Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2 (DirectX 10)



Far Cry 2 is the spiritual sequel to one of the best selling and longest living games on the PC though this title was developed not by Crytek, but by Ubisoft directly using a completely new engine as well.  The game is set in Africa and you have malaria – what else do you need to know?

ASUS ARES Dual HD 5870 Review - The Ultimate Graphics Card - Graphics Cards 118

ASUS ARES Dual HD 5870 Review - The Ultimate Graphics Card - Graphics Cards 119

ASUS ARES Dual HD 5870 Review - The Ultimate Graphics Card - Graphics Cards 120
 Far Cry 2 settings

Far Cry 2 includes a great benchmarking utility that allows us to setup for in-game testing of all varieties and includes both the ability to benchmark based on time (variable frame count) or based on speed (fixed frame count) – we went with the time-based option to simulate real-world gaming and allowing for apples-to-apples comparisons.

ASUS ARES Dual HD 5870 Review - The Ultimate Graphics Card - Graphics Cards 121

ASUS ARES Dual HD 5870 Review - The Ultimate Graphics Card - Graphics Cards 122

ASUS ARES Dual HD 5870 Review - The Ultimate Graphics Card - Graphics Cards 123

ASUS ARES Dual HD 5870 Review - The Ultimate Graphics Card - Graphics Cards 124

The HD 5970 is about 16% slower than the new ASUS powerhouse while the best NVIDIA’s single card solution can do is be 40% slower.

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