MSI N460GTX 1GD5 Cyclone 1GB Review

1. Introduction2. MSI N460GTX 1GD5 Cyclone3. Testing Methodology4. Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.15. 3DMark Vantage6. Alien V Predator7. Far Cry 28. Resident Evil 59. Metro 203310. Tom Clancy HAWX11. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City12. Left4Dead 213. Crysis Warhead14. HQV Benchmark V2.015. Overclocking16. Thermal Dynamics17. Acoustics Performance18. Power Consumption19. Closing Thoughts20. View All Pages

Crysis Warhead, like the original Crysis, is based in a future where an ancient alien spacecraft has been discovered beneath the Earth 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. Like Crysis, Warhead uses Microsoft’s Direct3D 10 (DirectX 10) for graphics rendering.

Testing was taken from a custom run of Cargo Level at 1080p in DX10, gamer settings.

The HD5850 is still leading the pack in Crysis even against the hardcore overclocked 460GTX Cyclone. The interesting observation we noticed last time continues however, it seems nVidia have fine tuned their drivers better for this game as the minimum frame rates seem to always be slightly higher than the ATI solutions.

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