AMD's AF fix proven false

[Eastcoasthandle]

Why should drivers need to be "optimized" for older games? Yes Nvidia has had issues recently with older games. Gothic and NWN2 comes to mind both of which have been fixed. I want to be able to play an older game or a source port (some of which can be very demanding) and have it looking as it should.

Why would a benchmark on a game like HL2 matter? We all know that it runs at a more than acceptable framerate. I applaud Computerbase for pointing these issues out. The point stands no matter how much you try and downplay it. Benchmarks only tell half of the story.

There is no excuse for sub-par image quality on a $200-$700 product. When I spend that much on a video card I want it to be able to run anything that I throw at it. Not only games made in the last three years.

That said I have yet to see a post about one person switching to a Nvidia card because of AF issues so it can't be that common of a problem.

Why would a driver need to be optimized for such an old game? Whatever optimizations (IE: profile used) that they once used may no longer be applicable or need updating. CB had current games on hand and they didn't used them to do IQ comparisons. That's the important aspect of that review as a whole. So, if the benchmark for a game like HL2 doesn't matter neither does the IQ. Because we know you don't need a 6870 to play HL2. What they should have done was use the games they actually benchmarked to do IQ comparisons with.