pcp_trainstation02 – Ultra High End Cards

The trainstation map “d1_trainstation_02” is one of the most impressive visually in the game.  The architectural detail on some of the buildings is impressive to see out of real-time rendering.

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In the demo, I start inside the trainstation with a few guards.  After obliging one and picking up a can and throwing it away (what an ass) I go outside and wander around the square for a bit looking up at the buildings, coming in close contact with the people nearby, etc. 

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Though this demo is somewhat CPU bound, the NVIDIA hardware has an interesting and repeatable performance advantage in the early resolutions.

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NVIDIA’s lead continues in the 0x/0x but falls away in the 4x/8x results to an equal performance from both sides.

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At this resolution, an interesting thing occurs.  At the 0x/0x settings, the NVIDIA 6800 Ultra has a 7% advantage on the X800 XT.  In the 4x/8x results, we see the advantage turn to the X800 XT by 13% or so.  The advantage seems to be coming from the indoors section for NVIDIA while ATI has the outdoor areas performing better.

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