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HAWX 2
Published: 29th October 2010 | Source: OC3D | Price: |
HAWX 2
The latest in the Tom Clancy branded games is the follow-up to HAWX, about the nearest thing to the Ace Combat series available on the PC. This version is focusing upon the DX11 tessellation function as its primary selling point, but the current version of the benchmark doesn't support this as an option.
Single GPU - Stock Speeds
We often berate ports of console based games, and will do severely in a couple of pages time, for not taking full advantage of PC Hardware. However there is no denying that HAWX 2 is a stunning looking game. Even better it fairly flies (haha) along well above the 100 frames per second mark. Thanks to the amount of eye-candy going on both the "bigger" cards on test here, the GTX460 1GB and Radeon HD6870 pull ahead. The 1GB GTX460 in particular has a strong lead, although all of the cards happily turn and burn.
Single GPU - Overclocked
Moving away from flying puns and onto our overclocked tests we again find the 768MB GTX460 to be really responsive to the extra performance available from the overclock as it just edges ahead of the HD6870.
Dual GPU - Stock
Because of its roots as a console game, and therefore designed around a single GPU, HAWX 2 definitely doesn't make the most of a twin card setup. There is an improvement to be seen of course, but nowhere near some of the big gains we've seen on previous pages. The biggest winner is again the smaller GTX460 which started out at the back and just about overtakes its big brother here. 3 frames at these speeds isn't exactly anything to write home about, but it shows how little stress the Ubisoft game is putting on the cards.
Dual GPU - Overclocked
Although Tessellation is unavailable in this demo, we're pretty sure that it's on by default. With the cards overclocked both the nVidia options are well ahead of their Radeon counterparts and up around 300 FPS maximum, which is just ludicrous. You could probably run HAWX 2 in 3D on three 30" monitors and still happily fly along above 60FPS.
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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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