Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez (DirectX 10)
Call of Juarez is one of the most visually impressive games I have come across in some time. Set in the Wild West time frame, this game puts a bit of a spin on the classic FPS style with some slowdown effects as well as playing characters that are essentially against one another.
The main DX10-based options here are the “enhanced quality” here at the very bottom as well as the shader model set at 4.0 above.
AMD has always enjoyed a performance lead in Call of Juarez going back to the game’s initial release and that continues on here with the new HD 3870 X2 card. At 1600×1200 and 1920×1200 AMD’s new flagship is able to outpace the 8800 Ultra by as much as 43% or so. The problems hit at 2560×1600 where the texture sizes are SO demanding that no card can really eek out a playable frame rate.
