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Resident Evil 5: Demo Performance Analyzed

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Resident Evil 5 is already the best-selling installment of the long-running series--and it hasn't even been released on the PC yet.

Slated for launch on this 18th of this month, the PC version should offer all of the content and game modes that shipped with the console versions. In addition, the PC version features a harder level of difficulty in the game's “mercenaries” mode, which are two alternate outfits for each of the game's playable characters, and full compatibility with Nvidia's GeForce 3D Vision stereoscopic glasses.

How can we measure the game's PC performance before its release? Capcom didn't provide us with a beta copy, but steered us toward Nvidia's Web site, where a Resident Evil 5 benchmark has been made available for folks who want to try the game out with Nvidia's GeForce 3D Vision glasses. According to the Capcom representative with whom we spoke, this benchmark features identical performance compared to the PC version of the full game about to be launched.

Thus, we have an excellent opportunity to examine Resident Evil 5's visual fidelity, as well as its performance, prior to its release. So, let's look at the image quality and see how the game performs with different graphics cards and CPUs.

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gkay09 09/14/2009 8:28 AM
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Does this imply that game developers in general dint even utilize the full potential of DirectX 9 and jumped on DirextX 10 bandwagon and now to DirextX 11?

renz496 09/14/2009 8:41 AM
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i've tried the benchmark before. the dx 10 produce slightly better frame rate than dx9. this game have better performance in dx 10 compared to dx 9 in my machine

yellosnowman 09/14/2009 9:01 AM
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Am I going blind or is there no HD4890
or is this just a quick benchmark before the HD5*** series

mitch074 09/14/2009 9:24 AM
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@yellosnowman: there is a 4890, but it's been downclocked to 4870 levels (read the article) to be used as reference for Radeon performances (tests on Radeon wasn't too extensive, as the benchmark is optimized for Nvidia hardware). And yes, with HD 5xxx almost there, doing complete benchmarks here is pretty much useless: the game is playable with everything at full on a Radeon HD 4770 up to Full HD quality.

Spathi 09/14/2009 9:34 AM
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Can you test it on Larrabee plz, ty

voltagetoe 09/14/2009 10:58 AM
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juliom 09/14/2009 11:05 AM
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On the variable benchmark @ 1680 x 1050 2x AA my Phenom II x4 955 and Radeon 4870 pulls and average of 80 fps in directx 9. I'm happy and have the game pre-ordered on Steam :)

amnotanoobie 09/14/2009 11:32 AM
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voltagetoe :
Gkay09, Direct X 10 was a failure because Vista was a failure. DX 9 has been thoroughly utilized - there has been no other choice.


Wasn't it more of because the mainstream DX10 cards (8600GT and 2600XT) didn't really perform well, and even some were beaten by previous generation cards. As such, pushing the detail level higher might mean fewer sales as fewer people had the cards to play the games at decent levels (8800GTS 320MB/640MB or 2900XT).

HTDuro 09/14/2009 11:58 AM
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DX10 isnt really a failure .. if programmer take time to really work on DX10 optimisation .. more on SM4.0. remember Assassins creed? ubisoft take time to work on SM4.0 and the game work better in D10 than 9 ... higher framerate with better shadow

pirateboy 09/14/2009 12:04 PM
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dangerous_23 09/14/2009 12:33 PM
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anyone got a download link for the demo?

antemon 09/14/2009 1:25 PM
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4650 + dual core = medium settings?

good enough for me...

nforce4max 09/14/2009 1:30 PM
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spathi :
Can you test it on Larrabee plz, ty



Larrabee is like a smart and honest politician both are mythological.

Anonymous 09/14/2009 2:20 PM
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Anonymous 09/14/2009 2:21 PM
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wh3resmycar 09/14/2009 2:33 PM
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^ worst brain ever?

blackened144 09/14/2009 3:30 PM
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At least it should be a better port than RE4. When it loaded up it wanted me to hit "Start" to load the game, then the red "A" to play. My keyboard doesnt have a "Start" button or a red "A". Useless without a controller.

San Pedro 09/14/2009 3:32 PM
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Very interesting that Capcom told the site that there is no graphical difference between DX 9 and 10. I'll know which I'll be using with my ATI card.

gxpbecker 09/14/2009 3:43 PM
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Nice a game and performance review in one, I like.
Is it just me or is this kinda hinting at software trying to catch up to hardware (the ever existing cycle). :) kinda funny since the 5xxx and 3xx are just around the corner.

Andraxxus 09/14/2009 4:19 PM
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It looks good on both DX9 and DX10 and the specs are not high.


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