Half-Life 2 Performance

As with Doom 3, there are quite a few titles coming out that will use the HL2 Source engine to varying degrees. Of course, many of those will have additional graphics features like HDR, so we don’t know precisely how they'll perform. Still, the Sin: Episodes and HL2: Lost Coast and Aftermath are all looking promising.

Half Life 2

Half Life 2

Half Life 2

Half Life 2

With Half-Life 2, we get a clearer picture of how the X800 GT and the 6600 GT can perform better or worse than each other in the same game under different circumstances. In this case, the X800 GT is better suited to handle the greater memory demand of anti-aliasing, while the 6600 GT performs better than the X800 GT without AA. Either of these cards would be ideal given the buyer's specific preferences of games and settings. Also note that with all tested resolutions and settings coming at close to 60+ FPS (other than 1600x1200 4xAA) , all of these cards perform adequately.

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  • bupkus - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    What would be a good minimum fps for UT2004?
  • tuteja1986 - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    I saw the X800GTO selling at $280AUD which is cheap since 6600GT sell arround $250 - $300AUD in australia. Anyways I read the X800GTO review "http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review...">http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review... i thought X800GTO was great for its price in australia anyways. Anyways if i do upgrade in end of this year it would either X1600XT or 7600GT when ever they come out.
  • AtaStrumf - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    Man, you guys sure take your time (probably all those useless 7800 GTX reviews took their toll). At least you could have included the X800 GTO (and 9800 Pro for reference - same spec old tech), but that said it is one of the better GPU reviews lately. Just one gripe. You shold have made it VERY CLEAR that 128 MB X800 GT is much slower frequency wise than the 256 MB one.

    I must say I'm more than a bit dissappointed in X800 GT. It sure looked better on paper. 6600 GT still seems to be the better card overall (1280x1024 no AA -- which is what the great majory uses)

    Here's hoping that the X1600 brings something better.
  • arturnow - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    ATi respond to GeForce 6600GT after one year. Congratulation !!!
  • CrystalBay - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    For $200 , FTW...
  • DerekWilson - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    we're waiting for one ... but you might end up looking in another direction before we get to it.
  • imaheadcase - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    "several titles coming out in the near future that will use the same engine. Quake 4 and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars"

    Of which are terrible examples, thats one way to not get on doom 3 side. lol

    Case in point download the multiplayer video of Quake 4...you will laugh so much you wonder if its still quake 2 engine. It does not even look changed from last quake
  • Pete - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    One note, I think you listed the effective rather than actual RAM speed for the 6600GT in the table on p.2.
  • DerekWilson - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    first, josh wrote this one (though jarred did some editing)

    second, I just fixed the problem -- you were correct.
  • Pete - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - link

    Josh! I meant Josh! :)

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