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Comparative Performance Testing Comparative Performance TestingTo some of you this section may seem to be a bit redundant and it may be just that. However, what we are trying to accomplish here is to give you a quick and easy visual representation of performance across multiple settings without using dozens of charts. In addition, these following graphs can give a user clearer insight about a product’s AA and resolution scaling with just a quick glance. Trust us; there are several interesting and eye-opening charts here that you will want to see. Aliens Versus Predator  What we have here are contrasting models of consistency versus inconsistency. The HD 5870 takes a massive hit in this game when AA is enabled, even when using their latest and greatest drivers. On the other hand, the GTX 480 may not be as fast without AA enabled but it really comes into its own when IQ settings are raised. Battlefield: Bad Company 2  At the beginning of this section we told you there would be several interesting charts presented and this is one of them. As you can see, the GTX 480 handily beats the HD 5870 at 1680 and 1920 resolutions both with and without AA enabled, but performance drops like a meteor at 2560. The gap increases slightly when AA is enabled at extreme resolutions but it does seem like there is a bit of an issue here. As we already mentioned, NVIDIA is aware of this problem, have replicated it and have chalked it up to something they will fix in an upcoming driver revision. Let’s hope this happens sooner rather than later. DIRT 2  Much in like Battlefield: BC2, the GTX 480’s performance in DIRT 2 is absolutely stunning at 1680 and 1920 resolutions but takes a serious kick to the groin when moving up a notch to even higher resolutions. Once again, NVIDIA is aware that this is happening and there will be improvements soon, but that’s not much consolation for early adopters who are sporting 30” monitors. | ||||
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