Real-time
editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system,
shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state
of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality
and the Ubisoft's Regulator demo was run.
 CryTek FarCry 1.33 |
| Regulator LQ 640x480 |
FPS |
Ranking |
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4
SLI 200/800) |
171.25 |
   |
| Foxconn
975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) |
149.91 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800) |
84.69 |
|
| ASRock AM2V890-VSTA
(K8T890 200/800) |
185.2 |
   |
| ECS KA3 MVP Extreme
(RD580 200/800) |
170.45 |
|
| Asus M2R32-MVP (RD580
200/800) |
167.04 |
|
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 Onboard Video) |
89.15 |
|
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800) |
170.27 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single) |
171.25 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI) |
169.45 |
|
| Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570
SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single) |
172.61 |
|
| Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570
SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI) |
170.43 |
|
| Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF
590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) |
169.19 |
|
| Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF
590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI |
165.1 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single) |
175.26 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI) |
168.8 |
|
 Epox EP-AF550G Pro (GF6100 200/800 Onboard
Video) |
76.43 |
   |
| Epox EP-AF550G Pro (GF6100 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX)
|
172.68 |
|
The Epox EP-AF550G Pro's onboard videocard does pretty
well in FarCry remarkably, running the game at about 76FPS if everything is
turned off and run at low resolutions. When a GeForce 7800GTX videocard is
installed, performance jumps to levels close to that of nVIDIA nForce 570/590
SLI based motherboards.
Doom 3 takes advantage of the latest videocard technology
and pushes the processing power of the CPU to its absolute limit. At its highest
setting, Ultra quality, texture sizes pass the 500MB mark which means even
tomorrow's videocards will have a hard time running everything. The frame rates
in the game itself are locked at 60 fps so anything above that point is wasted.
Each test is run three times with the third run being recorded.
| ID Software Doom 3 1.3 |
| LQ 640x480: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4
SLI 200/800) |
144.3 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) |
138.4 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800) |
96.6 |
|
| ASRock AM2V890-VSTA
(K8T890 200/800) |
148.4 |
|
| ECS KA3 MVP Extreme
(RD580 200/800) |
143.9 |
|
| Asus M2R32-MVP (RD580
200/800) |
145 |
|
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 Onboard Video) |
21.1 |
|
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800) |
144.5 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single) |
144.3 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI) |
145.3 |
|
| Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570
SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single) |
145.2 |
|
| Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570
SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI) |
145.6 |
|
| Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF
590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) |
146.7 |
|
| Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF
590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI |
142.6 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single) |
141.1 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI) |
145.2 |
|
| Epox EP-AF550G Pro (GF6100 200/800 Onboard
Video) |
18.5 |
|
| Epox EP-AF550G Pro (GF6100 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX)
|
145.3 |
|
Doom 3 is not as kind to the onboard GeForce 6100
videocard as the other games have been. While the game does run, frame rates of
18.5FPS are extremely choppy. It's nice to know that you can turn the Epox
EP-AF550G Pro into a decent gaming machine though, by simply installing a full
fledged PCI Express x16 videocard.
Quake 4
is the latest shooter from ID and is based on the Doom 3 engine. Tweaked to for
more eye candy, Quake 4 promises to be tougher on videocards and systems than
its predecessor was. Quake 4 also does not have a 60 fps limiter like Doom 3,
with the Ultra setting, graphic textures can surpass the 500MB mark! Each test
is run three times and with the third run being recorded.
| ID Software Quake 4 1.3 |
| LQ 640x480: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4
SLI 200/800) |
150.5 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) |
142.8 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800) |
113.8 |
|
| ASRock AM2V890-VSTA
(K8T890 200/800) |
154.4 |
|
| ECS KA3 MVP Extreme
(RD580 200/800) |
148.7 |
|
| Asus M2R32-MVP (RD580
200/800) |
148.2 |
|
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 Onboard Video) |
35.2 |
|
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800) |
152.9 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single) |
150.5 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI) |
150.1 |
|
| Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570
SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single) |
150.6 |
|
| Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570
SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI) |
150.3 |
|
| Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF
590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) |
154.8 |
|
| Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF
590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI |
152.2 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single) |
146.4 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI) |
145.2 |
|
| Epox EP-AF550G Pro (GF6100 200/800 Onboard
Video) |
30.6 |
|
| Epox EP-AF550G Pro (GF6100 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX)
|
150.2 |
|
In the final benchmark of the day, Quake 4, the Epox
EP-AF550G Pro does pretty well. The onboard GeForce 6100 videocard handles this
game at about 30FPS, but with a GeForce 7800GTX the system really flies.
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