Far Cry 2 graphics performance with 17 VGA cards

just to add this game is LOT faster in DX10 than in DX9... some ~20-25%
for me very high settings in 1680*1050 gave me 52fps in dx10 and 44fps in dx9 no AA
4x AA hit on 8800GT is big more than 20%

 

Your kidding a game actually runs faster in vista over xp! Wow I am blown away I might have to reinstall it for the upteenth time.

 

For you it is, doesn't mean it is for everyone....

 

I just bought this game i really like it and it runs really smooth on my GTX260

 

Well just got back and I am about to install in it now

 

yea it really does huh! it runs even faster then 4870X2?!

 

What I would like to know is if PhysX works on GPU with GTX280 in FarCry2, and if it gives any benefits in terms of performance/visuals.
A seperate test with a few NV cards would be sweet...

 

i'm running the game @ 1280x1024 4xAA 16xAF max ingame settings, running x86 XP sp3 with 180.42

frame rates are 45-50 average. now, have a look at my sig and tell me if you think thats ok for what i have. i question if SLi is working or not ...

 

Wooooha
You serious? Which driver? There is life and hope for my 8800GTS 512 still!! :biggun:

 

from what i heard, its true, this may be the first/2nd (assasin creed?) game which applies dx10 performance increase sucesfully xP

thats why im asking for benches

ty for the guy who said, seems that i will have to install vista if XP cant handle it

 

So does Far Cry 2 support SLI rigs? Far Cry isnt on www.slizone.com's list of supported titles. Thanks!

 

personally i've been using 8.9 official because i found them to have better IQ and a slightly lower performance than 8.10, suppose 8.9 should work with FarCry2 when i receive it tomorrow? or do i need the 8.10+hotfix? (id rather not). :3eyes:

 

I love how the GTX performs in these benchies.. even at 1900x1200.. what a performance! Not necessarily shocked by that, but just happy about it

Interested to see how it handles gameplay. Wasn't the hugest fan of Far Cry, but this game looks like they made some nice upgrades

 

Welcome To Guru3D, vpsaline.

Yes, it does: :thumbup:

Source: http://downloads.guru3d.com/GeForce-Forceware-180.42-Vista-64-bit-download-2104.html

 

I dont think it does. The game is still faster when I switch SLI off (on the 9800GX2 anyway)

It isn't smooth with SLI enabled and there are inexplicable and dramatic frame drops.

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May I ask why is the nForce 680i used throughout every recent hardware review/benchmark?

 

Ya thats whats got me worried, so can anyone confirm that its a GX2 only issue ? Anyone playing FarCry 2 sli with something other then gx2 and can report back on performance and scaling?

 

I don't see how. My 9800GTX and HD4850 setups both performed worse than this. I've got a faster processor too.

 

The 9800 GX2 is known to have problems with Far Cry 2.

Have a look here, regarding SLI being utilized and faster:

Far Cry 2: R700 VS. GTX260 SLI continued, hotfix VS. Geforce 180.42
http://en.hardspell.com/doc/showcont.asp?news_id=4277

1 x GTX260: 34 - 44 fps
2 x GTX260: 50 - 71 fps

 

4870x2 CrossfireX DX10 Bench @ 1920x1200 (Quad Crossfire)

2 x Sapphire HD4870X2 in Quad Crossfire - 777/925 (modest overclock)
Catalyst 8.11RC1
E8600 @ 4.5Ghz 450x10
RAM @1200 5-5-5-18
Gigabyte X48-DQ6

4xAA / 16xAF - AI Advanced - MipMap High Quality - Adaptive AA OFF

The same game bench settings as Hilberts review

Settings: Demo(Ranch Small), 1920x1200 (60Hz), D3D10, Fixed Time Step(No), Disable Artificial Intelligence(No), Full Screen, Anti-Aliasing(4x), VSync(No), Overall Quality(Optimal), Vegetation(Very High), Shading(Very High), Terrain(Very High), Geometry(Very High), Post FX(High), Texture(Very High), Shadow(Very High), Ambient(High), Hdr(Yes), Bloom(Yes), Fire(Very High), Physics(Medium), RealTrees(Very High)

Overall
* Average Framerate: 70.46
* Max. Framerate: 105.91
* Min. Framerate: 45.38

Loop 1
* Total Frames: 3544, Total Time: 51.00s
* Average Framerate: 69.48
* Max. Framerate: 110.36 (Frame:559, 6.45s)
* Min. Framerate: 35.08 (Frame:2801, 41.23s)

Loop 2
* Total Frames: 3639, Total Time: 51.00s
* Average Framerate: 71.35
* Max. Framerate: 107.05 (Frame:538, 6.32s)
* Min. Framerate: 49.08 (Frame:2452, 34.30s)

Loop 3
* Total Frames: 3599, Total Time: 51.01s
* Average Framerate: 70.56
* Max. Framerate: 103.59 (Frame:603, 7.49s)
* Min. Framerate: 45.18 (Frame:108, 2.03s)