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's engine to v1.08. The game offers 1280x1024 resolution, which was used in all tests. We maxed all details for the 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 EAX1950XTX and eVGA 7950GT KO had very similar performance under F.E.A.R., without AA/AF enabled. Let's see how the cards perform with the various AA/AF modes:

Enabling AA/AF impacts on the performance of all tested cards. The Asus EAX1950XTX is clearly the fastest single card when AA/AF is enabled. Notice how with no AA/AF, the EVGA 7950GT KO and the Asus EAX1950XTX both start off at 90 FPS average, but when AA/AF are enabled, the EAX1950XTX has more in reserve and can offer higher framerates.