Crysis Warhead – DirectX 10
Settings: 0xAA, 0xAF, Gamer settings, 1920x1080p
Crysis was at one time not a big winner for AMD cards, but that changed from the 4xxx series. Now frame rates between comparable cards from both the red and green camps are quire similar. Again, the GTS 430 and the HIS HD 6570 Silence are pretty much neck and neck, but the older 5750 is really starting to struggle now.
Colin McRae DiRT 2 – DirectX 11
Settings: 2xMSAA, Settings to highest (Ultra) 1920×1080
It’s interesting to see this game in on action the HIS HD 6570 Silence. My first experience with it was as a free game given away with the 5770, and I’m seeing similar numbers for the 6570 here as I was back then, although this is from memory, and before any driver optimizations for the game. Back then, while many found the DX11 Ultra settings acceptable, I preferred to lose the “shinier cars” and drop to DX9 settings. I think I would again for the 6570 here too, but it’s close. Whilst you are quite well aware of low frame rates, you can get away with 30 or so during play in this game. The 5570 I would certainly drop to DX9 despite looking quite close in numbers; those few less frames count for a lot in game.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat Benchmark – DirectX 11
Settings: 0xAA, 0xAF, Preset = High, 1920×1080, Sunshafts section
The Sunshafts, which is the final of the four tests, is also the hardest. This shows in the numbers produced here on all 3 cards. For the game, you’ll want to drop a few options, perhaps run with medium settings which should take it into the playable range.
