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Sapphire HD7870 W/ Boost (Tahiti LE) Review

Max Payne 3 is a third-person shooter in which the player assumes the role of its titular character, Max Payne. Max Payne 3 features a similar over-the-shoulder camera as its predecessors, with the addition of a cover mechanic, while also retaining much of the same run-and-gun style of gameplay. Max Payne 3 also marks the return of bullet-time in action sequences, for which the franchise is notable.

In bullet-time it is possible to see every bullet strike an enemy in detail. New to the series is a “Last Stand” mechanic, which gives the player a grace period after losing all health during which time the player may kill the enemy that wounded them in order to continue playing, however this mechanic is only usable if the player has one or more bottles of painkillers in their possession.

We used the image quality settings, highlighted above. Total video memory demand was 1270MB from all cards.

Performance from this engine was good, and perfectly smooth throughout, averaging 48 frames per second.

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4 comments

  1. nice looking card and as review says, good price point.

  2. Tahiti LE rocks. I want to upgrade my HD7770 to one of these in the next month.

  3. The power of a Kitguru review, OCUK sold out today 🙁

  4. When u run HWinfo software, it will show this GC is HD7890 Tahiti LE. 🙂