Games Benchmarks - Far Cry Detailed

 

X700 XT (FPS) 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
Normal 85.7 85.6 84.0 68.3 46.8
8x AF 85.4 85.5 77.6 56.5 40.8
4x FSAA 85.3 85.2 74.7 50.7 34.5
4x FSAA + 8x AF 84.8 81.4 63.7 43.6 30.9
 
% Diff from Normal 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
8x AF -0.4% -0.1% -7.6% -17.3% -12.8%
4x FSAA -0.5% -0.5% -11.1% -25.7% -26.2%
4x FSAA + 8x AF -1.1% -4.9% -24.2% -36.1% -33.9%

With this Far Cry test on the X700 XT we can see a bit more of an even distribution between the performance drop for enabling the various different IQ features. In this instance we see that the 128MB frame buffer isn't hurting the fill-rate performance at 1600x1200 very much, indicating that there isn't a huge quantity of texture being used in this test. The X700 XT appears to have enough performance to give you a number of IQ options whilst still giving high frame rates.


X700 PRO (FPS) 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
Normal 86.2 86.1 80.8 59.0 40.3
8x AF 85.6 83.6 69.1 48.5 34.8
4x FSAA 85.5 80.6 62.1 41.3 28.5
4x FSAA + 8x AF 84.0 72.1 52.1 35.7 25.6
 
% Diff from Normal 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
8x AF -0.7% -3.0% -14.5% -17.8% -13.8%
4x FSAA -0.9% -6.5% -23.2% -30.1% -29.2%
4x FSAA + 8x AF -2.5% -16.3% -35.5% -39.5% -36.4%

As with the XT the X700 PRO also has a fairly even performance drop for enabling each of the IQ features. In the PRO's case, though, FSAA is a little more costly, relative to the XT, due to its lower fill-rate to bandwidth ratio.