upstream @6b7fb59               upstream @HEAD
                no patches                      with your PR
                RAM [*], fps, view range        RAM [*], fps, range
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 shaders only   9.9 GB, 30 fps, 98.9m           10 GB, 28 fps, 98.1m
(no bump/para)

shaders+bumps   13 GB, 32 fps, 90.6m            14 GB, 28 fps, 93.0m

shaders+bump    14 GB, 30 fps, 89.7m            14 GB, 26 fps, 89.5m
 +parallax


maximized window at 1600x1200 on one of my two screens,
AMD R9 280x video with fglrx driver
Using Dreambuilder, on my usual test map.
HDX 512px texture pack with normalmaps, total of 5113 texture files

To ensure each test is accurate and records the exactly-chosen modes, Minetest
was closed completely after changing settings and then restarted to measure.

Only the map in front of me and perhapos 20 degrees to each sides was ever made
visible.

Screenshot of the visible area (taken with all-view-range turned on
only for that one moment, so you can see ALL of the terrain that's in
front of me):

http://digitalaudioconcepts.com/vanessa/hobbies/minetest/screenshots/random/Screenshot%20-%2006032015%20-%2003%3a17%3a22%20PM.png

Map was allowed to load and settle for perhaps 30 seconds on each run before
adding the figures to the chart.


[*] RAM values measured with top(1), from the resident/"RES" column.