- 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 that updates the game engine to v1.08. The game offers 1280x1024 resolution, which was used in 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 indicated in each graph.

Below are the results after using the built-in benchmark test:

The Asus EAX1650XT clocked up 55 FPS average performance without AA/AF rendering modes enabled. The MSI 7600GT Silent had 53FPS for the same test.

As was expected, enabling AA/AF drops the performance of all tested cards. Looking at the Asus EAX1650XT and MSI 7600GT, the Asus EAX1650XT offers slightly better performance.