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Sapphire HD6850 Vapor X Edition Graphics Card Review

Shogun 2 is set in 16th-century feudal Japan, in the aftermath of the Ōnin War. The country is fractured into rival clans led by local warlords, each fighting for control. The player takes on the role of one of these warlords, with the goal of dominating other factions and claiming his rule over Japan. The standard edition of the game will feature a total of eight factions (plus a ninth faction for the tutorial), each with a unique starting position and different political and military strengths.

All settings are pushed to mixed high/ultra settings as shown below.

Real world testing can fluctuate a little, especially with dynamic environments. With this test we also like to include built in benchmark results via Steam so readers can directly compare against their own hardware. Direct X 11 1080p and 720p results are below.

The latest 6000 series AMD hardware performs well with this intensive engine and we are able to average solid frame rates, even at 1080p.

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6 comments

  1. So in theory it should be around £130? seems good. shame I missed that 5850 xtreme however, that was even better value.

  2. The Vapor X cooler is great. I recently took my off to clean it as it is about a year old. I advise everyone to clean their systems out. the amount of dust that builds up in a graphics card over a year is scary !. can also stop performance too and block fans

  3. Their fans are also good, you should have pointed that out more in the review.

  4. Nice card, good for the price, but I want to aim higher next time, like a 6950.

  5. After looking at the power consumption figures I’m wondering why this card has two 6pin PCIe plugs, surely they aren’t both necessary.

  6. Sapphire normally do this with their cards to help with overclocking performance.