Sapphire HD3870 512MB TOXIC Edition Review

World in Conflict DX9

This is one stunning game. World in Conflict has provided us with some of my most memorable gaming experiences since the first Homeworld game was released and it has not stopped wowing me. In its DX9 form it provides eye-popping visuals and pushes most modern GPUs to their limits. However, in DX10 mode this game will cause nearly every graphics card to beg for mercy.

For this test we used the in-game benchmarking tool.

1280 x 1024



1600 x 1200



2560 x 1600


This is a heck of a tough game on graphics cards and nothing shows this better than how the scores of the Sapphire card take a nosedive the second resolution increases above 1280 x 1024. That being said, at lower detail settings things should look a lot better…but we are all about showing you the “worst case” scenario so you will know how far you can push your new purchase.