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 / 4xAA/8xAA 1600x1200 4xAA Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 56.25 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 47.31 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 31.12 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 30.36 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 52.27 ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 44.94 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 46.48 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 44.9 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 22.17 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 22.43 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 6.38 1600x1200 8xAA Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 47.95 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 35.53 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 22.51 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 21.33 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 39.68 ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 37.94 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 39.45 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 32.7 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 13.92 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 15.44 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 5.25 1900x1200 4xAA Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 55.43 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 42.93 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 28.46 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 26.71 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 46.53 ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 41.94 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 43.51 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 41.94 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 17.56 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 20.03 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 5.61 1900x1200 8xAA Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 43.9 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 31.73 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 19.37 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 17.77 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 30.98 ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 34.51 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 35.89 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 34.38 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 10.91 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 10.49 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 4.53

Far Cry 2 can embarass actual gaming videocards, so it of course makes mincemeat out of the Geforce 9400GT. It only loses 1FPS switching from 4xAA to 8xAA.

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 HQ - 4xAA/8xAA Tests 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 ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 34.25 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 36.2 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 34.1 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 25.09 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 35.28 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 14.6 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 17.12 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 3.99 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 ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 32.94 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 34.74 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 32.96 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 21.25 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 26.59 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 13.73 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 16.5 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 3.84 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 ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 28.71 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 30.42 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 28.71 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 19.78 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 26.21 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 12.95 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 14.2 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 3.58 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 ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 27.81 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 29.32 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 27.79 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 18.56 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 21.33 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 11.93 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 13.58 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 3.44

Okay, this is just getting kind of sad now. Obviously the ASUS EN9400GT videocard was not going to do well in this test, but at least we know now that the Radeon HD 4870X2 is 9.9 times faster than the Geforce 9400GT in Crysis with all of the detail settings turned on.

I think we've effectively demonstrated that this videocard isn't destined for hard core gaming. Let's wrap this up and ponder where the EN9400GT fits into the grand scheme of things.