Crysis is a science fiction first-person shooter developed by Crytek. Crysis uses Microsoft's new API, DirectX 10 for graphics rendering, and includes the new engine—the CryEngine 2—that is the successor to Far Cry's CryEngine. CryEngine 2 is among the first engines to use the DirectX 10 framework of Windows Vista, but can also run using DirectX 9, both on Vista and Windows XP.

Crysis 1.2 (no AA) - DirectX10 1280x1024 HQ Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 40.46 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 39.7 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 39.4 Radeon HD3870 X2 1GB Crossfire 39.105 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 40.835 1600x1200 HQ Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 38.2 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 34.2 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 33.8 Radeon HD3870 X2 1GB Crossfire 37.17 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 30.79 1920x1200 HQ Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 35 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 29.9 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 29.7 Radeon HD3870 X2 1GB Crossfire 34.07 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 26.2

Crysis is a videocard killer, and true enough the game is just playable with the Palit HD4870X2 at 1920x1200 on the ASUS MK241 24" gaming LCD - ahhh wide screen gaming, could there be anything better? To be fair, all videocards struggle at these resolutions.

While Call of Juarez pulls off all the classic FPS mechanisms with aplomb, it also features interesting variations that give it the air and feel of a true Western movie. The player has the genuine impression of being a pistol-packing hero in an age when armed confrontation was the daily grind for many adventurers. The Developers have incorporated a classic shooting system as well as two extra game modes.

Call of Juarez - DirectX10 1024x768 Low Settings: Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 79.6 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 90.9 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 90.3 Radeon HD3870 X2 1GB Crossfire 125.1 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 56.8 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 57.9 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 70.8 MSI RX2600XT Diamond 44.3 nVidia Geforce 9600GTs in SLI 86.6 Asus EN9600GT Top/HTDI/512M 65.4 Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC 64.4 Palit Geforce 9600GT 512 65.4 Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN 60.3 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 61.5 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 54.3 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 53.6 Palit 8800GT Super+ 1GB 64.4 MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC 57.1 Asus EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M/A 58.3 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 57.6 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 46.3 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 48.1 Albatron 8600GT-256 40.3 Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H SLI 44.3 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 23.4 1024x768 High Settings: Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 87.6 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 38.1 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 37.9 Radeon HD3870 X2 1GB Crossfire 39.2 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 34.1 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 39.9 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 37.4 MSI RX2600XT Diamond 10.5 nVidia Geforce 9600GTs in SLI 45.1 Asus EN9600GT Top/HTDI/512M 27.8 Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC 27.3 Palit Geforce 9600GT 512 27.7 Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN 25.6 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 28 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 20.4 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 20.2 Palit 8800GT Super+ 1GB 30.1 MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC 25.7 Asus EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M/A 26.1 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 18.4 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 12.8 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 13.1 Albatron 8600GT-256 10.8 Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H SLI 11.6 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 6.6 1600x1200 Low Settings: Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 121.1 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 38 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 71.9 Radeon HD3870 X2 1GB Crossfire 23.3 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 43.1 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 54.7 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 59.2 MSI RX2600XT Diamond 11.4 nVidia Geforce 9600GTs in SLI 60.1 Asus EN9600GT Top/HTDI/512M 40.3 Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC 39.3 Palit Geforce 9600GT 512 40.4 Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN 36.4 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 40.5 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 28.7 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 28.5 Palit 8800GT Super+ 1GB 39.8 MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC 35.6 Asus EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M/A 36.2 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 29.3 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 14.4 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 14.5 Albatron 8600GT-256 10.9 Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H SLI 12.3 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 7.3 1600x1200 High Settings: Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 70 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 20.9 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 39.5 Radeon HD3870 X2 1GB Crossfire 14.4 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 18.5 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 32.3 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 30.3 MSI RX2600XT Diamond 3.6 nVidia Geforce 9600GTs in SLI 29.5 Asus EN9600GT Top/HTDI/512M 18.2 Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC 17.8 Palit Geforce 9600GT 512 18.2 Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN 16.6 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 19.4 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 10.2 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 10 Palit 8800GT Super+ 1GB 19 MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC 16.7 Asus EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M/A 17.3 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 7.6 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 4.2 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 4.3 Albatron 8600GT-256 2.6 Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H SLI 3.2 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 1

As the resolution is increased in Call of Juarez, the Palit HD4870X2 videocard does comparatively better. Playing at 1600x1200 is not a problem with this dual GPU graphics solution!