Results: Skyrim
The latest installment of the Elder Scrolls series is still DX9 based, but the art assets and overall look of the game is still fairly cutting edge. I make a manual run-through of Whiterun captured with FRAPS. Quality settings are put to Ultra with 4X AA and 16X AF. FXAA is disabled and the HD texture pack is installed.
Finally we get to a real game! Since it is DX9 we would expect the older 5870 to do fairly well here, and we are not disappointed. It performs well at 1920 and beats out the 7790s. At 2560 it has a harder time, just barely edging out the 7790s. The 650 Ti BOOST again takes a significant lead over the other offerings. It seems that Skyrim does in fact really like the extra 1 GB of memory that this card packs. What is perhaps most interesting is that the higher clocks of the Asus DCII unit give it a distinct edge over the MSI HD 7790.
You forgot to mention how to
You forgot to mention how to do the ole’ pencil mod to enable that extra SMX unit in the 650 Boost 🙂
GTX Got the 650 Ti Boost. Not
GTX Got the 650 Ti Boost. Not sure I understand everything about it but it is a huge improvement over the 260 that came in the computer. On the other hand this is a dell 30 inch monitor…Kind of thinking a GTX 770 might offer a little more umph.
Yeah, a GTX 770 is somewhat
Yeah, a GTX 770 is somewhat of a must anymore for modern games and a 30" 2560×1600 monitor. The 650 Ti BOOST could push the pixels, but in games like Metro it (and the others) choked.
As a side note I’m still
As a side note I’m still amazed at how well a 5870 holds up considering it’s age.
It really was a great card.
It also costed a whole lot
It also costed a whole lot more back in the day than either 7790 or 650Ti BOOST.
Yes, it did. But consider
Yes, it did. But consider that if you had bought it new at $400, that is a pretty good investment going on 4 years and still very useable.
I have had a 5850 1GB for 3
I have had a 5850 1GB for 3 years and it works well for 1080p gaming.
Bought it for Dirt 2 mostly as it was one of the first DX 11 games I think.
DiRT 2 was one of the first
DiRT 2 was one of the first DX11 games. I remember watching the first footage they released during QuakeCon that year. Was really impressed… it sorta inspired me to get back into racing games.
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The 7790 models you tried,
The 7790 models you tried, are both 2 GB?
Both are 1 GB models.
Both are 1 GB models.
How did the galaxy not win
How did the galaxy not win this with the better average benchmarks for games and others?