Official HD4870X2 (R700) Review Thread

[Eastcoasthandle]

Mass Effect

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...w-crossfire/11

Almost twice as fast at highest res.

Frontlines: Fuel of War

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...w-crossfire/13

Again faster at max res, though not by much.

GRAW2

Slower at lower res. Almost equal at highest res.

So no, I don't see any trend. What I see is that some games run better on Nvidia hardware and some on ATI. It always was like that and always will be.

I don't think PhysX has any relevance whatsoever.

You miss understood my post, I said the 4800 Series:
Gaming: Mass Effect @ 260 vs 4870. The 4870 loses 2 resolutions, ties 1 in and wins at 2560 by 1 FPS to the 260 . However, the X2 beats the 280.
Look at the 4800 series in Frontlines: Fuel of War. 4870 loses to the 260. The X2 ties with the 280 up until 2560.
Look at the 4800 series in GRAW 2. The 4870 and 4870 X2 loses completely.

The 4800 series cannot seem to thoroughly beat the 200 series consistently in games that require PhysX driver to be installed (that were included in the reviews). I call that a trend.


Edit: There was no PhsyX driver installed with Mass Effect. Nor was I able to find any PhsyX drivers on the CD. This may explain why the 4800 series did better in this game.