PowerColor PCS+ HD 4870 1GB GDDR5
Half Life 2: Episode 2
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Thanks to the dedication of hardcore PC gamers and a huge mod-community, the original Half-Life was one of the most successful first person shooters of all time. And courtesy of an updated game engine, gorgeous visuals, and intelligent weapon and level designs, Half Life 2 became just as popular. Episode 2 - the most recent addition to the franchise - offers a number of visual enhancements including better looking transparent texture anti-aliasing. These tests were run at resolutions of 1,920 x 1,200 and 2,560 x 1,600 with 4X anti-aliasing and 16X anisotropic filtering enabled concurrently. Color correction and HDR rendering were also enabled in the game engine as well. We used a custom recorded timedemo to benchmark all cards for these tests. |
The PowerColor PCS+ HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 performed well in our custom Half Life 2: Episode 2 benchmark. Here again, the PowerColor card's higher clocks give it an edge over the reference Radeon HD 4870 and GeForce GTX 260.