FEAR? 512 mb?

[Intel_Hydralisk]

So here's some anandtech numbers. Specifically, the 7800 gtx vs. x1800 xt. Both graphs (the 2nd one is on the next page) show the two cards performing almost identically.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2575&p=4
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Here's hexus.net:
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=3603&page=9


Now, is this because it was the demo that was run @ hexus.net... or was it because hexus had a 512 mb x1800 xt? Not sure which x1800 xt anandtech ran... probably was the 256 mb version.

 

[V99]

Well we need some reviews with them... With the full version. Because overall graphic parformance was improved with the 1.01 patch right?

 

[Bona Fide]

Straight from the HEXUS review:

The reasons for F.E.A.R. doing so well on the new ATI hardware are likely shader efficiency and framebuffer space related, the 512MiB memory size on ATI's hardware allowing it to do very well.

AT used the 256mb version. Could this be the first game that's dependent on video card memory more than pipelines?

 

[Intel_Hydralisk]

Straight from the HEXUS review:



AT used the 256mb version. Could this be the first game that's dependent on video card memory more than pipelines?

Not sure... if you looked at AT's first review of the x1000 series, they listed thte x1800 xt as 512 mb.

 

[Nidhogg]

any review on the FEAR sp demo preformance means nothing at all today, not that it ever did.

the demo in no way represents a retail product and should not be looked at as a legitimate benching program for any retail products.

..unless you like playing the demo over and over or something.