F.E.A.R. Combat - 16xAF/4xAA
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Min
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Max
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Ave
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| MSI NX8800GTX |
37
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278
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121.508
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| MSI NX7950GX2 |
35
|
150
|
75.108
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We'll see a lot more highs and lows in this game since we've also had to deal with our Internet connection. The low points are about the same with both cards, but they remain over 30fps. Not quite double the performance here, but the 8800GTX was clearly faster, though in actual gameplay, it was hard to tell if it was smoother.
Image Quality
F.E.A.R. isn't the most advanced game in terms of image quality. However, the physics effects and lighting are quite advanced and is what puts your video hardware through its paces. The increase in performance on the 8800GTX is higher, but more because of the improvements in design of the G80 rather than the new Quantum Effects GPU-based Physics.
Tomb Raider Legends - 16xAF/4xAA
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Min
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Max
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Ave
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| MSI NX8800GTX |
36
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103
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65.875
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| MSI NX7950GX2 |
12
|
62
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42.025
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Turning on the next generation features of Tomb Raider Legends will choke almost all but the mightiest of hardware at high resolution. We toyed with this in our 7950GX2 review, but felt that because of the struggles, it was not worth pursuing. With the NX8800GTX, we decided it was worth looking into, and as you can see, the latest hardware doesn't sweat it at all.
Image Quality
Image quality is similar between the two NVIDIA cards but it's worth pointing out how much better the game looks with the next generation features on. All other image quality settings were set to the max in the game, so the image above is representative of the game at it's best with the next-gen features off.
Turn on the next-gen features and the difference is like night and day. The MSI NX8800GTX is the first card that actually allowed us to play with these features on at high resolution without any noticeable drops in performance.
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