DX11: DiRT 2
DiRT 2 (DirectX 11)
DiRT 2 is a great rally and off-road racing game that was released on all the major consoles as well as the PC just this past winter. DiRT 2 was the first major PC title to implement DirectX 11 features and image quality enhancements and thus makes a great choice for one of our first NVIDIA versus AMD DX11 comparisons.
DiRT 2 Test Settings
Our DX11 results are obviously only comparing the cards capable of running it, so the GTX 285 was out. Also, I left the HD 5850 out because it seemed that through all the previous tests, it was always exactly where we expected it to be. In DiRT 2 the GTX 480 does very well and is just about on par with the HD 5970 across the 16×10 and 19×12 resolutions but falls about 22% behind at 25×16. Compared to the HD 5870 the GTX 480 has a strong lead until that 2560×1600 resolution where it gets scaled back some.
The GTX 470 and the HD 5870 trade blows back and forth but seem to perform about on par.
Our DX11 results are obviously only comparing the cards capable of running it, so the GTX 285 was out. Also, I left the HD 5850 out because it seemed that through all the previous tests, it was always exactly where we expected it to be. In DiRT 2 the GTX 480 does very well and is just about on par with the HD 5970 across the 16×10 and 19×12 resolutions but falls about 22% behind at 25×16. Compared to the HD 5870 the GTX 480 has a strong lead until that 2560×1600 resolution where it gets scaled back some.
The GTX 470 and the HD 5870 trade blows back and forth but seem to perform about on par.
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I think that the most fascinating development is how they are able to control the computational mode on the GPU by modulating the level of detail on the fly. Therefore freeing processor power which might otherwise be locked into an unnecessary frame rate setting.
Jim
Thanks for this great review.
Thanks for this great review. I was not sure which one to buy but thanks to this review i will go with GT 470.
Frank
gtx470 give error code43
gtx470 give error code43