Performance in RPG

Fallout 3

It is hard to compete with ATI’s solutions in Fallout 3. The GeForce GTS 250 SLI subsystem costing $300 is only able to match the $200 Radeon HD 4870 1GB card in this test. There is one exception, though. The SLI configuration offers a better bottom speed at 2560x1600. Well, there is still no good reason to prefer the SLI tandem to a single GeForce GTX 285 except when you increase your computer’s graphics performance steadily by adding a second GeForce GTS 250 to the one you already own.

Mass Effect

The GeForce GTS 250 SLI beats the GeForce GTX 285 by a small margin and cannot show an acceptable bottom speed at 1920x1200. As for the individual cards from Gigabyte and EVGA, the latter enjoys but a small advantage due to its factory overclocking and does not allow to play comfortably even at 1280x1024 with full-screen antialiasing forced on.