System setup and notes
| Graphics cards | BFG GeForce GTX OCX 285 1,024MB | Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 TOXIC 1,024MB | Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1,024MB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current pricing, including VAT | £285 | £262 |
£225 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Stream processors | 240 | 1,440 | 1,440 |
| GPU clock speed (MHz) | 702 (648) | 765 | 725 |
| Shader clock speed (MHz) | 1,584 (1,476) | 765 | 725 |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 2,664 (2,484) | 4,500 | 4,000 |
| Memory bus width (bits) | 512 | 256 | 256 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition (3.20GHz, 8MB L3 cache, quad-core, LGA1366) | ||
| Motherboard | Foxconn Bloodrage X58 | ||
| Motherboard BIOS | P08 | ||
| Mainboard software | Intel Inf 9.1.1.1015 | ||
| Memory | 6GB Corsair DOMINATOR PC10,667 | ||
| Memory timings and speed | 9-9-9-24 1T @ DDR3-1,333 | ||
| PSU | Corsair HX850W | ||
| Monitor | Dell 30in 3007WFP - 2,560x1,600px | ||
| Disk drive(s) | Seagate 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 (3Gb/s mode) | ||
| Graphics driver | ForceWare 196.21 | Catalyst 10.1 | Catalyst 10.1 |
| Operating system | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | ||
Software
| 3D Benchmarks | Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
v1.2, internal benchmark: DX10/10.1 -
very high
quality Far Cry 2 v1.03 - very high quality Crysis v1.1.1.711 - train map - enthusiast quality DiRT2 - London map - ultra-high-quality |
|---|
Notes
Benchmarks were conducted at 1,680x1,050, 1,920x1,200, and 2,560x1,600
with the maximum in-game detail. Power-draw, temperatures, and
overclocking are considered, too.We're playing around with the choice of benchmarks and this is the first time that you will see Colin McRae: DiRT 2 in the suite for an AIB card. We've benchmarked the London map with the game's 'ultra' quality setting used.
The cards have been benchmarked with the latest publicly-available drivers (as at 16/02/10) and we've included a stock-clocked Radeon HD 5850 from HIS and, at roughly the same price as the Sapphire HD 5850 TOXIC, a pre-overclocked GeForce GTX 285 from BFG and NVIDIA. The GPU's default frequencies are listed in parenthesis.
If you would like to see a wider suite with a greater number of comparison cards, albeit on older drivers, please head on over to here
