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Follow-up on the previous part - this time with DX8 and DX9 hardware. If you are instered in this era of GPUs, you are in the right place. Radeon 9700 Pro, GeForce FX 5800 Ultra and many others, everything thoroughly tested.

Far Cry (Medium, DX8)


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Far Cry (Medium, DX8) – 800×600 noAA, noAF [fps]


GeForce 7800 GS
206.4
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
206.1
GeForce 6800 Ultra
205.4
Radeon X850 Pro
195.6
Radeon X800 XT PE
193.2
GeForce 7800 GT
190.7
GeForce 6800
188.5
Radeon X1800 XL
180.9
Radeon X800 GT
179.2
Radeon 9800 XT
176.1
Radeon X1600 XT
170.8
GeForce 6700 XL
159.9
GeForce 6800 LE
156.0
Radeon X700 Pro
152.8
Radeon 9700 Pro
145.7
Radeon X1300 Pro
126.3
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
118.3
Radeon 9600 TX
115.2
Chrome S25
108.2
GeForce 6600
106.8
Radeon 9600 XT
103.1
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
102.3
GeForce FX 5900 XT
94.4
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
93.2
GeForce 9300 GE
87.3
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
78.5
Radeon 9500
68.3
GeForce GT 610 PCI
63.4
GeForce4 Ti4600
62.6
Quadro FX 1100
62.2
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
59.1
GeForce 7300 GS
56.5
GeForce4 Ti4200
50.3
Radeon 8500
47.6
Radeon 9100
46.8
GeForce FX 5600
42.8
GeForce3 Ti500
40.4
Radeon 9000 Pro
37.5
Radeon 9000
34.0
GeForce FX 5200
33.7
GeForce3 Ti200
30.1
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
24.4
Radeon 9200 SE
24.2
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0



Far Cry (Medium, DX8) – 800×600 2×AA, 4×AF [fps]


Radeon X800 XT PE
192.3
GeForce 6800 Ultra
187.9
GeForce 7800 GS
186.7
Radeon X850 Pro
184.5
GeForce 7800 GT
183.5
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
179.0
Radeon X1800 XL
177.8
Radeon X800 GT
138.3
GeForce 6800
131.2
Radeon 9800 XT
126.1
Radeon X1600 XT
121.2
GeForce 6700 XL
120.6
Radeon X700 Pro
105.3
Radeon 9700 Pro
100.9
GeForce 6800 LE
99.2
Radeon X1300 Pro
90.9
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
81.7
GeForce 6600
74.7
Radeon 9600 TX
72.9
GeForce 9300 GE
71.0
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
70.2
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
67.5
Radeon 9600 XT
67.3
GeForce FX 5900 XT
65.5
GeForce GT 610 PCI
62.2
Quadro FX 1100
50.0
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
47.1
Radeon 9500
44.1
Chrome S25
40.2
GeForce 7300 GS
35.4
GeForce FX 5600
35.3
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
34.3
GeForce4 Ti4600
29.4
GeForce FX 5200
24.5
GeForce4 Ti4200
23.9
Radeon 9100
21.9
GeForce3 Ti500
21.4
Radeon 8500
21.1
Radeon 9000 Pro
18.9
Radeon 9000
17.2
GeForce3 Ti200
16.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
15.1
Radeon 9200 SE
11.7
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0



Far Cry (Medium, DX8) – 800×600 4×AA, 8×AF [fps]


Radeon X800 XT PE
184.2
Radeon X1800 XL
169.2
GeForce 7800 GT
160.0
GeForce 7800 GS
155.4
Radeon X850 Pro
148.1
GeForce 6800 Ultra
147.8
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
147.0
GeForce 6800
100.2
Radeon X1600 XT
95.3
Radeon 9800 XT
92.6
GeForce 6700 XL
89.8
GeForce 6800 LE
78.6
Radeon X700 Pro
78.3
Radeon 9700 Pro
73.7
Radeon X1300 Pro
68.8
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
62.9
GeForce 9300 GE
59.5
GeForce GT 610 PCI
57.4
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
53.9
GeForce 6600
52.7
Radeon 9600 TX
52.1
GeForce FX 5900 XT
51.2
Radeon 9600 XT
45.8
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
42.6
Quadro FX 1100
39.7
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
33.4
Radeon 9500
30.9
GeForce FX 5600
28.1
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
22.8
GeForce 7300 GS
20.8
GeForce4 Ti4600
19.9
Chrome S25
18.2
GeForce FX 5200
16.5
GeForce4 Ti4200
16.0
GeForce3 Ti500
15.1
GeForce3 Ti200
11.4
Radeon 9100
11.2
Radeon 8500
9.7
Radeon 9000
8.6
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
Radeon 9200 SE
0.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
0.0
Radeon X800 GT
0.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
0.0



Far Cry (Medium, DX8) – 1024×768 noAA, noAF [fps]


