Beta test... will be saved on your character progress?

[Radacci]

I'm certain if you were even running FFXIV 1.0 then you wont need to upgrade anything for FFXIV:ARR
/cheer

(as for your question about the benchmark i'm not sure how it will work. They didnt make a statement, or at least I havent seen one.)

ya haha. i had quite low settings. with max settings i had like 1 frame/MIN. I would like to play in max settings with good FPS, cause it's boring to play in low settings.