Multi-GPU at 2,560x1,600
Multi-GPU at 2,560x1,600The following graphs show multi-GPU performance at 2,560x1,600 across the five games. We've paired the HD 5850 with another card and done the same for the GeForce GTX 285.
Please bear in mind that card-taxing Crysis results will be added in tomorrow.
| Call of Duty: WaW - 2,560x1,600 4xAA 16xAF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB | BFG GeForce GTX 285 SLI | XFX GeForce GTX 275 896MB | ATI Radeon HD 5850 XF | BFG GeForce GTX 285 1GB | Sapphire HD 4890 OC 1GB | Sapphire HD 4870 X2 2GB | BFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB | ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB |
| 68.65 | 121.35 | 65.6 | 107.8 | 71.55 | 58.95 | 80.6 | 101.65 | 82.6 |
| GRID Race Day 2,560x1,600 4xAA 0xAF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB | BFG GeForce GTX 285 SLI | XFX GeForce GTX 275 896MB | ATI Radeon HD 5850 XF | BFG GeForce GTX 285 1GB | Sapphire HD 4890 OC 1GB | Sapphire HD 4870 X2 2GB | BFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB | ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB |
| 76.46 | 106.83 | 51.22 | 138.27 | 58.39 | 60.96 | 91.17 | 88.95 | 87.22 |
| Enemy Territory: QW - 2,560x1,600 4xAA 16xAF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB | BFG GeForce GTX 285 SLI | XFX GeForce GTX 275 896MB | ATI Radeon HD 5850 XF | BFG GeForce GTX 285 1GB | Sapphire HD 4890 OC 1GB | Sapphire HD 4870 X2 2GB | BFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB | ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB |
| 64.83 | 113.23 | 56.2 | 116.97 | 61.93 | 53.27 | 73.53 | 92.5 | 76.93 |
| H.A.W.X - 2,560x1,600 4xAA 0xAF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB | BFG GeForce GTX 285 SLI | XFX GeForce GTX 275 896MB | ATI Radeon HD 5850 XF | BFG GeForce GTX 285 1GB | Sapphire HD 4890 OC 1GB | Sapphire HD 4870 X2 2GB | BFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB | ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB |
| 47.5 | 73.5 | 35.5 | 83 | 36 | 45.5 | 71.5 | 59.5 | 56 |
| Far Cry 2 - 2,560x1,600 4xAA 16xAF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB | BFG GeForce GTX 285 SLI | XFX GeForce GTX 275 896MB | ATI Radeon HD 5850 XF | BFG GeForce GTX 285 1GB | Sapphire HD 4890 OC 1GB | Sapphire HD 4870 X2 2GB | BFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB | ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB |
| 48.56 | 75.54 | 38.1 | 86.13 | 36 | 39.23 | 56.61 | 60.67 | 57.42 |
| Crysis - 2,560x1,600 4xAA (Enthusiast) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB | BFG GeForce GTX 285 SLI | XFX GeForce GTX 275 896MB | ATI Radeon HD 5850 XF | BFG GeForce GTX 285 1GB | Sapphire HD 4890 OC 1GB | Sapphire HD 4870 X2 2GB | BFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB | ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB |
| 12.67 | 16.75 | 8.12 | 20.75 | 9.47 | 11.08 | 13.78 | 11.03 | 14.49 |
Two-card scaling is pretty robust for both ATI and NVIDIA. The Radeon HD 5850's dual-GPU performance ranges from a 57 per cent increase in Call of Duty: World at War to over 80 per cent in ET:QW.
Even the might of two Radeon HD 5850s isn't enough to make Crysis playable at 2,560x1,600.
