XFX HD5870 Black Edition Review

Aliens V Predator has proved to be a big seller since the release and Sega have taken the franchise into new territory after taking it from Sierra. AVP is a Direct X 11 supported title and delivers not only advanced shadow rendering but high quality tessellation for the cards on test today.

The game was tested at 1920×1200 and 2560×1600 which are the resolutions which the high end target audience will utilise. All in game settings were maximised – which is exactly how high end gamers will want their HD5870 gaming experience to be.

The results show that the HD5870 Black Edition outperforms the reference card throughout testing and at 2560×1600 with 2AA and 16AF this actually translates into smoother real life performance when the action starts to heat up. While a differential of 3fps between minimum frame rates doesn't sound like much, this actually does make a noticeable difference.

When we analyse the all important minimum frame rate figures (for a worst case scenario result) we can ascertain that only once over the course of our gaming testing did the performance drop below 25fps. The 30fps mark is seen by many as ‘the sweet spot' so we have it marked in green for easy reference. This is a great set of results for the XFX Black Edition, especially at such demanding settings in a DX11 title.

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