Benchmark analysis part 1: over water. VRAM bottleneck ?

[666th_Lange]

OK here we go:

Plane details always HIGH, AA @ 8x (rest see tests), FPS limited at 30 FPS


800x600 @ LOW
VRAM: 950MB, GPU Load 14% max
Overall smooth gameplay with a microstutter here and there.

800x600 @ MEDIUM
VRAM: 1117 MB, GPU Load 27% max, avg around 20%
Still quite smooth but stutters getting longer and FPS drops below 30

800x600 @ HIGH
VRAM: 1338 MB, GPU Load 68% max, avg around 38%
Stuttering becomes annoying, FPS over detail goes down to 15, Dynamic Shadow in the cockpit is not allways OK.

1024x768 @ LOW
VRAM: 1020 MB, GPU Load 27% max
Gameplay OK, microstutters a bit more then 800x600

1024x768 @ MEDIUM
VRAM: 1190 MB, GPU Load 40% max, avg around 30%
Stutter is frequently there when terrain or environment is detailed, becomes unpleasent to play.

1024x768 @ HIGH
VRAM: 1398 MB, GPU Load 85% max but avg 45-50%
Unplayable, way to much stuttering and the dynamic shadowing is not always OK, lot's of shimmering. Control should be possible through NVCP to cure this and get better Image Quality.