Batman: Arkham City, and Battlefield 3
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Review: HEXUS.net/qa7so | Where2buy: amazon.co.uk |
Homepage: batmanarkhamcity.com/ | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Developer: Rocksteady Studios |
Batman: Arkham City is a class above many games in the action-adventure genre, marrying gorgeous graphics and strong level design with potent storytelling and a kick-ass selection of gadgets and moves. It looks great in DX11, too.
We've changed the aliasing method to FXAA (High) from 8x MSAA for this two-card test. Performance is fantastic on both single-GPU range-toppers. The newer AMD driver provides a 5.4 per cent boost at the 2,560x1,600 test.
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Review: HEXUS.net/qa7yc | Where2buy: amazon.co.uk |
Homepage: battlefield.com/battlefield3 | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE |
Battlefield 3 is one of the most popular PC games of the last year and features breathtaking visuals and an absorbing multiplayer component.
Look at the results, and then look at them again. AMD made a specific, concerted point about describing the GCN-related improvements for the Frostbite 2 engine that underpins Battlefield 3 - and by consequence, MOH: Warfighter. We had expected to see a 15 per cent improvement, perhaps a shade less, but the Catalyst 12.11 numbers are 33.9 per cent higher at 1080p and 19.4 per cent higher at 1600p.
We've double- and triple-checked the results and run the test multiple times; the reported figures are consistent. We can logically surmise that our benchmark map is wonderfully partial to the behind-the-scenes improvements present in the new driver. In a semi-facetious way, it makes you wonder what AMD's driver teams were doing for the past 10 months.
