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Demigod Gameplay Performance and IQ - Demigod arrived ahead of schedule amid uproarious approval of its graphical splendor and downcast horror of its networking abomination. Focusing in on its graphical splendor, we will find out which video card best fits your needs in this game, testing no less than seven cards in performance and image quality.
Not very much is known about the technology engine behind Demigod. It appears to be related at least to Supreme Commanders graphics engine, but that is based solely on the graphical appearance of the game. The graphics options in-game are slim, and there is no marking on the retail box which indicate licensing for a graphics engine. This, combined with a lack of documentation on the graphics engine leads us to believe that it is an engine developed by Gas Powered Games, which probably has its origins in Supreme Commander. We do know that AMD was at least peripherally involved in the production of Demigod, since this splash screen below appears before the game starts, after the Stardock and Gas Powered Games logos: