It’s strange to see two GeForce GTX 285s outperforming two Radeon HD 5870s in the default “Performance” run of 3D Mark Vantage. Why is that? Ok, it’s cheating a little bit, but since I already know how all of the other benchmarks turn out, here's the answer—because in no other test do the GTX 285s really challenge ATI’s flagship in a CrossFire setup.
Similarly, the GTX 295 seems to be hanging in pretty close. That’s deceptive, too, as the twin 5870s prove to be even faster throughout testing. Overall, take these 3DMark results with a grain of salt, because as we’re about to see, when it comes to real-world gaming, two Radeon HD 5870s make up the fastest configuration money can buy (short of three or four 5870s).
Summary
- Introduction
- Cypress Measures Up
- Double Or Nothing
- Stepping Through The Architecture
- Cypress Becomes The Radeon HD 5800-Series
- DirectX 11: More Notable Than DirectX 10?
- DirectCompute
- Eyefinity: A Tangible Benefit, Today
- Multimedia: Mostly The Same, Plus High-Def Audio
- System Setup And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: 3DMark Vantage
- Benchmark Results: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
- Benchmark Results: Crysis
- Benchmark Results: Far Cry 2
- Benchmark Results: Left 4 Dead
- Benchmark Results: World In Conflict
- Benchmark Results: H.A.W.X.
- Benchmark Results: Resident Evil 5
- Benchmark Results: Grand Theft Auto IV
- Power Consumption
- Heat And Noise
- Conclusion
