Crysis 1.2 - AA/AF Tests	Source: Electronic Arts

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 1600x1200 HQ - AA/AF 1600x1200 4xAA Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 36.8 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 21.8 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 27.95 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 25.2 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 39.75 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 24.7 MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 22.01 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 23.2 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 42.23 Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 23.21 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 25.09 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 35.28 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 17.12 1600x1200 8xAA Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 37.2 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 28.2 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 34.52 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 28.8 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 42.89 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 26.9 MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 24.22 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 28.19 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 46.73 Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 27.97 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 21.25 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 26.59 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 16.5 1900x1200 4xAA Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 33.8 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 20.3 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 24.69 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 14.5 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 35.43 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 18 MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 18.41 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 20.24 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 28.76 Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 20.58 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 19.78 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 26.21 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 14.2 1900x1200 8xAA Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 34.2 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 24 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 30.88 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 24.3 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 38.19 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 23.4 MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 21.02 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 24.52 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 41.25 Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 23.81 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 18.56 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 21.33 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 13.58

Crysis is quite another story. While the Geforce GTS 250s collapse when faced with higher anti-aliasing settings, the Radeon HD 4770s in Crossfire even bests the HD 4870 X2. There's nothing else that delivers this kind of performance at this price. Alone, the Gigabyte GV-R477DR5-512H-B videocard manages 24FPS at 1900x1200 resolution.

Far Cry 2 - AA/AF Tests	Source: Ubisoft

Far Cry 2 takes place in a fictonal modern-dar East African nation in a state of anarchy and civil war. The player takes control of a mercentary on a lengthy journet to locare and assassinate 'the Jackal," a notorious arms dealer. Far Cry 2 has extensive benchmarking tests that can be configured to break down system performance in several ways.

Far Cry 2 - Ultra HQ, DX10, 4AA/8AA 1600x1200 4xAA Points Ranking Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 30.36 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 52.27 1600x1200 8xAA Points Ranking Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 21.33 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 39.68 1900x1200 4xAA Points Ranking Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 26.71 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 46.53 1900x1200 8xAA Points Ranking Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 17.77 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 30.98

Far Cry 2 is a more recent game, and the benchmarks here show excellent Crossfire scaling for the Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB in Crossfire with a second Radeon HD 4770 videocard. These tests focused on heavy-duty anti-aliasing with graphical options turned on in order to stress the videocards to the utmost, and the Crossfire Radeon HD 4770 videocards manage to maintain smooth performance at up to 4xAA at 1920 x 1200 resolution.