The Passive Gigabyte & Overclocked HIS HD 6770 meet the EVGA GTX 550 Ti
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (L4D) is a 2008 co-op first-person shooter that was developed by Turtle Rock Studios and purchased by Valve Corporation during its development. Left 4 Dead uses Valve’s proprietary Source engine . L4D is set in the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic which pits its four protagonists against hordes of the infected zombies. There are four game modes: a single-player mode in which your allies are controlled by AI; a four-player, co-op campaign mode; an eight-player online versus mode; and a four-player survival mode. In all modes, an artificial intelligence (AI), dubbed the “Director”, controls pacing and spawns, to create a more dynamic experience with increased replay value. It is best as a multiplayer game with humans.
There is no built-in benchmark, so we created our own custom time demo which is very repeatable. The game is updated regularly by Steam and we chose the highest detail settings and 8xAA. We test at 1920×1200 and 1680×1050 resolutions:
Left 4 Dead places the GTX 550Ti right amid the performance of the two HD 6770s, edging them both out at 1680×1050. However, there is no practical difference playing this game on either platform and you will not be left behind. Look ahead to our super-widescreen testing to see how the HD 6770s fare at 5760×1080 and also how CrossFired HD 6770s manage this game.
