Test System And Benchmarks
We're not going to waste our time benchmarking 1280x1024 or 1680x1050. If you buy this class of card, you're going to play at 1920x1200 or 2560x1600. To that end, we'll test those high resolutions with and without anti-aliasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering (AF) enabled.
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| Graphic Test System | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (Nehalem), 2.67 GHz, QPI-4200, 8MB CacheOverclocked to 3.06 GHz @ 153 MHz Bclk |
| Motherboard | ASRock X58 Supercomputer Intel X58, BIOS P1.90 |
| Networking | Onboard Realtek Gigabit LAN controller |
| Memory | Kingston PC3-10700 3 x 1,024MB, DDR3-1225, CL 9-9-9-22-1T |
| Graphics | Powercolor Radeon HD 5870 LCS875 MHz Core, 1250 MHz Memory, 1GB GDDR52 x HIS Radeon HD 4890 in CrossFire850 MHz Core, 975 MHz Memory, 1GB GDDR5 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD50 00AAJS-00YFA, 500GB, 7,200 RPM, 8MB cache, SATA 3.0Gb/s |
| Power | Thermaltake Toughpower 1,200W1,200W, ATX 12V 2.2, EPS 12v 2.91 |
| Software and Drivers | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit 6.0.6001, SP1 |
| DirectX version | DirectX 10 |
| Graphics Drivers | AMD Catalyst 9.10 |
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| Benchmark Configuration | |
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| 3D Games | |
| Crysis | Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 9, 64-bit executable, benchmark tool Low Quality, Medium Textures, Shadows, Physics, Shaders, Water, and Sound, No AA |
| Far Cry 2 | Patch 1.02, in-game benchmark Medium Quality, No AA |
| World In Conflict: Soviet Assault | Patch 1.11, DirectX 9, timedemo Medium Details, No AA/No AF |
| Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. | Patch 1.02, DirectX 10 & 10.1, in-game benchmark Low Shadows, Sun ShaftsMedium View Distance, Environment, SSAOHigh Forest, TexturesHDR, Engine Heat, and DOE On, No AA |
| Left 4 Dead | Version 1.0.1.5., Custom THG Benchmark Run 1: High Settings, no AA, no AFRun 2: High Settings, Medium Shaders, 4x AA, 8x AF |
| Resident Evil 5 | Resident Evil 5 Benchmark VersionHigh Shadows and Textures, Medium Overall Detail, Motion Blur On, no AA, no AF |
| Fallout 3 | Patch 1.4.0.6., Custom THG Benchmark High Quality, No AA, No AF |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| 3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.02, PhysX Off, 3DMark scores |