F.E.A.R. – 7900 GTX

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:

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*** 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. 

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The 7900 GTX does well here compared to the 7800 GTX 512, though the X1900 XTX has a lead once AA is enabled.  NVIDIA told us they found an issue with their drivers and FEAR’s AA rendering modes that is fixed in a newer driver that should add about 20-30% to the AA scores.

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In SLI mode, though, the 7900 GTX doesn’t really need the driver update, though I imagine that would increase the performance advantage the 7900 sees even more.

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