Far Cry

As you know from our previous reports, Far Cry’ s Pier level depends heavily on the overall performance of the computer and is thus less dependent on the performance of the graphics card. The exception is 1600x1200 resolution where the MSI NX6800-TD128E has a high speed as a single card and is slightly ahead the GeForce 6800 GT in the SLI mode.

The MSI card only has an acceptable speed in 1024x768 in the “eye candy” mode and it is noticeably faster than the GeForce 6600 GT there. The SLI platform with two MSI NX6800-TD128E cards successfully competes with products like RADEON X800 XL or GeForce 6800 GT (the X800 XL is still faster in 1600x1200, though).

The performance of the graphics card influences the result of this test more. The GeForce 6800 performs well, but not much better than the GeForce 6600 GT. The SLI configuration with two MSI cards beats the single GeForce 6800 GT and Ultra.

Like in the Pier test, the GeForce 6800 is only any good in 1024x768 in the “eye candy” mode. The GeForce 6600 GT is slightly behind it. The SLI mode brings about a predictable performance gain, sufficient for competing with the GeForce 6800 GT.