F.E.A.R.

FEAR (Direct X)


One of the most impressive games of E3 2005 is turning out to be one of the most graphically intense as well.  Even with the 7800 GTX and X1800 XT I didn’t find the game playable at 1600×1200 with all the details turned on:

XFX GeForce 6800 GS Review - NVIDIA's Mid-Range Monster - Graphics Cards 65

XFX GeForce 6800 GS Review - NVIDIA's Mid-Range Monster - Graphics Cards 66

*** Note: we have disabled Soft Shadows in all the below tests despite what the screen indicates above.  And since we were using the retail game this time, I opted to use the in-game “settings test” fly by to compare performance. 

XFX GeForce 6800 GS Review - NVIDIA's Mid-Range Monster - Graphics Cards 67

XFX GeForce 6800 GS Review - NVIDIA's Mid-Range Monster - Graphics Cards 68

XFX GeForce 6800 GS Review - NVIDIA's Mid-Range Monster - Graphics Cards 69

XFX GeForce 6800 GS Review - NVIDIA's Mid-Range Monster - Graphics Cards 70

XFX GeForce 6800 GS Review - NVIDIA's Mid-Range Monster - Graphics Cards 71

With 4xAA and 8xAF enabled in FEAR, the ATI X1600 XT is just barely behind the 6800 GS in average frame rate, though the minimum is behind a bit more.  Running two 6800 GS cards in SLI provided an 80% performance gain here!

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