Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 Benchmark

So due to maintenance happening I thought why don't we all run the 1.0 benchmark!

You can download it here and run it for yourself and see what score you get!

http://http.download.nvidia.com/down...VBenchmark.zip

Oh!!!!! ;O thank! Need to try this!
Edit: The details and so on looks really amazing, the shadows etc as well!

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Originally Posted by akaneakki

Oh!!!!! ;O thank! Need to try this!

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No problem. I must say the WoL is so much more expressive in 1.0.

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Originally Posted by Remus

No problem. I must say the WoL is so much more expressive in 1.0.

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It is, by far. Also the cutsceenes there was more lively than we have in 2.0 but 3.0 was better, I still liked the 1.0 cs more from what I've seen.

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Originally Posted by akaneakki

It is, by far. Also the cutsceenes there was more lively than we have in 2.0 but 3.0 was better, I still liked the 1.0 cs more from what I've seen.

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Well that was during a time when they put graphics on the forefront. Now it's not as big of a priority anymore.

Ah how cool it was. Way back when... my poor computer was sad. Things looked cool but sometimes... it would just nearly die. Now! I got 7k for a score and it brings back memories of OOh and Ahhh! Of all the things 1.0 had going for it... it was chara detail and those scenes. Too bad ARR couldn't keep those. (Then again, I'm sure the PS3 would have likely died as well. XD)

I never played 1.0, but I did try the Beta and the fight on the boat is etched in my memory. I really liked it and missed it alot when I started 2.x.

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Originally Posted by Remus

Well that was during a time when they put graphics on the forefront. Now it's not as big of a priority anymore.

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Yeah and there is no way ps3 could handle that, leave alone barely could run 2.0 on ps3 lol

I did all three of the city states when I got it... oddly I can't remember if I beta'd it or not... hmm. Anyway all three of them were cool. I think the boat one was the most memorable. Grindania's was fun. And... Ul'dah... well ... XD

I did miss them as well. Though I accepted that things couldn't be the same with ARR.

7116. As someone who skipped 1.0 due to reviews, it's interesting to see the lineage of the modern game.

wow my pc runs 1.0 better than the 4.0 benchmark

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Originally Posted by RubyCirha

wow my pc runs 1.0 better than the 4.0 benchmark

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Oo. Mine still runs 4.0 better. By at least 5k or so or more. And I really wonder if it uses the same scoring the newer benchmarks use.

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Originally Posted by TitaniaZero

I did all three of the city states when I got it... oddly I can't remember if I beta'd it or not... hmm. Anyway all three of them were cool. I think the boat one was the most memorable. Grindania's was fun. And... Ul'dah... well ... XD

I did miss them as well. Though I accepted that things couldn't be the same with ARR.

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Ul'dah is basically the canon storyline as far as 2.0 is concerned. There's no trace of V1.0 in Gridania or Limsa Lominsa's storyline.

(I have screenshots from V1.0 beta and V2.0 beta where I tried all three starting points)

Other than the Moogle in V2.0's Gridania opening, V2.0's openings were all the same "why am I on this cart?" quiz.

In V1.0 however Limsa Lomina's opening is essentially identical to the V1.0 benchmark. Gridania probably has the funniest one however.

http://i.imgur.com/7WMsO0f.png

You do make a point with that and Ul'dah. The other two aren't really reflected in the ARR storylines aside from which location the Scions are. Gridania was the most fun. They were my favorite pair.

And ARR's was so sad... not in the ; ; way. Just... not as Oooh, and Ah as the previous ones were. *Shakes fist* I could be a Gladiator in Limsa, A Thurmatage in Gridania! (Kinda felt more adventure-y that way.)

4.0 ran way better than the 1.0 benchmark for me XD Also forgot how much 1.0 felt like it was missing some "effect" refinements on my hardware XD (well my current rig is a bit stronger then when I played 1.0 but overall 4.0 runs and looks way better on my setup :P FF 14 1.0 really needed a beast of a rig to run >.>)

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Originally Posted by RubyCirha

wow my pc runs 1.0 better than the 4.0 benchmark

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For me 4.0 my score was higher. You also need to remember the benchmark is shorter. Also the 1.0 benchmark doesn't put as many mobs and bunch of effects on at the same time.

The scores on the 1.0 benchmark are different that the 4.0 ones.

they were those:
[8000 and over] Extremely High Performance
Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

[5500–7999] Very High Performance
Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.

[4500-5499] High Performance
Easily capable of running the game. Should perform well, even at higher resolutions.

[3000-4499] Fairly High Performance
Capable of running the game on default settings. Consider switching to a higher resolution depending on performance.

[2500-2999] Standard Performance
Capable of running the game on default settings.

[2000-2499] Slightly Low Performance
Capable of running the game, but may experience some slowdown. Adjust settings to improve performance.

[1500-1999] Low Performance
Capable of running the game, but will experience considerable slowdown. Adjusting settings is unlikely to improve performance.

[Under 1500] Insufficient Performance
Does not meet specifications for running the game.

Tons of good memories from those old times ty very much!

Is there a way to run it in full screen and without vsync?

following thread so I can do this when I get home :3

1.0:
http://i.imgur.com/lEQ5rvk.png

3.0 and 4.0

http://i.imgur.com/nmjhozw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/r0D0ymc.png

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Originally Posted by Remus

So due to maintenance happening I thought why don't we all run the 1.0 benchmark!

