XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 Review

by Michael "SKYMTL" Hoenig     |     October 7, 2009

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.

1680 x 1050





1920 x 1200





2560 x 1600





It seems that at lower, more CPU-bound resolutions and detail settings, there is very little difference between the top cards. What shocked us was how close the HD 4890 came to matching the performance of the HD 5850. In most cases there was less than a 10% difference between the two. Nonetheless, ATI was still able to have their card steer clear of the GTX 285.
 
 
 

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