Asus Radeon HD 6870 DirectCu

Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead is without a doubt one hard nut to crack, especially at higher resolutions and a dash of Anti Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering.

This is where things get interesting. Unsurprisingly the 15MHz boost in core frequency doesn’t do much for frame rates however our own overclock reaped dividends with a minimum of ~25fps and a huge lead over the cheaper GTX 460. Great success.

Far Cry 2  

Far Cry 2 is based on a rather demanding engine and also has a fair level of GPU dependancy at higher resolutions. For this test, we used the game’s comprehensive benchmarking tool.

ATi’s edge continues in Far Cry 2, albeit in a less spectacular fashion.