Sapphire HD7770 GHZ FleX Edition Review

1. Introduction2. Sapphire HD7770 GHZ FleX Edition3. Sapphire HD7770 GHZ FleX Edition (Super High Res Gallery)4. Testing Methodology5. Setting Up EyeFinity6. Synthetic: Unigine Heaven Benchmark7. Synthetic: 3DMark Vantage8. Synthetic: 3DMark 119. Image Quality: HQV Benchmark 2.010. Gaming: F1 2011 (1080p)11. Gaming: Alien V Predator (1080p)12. Gaming: Tom Clancy HAWX 2 (1080p)13. Gaming: Resident Evil 5 (1080p)14. Gaming: Far Cry 2 (1200p)15. Gaming: Total War: Shogun 2 (1080p & 720p)16. Gaming: Battlefield 3 (1080p)17. Technical: Thermal Dynamics18. Technical: Acoustics Performance19. Technical: Power Consumption20. Technical: Overclocking21. Closing Thoughts22. View All Pages

Shogun 2 is set in 16th-century feudal Japan, in the aftermath of the Ōnin War. The country is fractured into rival clans led by local warlords, each fighting for control. The player takes on the role of one of these warlords, with the goal of dominating other factions and claiming his rule over Japan. The standard edition of the game will feature a total of eight factions (plus a ninth faction for the tutorial), each with a unique starting position and different political and military strengths.

We use the built in STEAM benchmark with this game, so you can compare directly against your own hardware.

An average frame rate of 31 is quite good, although it is worth pointing out that it did drop below the sweet spot of 25 fps a few times. 1080p really does need a £200 graphics card for Shogun 2 to shine at this resolution.

If you can tolerate playing this Direct X 11 title at 720p, then the frame rate improves significantly, averaging almost 80 fps.

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