Battlefield 2

Battlefield 2 (Direct X)

Battlefield 2 is one of the first games to come along in quite a while that turned out to really push the current and even following generation gaming hardware.  Having the privelege of being the first game that might need 2 GB of memory is either a positive or negative, depending on your viewpoint.  Here are our IQ settings used:

Asus Extreme AX1800 XT TOP 2DHTV Video Card Review - Graphics Cards 66

Our map was the Strike At Karkand that turns out to be one of the most demanding in the retail package in terms of land layout, smoke and other shader effects. 

Asus Extreme AX1800 XT TOP 2DHTV Video Card Review - Graphics Cards 67

Asus Extreme AX1800 XT TOP 2DHTV Video Card Review - Graphics Cards 68

Asus Extreme AX1800 XT TOP 2DHTV Video Card Review - Graphics Cards 69

Asus Extreme AX1800 XT TOP 2DHTV Video Card Review - Graphics Cards 70

Asus Extreme AX1800 XT TOP 2DHTV Video Card Review - Graphics Cards 71

Here is one case where the added speed on the Asus X1800 XT TOP really makes a difference.  When running at 1600×1200 with 4xAA enabled, the Asus card enjoys a 20% lead over the reference ATI card and NVIDIA 7800 GTX. 

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