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 EAH5850 DirectCu Top/2DIS/1GD5 56.88 ASUS EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5/A 35.33 Gigabyte GV-R567OC-1GI 21.74 ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A (rev.A) 41.11 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 Gigabyte GV-N285OC-2G1 41.31 Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I 39.96 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 EAH5850 DirectCu Top/2DIS/1GD5 59.59 ASUS EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5/A 38.74 Gigabyte GV-R567OC-1GI 23.88 ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A (rev.A) 44.55 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 Gigabyte GV-N285OC-2G1 40.64 Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I 39.11 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 EAH5850 DirectCu Top/2DIS/1GD5 48.77 ASUS EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5/A 29.97 Gigabyte GV-R567OC-1GI 19.55 ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A (rev.A) 35 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 Gigabyte GV-N285OC-2G1 35.96 Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I 35.03 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 EAH5850 DirectCu Top/2DIS/1GD5 52.39 ASUS EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5/A 32.96 Gigabyte GV-R567OC-1GI 21.55 ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A (rev.A) 37.96 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 Gigabyte GV-N285OC-2G1 34.91 Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I 34.45 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

Turning on anti-aliasing doesn't dramatically affect the performance of the EAH5850 DirectCU TOP. Without AA on it averaged around 57 FPS, turning AA up to 8x and it drops down to around 52 FPS. More than worth it if you value a crisp, clear picture.