Far Cry

The speed of the Pier record depends heavily on the overall performance of the computer, so it’s hard to say what graphics card is better in the low resolutions of the “pure speed” mode. In 1600x1200, however, the WinFast A6600 GT is slightly faster than the RADEON 9800 XT, this resolution being quite playable.

The RADEON 9800 XT looks better in the “eye candy” mode, though. The gap between it and the WinFast A6600 GT TDH amounts to 10% in 1600x1200, but both cards are too slow to ensure a comfortable frame rate.

The demo recorded on the Research map depends more on the GPU performance due to its numerous light sources and complex geometry. It is not to be wondered then that the WinFast A6600 GT TDH that supports Shader Model 3.0 and has a nearly 100MHz higher core frequency, wins this test. Its advantage over the RADEON 9800 XT is about 20% in high resolutions, and the frame rate is high enough for comfortable play.

The Leadtek card cannot repeat the same sparkling performance in the “eye candy” mode. It is faster than the RADEON 9800 XT in 1024x768, but the gap comes to nought in 1280x1024, and then the ATI card wins 1600x1200 resolution. On the other hand, mainstream cards like GeForce 6800, GeForce 6600 GT and RADEON 9800 XT can’t run this demo in 1280x1024 and higher resolutions at an acceptable speed.