Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 Review

Fallout 3

For these Fallout 3 benchmarks we decided to use one of the more graphically intensive portions of the game: a gameplay session which starts at the exit from Vault 101, through Springvale, over a small hill towards Washington and then back towards Megaton. Within this session two ants were fought near Springvale. All in all, the gameplay time is about 6 minutes.

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Once again the HD 5870 pretty much rules the roost when it comes to minimum framerates. Without a doubt, this new ATI card has some stunning potential when you take a look at these results. At one point, it pushed to the front of the pack but unfortunately, it fell back as the IQ settings and resolution was increased.