Mid-Range AMD Graphics Card Round-Up (HIS 7770 GHz / HIS 7850 / Sapphire 7850)

Released in March 2011, Crysis 2 was the highly-anticipated sequel to Crytek's triumphant predecessor. The CryEngine 3 game engine is able to deliver stunning visuals of New York's urban scenery as well as the intense conflict. Those stunning visuals and intense battles demand powerful PC hardware.

We used the game's second most demanding – ‘Extreme' – setting to offer an intense challenge for the gaming hardware while also making playable frame rates a possibility. We are also utilising the DX11 and High Res Textures pack as well as the latest patch – 1.9.

The demanding and diverse environment of Crysis 2's Time Square map allows the HIS 7850 IceQ graphics card to make good use of its 2 gigabytes of frame buffer. Sapphire's 1GB 7850 manages to match the HIS card's average performance, but its minimum frame rates are 21.4% lower.

HIS' 7770 IceQ X Turbo has a tough time rendering playable frame rates at Crysis 2's Extreme image quality. For gaming use with the HIS 7770 card, we would turn down the image quality settings to render more playable frame rates.

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