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Review: Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 TOXIC 1,024MB examined

by Tarinder Sandhu on 18 February 2010, 05:00 3.85

Tags: Sapphire HD 5850 TOXIC, Sapphire

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Far Cry 2, H.A.W.X

Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2 - 1,680x1,050 4xAA 16xAF
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXICBFG GeForce GTX 285 OCXHIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
87.0271.0483.27
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXIC
BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX
HIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
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Far Cry 2 - 1,920x1,200 4xAA 16xAF
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXICBFG GeForce GTX 285 OCXHIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
76.8863.9371.91
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXIC
BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX
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Far Cry 2 - 2,560x1,600 4xAA 16xAF
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXICBFG GeForce GTX 285 OCXHIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
53.174849.8
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXIC
BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX
HIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
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The Sapphire HD 5850 TOXIC's performance is some 6.9 per cent higher than a default card's.

H.A.W.X

H.A.W.X - 1,680x1,050 4xAA 0xAF
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXICBFG GeForce GTX 285 OCXHIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
77.577.573
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXIC
BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX
HIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
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H.A.W.X - 1,920x1,200 4xAA 0xAF
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXICBFG GeForce GTX 285 OCXHIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
706866.5
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXIC
BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX
HIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
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H.A.W.X - 2,560x1,600 4xAA 0xAF
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXICBFG GeForce GTX 285 OCXHIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
53.54850
Sapphire HD 5850 TOXIC
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HIS Radeon HD 5850 (ref)
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H.A.W.X remains smooth at the highest-tested resolution. The Radeons run the DX10.1 path and the GTX 285 makes do with DX10. As you can see, there's little to differentiate them.