GeForce GTX260+ vs Radeon 4850 Part 1: Performance
Direct3D (Legacy)
The next set of benchmarks will cover slightly older Direct3D titles. These games are fast enough to run at my top resolution of 1920×1440 and they’re also fast enough to test both 4xMSAA and 8xMSAA (8xQ on nVidia), and usually attain respectable scores.
Things get even better for the 260+ with these tests as it racks up an impressive 57.09% average performance gain over the 4850 overall. In particular it really shines in Medal of Honor Pacific Assault (both 4xAA and 8xAA) and in Far Cry with 4xAA. Interestingly the gap narrows a bit when running 8xMSAA in Fear and Serious Sam 2.