You can download it here and run it for yourself and see what score you get!

http://http.download.nvidia.com/down...VBenchmark.zip

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Hey, Robas. Did you know that your post was on the Google News regarding "FFXIV" as a "Top Story"? Congrats!

7263, I think I can still run it, god this game brings back memories... Yes it was heavy load but I never had any issues running it and I'm no computer expert.

http://i.imgur.com/D6YSFR4.jpg

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Originally Posted by Kathryn

7263, I think I can still run it, god this game brings back memories... Yes it was heavy load but I never had any issues running it and I'm no computer expert.

http://i.imgur.com/D6YSFR4.jpg

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Here's a good example of how CPU intensive V1.0 was. My computer has a much better video card, but only slightly weaker CPU:
http://i.imgur.com/cgWPqQy.png

Now compare with every other benchmark (Note all of these were recorded from video on the same day, with the same graphics card, drivers and cpu):
1080P ARR DX9 - 16405
http://i.imgur.com/11htKnD.png

4K ARR DX9 - 8348
http://i.imgur.com/zpFZetk.png

1080P HW DX9 - 16799
http://i.imgur.com/Rnw2w8i.png

4K HW DX9 - 8498
http://i.imgur.com/qZQFiEa.jpg

1080P HW DX11 - 16096
http://i.imgur.com/rMAMHqv.png

4K HW DX11 - 6683
http://i.imgur.com/3jkOPz7.jpg

1080P SB DX11 - 12852
http://i.imgur.com/oyVISyu.png

4K SB DX11 - 6471
http://i.imgur.com/liOc0XZ.jpg

The animations were amazing back then.

Agh~! Memories! Thank you for this!

Wow. I have no idea how I reached Top Stories for FFXIV on Google with this.

http://i.imgur.com/N6YCOBa.jpg

I can really appreciate how graphically appealing 1.0 was.
That said, it's sad that the graphics and how intensive they were made it difficult for most PCs back then to actually run the game.
I would love to eventually see my character with the sort of fluidity 1.0 had.
Thanks for posting this! Good way to spend some of my maintenance boredom!

9403.

Not bad. Kinda wish I could play with the settings more than just editing the resolution.

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Originally Posted by Remus

So due to maintenance happening I thought why don't we all run the 1.0 benchmark!

You can download it here and run it for yourself and see what score you get!

http://http.download.nvidia.com/down...VBenchmark.zip

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I ran that awhile back. It made me miss the old graphics engine (the textures were significantly more detailed), and also the old cutscenes. It's been painfully obvious since watching it that ARR took a relatively lazy approach to this.

Ironically, in regards to the graphics at least: SE chose to downgrade the engine for ARR, yet by the time ARR released, most hardware could run the old 1.0 engine without any real problems.

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Originally Posted by Vhailor

I ran that awhile back. It made me miss the old graphics engine (the textures were significantly more detailed), and also the old cutscenes. It's been painfully obvious since watching it that ARR took a relatively lazy approach to this.

Ironically, in regards to the graphics at least: SE chose to downgrade the engine for ARR, yet by the time ARR released, most hardware could run the old 1.0 engine without any real problems.

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Would be nice to see the old, higher poly counts and resolutions returnable at this point... Even on my old potato computer shadowed areas often seem more aesthetically pleasing back then too, iirc.

It's funny coming on the forums and seeing this. I couldn't sleep last night, so I laid in bed and listened to the 1.0 soundtrack.

I sure miss Grid's old music. :( Hell, I miss most of the old soundtrack, it felt more Final Fantasy to me.

I'd play 1.0 again....maybe. Lol. I don't miss the archaic systems.

Was super awesome scoring over 9k on that benchmark though....when I ran it when it first came out, I got around 1600 and still played the game knowing it would murder my computer.

6430, it's less than half my score for StormBlood in ultra. Wtf

Was bored waiting for the login so i gave it a run , 11060 .

interesting score 2336?

I guess score would be NA, since I'm on a Mac.

https://s19.postimg.cc/lem89umkj/score.jpg

Very cool :)

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Originally Posted by Kazahashi

It's funny coming on the forums and seeing this. I couldn't sleep last night, so I laid in bed and listened to the 1.0 soundtrack.

I sure miss Grid's old music. :( Hell, I miss most of the old soundtrack, it felt more Final Fantasy to me.

I'd play 1.0 again....maybe. Lol. I don't miss the archaic systems.

Was super awesome scoring over 9k on that benchmark though....when I ran it when it first came out, I got around 1600 and still played the game knowing it would murder my computer.

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I’ll admit it , I miss 1.0 I had some great memories playing it.

Those animations, textures and models are so much better in that 1.0 demo, I wish they'd bring back that quality!...

I got a crappy 6,259, I definitely need new CPU!...

I got bored today and had the original 1.0 benchmark saved on my PC, I ran it on my Intel 12700k and RTX 4080 (16GB), It does run much better when I was playing the game with a Intel Q6600 and 9800 GTX (512MB). I'm sure I ran this benchmark on a i7 6700k with GTX 770 (2GB), AMD R5 1500X with RX 580 (8GB), and a R7 2700X with RTX 2070 Super (8GB) but I don't remember any of those scores. The score I got with my current set up was 15038. If 7.0 graphic update is close to this, most PC's will be fine now days unless you are running something compared to a GTX 770. Max settings with ARR I was getting around 40-60 fps on my GTX 770. Bumping it to the 580 helped get me a stable 60 because FFXIV uses about 4GB of VRAM.