Far Cry 2 graphics performance with 17 VGA cards

Hilbert Hagedoorn

What we'll do today is what you can expect from a site like Guru3D.com, we take all modern GeForce and Radeon graphics cards, seek a nice image quality setting and report back to you what you can expect performance and quality wise from this bitching title. Seventeen cards versus 4 resolutions versus 3 runs per resolution.

Yeah, that's 204 benchmark runs ... and way too much of my time

http://www.guru3d.com/article/far-cry-2-pc-vga-graphics-performance-review/

WhiteLightning · *Last edited by WhiteLightning; 10-22-2008 at 00:23.*

Well done hilbert

hope you continue this with other games.

damn i cant wait till i get the game now

Unstable_Hero · 10-22-2008, 00:40 | posts: 1,561 | User is Offline

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,6...rozent_faster/

Peerless · 10-22-2008, 00:47 | posts: 950 | Location: Seattle, WA | User is Offline

Thanks for this I think this pushed me over the edge to pick it up. But seeing that the 9800gx2 runs like dog crap I hope my sli setup can push me to 40 which would make me happy.

Peerless · 10-22-2008, 00:49 | posts: 950 | Location: Seattle, WA | User is Offline

sorry double post!

Mr.Bigtime · 10-22-2008, 01:00 | posts: 7,079 | Location: Turkey | User is Offline

hilbert than k you very very much

BlackZero · 10-22-2008, 01:19 | posts: 3,836 | Location: England | User is Offline

Great review as usual Hilbert.

Straykatt · 10-22-2008, 01:20 | posts: 614 | Location: Orange County, CA | User is Offline

Nicely done, good job

mitzi76

Thats a nice collection of graphics cards you got there.

I recently got a 260 so am very pleased to see it up there with the 2 big boys. Took me 2 rmas and 4 re-builds but got there in the end. Looks like this game has to enter my collection!

I'd love to see a sli review or some more sli reviews...

Some game suggestions. This one, warhammer, bia3, next call of duty. Would be interesting reading over xmas!

Cheers

John · 10-22-2008, 01:40 | posts: 14,284 | Location: Norway | User is Offline

Excellent stuff. The X2 is kicking ass! Think I'm going to have to buy this one.

Chris Chiu · 10-22-2008, 01:57 | posts: 65 | User is Offline

http://www.guru3d.com/imageview.php?image=15363

Do these pictures capture in same frame same setting ?? Nvidia one miss the cloud.

Year · 10-22-2008, 02:02 | posts: 5,547 | User is Offline

thanks Hilburt excellent review!

Quote:

Originally Posted by John

Excellent stuff. The X2 is kicking ass! Think I'm going to have to buy this one.

told you (in another thread) our X2 should rape in this game

although it does at the highest res.

respect for the nvidia GTX260/280 too as at lower res eg. around 1920 and below the difference between the 4870X2 is pretty much nothing and amazingly they even win @ 1280x1024 by a couple-o-frames.

exciting times my friends

Hilbert Hagedoorn · 10-22-2008, 02:03 | posts: 11,706 | Location: Guru3D Trenches | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Chiu

http://www.guru3d.com/imageview.php?image=15363

Do these pictures capture in same frame same setting ?? Nvidia one miss the cloud.

Don't worry, NVIDIA renders clould just as well. Look closer and you'll notice one trough the tree branches.

It's the same position, yet different time, these clouds move as part of their weather system.

damien666 · 10-22-2008, 02:09 | posts: 9,172 | Location: nottingham, uk | User is Offline

could you not run the game with maximum gfx setting, or do some setting not go as high as VERYHIGH?

please do one test with maximun settings

Year · 10-22-2008, 02:14 | posts: 5,547 | User is Offline

btw i'm very happy to hear about the performance of this game, it seems they have optimized the game quite a bit compared to something like Crysis, performance on standard resolutions was actually really good even for older cards. nice.

Hilbert did not complain about DRM other than the activation time which is understandable, suppose it's a good sign too.

all in all this proves only one thing, the game is a must buy.

Mr.Bigtime · 10-22-2008, 02:49 | posts: 7,079 | Location: Turkey | User is Offline

i didnt know 260 is better than 4870...it is cheaper than my 4870 here..odd.

evilkiller650 · 10-22-2008, 02:50 | posts: 3,593 | Location: Scotland | User is Offline

Nice review!

So from what I understood, FC2 dosen't support SLi or was that just the 9800GX2?

WhiteLightning · 10-22-2008, 02:52 | posts: 6,549 | Location: Netherlands | User is Online

Quote:

Originally Posted by Year

all in all this proves only one thing, the game is a must buy.

Are you gonna play online Year ? i wanna test the flamethrower on ya

Copey · 10-22-2008, 03:14 | posts: 9,021 | Location: U.K | User is Offline

Looks good to me, i think my laptop might play this if i turn a few setting down.

Undying · 10-22-2008, 03:15 | posts: 376 | Location: Serbia | User is Offline

I just dont understand wtf is wrong with 9800GX2 :S

8800 Ultra beats 9800GTX+ and HD 4850 oh strange...nice review tho

tausau · 10-22-2008, 03:30 | posts: 63 | Location: Lithuania | User is Offline

8800 GTX ftw, I'm quit suprised how good this old card struggeling.

Eat The Rich · 10-22-2008, 03:32 | posts: 302 | Location: Preston | User is Offline

Yeow! Looks like my BFG 8800GTX OC2 is gonna be a treat!

Year · 10-22-2008, 03:55 | posts: 5,547 | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteLightning

Are you gonna play online Year ? i wanna test the flamethrower on ya

now that you told me you wanna test the Flamethrower i think i'll pass.

lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

i didnt know 260 is better than 4870...it is cheaper than my 4870 here..odd.

some games the 4870 is better, some the 260 and always remember that cheaper isn't always bad, remember the 8800GT compared to the GTS/GTX? cheaper and almost faster.

Stukov · 10-22-2008, 04:19 | posts: 2,247 | Location: South Dakota | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn

What we'll do today is what you can expect from a site like Guru3D.com, we take all modern GeForce and Radeon graphics cards, seek a nice image quality setting and report back to you what you can expect performance and quality wise from this bitching title. Seventeen cards versus 4 resolutions versus 3 runs per resolution.

Yeah, that's 204 benchmark runs ... and way too much of my time

http://www.guru3d.com/article/far-cry-2-pc-vga-graphics-performance-review/

your so mean! you don't allow hotlinking of your own website's pictures!!

philheckler · 10-22-2008, 04:46 | posts: 454 | Location: S.WALES UK | User is Offline

I think the 4870 was crippled by the new ATI hotfix drivers in this test - anyhow i'll soon know as I expect to get the game in the post tomorrrow....