Radeon HD 5850 Roundup - Triple Threat
Crysis Warhead & Far Cry 2 Results
Crysis Warhead Results
No surprises here too, as the three non-reference Radeon HD 5850 cards once again put in comparable performances. However, we did notice that the PowerColor PCS+ HD 5850 was a tad slower due to its slightly lower clock speeds. Even so, the difference is about a frame or two, which is negligible. To end, the three cards performed substantially better than the reference Radeon HD 5850 and was even capable of giving both the Radeon HD 5870 and the GeForce GTX 470 a run for their money.
Far Cry 2 Results
It's the same story on Far Cry 2, as we see the identically clocked ASUS EAH5850 DirectCU TOP and Sapphire HD 5850 Toxic Edition sandwiching the slower clocked PowerColor PCS+ HD 5850. Additionally, all three non-reference cards were about 5% to 10% quicker than a reference Radeon HD 5850. And while they were within striking distance of a Radeon HD 5870, they were no match for the GeForce GTX 470, which absolutely blitzed the competition.