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F.E.A.R. 2 Gameplay Performance and IQ - F.E.A.R. 2 is here for all of you to get your Alma fix. But is Alma Wade the only terrifying part of the game, or will the performance make you want to crawl out of your skin too? We'll find out with seven of today's most popular video cards.
Performance in F.E.A.R. 2 surprised us throughout testing. At every resolution we tested, all seven video cards allowed us to use maximum in-game graphics options with 16X AF and some level of AA.
At 2560x1600, the AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 took a commanding lead, allowing us to use 12X CFAA. It was followed closely by the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285, which allowed us to use 8X CSAA, and then the GeForce GTX 280, which permitted 4X MSAA