Arma 3 Now Available In Beta For Linux, Might Be Benchmarked

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Arma 3 Now Available In Beta For Linux, Might Be Benchmarked

As expected, Arma 3 is now available for Linux gamers in beta form...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Arma-3-Linux-Beta

[supashang]

NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case
Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.00GHz
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z97-PRO GAMER (SOCKET 1150)
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB Dual-Channel DDR3
4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OC STRIX (ASUS)
120GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO
500GB Seagate Momentus XT x2
500GB Western Digital Blue x 2

OS: Linux Mint 17.2 "Rafaela" 64bit, Cinnamon.
Kernel: 4.1.3-040103-generic
NVIDIA Drivers: version 355.06-0ubuntu0~xedgers14.04.1

With out of the box settings (Very High) with VSync on I get 60FPS.
With VSync off and depending where I am on the map I get between 57 - 117 FPS.
For this quick test I used Steams built-in FPS counter in settings.

I swear this game runs smoother than it does on my Windows 7 Pro.

[AJSB]

NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case
Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.00GHz
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z97-PRO GAMER (SOCKET 1150)
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB Dual-Channel DDR3
4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OC STRIX (ASUS)
120GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO
500GB Seagate Momentus XT x2
500GB Western Digital Blue x 2

OS: Linux Mint 17.2 "Rafaela" 64bit, Cinnamon.
Kernel: 4.1.3-040103-generic
NVIDIA Drivers: version 355.06-0ubuntu0~xedgers14.04.1

With out of the box settings (Very High) with VSync on I get 60FPS.
With VSync off and depending where I am on the map I get between 57 - 117 FPS.
For this quick test I used Steams built-in FPS counter in settings.

I swear this game runs smoother than it does on my Windows 7 Pro.

Is it a open Beta or only for who own the game ?

[Sdar]

Is it a open Beta or only for who own the game ?

You need to own the game.

[LubosD]

I'm for sure not spending $60 on a game that may not have a Linux version in the end.

[AJSB]

I'm for sure not spending $60 on a game that may not have a Linux version in the end.

+1

[DIRT]

I would go get it if I got a refund for not getting a product I paid for if they decide to not support it.

[Azpegath]

Well if you buy it, the chance the Linux version stays improves. The classic chicken and egg problem.

[nadro]

I bought this game today and played ~20 minutes, so I have some results from this game.

Platform:
AMD A10-7850K
8GB 2166 MHz RAM
SSD Crucial MX100
Gnome Ubuntu 15.04 x64
Catalyst 15.7 (with --eon_disable_catalyst_workarounds)

Settings:
1920x1080
Vsync OFF
Standard settings + disabled shadows + particles on low

I had 15-20 FPS while played first single player mission related to infantry presentation. This is a good performance IMHO when we check ARMA3 requirements for Windows, however I'll try to run benchmark on Windows too.

[Sdar]

This games needs a CPU with strong single thread performance, number of cores doesn't have that much influence beyond 3~4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj7wnRA1yDo