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The Quick and the Totaled: ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro Graphics Card Review (page 12)

Category: Video

by Alexey Stepin , Yaroslav Lyssenko

[ 11/26/2007 | 12:01 PM ]

Performance in RPG

Gothic 3

The current version of the game doesn’t support FSAA, so we performed the test with anisotropic filtering only.

The game engine preferring Nvidia’s GeForce 8 architecture, the ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro cannot rival the GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB here. On the other hand, it provides a comfortable speed at 1280x1024 as opposed to the G84- and RV630-based products.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The game loses much of its visual appeal without HDR. Although some gamers argue that point, we think TES IV looks best with enabled FP HDR and test it in this mode.

The new card from AMD feels at ease in this test, providing a higher minimum of speed than the GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB. This refers to closed environments such as houses, caves, etc. Open scenes of TES IV are far more demanding.

Well, the ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro has a comfortable speed in open scenes too, even at 1920x1200. Having fewer TMUs, it is behind the Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB, though. As you can see, the new Radeon is an excellent and inexpensive choice for playing Oblivion.