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Cost & Watts / FPS: 2560 x 1600 Cost & Watts / FPS: 2560 x 1600Please note that these charts represent performance ABOVE 30 frames per second as we consider this to be the minimum playable framerate of StarCraft II. Anything below this is considered a fail. Cost / FPS   Here we see the GTX 470 and GTX 460 1GB competing quite well while the 768MB card also looks quite good. Even the HD 5770 and HD 5750’s low price can’t save them from being considered extremely bad purchases if you are playing at this resolution but that’s understandable considering the market each of these lower-end cards is targeted at. Meanwhile, the HD 5830 also makes an appearance at the bottom of the charts due to its relatively high price yet sub-par performance. The other two HD 5800-series products do quite well in this test though. When AA is enabled, you’ll really want a high-end card in this case as the GTX 480 proves its weight in gold while the lackluster GTX 465 becomes truly something to avoid. Watts / FPS   If you want performance per watt, look no further than ATI’s HD 5870 or HD 5850 since they are out front of NVIDIA’s competition at this resolution. However, the remainder of the ATI cards just can’t muster enough performance to make their power consumption mean all that much. The NVIDIA cards do still put on a good showing, particularly at the mid-range of the spectrum particularly with the GTX 460 1GB. | ||||
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