Far Cry 2 (DX10)
3-Loops Ranch – 1920×1200, 4XAA 16XAF Max Quality Settings
“Ubisoft’s Africa shooter is one of the most anxiously expected games and a technical very interesting title – beside DX10 there is said to be a big benefit for quad-core CPUs. We were able to run a benchmark session with the integrated benchmark tool and an almost final version of the game.” – PC Games hardware
Framerates at maximum details are just not playable at all. Turning down the settings to medium it was playable though.
Battlefield 3 (DX11)
Caspian Border – 1680×1050,Medium Quality Preset
One of the top games of 2011, Battlefield 3 is the standard for graphics in a first-person shooter up to now. Benchmark was run using FRAPS in a multiplayer 32-man server.
At first the game was tried using maximum details at 1920×1200 but it was just unbearable. Turning down the settings to medium helped the game play much more smoothly. As-is I would highly suggest playing Battlefield 3 at low details and possibly a lower resolution.
Stalker: Call of Pripyat (DX 11)
DX11 Benchmark – 1920×1200, AA x4, AF x16, Ultra Detail
“This benchmark is based on one of the ingame locations – Pripyat . The testing process includes four stages, those utilizing various weather and time of the day settings (day, night, rain, bright sun). In order to test your system thoroughly the benchmark is provided with a number of presets and options including different versions of DirectX (9.0, 10.0, 11), screen resolutions, antialiasing etc, all at your disposal.” Techpowerup
Street Fighter IV (DX 9)
Default Benchmark – 1920×1200, AA x16, AF x16, Ultra Detail
“Test whether your hardware is up to scratch for the PC release of Street Fighter 4. Capcom has released Street Fighter 4 PC benchmark tool, allowing you to test how well the fighter will run on your computer or if you simply want to oggle it in motion. The 397MB download contains several bouts, filled with hadoukens and kicks to the face. You can also rate your system the old-fashioned way — against the requirements. A tool which allows you to measure the performance for your PC.” Guru 3D.com
Even the aging Street Fighter benchmark is a bit too much for this card. It is simply not a fast enough card for much gaming at all other than at the lowest of details.
