Bards sing tales of heroes from ages past, but never have the Forgotten Realms so desperately needed a champion. Years have passed since the war between Luskan and Neverwinter, almost enough time for the wounds of war to heal. But the brief peace the Realms have known may be at an end. Tension growing between the mighty city-states means the Sword Coast again teeters on the edge of open war.

Unnoticed, a greater danger stalks the City of Skilled Hands. Unbeknownst to the denizens of the North, deep in the Mere of Dead Men, dark forces from across the Realms have been rallied under the banner of a legendary evil. If left unchallenged, all of the North is doomed to fall under its power.

Even in this darkest hour, hope remains. A mysterious relic is borne to Neverwinter in the hands of a lone hero so that its secrets may be unlocked - secrets that carry the fate of all the North. So begins an epic tale of shattered alliances, noble acts and dark deeds to be told across the Realms for generations to come.

Under Game options, we maxed all available visual settings.

Anisotropic filtering was enabled in the "Advanced Graphics" tab, while Anti-aliasing modes were set by using Nvidia's 3D control panel.

We saved a game and then ran/walked the exact same route (more or less) and moved the camera a lot around the player. This is the worst case scenario while playing. Using FRAPS, we recorded two minutes of game and got the lowest and average numbers.

NeverWinter Nights2 is a "difficult" game, with all visual improvements enabled, even for the EVGA 7950GT KO. The card sustains an average of 34FPS. We can say that the game is mostly playable above 25FPS, so no worry here for all the 7950GT cards.

Antialiasing is not available from within the game's options. Using Nvidia's 3D control panel, we enabled up to 8x AA. Both the EVGA and Gainward 7950GT cards performed the similarly, but the XFX 7950GT was somewhat slower. The Foxconn 7900GS takes a huge performance hit when switching from 2x to 4x AA.