Asus EAX1650XT CF
3. F.E.A.R.
The story begins as an unidentified paramilitary force infiltrates a multi-billion dollar aerospace compound. The government responds by sending in Special Forces, but loses contact as an eerie signal interrupts radio communications. When the interference subsides moments later, the team has been literally torn apart. As part of a classified strike team created to deal with threats no one else can handle, your mission is simple: Eliminate the intruders at any cost. Determine the origin of the signal. And contain this crisis before it spirals out of control.
For all tests, we used the latest available patch which updates the game engine to v1.08. The game offers 1280x1024 resolution, which was used for all tests. We maxed all details for CPU and VGA card, except for Soft Shadows and AA/AF. We used the card's 3D Control panel to enable AA/AF as shown in each graph.
Below are the results after using the built-in benchmark test:
The Asus EAX1650XT CF produced 67 FPS average performance without AA/AF rendering modes enabled. The 7900GS SLI had 100FPS for the same test.
Enabling AA/AF produces a performance hit on all tested cards. Looking at the performance of the Asus EAX1650XT CF and 7900GS SLI, in all cases, Nvidia based cards offer much better performance.