PNY GeForce GTX570 Enthusiast Edition Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging and contents3. PNY GTX 5704. Testing methodology5. Synthetic: UniGine Heaven Benchmark 2.56. Synthetic: 3DMark Vantage7. Synthetic: 3DMark 118. Synthetic: Stone Giant9. Synthetic: Tessmark10. Synthetic: Alien vs Predator Benchmark11. Battlefield Bad Company 212. Call Of Duty Black Ops13. Crysis Warhead14. Mafia II15. Metro 203316. Technical: Overclocking17. Technical: Thermal Dynamics18. Technical: Power Usage19. Final Thoughts20. View All Pages

Crysis Warhead, like the original Crysis, is set in the near future when an ancient alien spacecraft is discovered on an island east of the Philippines. The single-player campaign has the player assume the role of former SAS Delta Force operator Sergeant Michael Sykes, referred to in-game by his call sign, Psycho. Psycho’s arsenal of futuristic weapons builds on those showcased in Crysis, with the introduction of Mini-SMGs which can be dual-wielded, a six-shot grenade launcher equipped with EMP grenades, and the destructive, short ranged Plasma Accumulator Cannon (PAX). The highly versatile Nanosuit returns. In Crysis Warhead, the player fights North Korean and extraterrestrial enemies, in many different locations, such as a tropical island jungle, inside an “Ice Sphere”, an underground mining complex, which is followed by a convoy train transporting an unknown alien object held by the North Koreans, and finally, to an airfield.

Testing will be done with Enthusiast settings at 1080p resolution. We are testing today using the Adapt or Perish campaign from the single player game.

The PNY GTX 570 and HD 6950 provided all the performance we need to play Crysis Warhead comfortably. The PNY GTX 570 posted a minimum of 30 and an average of 46.39 frames per second at Enthusiast settings. The average speed was about 5 frames per second faster than the 6950 in this test but both cards were right around the 30 frame per second minimum we look for.

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