Far
Cry
Another game whose engine is tough, even on latest generation
cards is Far Cry. The HIS X850XT and the X850XT-PE both took a
hit, although interesting enough the HIS X850XT appeared to slightly
outpace its “faster” brethren in this particular game
(This is within our error margin though) Also interesting to note,
turning on AA / AF caused no effect whatsoever as to FPS hit.
|
|
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
Average
|
|
HIS
X850XT @ 1280, 4xAA, 8AF
|
18
|
158
|
47.9
|
|
X850XT
PE @ 1280, 4xAA, 8AF
|
15
|
128
|
38.52
|
|
HIS
X850XT @ 1600, 0xAA, 0xAF
|
19
|
104
|
43.65
|
|
X850XT
PE @ 1600, 0xAA, 0xAF
|
18
|
122
|
39.66
|
Once
again, watching actual game play instead of a demo shows several
drops in frame rates, even onto the teens. When all is said
and done, both cards only fall short of 60FPS average at 1600x1200,
giving you plenty of game at 1280x1024.
Image
Quality
This
game is not really my cup of tea mind you, but it is a graphically
intense game and their is a lot to take in while sneaking about
the map. The X850XT once again painted the graphics with little
to no stutters and prompt response to my movement requests.
0xAA,
0xAF left, 4xAA, 8xAF right
Unreal
Tournament 2004
Although not really long in the tooth, you can see the high end
cards have caught up with this engine, and they paint it very
well. The X850XT does not disappoint on this demanding level,
bringing in just over 58 FPS, nearly matching that of the X850XT-PE.
|
|
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
Average
|
|
HIS
X850XT @ 1280, 4xAA, 8AF
|
11
|
67
|
35.87
|
|
X850XT
PE @ 1280, 4xAA, 8AF
|
19
|
56
|
35.93
|
|
HIS
X850XT @ 1600, 0xAA, 0xAF
|
22
|
74
|
38.23
|
|
X850XT
PE @ 1600, 0xAA, 0xAF
|
21
|
67
|
34.81
|
We
still see several dips below 30 FPS, which tells me that there
is still a need for minor tweaking if you are going to play
in the higher resolutions. Those of you that didn't think UT2004
is demanding can see for themselves that this game can take
a toll on your graphics card. Turning on 4xAA / 8xAF barely
even nudges both cards as you can see, and this is at either
1280x1024 or 1600x1200 resolutions.
Image
Quality
I
have always enjoyed playing around in UT2K4, but rarely have I
been able to play with AA / AF on. Once again, movement to mouse
precision is important and drastic improvement is noticed over
the midrange cards.
0xAA,
0xAF left, 4xAA, 8xAF right
Painkiller
Image Quality
Even
though I did not benchmark it, I enjoy playing PK. Playing it
using the HIS X850XT was jaw dropping. I know PK is a great engine,
but I had no idea it could look this good. Game flow was precise
and the motion tightly followed my mouse movement, giving the
game a fresh feel making me want to play more.
0xAA,
0xAF left, 4xAA, 8xAF right
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