High
Texture Detail:Very High
Shader Detail: High
Water Detail: Reflect All
Shadow Detail: High
Colour Correction: Enabled
Antialising: 8x
Filtering Mode: 16x
Wait for vertical sync: Disable
Motion Blur: Enable
Field of view: 90
Multicore Rendering: Enabled
High Dynamic Range: Full
Direct X Level: 9.0

Draw viewmodels: On
FPS Config Used (if any): None

Average FPS over 3 demo playthroughs: 204 fps

A week or so ago I did a new demo with some public play, so you can see hats/ubers/paint/unlocks etc. to see how peoples’ FPS fares here. I expect it will be much lower for everyone.

Download the new demo here

CPU: Intel e8400
RAM: 3GIG DDR2 RAM
GRAPHICS CARD: Nvidia GTS 250 1GB

RESOLUTION: 1920×1200
WINDOWED/FULLSCREEN: Windowed

Video Advanced Settings (Options > Video > Advanced) –
Model Detail: High
Texture Detail: Very High
Shader Detail: High
Water Detail: Reflect All
Shadow Detail: High
Colour Correction: Disabled
Antialising: None
Filtering Mode: Trilinear
Wait for vertical sync: Disabled
Motion Blur: Disabled
Field of view: 90
Multicore Rendering: Enabled
High Dynamic Range: Full
Direct X Level: 9.0

Draw viewmodels: Off
FPS Config Used (if any): None

Average FPS over 3 demo playthroughs: 79.48