Bioshock – HD 3870

Bioshock (DirectX 10)


An impressive FPS-based game with a great story, Bioshock impresses with both graphics and its ability to drag you along in the gameplay.  It has both DX9 and DX10 render paths and should make a great benchmark for graphics cards promising the best of both worlds.

AMD Radeon HD 3870 and HD 3850 Review - RV670 at 55nm - Graphics Cards 140

AMD Radeon HD 3870 and HD 3850 Review - RV670 at 55nm - Graphics Cards 141
Bioshock settings

AMD Radeon HD 3870 and HD 3850 Review - RV670 at 55nm - Graphics Cards 142

AMD Radeon HD 3870 and HD 3850 Review - RV670 at 55nm - Graphics Cards 143

AMD Radeon HD 3870 and HD 3850 Review - RV670 at 55nm - Graphics Cards 144

AMD Radeon HD 3870 and HD 3850 Review - RV670 at 55nm - Graphics Cards 145

And now we start with the benchmarking of the HD 3870 – and the initial results don’t show the card to be a beast in terms of performance. The 3870 is definitely faster than the 3850 but the NV 8800 GT is still the faster card by about 15%. Comparing the performance of the HD 3870 to the HD 2900 XT, the new RV670 chip is the clear winner.

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