ATI's Radeon 9800, 9600 & 9200: Still Fighting Strong

AA+AF Performance - Serious Sam 2

Serious Sam 2 AA/Aniso Performance 1024x768x32 Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) GeForce FX 5800 Ultra (4X AA/8X Bal Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) 133.8 115.7 107.6 96.2 86.4 | 0 | 27 | 54 | 80 | 107 | 134 | 16

With Serious Sam 2, the performance improvement of the Radeon 9800 Pro over the 9700 Pro doesn't start off as great as what we saw under UT2003. The Performance settings left us with a 15% performance gain, and the Quality settings enjoyed a healthy 24% increase.

Serious Sam 2 AA/Aniso Performance Minimum FPS - 1024x768x32 Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) GeForce FX 5800 Ultra (4X AA/8X Bal Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) 89.1 80.4 75.5 72.6 58.1 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 53 | 71 | 89 | 107

Minimum frame rates didn't receive as big of a jump, although we're looking at performance gains of anywhere from 10% to 29% over the 9700 Pro; still quite impressive.

Serious Sam 2 AA/Aniso Performance 1280x960x32 Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) GeForce FX 5800 Ultra (4X AA/8X Bal Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) 98.8 82.9 78.3 66.5 62.5 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 59 | 79 | 99 | 119

As we up the resolution, the performance advantage of the Radeon 9800 Pro grows - this time 19% in Performance mode, and just over 25% in Quality mode.

Serious Sam 2 AA/Aniso Performance Minimum FPS - 1280x960x32 Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) GeForce FX 5800 Ultra (4X AA/8X Bal Aniso) 70.5 59.7 55.7 46.2 44.6 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 56 | 71 | 85

The Radeon 9800 Pro does equally well in improving minimum frame rates in Serious Sam 2, boasting gains of 18% and 20% for Performance/Quality modes.

Serious Sam 2 AA/Aniso Performance 1600x1200x32 Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) GeForce FX 5800 Ultra (4X AA/8X Bal Aniso) 70 57.5 55.9 44.2 41 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 56 | 70 | 84

Serious Sam 2 AA/Aniso Performance Minimum FPS - 1600x1200x32 Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Perf Aniso) Radeon 9800 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) Radeon 9700 Pro (4X AA/8X Qual Aniso) GeForce FX 5800 Ultra (4X AA/8X Bal Aniso) 53.1 44.6 41.7 32.5 31.4 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 64