We start our in-game tests with some measurements with the "Crysis Warhead" game title. Compared to the original "Crysis" title, the new game features many visual improvements under both the DirectX9 and the DirectX10 rendering modes.

Below you can read the results (F.P.S.) we got in resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 with the anti-aliasing (AA) function disabled. The Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk delivers a great performance even at the demanding 'Enthusiast' level. However, an SLI configuration would help you avoid the 17 ~ 18 FPS reported at as the lowest performance at 1920 x 1200 (Enthusiast mode, DirecX9, DirecX10):

But where does the Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk stand in the competition? Well, it seems that Inno3D's model is not the only one giving great results with Crysis Warhead (DirectX 9). As you can see in the charts below, the Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk does not make the difference and its performance can be easily compared with other graphics solutions, no matter the playing resolution you may choose:

On the other hand, if you play the Crysis Warhead game under DX10 you may notice some extra power using the Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk. The card had a better performance from the rest graphics solutions of this test, especially especially at the higher resolutions and with the quality level set to the 'Enthusiast' mode. The GTX 470 series are generally optimized to work with DX11 games but they also performs equally well with DX10 titles:

- S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call Of Pripyat Benchmark

The "Call of Pripyat" benchmark is freely available for everyone in order to have an idea of the visuals of the upcoming game and also test your system with the game and share your score online with other users. For this test. we set the visuals at the 'Extreme' mode (highest detail) under DX10 and DX11and a resolution of 1920x1200.

The results are very good for the Day/Night/Rain modes and remain adequate under the demanding 'SunShaft' mode.

Running the benchmark in the DirectX 11 mode didn't;t make things any harder for the Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk. The reported FPS remained as good as we experienced before under DirectX 10: