F.E.A.R. on 7950GX2

[Xion X2]

F.E.A.R. Stress Test:

GX2 at stock speeds (500/600)
Manufacturer: MSI


1280x1024 res, max settings, 4xAA, 16xAF:

89 fps


1680x1050 res, max settings, 4xAA, 16xAF:

73 fps


See sig for further details about my rig.

[OWA]

CPU at 2.6ghz, 7950 at 550/700

1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF HQ

36/63/205 (0%/10%/90%)

[Alaa]

gr8..seems that ppl should wait companies to release 2 or 3 high-end cards in order to play games

[ncoder]

AMD 4800 @ 2.47Ghz
XFX XXX 7950 @ 585 / 811

Fear @ 1920 x 1200 30/37/60
(Max everything, softshadows diabled 16 AF 4AA)

Looking round the web these numbers seem a bit low to me. Do people test with v-sync diabled? (The results above are with it enabled)

Most other scores post between 60 - 70 fps average for the same set-up

[Superfly]

yeh disable v-Sync when benching.

[lee63]

yeh disable v-Sync when benching.Yeah, vsync kills FPS in FEAR :thumbdwn:

[ncoder]

Hmmm,

Do these numbers seem about right then?

AMD 4800 @ 2.47Ghz
XFX XXX 7950 @ 585 / 811

Fear @ 1920 x 1200 29/47/79 (0% 40% 60%)
(Max everything, softshadows disabled, vsync disabled 16xAF 4xAA)

[Siskods9]

gr8..seems that ppl should wait companies to release 2 or 3 high-end cards in order to play games

I was thinking the same thing recently...
I found my 6800 Ultra didn't quite cut it in some games... e.g. I'm now playing Farcry for the first time (and loving it BTW) on my X1900 XTX
I'll get a next gen R600 / G80 and enjoy FEAR then without compromising on the
visual bells and whistles.

[Superfly]

1280x1024, 2xAA, 16xAF, Soft Shadows on, Max Settings (CPU @ 2.5Ghz)

50/92/236

[ncoder]

OK,

Some updates.

33/63/133 0%/13%/87% @1920 x 1200

I noticed that I was getting the same average frame rate of around the mid 40's independant of the graphic settings or resolution.

A quick browse round Fear's Forums website suggested that the Logitech G7 mouse might be the problem, I removed the receiver and vola!, the above results.

[Blasphemer]

1280x960 4xAA 16xAF max settings soft shadows ON
35/83/232 Not too bad at all:D

Update 1600x1200 4xAA 16xAF max settings, soft shadows OFF
34/67/175

[grey_1]

You guys are benching with softshadows AND AA enabled? I thought a bug in the game cancelled them out when enabled together..or did they fix that in the last patch? Just curious, thanks.

[Shocky]

Umm, I'm running it 1680*1050 2X All max except softshadows

All I remember from the benchmark is 61fps was the minimum, the rest really doesnt matter too me. Dropped down from 1920*1200 just to smooth the gameplay out and looks equally as jaw dropping.. :D

4400+@2.7, 7950GX2@600/1600...

[SH64]

4400+@2.7, 7950GX2@600/1600...

Dang you achieved 1600Mhz from the stock 1200Mhz memory clock ? & yet everything is stable ?

[shungokusatsu]

1600x1200 - 16x AA, 16x AF: Min 44, Ave 99, Max 263

[Shocky]

Dang you achieved 1600Mhz from the stock 1200Mhz memory clock ? & yet everything is stable ?

Yes, been set like this for a week with no problems at all.

Some results since i'm bored..

1920*1200 2XAA 55/93/206
1920*1200 4XAA 53/72/170
1920*1200 4xAA Softshadows 51/78/170

Dunno how the average goes up with softshadows enabled but it does... ran it three times to check...

[Riptide]

How do I run this stress test? Thx

[Smokey]

From memory, go into settings, performance, then at the bootom left, there is test settings.

[Riptide]

Thanks I'm gonna try that tonight. FEAR runs alright on my system in 1920x1080,4xAA/8xAF but it gets to be a little choppy in certain areas. Just want to make sure I'm getting what I'm supposed to be getting from this GX2.

[Lfctony]

Soft Shadows don't work properly with 4xAA enabled. I'm guessing that's why.

[Riptide]

I have soft shadows turned off.

[Lfctony]

Sorry Rip, I should have quoted. I was referring to Shocky's post with the benchmarks. :)