GeForce 6800 Ultra
197.5
Radeon X800 XT PE
196.5
GeForce 7800 GS
193.1
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
190.0
Radeon X850 Pro
188.8
GeForce 7800 GT
184.7
Radeon X1800 XL
182.2
GeForce 6800
148.9
Radeon X800 GT
141.6
Radeon X1600 XT
139.4
Radeon 9800 XT
133.4
GeForce 6700 XL
125.7
GeForce 6800 LE
116.8
Radeon X700 Pro
115.9
Radeon 9700 Pro
106.2
Radeon X1300 Pro
89.5
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
87.8
Radeon 9600 TX
81.2
GeForce 6600
78.6
Chrome S25
76.1
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
74.3
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
71.4
GeForce FX 5900 XT
70.7
Radeon 9600 XT
70.6
GeForce 9300 GE
61.5
GeForce GT 610 PCI
60.6
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
55.4
Radeon 9500
46.1
GeForce4 Ti4600
45.5
Quadro FX 1100
44.5
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
44.0
GeForce 7300 GS
39.9
GeForce4 Ti4200
36.7
Radeon 9100
34.0
Radeon 8500
33.9
GeForce3 Ti500
33.7
GeForce FX 5600
31.4
Radeon 9000 Pro
26.2
GeForce3 Ti200
25.2
GeForce FX 5200
24.8
Radeon 9000
23.7
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
17.2
Radeon 9200 SE
16.6
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0



Far Cry (Medium, DX8) – 1024×768 2×AA, 4×AF [fps]


Radeon X1800 XL
160.0
GeForce 7800 GT
154.2
GeForce 6800 Ultra
146.0
GeForce 7800 GS
144.4
Radeon X850 Pro
143.9
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
135.7
Radeon X800 XT PE
125.7
Radeon X800 GT
102.7
GeForce 6800
96.7
Radeon X1600 XT
91.7
GeForce 6700 XL
90.0
Radeon 9800 XT
88.5
Radeon X700 Pro
75.8
GeForce 6800 LE
72.9
Radeon 9700 Pro
70.2
Radeon X1300 Pro
63.0
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
59.8
GeForce GT 610 PCI
53.9
GeForce 6600
53.2
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
52.0
Radeon 9600 TX
49.6
GeForce 9300 GE
49.3
GeForce FX 5900 XT
48.4
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
47.0
Radeon 9600 XT
45.6
Quadro FX 1100
35.4
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
32.3
Radeon 9500
29.8
Chrome S25
27.9
GeForce FX 5600
25.4
GeForce 7300 GS
23.7
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
23.6
GeForce4 Ti4600
19.7
GeForce FX 5200
17.3
GeForce4 Ti4200
15.8
GeForce3 Ti500
14.9
Radeon 9100
13.8
Radeon 8500
13.1
Radeon 9000 Pro
12.0
GeForce3 Ti200
11.1
Radeon 9000
10.7
Radeon 9200 SE
6.6
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
0.0



Far Cry (Medium, DX8) – 1024×768 4×AA, 8×AF [fps]


Radeon X800 XT PE
142.6
Radeon X1800 XL
140.4
GeForce 7800 GT
123.3
GeForce 7800 GS
114.4
GeForce 6800 Ultra
110.3
Radeon X850 Pro
109.4
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
108.2
Radeon X800 GT
74.7
GeForce 6800
73.3
Radeon X1600 XT
71.4
Radeon 9800 XT
65.2
GeForce 6700 XL
63.9
GeForce 6800 LE
56.7
Radeon X700 Pro
55.5
Radeon 9700 Pro
51.8
GeForce GT 610 PCI
48.6
Radeon X1300 Pro
47.9
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
46.3
GeForce 9300 GE
41.4
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
39.4
GeForce FX 5900 XT
37.4
GeForce 6600
36.2
Radeon 9600 TX
35.7
Radeon 9600 XT
31.2
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
28.5
Quadro FX 1100
27.8
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
22.8
Radeon 9500
21.1
GeForce FX 5600
20.0
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
15.5
GeForce4 Ti4600
13.2
GeForce 7300 GS
13.2
Chrome S25
12.6
GeForce FX 5200
11.3
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
Radeon 9200 SE
0.0
Radeon 8500
0.0
Radeon 9100
0.0
Radeon 9000
0.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
0.0
GeForce3 Ti200
0.0
GeForce3 Ti500
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4200
0.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
0.0



Far Cry (Medium, DX8) – 1280×1024 noAA, noAF [fps]


Radeon X800 XT PE
175.9
Radeon X1800 XL
157.6
GeForce 7800 GT
156.7
GeForce 6800 Ultra
154.5
GeForce 7800 GS
145.5
Radeon X850 Pro
144.1
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
143.3
GeForce 6800
105.0
Radeon X800 GT
101.1
Radeon X1600 XT
100.9
Radeon 9800 XT
91.2
GeForce 6700 XL
90.1
GeForce 6800 LE
80.8
Radeon X700 Pro
79.9
Radeon 9700 Pro
71.5
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
60.5
Radeon X1300 Pro
55.8
Chrome S25
55.2
Radeon 9600 TX
53.4
GeForce 6600
53.4
GeForce GT 610 PCI
52.0
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
50.4
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
50.1
GeForce FX 5900 XT
48.5
Radeon 9600 XT
46.0
GeForce 9300 GE
40.6
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
36.8
GeForce4 Ti4600
30.9
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
30.2
Quadro FX 1100
29.9
Radeon 9500
29.3
GeForce 7300 GS
26.1
GeForce3 Ti500
25.9
GeForce4 Ti4200
24.8