Sapphire HD5850 Toxic 1GB Video Card Review

1. Introduction2. The Bundle3. The Sapphire HD5850 Toxic Edition4. Testing Configuration5. Resident Evil 56. Batman Arkham Asylum7. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call Of Pripyat8. Left 4 Dead 29. Colin McRae Dirt 210. Crysis Warhead11. 3D Mark Vantage12. Thermal Dynamics13. Power Consumption14. Manual Overclocking15. Closing Thoughts16. View All Pages

Batman: Arkham Asylum, written by veteran Batman writer Paul Dini, is based on the long-running comic book mythos, as opposed to most other Batman games which are adaptations of the character in other media besides the source material. The Joker, Batman's arch enemy, has instigated an elaborate plot from within Arkham Asylum where many of Batman's other villains have been incarcerated. Batman investigates and comes to learn that the Joker is trying to create an army of Bane-like creatures that threaten Gotham City, and is forced to put a stop to the Joker's plans. The game's main characters are voiced by the actors from the DC Animated Universe, namely Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, and Arleen Sorkin reprise their roles as Batman, the Joker, and Harley Quinn, respectively. The game is played as a third-person perspective action-adventure game with a primary focus on Batman's combat abilities, his stealth and detective skills, and an arsenal of gadgets that can be used in both combat and exploration.

To test we cranked all the settings to full and toggled on 4xAA as well. we took average results from 3 sections of gameplay across various levels. This would really be a worst case scenario.

The results for the Toxic card are fantastic and the title remains playable at all times with the minimum frame rate staying just above the 25fps mark, which cannot be said for the reference board.

At these settings Batman is a test for any GPU, however the Toxic card puts in a good set of results with the minimum frame rate only dipping below 30 on a few occasions.

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