Far Cry 2

The graphics subsystem with two G92b cores has no rivals in this test until the resolution of 2560x1600 in which the single GeForce GTX 285 has a comfortable bottom speed of over 25fps. The GeForce GTS 250 SLI offers a bottom speed of only 20fps then, which will not be enough for a demanding gamer.

The GeForce GTX 285 also offers comfortable speed at the lower resolutions, so it is a better buy that the couple of GeForce GTS 250 1GB cards. Of course, if these two graphics subsystems have comparable price.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

The three leaders of this review go neck and neck in this test. It is only from the resolution of 1920x1200 that the GeForce GTS 250 SLI tandem falls behind the GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 in terms of bottom speed, although ensures comfortable conditions for play. Nvidia’s flagship single-processor card wins again with the total of its consumer properties.

Left 4 Dead

The game runs on the Source engine and has an integrated benchmark, but the latter does not report the bottom speed information.

Again, the GeForce GTX 285 is somewhat worse than its dual-processor opponents in sheer speed but surpasses them in the other consumer properties.

SLI technology is 76% efficient in this test, which is quite a normal result for modern multi-GPU solutions developed by both ATI and Nvidia.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

To achieve a playable speed in this game we disabled FSAA and such resource-consuming options as Sun rays, Wet surfaces and Volumetric Smoke. We use the Enhanced full dynamic lighting (DX10) mode for our test and additionally enable the DirectX 10.1 mode for the ATI cards.

Here, the GeForce GTS 250 SLI tandem is really victorious. Like the Radeon HD 4850 X2, it delivers comfortable performance at 1920x1200 and nearly does the same at 2560x1600. The single GeForce GTX 285 is unable to do that at its default GPU and memory frequencies.

Take note tat the single GeForce GTS 250 1GB does not cope with the maximum graphics quality settings even at 1280x1024, and the factory overclocking does not help the EVGA card at all – its average speed grows up while its bottom speed remains the same and below the required 25fps.