To view the performance of SLI GTX 460 1GB and CrossFireX HD 5850 improve how much to compare with one VGA, I benchmark 5850 and GTX 460 1GB at the same resolution and clock of 5970 and SLI GTX 460 1GB.
My system
CPU Core i7 Extreme 965 @ 3.6GHz
Mainboard ASUS Rampage II Gene
RAM 3x2GB DDR3
ASUS GTX 460 1GB Direct CU core/shader/memory 775/1550/1000
ASUS HD 5850 core/memory 725/1000
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit RTM
Driver NVIDIA 258.96 beta
Driver ATI 10.7 WHQL + 10-7_ATICatalyst_AppProfiles
3DMark Vantage Performance
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
Crysis Warhead. 1920*1080, AA=4X, Enthusiast DX10, ambush map
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
I played a short and used Fraps to benchmark, map Train. 1920*1080, AA=4X, Enthusiast DX10
I begin to benchmark here
And stop here
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
Quote:
2010-07-31 08:23:10 - Crysis
Frames: 8767 - Time: 274972ms - Avg: 31.883 - Min: 15 - Max: 53
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ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Quote:
2010-07-30 09:05:29 - Crysis
Frames: 7653 - Time: 275306ms - Avg: 27.798 - Min: 11 - Max: 46
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Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
Call of Juarez DX10. 1920*1080, AA=4X Super_sampling, Max Settings
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Call of Pripyat DX11. 1920*1080, AA=4X, Max Settings, Tessellation=ON
Settings in S.T.A.L.K.E.R Call of Pripyat DX11
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
Demo benchmark Dirt 2 DX11. 1920*1080, AA=8x MSAA, Ultra Settings. POST PROCESS=HIGH
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
Benchmark Bad Company 2 DX11. I play the first map. Use Fraps. 1920*1080, AA=8X, AF=16X, Max Settings
I begin to benchmark here
And stop here
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
Quote:
2010-07-31 09:49:11 - BFBC2Game
Frames: 32271 - Time: 553377ms - Avg: 58.316 - Min: 13 - Max: 92
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ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Quote:
2010-07-30 09:23:39 - BFBC2Game
Frames: 30677 - Time: 560596ms - Avg: 54.722 - Min: 26 - Max: 91
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Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
Benchmark Metro 2033. I play the first scene. Use Fraps. 1920*1080, NoAA, AF=16X, Very High, DX11
I begin to benchmark here
And stop here
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
Quote:
2010-07-31 10:00:43 - metro2033
Frames: 5025 - Time: 237458ms - Avg: 21.162 - Min: 11 - Max: 35
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ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Quote:
2010-07-30 10:09:52 - metro2033
Frames: 4631 - Time: 238197ms - Avg: 19.442 - Min: 11 - Max: 34
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Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
Devil May Cry 4 DX10. 1920*1080, AA=8X, Super High
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
Resident Evil 5 DX10. 1920*1080, AA=8X, Max Settings
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
Heaven Demo benchmark DX11. 1920*1080, AA=4X, AF=16X, Tessellation=Extreme, Max Settings
ASUS HD 5850 @ 800/1150
ASUS GTX 460 1GB @ 775/1000
Scale SLI and CrossFireX 2-way over single VGA:
Clearly, improved SLI performance is a lot better than CrossFireX, so not surprisingly performance of GTX 460 1GB lost HD 5850 a lot but the performance of SLI GTX 460 1GB is the same as Radeon HD 5970.