Bioshock

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. 


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AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 147
Bioshock settings

AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 148

AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 149

AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 150

AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 151

AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 152

AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 153
 
Our first results from Bioshock are pretty impressive – the HD 4870 512MB card is able to just about out perform the dual-GPU RV670-based  HD 3870 X2 1GB card in ALL resolutions.  And the HD 4850 512MB is also pretty powerful!

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AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 155

AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 156

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AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 159

In our Bioshock testing the single HD 4870 is able to stand up to the power of the GTX 280 and NEARLY take the performance lead!  CrossFire scaling is decent at the top resolution but fairly mediocre at resolutions below 2560×1600.

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AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up - Graphics Cards 161

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Here we see how the HD 4850s perform in a CrossFire configuration – note how the pair compares to a single GeForce GTX 260 card as they both will cost you $400 or so.  Scaling is VERY impressive especially at the higher resolutions!

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