Sapphire HD5670 Ultimate Edition Crossfire X Review

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City is a standalone compilation of the DLC episodes for Grand Theft Auto IV, containing both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony on one disc. It was released alongside the DLC release of The Ballad of Gay Tony on 29 October 2009 for the Xbox 360 and released on 13 April 2010 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3. It does not require a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV to play, nor is an Xbox Live or PSN account necessary (except for multiplayer). The content is also played straight from the disc, and does not need to be downloaded to a hard drive to play, like various other disc-based expansions for other Xbox 360 games that have been released in the past.

The engine is still extremely demanding for this game – even months later for the newest hardware. The latest version changes some of the rendering calls and is used partially within the latest Max Payne engine.

The Crossfire X configuration delivers a much better experience and although there are still some frame rate issues it is worth noting that the minimum frame rate in CFX is higher than the average with one card. That is significant.

The single card remains totally unplayable at these settings while the CFX configuration helps to drive the minimum frame rate figures into the 25-30fps zone for the most part. Ideally we would lower a few settings, even on the CFX system to help push these a little higher throughout.

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