Crysis is a science fiction first-person shooter
developed by Crytek. Crysis uses Microsoft's new API, DirectX 10 for graphics
rendering, and includes the new engine—the CryEngine 2—that is the successor to
Far Cry's CryEngine. CryEngine 2 is among the first engines to use the DirectX
10 framework of Windows Vista, but can also run using DirectX 9, both on Vista
and Windows XP.
 Crysis 1.2 HQ -
4xAA/8xAA Tests |
| 1600x1200 4xAA |
Points |
Ranking |
| Palit HD4870 X2 2GB |
36.8 |
   |
| Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A |
21.8 |
|
| Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A
(Crossfire) |
27.95 |
|
| MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC |
25.2 |
|
 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A
(rev.A) |
41.11 |
   |
| Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A |
39.75 |
|
| Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M |
24.7 |
|
| MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) |
22.01 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB |
23.2 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire |
42.23 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A |
25.01 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A |
23.21 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
3.63 |
|
| ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A |
34.25 |
   |
| Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA |
36.2 |
|
| Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 |
34.1 |
|
| ASUS ENGTS250 DK |
25.09 |
|
| ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI |
35.28 |
|
| ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A |
14.6 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI |
17.12 |
|
| ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP |
3.99 |
|
| 1600x1200 8xAA |
Points |
Ranking |
| Palit HD4870 X2 2GB |
37.2 |
|
| Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A |
28.2 |
|
| Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A
(Crossfire) |
34.52 |
|
| MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC |
28.8 |
|
| Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A
(rev.A) |
44.55 |
|
| Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A |
42.89 |
|
| Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M |
26.9 |
|
| MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) |
24.22 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB |
28.19 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire |
46.73 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A |
28.31 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A |
27.97 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
4.2 |
|
| ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A |
32.94 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA |
34.74 |
|
| Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 |
32.96 |
|
| ASUS ENGTS250 DK |
21.25 |
|
| ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI |
26.59 |
|
| ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A |
13.73 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI |
16.5 |
|
| ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP |
3.84 |
|
| 1900x1200 4xAA |
Points |
Ranking |
| Palit HD4870 X2 2GB |
33.8 |
|
| Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A |
20.3 |
|
| Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A
(Crossfire) |
24.69 |
|
| MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC |
14.5 |
|
| Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A
(rev.A) |
35 |
|
| Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A |
35.43 |
|
| Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M |
18 |
|
| MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) |
18.41 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB |
20.24 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire |
28.76 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A |
20.43 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A |
20.58 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
3.04 |
|
| ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A |
28.71 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA |
30.42 |
|
| Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 |
28.71 |
|
| ASUS ENGTS250 DK |
19.78 |
|
| ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI |
26.21 |
|
| ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A |
12.95 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI |
14.2 |
|
| ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP |
3.58 |
|
| 1900x1200 8xAA |
Points |
Ranking |
| Palit HD4870 X2 2GB |
34.2 |
|
| Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A |
24 |
|
| Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A
(Crossfire) |
30.88 |
|
| MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC |
24.3 |
|
| Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A
(rev.A) |
37.96 |
|
| Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A |
38.19 |
|
| Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M |
23.4 |
|
| MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) |
21.02 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB |
24.52 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire |
41.25 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A |
20.81 |
|
| Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A |
23.81 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I |
3.7 |
|
| ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A |
27.81 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA |
29.32 |
|
| Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 |
27.79 |
|
| ASUS ENGTS250 DK |
18.56 |
|
| ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI |
21.33 |
|
| ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A |
11.93 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI |
13.58 |
|
| ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP |
3.44 |
| |
While Far
Cry 2 prefers Geforce videocards when anti-aliasing is turned up to full, Crysis
coupled with heavy AA tends to be better with AMD videocards. Smooth performance
in Crysis is still something a lot of videocards struggle with, but the Radeon
HD 4890 is up to the task.
Is the ASUS EAH4890 TOP Radeon HD 4890 based videocard
worthy of the new revision?
ASUS Overclocker's
Delight?
While Asus has
definitely gone back to the drawing board when it designed the ATI Radeon HD
4890-based EAH4890 TOP videocard, the differences between their previous
reference design and the new EAH4890 TOP may be a little more subtle than most
enthusiasts are used to.
Like the
reference Radeon HD 4890, the Asus EAH4890 TOP has a core clock speed and shader
clock of 850MHz and a 1GB of on-board memory running at 3.9GHz. This makes it
the fastest-clocked member of the Radeon HD 48xx family, with overall
performance that sits just below the mighty Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Rather than simply turning up the core and memory clocks
and calling it a day, Asus has re-designed the PCB layout and added a Super ML
capacitor. This has resulted in slightly higher wattage use, but has also made
this videocard much easier to overclock with minimal voltage increases.
In PCSTATS' overclocking test, the Asus EAH4890 TOP
videocard was able to max out the Catalyst Control center's overclocking options
effortlessly, with only the smallest of voltage bumps required to take the core
clock speed from 850MHz all the way up 1000MHz. The memory was overclocked from
975MHz up to 1200MHz (effectively 4.8GHz once quad-pumped), so the overclocking
results are nothing short of extreme!
Asus' other major change away from the reference Radeon
HD 4890 design is in its new and improved heatsink and fan. Under testing
PCSTATS found that the new fan kept the GPU noticeably cooler than the original
design, as well as significantly reducing noise levels. For those people who are
looking for a high-performance videocard but also want a PC that stays quiet,
the Asus EAH4890 TOP should definitely be a videocard to keep under
consideration.
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Given its price of $260 CDN ($225 USD, £140 GBP), I'm sure a
lot of overclockers will agree that the Asus EAH4890 TOP's improved components
will justify spending a bit of extra money on it. Having more voltage tweaking
options, more overclocking headroom and a quieter/more efficient fan are all
worth the money if you're the kind of person who pushes hardware to the limit.
While those who are intimidated by overclocking or
changing hardware settings may be better served by getting a reference or factory-overclocked videocard, the true
overclocking enthusiast will find that joining AMD's Radeon HD 4890 GPU with excellent cooling and
overclocking options makes the ASUS EAH4890 TOP a very promising videocard
indeed.
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