HIS vs EVGA Midrange Gaming Face Off Review
Metro 2033
Published: 29th October 2010 | Source: OC3D | Price: |
Metro 2033
The game based on the book by Dmitry Glukhovsky is part first person shooter, part survival horror, without really being either. It's a hugely frustrating game for us because it's so reliant upon the lighting effects that the frame rates never really reaches playable on any hardware, yet it doesn't look so stunning that you're willing to put up with the shoddy frame-rate just to gawp. Even the much maligned (by me) Crysis looked good enough we put up with it's woeful performance.
Single GPU - Stock Speeds
Our first big "huh" moment. Advanced PhysX enabled and yet the GTX460s lag massively behind the Radeons. Clearly the PhysX is so advanced and puts such a strain on the card that it hasn't enough puff left to do the graphics. Whereas the Radeons dump the physics onto our Core i7-950 and therefore can at least have a good go at providing something more than a slide-show.
Single GPU - Overclocked
The incredibly variable nature of the Metro 2033 engine stands out here with both the GTX460s gaining 3 frames or so from the overclock to their GPU, yet the HD6870 loses frames. It is so frustrating. Hopefully our twin GPU testing will iron out the rough edges.
Dual GPU - Stock
Yes and no. Your second 1GB GTX460 is worth a piddling 5FPS, and yet the second 768MB GTX460 gives a 14FPS boost. If only getting 5FPS extra from an SLI 1GB GTX460 is strange, then the Crossfire HD6850 gives over 100% improvement. There are so many things to try and fathom about this game it should be based on a Jules Verne book.
Dual GPU - Overclocked
Finally we get a result remotely approximating what we'd expect on a theoretical basis when compared to the single stock card. The big GTX460 finally gets back ahead of its sibling, the HD6850 doesn't really benefit from the overclock and the HD6870 is quite a beast. All is once again as it should be in the world.
Even if a 4GHz 950 and two overclocked HD6870s don't manage to get Metro 2033 past 60FPS average.
Most Recent Comments
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Originally Posted by Todd
I'm wondering when Quad Xfire would start to make sense. |
Maybe a few. But I don't know any one with four GPUs apart from Diablo and AMD are not going to waste loads of money in resources to cater to one in fifty (at the most) people.
The problem is it's out of AMD/Nvidia's hands any way. It all falls back to game coders and none of them will bother. Why would you? That's like having a thousand English people in a hotel and because there's one German there you make Bratwurst and Sauercraut for all of them. It's just a waste of time and money for pretty much every one involved. Game makers, GPU manufacturers and so on. Take into account that Obsidian just released Fallout : New Vegas with all of the bugs problems and issues from the initial release of Fallout 3. If they were to get it perfect and get quadfire in there it would have taken ten years, not two. Take into account how long Valve have their games in development trying to get them perfect..
Going back to the review.. Crikey. I can not even begin to imagine the ammount of work that went into testing so many different configurations. Hats off guys, this is some of your best work yet. Also -
[editors note: like Hanibal & Murdock]
Who is the crazy one?
hehe that bit made me laugh. I can just see one of you dancing around the test bed.Also -
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...uron/cards.jpg
Interracial GPU gangbang ahoy !
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Originally Posted by murphy7801
Tom your getting better at crysis |
i want to have sex with that picture...
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
HAHAHAHA! It was one of the forum members Mr Strawberry playing |
lol must admit all them pictures of the GPUs do look awesome
Reminds me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZVbVvZqBJM
Anyone who understands this is a true nerd.
am bit of noob so don't bash me
Cédric
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Originally Posted by Cedric
I've got a question about the dual card winner . The 6850 gets better results in higher end games ( i think ) in crossfire then 460 and the price is almost the same , so why don't you recommend the 6850 in crossfire ? am bit of noob so don't bash me Cédric |
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
Because the 460 1GB's win out overall dude in the dual card segment. |
thanks in advance
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Originally Posted by Cedric
Sorry for asking this . So you would recommend the 460 1gb sli for general gaming and for high en the 6850 ? or only the 460 ? i just wannna get the best out of my money . thanks in advance |
dual of either would be epic tbh.
Id buy AMD cards for the cooler and quiet approach though tbh (personal preference)
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
what do you mean dude 6850 single or dual? dual of either would be epic tbh. Id buy AMD cards for the cooler and quiet approach though tbh (personal preference) |
Anyway i think its better to wait a couple of weeks because of the new series but for now am thinking about the 6850 cf cause thy cheaper and has little more fps( ~2 )then the 460 sli.
Crysis Warhead page - Single CPU: Stock 6870 performs far more better than overclocked 6870.
Explanation?
PSU problem...?:-)
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Originally Posted by phnikola
I am little bit unsure on reliability of results in this review. Crysis Warhead page - Single CPU: Stock 6870 performs far more better than overclocked 6870. Explanation? PSU problem...?:-) |
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
PSU problem, ha friad not dude. Some times overclocking can end up giving you lower results, the card just didnt like it tbh. |
Hmmm, perhaps downclocking would give even better results....
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Time for the Middleweight Championship of the world. In the red corner the HD6850 and HD6870. In the Green corner the GTX460 768MB and 1GB.
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