Tomb
Raider: Anniversary - FPS
| |
Min
|
Max
|
Avg
|
| HIS
Radeon HD 2600 Pro IceQ 512MB |
26
|
126
|
86.275
|
| Nvidia
8600GT |
86
|
136
|
116.95
|
The
HIS Radeon HD 2600 Pro IceQ 512MB really does show how it struggles
with anti-aliasing compared to the 8600GT when playing Tomb Raider:
Anniversary. You may be thinking that at first glance, while yes,
the 2600 Pro is slower, it's not that bad. But you also have to
consider that the 8600GT is also running at 2x anti-aliasing and
2x anisotropic filtering. Generally speaking the game experience
is fine on both cards but it will obviously have an impact on
Image Quality.
Tomb
Raider: Anniversary - Image Quality
HIS
Radeon HD 2600 Pro left, Nvidia 8600GT right
Tomb
Raider: Anniversary is lot more forgiving than Legend in most
levels of the game but we were still unable to utilize any filtering
with the HIS Radeon HD 2600 Pro. Still, the image is nice enough
without it, just not as nice as it could be. Both images are pretty
similar, but the 8600GT just takes the edge off ... er ... the
edges, as you would expect since it's able to do 2x anti-aliasing.
Need
For Speed: Carbon - FPS
| |
Min
|
Max
|
Avg
|
| HIS
Radeon HD 2600 Pro IceQ 512MB |
22
|
34
|
28.9
|
| Nvidia
8600GT |
9
|
34
|
26.4
|
I
should have probably lowered the settings on both cards for this
game, as both do rather poorly here. The settings were set to
high rather than maximum and anything lower really did start to
detract from the eye candy so I left it at High. Still, once again
the 8600GT comes out on top as while the HIS Radeon HD 2600 Pro
numbers are higher (just), again the 8600GT is able to keep up
and perform 2x anti-aliasing.
Need
For Speed: Carbon - Image Quality
HIS
Radeon HD 2600 Pro left, Nvidia 8600GT right
Need
For Speed: Carbon is no where near as visually appealing as Most
Wanted, but like Most Wanted does benefit from both anti-aliasing
and anisotropic filtering. We were only able to use 2x anisotropic
filtering with this card and maintain playable frame rates, which
means that much like Tomb Raider, the image is nice but could
be nicer.
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