Triple Display Testing
The first test we ran on the Galaxy GTX 570 MDT X4 was the new Batman: Arkham City title, even though it wouldn’t support the 5760×1080 resolution that we wanted it to. Instead, we ran the test at 3840×720 – you can see the full size screen grab right below.
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With all of our settings at their top options we were able to run Batman at over 50 FPS at this resolution though we did see a single dip down into the sub-10 frame rate that we didn’t like. Still, playing the game was really enjoyable and with AA turned up playing at basically 720p resolution wasn’t that big a factor for me.
Next up on the list was Dirt 3, a classic multi-display example that required us to do a little XML file modding to get it to run at 5760×1080 – but when it did it looked great!
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Framerates were steady sitting above the 30 mark which for a racing game like this is more than acceptable. Minimums never dropped below 27 FPS and we never saw any in-game stuttering making for a great gaming experience here.
Of course, how could we go without trying Battlefield 3?
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Wow, pretty impressive! The Galaxy GTX 570 MDT X4 was able to push more than 36 average FPS with High settings in Battlefield 3 at 5760×1080 – obviously the added overclocked speed of the card helped out a bit. I will be honest though, for multiplayer modes especially, you may want to decrease quality settings to move this frame rate up towards the 50-60 range for the best experience.
Other games that I tested in multi-display mode included Civilization V (pretty flawless), Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
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There are still some quirks that need to be worked out with multi-display gaming, whether we are talking about Galaxy’s custom MDT implementation or even NVIDIA Surround and AMD Eyefinity. The menus and HUD items tend to be spread across the entire width of the frame causing users to have to turn their head quite a bit to see their current speed (Dirt 3) or ammo levels (BF3). Other titles have it right (BC2) though and there appears to be enough momentum to carry this gaming trend well into the future.
Have you ever REALLY played a
Have you ever REALLY played a driving game? You’d never claim anything less than a VERY constant 60fps as the bare minimum if you REALLY had.
You’re reviewing the card, not promoting it for sales. Just do what’s right, not what you think might appease the people give you the card. In other words, for a driving game, tell us the settings you were required to back it off to in order for 60fps to be stable at whatever resolution you’re testing at.
Puts the rest of your article, your website and all your other expressed opinions in doubt when you do something like this.
Yah, actually I play racing
Yah, actually I play racing games quite often.
Thanks for your insightful input though.
Good lord, get a life. It’s a
Good lord, get a life. It’s a video card and a simple review. No one is going to die over it. I hate grievers.
I hope they continue this
I hope they continue this line and create newer versions that address the few flaws these cards have. If they can…I’d for sure get one.
It would also be interesting
It would also be interesting to know, how does the card behave in SLI in what concerns the total number of screens available.
In that configuration, would there be 5, 7 or 8 outputs available?
The Geforce 570 is a a great
The Geforce 570 is a a great card and the Galaxy is very quiet when compared to my other EVGA 570. Performance is outstanding and can turn a low end processor like an i3 2120 into a great gaming system
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