I wouldn't rest too easy. Your core speed and shaders might match the minimum requirements for a video card, but your memory speed is what is killing your score. Your memory is clocked about 500 mhz below what the game needs to run according to minimum specs--and bassed on the graphics of the game I can hardly call the benchmark a complete joke if your score sucks that bad. Another major contributor to a low score, especially on LOW, is your CPU. The benchmark utilizes at least 4 cores, and if you only have a dual core processor it is bottlenecking your performance.
Bottom line is, the benchmark may not be perfect but it does give a good indicator of where your computer may stand when the game is released. The idea of it being a ploy to push more Nvidea cards is highly unlikely considering they also are giving similar chip requirments for ATI cards, AND some of the highest recorded bechmark scores were from ATI cards. Please people, stop spouting out things that you have no evidence to support. The plain and simple fact is that some computers may have worked fine for FFXI but they just may not cut it for FFXIV. Technology ages, you wouldn't expect to play a ps3 game on a ps2 would you? No, because the hardware is not compliant with the requirments of the game.
My advice to you is that I hope it's not a laptop. If it's a desktop, a video card that fits the requirments is a measly $60 or so. If it's a laptop, well I don't mess with those a lot but I believe it's safe to assume your screwed. Pricewatch.com, or google.com, best ways to find deals on computer parts, just remember to do your research before buying.
