3D Performance with Battlefield 2 Demo Part 2: Mainstream Cards

daRk_heLmet · Jun 21, 2005, 05:09 PM

At the higher end of the mainstream spectrum, ATI’s RADEON X800 256MB put up a very strong showing against the GeForce 6800. Each card won their fair share of tests, with the X800 edging out the GeForce 6800 in 4xAA and 2xAA modes, while the GeForce 6800 clearly outperformed the X800 with 2xAA/8xAF. We honestly questioned if the GeForce cards were running AF properly, double and even triple checking our results, but sure enough, the images represented in our AF screenshots on page two were consistent with the visuals displayed during our 2xAA/8xAF testing. It appears that the GeForce cards are just doing a better job at handling AF at this point.

Of course, keep in mind that we’re running the beta NVIDIA driver provided with the BF2 demo, ForceWare 77.30. While we were running CATALYST AI at the standard setting found in CATALYST 5.6, we have a feeling that ATI’s driver team hasn’t had enough time to implement texture optimizations into BF2 just yet, so ATI’s performance will likely improve in future CATALYST releases.
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Jun 21, 2005, 05:09 PM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	3D Performance with Battlefield 2 Demo Part 2: Mainstream Cards At the higher end of the mainstream spectrum, ATI’s RADEON X800 256MB put up a very strong showing against the GeForce 6800. Each card won their fair share of tests, with the X800 edging out the GeForce 6800 in 4xAA and 2xAA modes, while the GeForce 6800 clearly outperformed the X800 with 2xAA/8xAF. We honestly questioned if the GeForce cards were running AF properly, double and even triple checking our results, but sure enough, the images represented in our AF screenshots on page two were consistent with the visuals displayed during our 2xAA/8xAF testing. It appears that the GeForce cards are just doing a better job at handling AF at this point. Of course, keep in mind that we’re running the beta NVIDIA driver provided with the BF2 demo, ForceWare 77.30. While we were running CATALYST AI at the standard setting found in CATALYST 5.6, we have a feeling that ATI’s driver team hasn’t had enough time to implement texture optimizations into BF2 just yet, so ATI’s performance will likely improve in future CATALYST releases. __________________________ Read More/Source: FiringSquad __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]