GeForce 8800GT vs Radeon HD4870 1GB - FarCry2

Recently upgraded my aging 8800GT to the mighty HD4870 with a luxurious 1GB of GDDR5 to play FarCry 2 =)






Bench it with the exact same settings, average result is taken after 3 loops of small ranch.

Get ready for some insane frame rates!







8800GT 512MB OC (713/1728/2000)






HD4870 1GB OC (790/3800)


WHAT?! HD4870 1GB is only 1.4fps faster than 8800GT?!







Test System

Processor: Intel Core2Quad Q6600 @ 3.2Ghz (355x9)
Motherboard: ASUS P5B-E Plus
Memory: 2x1GB Kingston @ DDR2-1066 5-5-5-18
Storage: Hitachi 160GB 7200 SATA2
Power Supply: Coolermaster iGreen 500W
Display: BenQ FP202W 1680x1050 8ms

Graphics:
MSI NX8800GT 512MB OC (T2D512E) @ 713/1728/2000
MSI R4870 1GB OC (T2D1G) @ 790/3800

Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 32-bit DX10
Forceware 180.48 WHQL
Catalyst 8.12
FarCry 2 v1.0

----UPDATE----

After installing Catalyst 8.12 Hotfix...



the frame rates shoot through the roof!!!

Problem solved.





A better picture with this graph.





Data table of the test results...



other sites on FarCry 2 graphics performance:
Guru3D
Techspot