AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Review

Total War ROME 2 is the eighth stand alone game in the Total War series, it is the successor to the successful Rome: Total War title. The Warscape Engine powers the visuals of the game and the new unit cameras will allow players to focus on individual soldiers on the battlefield, which in itself may contain thousands of combatants at a time.

Creative Assembly has stated that they wish to bring out the more human side of war this way, with soldiers reacting with horror as their comrades get killed around them and officers inspiring their men with heroic speeches before siege towers hit the walls of the enemy city. This will be realised using facial animations for individual units, adding a feel of horror and realism to the battles.

We test at Ultra HD 4K resolutions with the ULTRA preset.

The AMD R9 295X X2 wins the Ultra HD 4K test by a clear margin, averaging 65 frames per second. The minimum frame rate was generally quite smooth, although we noticed a few drops just below 30 frames per second.

The AMD R9 295 X2 was the only solution we tested with Rome 2 that was perfectly playable at Ultra HD 4K with these very high image quality settings.

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