Call of Duty 2 Hardware Performance Guide - Page 5

Memory

Increasing the amount of system memory hardly altered game performance. Everything from 256MB on up to 2GB played the same mechanically. We didn't experience much hitching due to reduced system memory. Load times, however, sped up considerably after we tossed more memory into the system. Not having enough system memory could triple the amount of time you spend staring at a load screen.

While memory may not have the most drastic in-game effect, it's a good rule of thumb to have at least 1GB or RAM in your system. For straight performance, nothing will top getting a faster video card; but if you're tired of waiting forever for the game to load, more memory will help to solve that problem.

Memory Performance Tests

(Longer bars indicate better performance)

2GB Corsair XMS RAM

1GB Corsair XMS RAM

512MB Samsung RAM

256MB Samsung RAM

Maximum Settings, 1024x768

2GB Corsair XMS RAM

38.4

1GB Corsair XMS RAM

38.4

512MB Samsung RAM

36.4

256MB Samsung RAM

36.6

AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 CPU, Asus A8N SLI Deluxe, 1GB (512MB x 2) Corsair XMS Memory, 250GB Maxtor Maxline III SATA Hard Disk Drive, Windows XP Professional.

Graphics Card: GeForce 7800 GTX.

Graphics Drivers: Nvidia ForceWare 81.85.

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