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Benchmark Results: World In Conflict

07:10 - Thursday 12 August 2010 by Don Woligroski

World in Conflict delivers solid performance across all of the cards, and while the minimum frame rate drops below 30, we need to keep in mind that a real-time strategy game doesn't need the same fluid frame rates as a first person shooter.

While the GeForce cards show an average frame rate advantage, the minimum frame rates are just as competitive on the Radeon models. The Super Clocked Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 manages the highest minimum frame rate in this title, almost achieving 30 FPS.

At 2560x1600, the minimum frame rates are almost identical across the board. The slight advantage in average frame rates demonstrated by the GeForce GTX 480 cards is less impressive, but the factory-overclocked Zotac AMP! edition card does boast a notable advantage here.

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mi1ez 12/08/2010 10:25

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Can't see the HIS pushing much air out the back of the case since the cooler shroud doesn't reach the backplate!

mi1ez 12/08/2010 10:29

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Quote :At 100% fan speed, the card is noisier than a stock Radeon HD 5870. but it manages to keep the GPU cool, with temperatures under 70 degrees Fahrenheit at full load.

erm...
70 degrees Fahrenheit = 21.1111111 degrees Celsius

mi1ez 12/08/2010 10:32

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and apparently the gigabyte only reaches 60F. Sort it out Don!

mi1ez 12/08/2010 10:40

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Quote :Strangely, the iCooler V on the HIS card doesn't seem to be performing any better than the stock cooling solution, and actually delivers a the opposite effect, especially at idle.

This will be due to the design aiming for a certain temperature and aiming to keep the noise down.

mi1ez 12/08/2010 10:43

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Quote :Having said that, the GeForce GTX 480 certainly does have its strengths, and if your desires include CUDA, PhysX, and 3D Vision, then this card is a very attractive option.

And it folds like a beast!

mi1ez 12/08/2010 10:43

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Interesting article, but badly written.

aje21 12/08/2010 15:25

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mi1ez :
This will be due to the design aiming for a certain temperature and aiming to keep the noise down.

Or that the card has higher idle speed than reference?

goozaymunanos 13/08/2010 18:24

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please can an admin delete these SPAM MESSAGES please!!!

goozaymunanos 15/08/2010 16:19

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mate if you keep spamming they are just gonna ALL get deleted..

i suggest that if you want at least some of these SPAM messages to stay up there, you quit.

i have contacted admin to get them all removed, grow up and stop being stupid.

Anonymous 23/08/2010 20:14

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eh? I think you got all the temps wrong. 5870 idling at 7 degrees C? I think not