MSI R9 280 Gaming v PNY GTX760 XLR8 – £185 shootout

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 both 1080p and 1600p with the ULTRA quality preset.

The MSI R9 280 Gaming manages to hold playable frame rates at both 1080p and 1600p. The PNY GTX760 XLR8 struggles to maintain playable frame rates at 1600p and image quality settings would need to be reduced.

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