AMD Radeon 6990 Review - Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2 (and the whole Cry/Crysis series) has long been considered a system killer. If not a killer, then at least a good strong test. As always, we run our test at max settings with 4xAA. The benchmark tool within Far Cry 2 offers settings for High, Very High and Ultra. We chose Ultra with 4xAA.

While once a true system killer, Far Cry 2 shows that hardware catches up to software. All but the 5770 are hitting 60fps in widescreen (at max settings), and the CFX configurations are doubling that at a 120fps CPU wall.

Eyefinity does show a steady performance climb. The top configurations are hitting 90fps in Eyefinity, with the 6800 and 6900 single card configurations posting very playable numbers.

The Radeon HD 6990 is well past overkill for single widescreen and 3x1-L Eyefinity users. However, it does provide a noticeable improvement for 5x1-P users and pushes past 60 fps.

Below is a table that outlines the performance difference between the Radeon HD 6990 and the comparable SKUs. For example, the Radeon HD 6990 provides a 15fps improvement over an Eyefinity6 CFX configuration in 3x1600x900, and that represents a 23% increase over that Eyefinity6 CFX configuration.