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
FML/DI/512MD5/A |
25.01 |
   |
| Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A |
23.21 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
3.63 |
|
| 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
FML/DI/512MD5/A |
28.31 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A |
27.97 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
4.2 |
|
| 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
FML/DI/512MD5/A |
20.43 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A |
20.58 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
3.04 |
|
| 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
FML/DI/512MD5/A |
20.81 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A |
23.81 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
3.7 |
|
| 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 |
| |
At 1920 x 1200 resolution, the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA
videocard begins to struggle considerably at 8xAA, and the Radeon HD 4850 is
actually a little bit smoother at these settings. Bumping the resolution down to
1600 X 1200 (or 1680 x 1050 if you own an LCD) improves frame rates to playable
levels, and puts the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA back on top.
 Far Cry 2 - AA/AF Tests |
Source:
Ubisoft |
|
Far Cry 2 takes place in a fictional modern-day East African
nation in a state of anarchy and civil war. The player takes control of a
mercenary on a lengthy journey to locate 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 EAH4770
FML/DI/512MD5/A |
30.44 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
4.3 |
|
| 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 EAH4770
FML/DI/512MD5/A |
21.49 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
0 |
|
| 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 EAH4770
FML/DI/512MD5/A |
26.49 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
3.8 |
|
| 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 EAH4770
FML/DI/512MD5/A |
17.6 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
0 |
|
| 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 is
too much for the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA when IQ is maxed out. Turning down AA
settings will recoup a lot of lost performance, with 1600 x 1200 and 4xAA being
a good compromise. While the Geforce GTS 250 videocard does better in early DX10
games, mixing anti-aliasing with shader-intensive video games like Crysis and Far
Cry 2 still run better on ATI Radeon videocards.
The performance numbers are pretty promising, but does
this custom revision EAH4770 FORMULA really have what it takes?
ASUS Radeon HD 4770 - the best $150 videocard?
The Asus EAH4770 FORMULA videocard seems to
have hit all the right notes. It's based on the Radeon HD 4770 GPU, which mixes
the ATI RV740 GPU with a 40nm production process and GDDR5 memory. The Radeon HD
4700 GPU is clocked at 750MHz, the 512MB of GDDR5 memory runs at an even
3200MHz. With these specs it typically matches or exceeds the performance of the
Radeon HD 4850 and Geforce GTS 250 videocards, both of which sell for
around the same price.
However because the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA is built on a
40nm production process, it draws less power than either of its PCI Express x16
rivals. It's has the best performance-per-watt ratio of any videocard PCSTATS
has tested thus far, another point in its favor.
With such a small power draw, the Radeon HD 4770 also
generates less heat and noise than other videocards in its class. Asus has
pushed this advantage even further with the EAH4770 FORMULA's new heatsink and
fan design. Sure it may look like a race car, but it ran quietly in our test
labs.
The low heat, noise and power means that the Radeon HD
4770 is a good contender for a Home Theatre PC, and the presence of an on-board
HDMI output makes the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA even more compelling. Since this
is an ATI Radeon HD
videocard, it has an on-board audio codec, so it's dead simple to get output to
an HDTV. Like all Radeon HD 4xxx series cards, there's also support for GPU
videodecoding, so when plugged into an older PC the EAH4770 FORMULA should
handle high-definition playback better than not.
PCSTATS overclocked the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA videocard
effortlessly, pushing the GPU from 750MHz to 830MHz, and the 3200MHz GDDR5 memory
up to 3400MHz. PCSTATS' overclocking was done using ATI's own Catalyst Control
Center, which limits overclocking headroom to safe limits. For those who really
want to push the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA as far as it can go, Rivatuner is a great way to tweak your videocard.
With a retail price of about $150 CDN ($130 USD, £80 GBP), the Asus
EAH4770 FORMULA videocard is an excellent value for HTPC applications, or
anywhere you want decent 3D gaming without spending a fortune, and built-in
HDMI.
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