X2 – The Threat Rolling Demo

X2 is a well-done space simulator from EGOSOFT, upholding the glorious traditions of Elite, X-Beyond the Frontier and X-Tension. The game is now in the development phase. So far, we have only a short demo, which shows the game’s capabilities. Anyway, it suits well for testing graphics cards.

The GeForce FX 5700 Ultra is a little better than the RADEON 9600 XT in the “pure speed” mode, but falls behind when FSAA and AF are enabled.

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Although this test seems to be synthetic, it is in fact based on a real DirectX 9.0 game engine, known as “krass”.

The new drivers and high frequencies of the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra allow it to get to the level of the RADEON 9600 XT in the “pure speed” mode. However, the RADEON handles FSAA and AF better and wins the second work mode.