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Batman: Arkham Asylum, written by veteran Batman writer Paul Dini, is based on the long-running comic book mythos, as opposed to most other Batman games which are adaptations of the character in other media besides the source material. The Joker, Batman's arch enemy, has instigated an elaborate plot from within Arkham Asylum where many of Batman's other villains have been incarcerated. Batman investigates and comes to learn that the Joker is trying to create an army of Bane-like creatures that threaten Gotham City, and is forced to put a stop to the Joker's plans. The game's main characters are voiced by the actors from the DC Animated Universe, namely Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, and Arleen Sorkin reprise their roles as Batman, the Joker, and Harley Quinn, respectively. The game is played as a third-person perspective action-adventure game with a primary focus on Batman's combat abilities, his stealth and detective skills, and an arsenal of gadgets that can be used in both combat and exploration.
To test we cranked all the settings to full and toggled on 4xAA as well. we took average results from 3 sections of gameplay across various levels. This would really be a worst case scenario.
The results for the Toxic card are fantastic and the title remains playable at all times with the minimum frame rate staying just above the 25fps mark, which cannot be said for the reference board.
At these settings Batman is a test for any GPU, however the Toxic card puts in a good set of results with the minimum frame rate only dipping below 30 on a few occasions.
Bloody Nora batman, thats one scary overclock ! I snagged those apps, thanks for the heads up
I love Sapphires modded cards, those coolers rock my world. Wouldnt it be cool if AMD actually released these from now on with all their new mid/high end ranges?
Absolutely no chance they would be on reference cards, they cost too much. I like the thinking though. Hey with the Intel story that was on here a few days ago and the new reference coolers they are looking at, maybe the whole industry is shifting views on this?
Hats off to Sapphire again,was going to buy this but I held off for a bit even though I read a few good reviews about it. This is a wicked board. £230!! just ordered one
£230 is a wicked price. the ordinary card is £240 in a local store here.
Good price, would like to see CF figures for these. £460 for two of them, would be a good head to head against a GTX480 🙂
I think the 480 GTX would get its ass handed to it, then some, but would be interesting for sho.
I think the 5770 is better value though, ive seen some for £120 online, two of them would beat one of these.
Anyone seen a good price for one of these in Canada?
£349.99 on newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102881&cm_re=hd5850_toxic-_-14-102-881-_-Product
Canada? anyone know? best online place to buy?
Great review, thanks KG
Loved the review, thanks Gurus
Sapphire are great, wish more makers would use vapor x style cooling.
XFX are doing one which I think is sourced from the same company. check out this review. http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/xfx-hd5870-black-edition-review/
Read this review last night and didnt have time to comment. Its a great product as many reviews have already testifed to. Was interesting personally to see the drain figures at the wall.
not much stock available where I live. unfortunately as a bud of mine wants it.