Crysis

The old system buster standby is of course Crysis.  This game is seems almost to have been born to bring graphics cards to their knees.  Resolution was set to 1680x1050 with FSAA turned off.  All other features were set to "High" with the exception of object quality which was "Very High."  We took a stroll coupled with some grenade and cloak action in the 'Contact' area.

Min: 3    Max: 48    Avg: 36

Far Cry 2

With Far Cry's being as wildly loved as it was, of course there had to be a Far Cry 2.  Set in Africa, this game clings to the desert the way the original clung to the beach.  Beautiful scenery of the Serengeti should make Ubisoft proud.  Resolution was set to 1600x1200 with FSAA turned off and all other features set to 'High'.

Min: 33    Max: 77    Avg: 59

Futuremark's 3DMark06

While we are not big fans of canned synthetic benchmarks, a number of readers have requested that we throw in some 3DMark06 action.  As requested, here it is.

Performance Summary

The HIS HD 4770 has really made a good showing here.  Only Crysis made us throw change in the cuss jar.  Kicking the resolution down made Crysis smooth and enjoyable again.  We graphed the 1600 resolution to give you a better idea of what this little engine can do.  What really impressed me was Far Cry 2's showing.  Far Cry 2 is fairly intensive and I fully expected the HD 4770 to struggle a bit with it.  I was certainly surprised when a few tunes made the game flow like water.

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