Running Microsoft XP with SP-2, DX9.0c, Far Cry 1.2 patch,
and the new 6800 series of graphic cards has opened up this game for NVIDIA.
Previously, my 9800Pro received the nod when playing this game. The 5700
Ultra was satisfactorily playable as was the 5900 Ultra and 5950 Ultra but they
could not match the 9800Pro overall. eVGA packages the full version of the
game with 6800GT, so if that is any indication, good things should be in store
for those considering the eVGA 6800GT.
The ATI X800Pro was used for performance comparison. Clock
frequencies for the X800Pro were maintained at default settings of 475/450
(900MHz effective) while the eVGA 6800GT recorded results was obtained with both
default clocks of 350/1.0 and overclocked frequencies of 410/1.1.
Benchmarking consisted of recorded demos from four maps in the
game. The demos run were Regulator, Research, Training, and the Volcano
maps. I elected to use only resolution settings of 1024x768 and 1600x1200
paired with antialiasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering (AF) settings of No
AA/AF, 4x AA / 8x AF, and 4x AA / 16x AF. All in-game settings were set at
'Very High,' texture filter quality was set to trilinear, and vertical sync was
turned off. Specific combinations and results are identified in the
applicable tables.
Regulator Map
REGULATOR
MAP
1024
0xAA
0xAF
1600
0xAA
0xAF
1024
4xAA
8xAF
1600
4xAA
8xAF
1024
4xAA
16AF
1600
4xAA
16AF
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
X800Pro
49.3
82.5
49.1
81.5
35.3
57.5
35.4
57.5
35.6
57.6
15.7
29.2
6800GT SM2.0
(350/1.0)
43.7
84.2
43.7
63.9
46.9
69.1
26.3
38.7
43.9
69.3
25.1
37.7
6800GT SM3.0
(350/1.0)
56.1
88.6
54.6
74.5
53.4
75.2
27.7
40.4
48.3
73.5
27.3
39.6
6800GT SM3.0
(410/1.1)
54.8
98.7
52.5
74.7
53.2
75.5
27.9
40.9
48.0
73.3
27.3
39.8
Research Map
RESEARCH
MAP
1024
0xAA
0xAF
1600
0xAA
0xAF
1024
4xAA
8xAF
1600
4xAA
8xAF
1024
4xAA
16AF
1600
4xAA
16AF
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
X800Pro
64.4
103.7
64.6
102.8
58.6
77.1
59.1
77.0
58.7
76.1
24.6
34.3
6800GT SM2.0
(350/1.0)
75.5
107.5
43.7
63.9
51.2
70.6
25.6
37.9
47.6
68.8
24.5
37.0
6800GT SM3.0
(350/1.0)
91.5
116.5
62.2
80.2
62.9
86.4
33.4
46.5
59.2
82.6
31.4
44.9
6800GT SM3.0
(410/1.1)
94.3
135.0
62.3
80.4
63.1
86.4
33.3
46.6
59.2
82.7
31.6
45.0
Training Map
TRAINING
MAP
1024
0xAA
0xAF
1600
0xAA
0xAF
1024
4xAA
8xAF
1600
4xAA
8xAF
1024
4xAA
16AF
1600
4xAA
16AF
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
X800Pro
47.6
86.8
45
82.2
43.7
72.8
43.4
72.1
37.4
71.3
20.7
34.4
6800GT SM2.0
(350/1.0)
44.8
86.0
43.7
63.9
44.9
73.7
26.7
41.6
48.1
75.0
25.1
40.4
6800GT SM3.0
(350/1.0)
47.6
91.6
49.8
74.2
48.6
79.9
27.4
44.1
47.7
77.4
27.2
42.8
6800GT SM3.0
(410/1.1)
48.7
97.0
49.1
74.3
47.4
80.5
27.7
44.4
47.8
78.4
27.5
42.9
Volcano Map
VOLCANO
MAP
1024
0xAA
0xAF
1600
0xAA
0xAF
1024
4xAA
8xAF
1600
4xAA
8xAF
1024
4xAA
16AF
1600
4xAA
16AF
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
MIN
AVG
X800Pro
43.3
96.6
43.9
96.5
34.5
72.3
33.6
72.2
33.2
72.0
14.2
33.7
6800GT SM2.0
(350/1.0)
61.4
103.7
48.2
60.9
45.1
74.9
23.7
40.0
43.9
72.8
22.8
39.2
6800GT SM3.0
(350/1.0)
71.4
110.6
45.1
79.7
53.9
90.0
26.6
47.4
50.4
87.6
26.0
46.5
6800GT SM3.0
(410/1.1)
72.3
124.1
45.9
80.9
53.9
89.8
27.7
47.7
50.5
87.7
26.6
46.8
With the addition of XP service pack 2, DX9.0c, along with Far
Cry's 1.2 patch this game totally rocks with the eVGA 6800GT. NVIDIA has
developed and eVGA has provided a card that insures the awesome look and feel of
this game. Game play proved equally fast, responsive, and stable at all
settings that I tried. The X800Pro put up some good numbers and provides
considerable performance increase over the R300 series of ATI cards.
