Patch Notes and PC System Specs

i7-3930k + 2x GTX980 SLI here. Getting 50-70fps on Eos (typically mid to high 50s) at 1440p, high settings + HBAO full and TAA (texture filtering set to ultra). SLI scaling is decent, not spectacular (about 60-70% over one GPU). Cutscenes generally run worse, with dips into the 30s and 40s. There's also the annoying stuttering during scene cuts (also when exiting from menus) that send frametimes spiking well over 100 ms (sometimes >1000 ms).

One thing that I noticed is that this game does not behave well when you run out of VRAM. I was able to run ultra textures on Hab7 and the Nexus with no issues when VRAM usage was <4GB, but when I got to Eos I noticed the game hitting 4GB VRAM usage. My average FPS immediately dropped by half, but it felt way worse than even that due to the stuttering. Dropped to high textures, VRAM usage came back down to 3.6-3.8 GB, and lo and behold no more stuttering.

So basically, make sure you aren't maxing out VRAM usage with this game. If you were running fine on Hab7+Nexus and then got way worse performance on Eos like I did, check your VRAM usage because as I mentioned, the game uses a lot more of it on Eos compared to the previous locales.

New AMD driver for those on multi gpu setups. Has fixes for ME:A.

17.3.3
support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Radeon-Software-Crimson-ReLive-Edition-17.3.3-Release-Notes.aspx

It's a VRAM hog as well. Expect at least 4+ GB to be necessary in order to play on ultra settings.

Right click to toggle on and off. There is an indicator on the bottom left that changes color depending on what mode you are in and what button to press.

I had no problems with the trial with a 2GB GTX770 and 8GB of RAM using 4 x i7-2600 @ 3.4 - Auto settings were mostly "medium"

After you choose colour hit SPACE to apply.

I'm still waiting to get a new PC, and I'm planning on: i5-7500, 8GB RAM, RX 480 4GB. Only planning to play at 1080p. Could I run this at Ultra or is this more of a High?

It all depends on your expectations. 

Lenovo Y500 (i5 3210, 2x2gb 650M SLI, 6gb ram) here.

MEA's much better than DeusExMD (could not even play soon after the prologue. Literally.), but slightly worse than Dishonored2 (had beaten that game twice, with the 1.2-1.3 patches doing the amazing job).  Nothing compares to BF1, though - as I've been waiting for MEA, I've installed it just to see the numbers, and I was shocked. BF1 managed to keep 45-60FPS on the low autosettings (going into 30th on low\medium). Maaaan - those DICE guys know how to optimize FrostBite! 

Now, MEA.

Trial - it was not bad at all (considering the configuration), basically I had steady ~30th with some random spikes up to 50+, cut-scenes being closer to 20-25 (1080p, low with tiny AA and medium textures). I was optimistic, looked good enough (and  we had not even got official SLI support and game-ready driver, I've used the BF1 profile).

Now we've got the release, and Nvidia had updated their game-ready dirvers. To me it got MUCH worse,  averege FPS had dropped to lower 20th even while walking around Tempest, randomly spiking and dropping. Basically, it had shifted from 'playable' to 'annoying', and lowering the resolution did not do much (if anything at all).  I'm going to try rolling back to the previous driver and\or see what messing with the profile can bring. 

(And before someone comments on the  config itself - yes, I know that it's crap and I'm 2+ years past the upgrading point, but life is life, you know. I'd rather play what I can then sit&wait&cry) 

Added to OP:

Patch Notes

Official Patch Notes are published here: blog.bioware.com/category/patch-notes/
(Patch Notes listed here for convenience.)

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Patch 1.04

General

• General performance improvements and bug fixes
• Corrects an issue causing players to experience a black screen on launch.

Singleplayer

• Fixed an issue whereby players were unable to land on Ark Natanus
• Fixed an issue whereby the game loaded to a black screen or ran as a background process when Corsair Utility Engine or similar programs were running
  

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue causing players to stop hearing their character’s audio and start hearing another player’s instead
• Fixed an issue causing the game to crash when using the Human Male Soldier and F key

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Early Access Patch

General

• General performance improvements and bug fixes
• Fixed an issue with the title only accepting input from the last controller synced when two controllers are assigned to the same profile
• Fixed various collision issues
• Fixed a few rare audio issues

Singleplayer

• Improvements to many cinematics, conversations, and other character interactions
• Improved quest rewards
• Fixed an issue whereby a door could become jammed in mission 5
• Fixed issues with objective markers not appearing correctly
• Minor performance improvements after some Tempest transitions
• Fixed an issue whereby the combat music was not functioning as designed
• Fixed some minor quest-related issues
• Fixed a small cinematic issue during the Drack loyalty quest
• Minor balancing change to the “Remove the Heart” quest
• Improvements to quest tracking and waypoints
  

Multiplayer

• Improvements to Strike Teams UI screens
• Additional multiplayer tutorials implemented
• Balance changes to guns, reward packs, and objectives scoring
• Improved appearance of character portraits
• Added new artwork for MP characters, armor, and challenges in menus and codex entries 

thx bro, but it seems my 16gb will arrive 1 day earlier then expected. Better safe then sorry

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