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ASUS ENGT430 GeForce GT 430 1GB DDR3 Video Card Review

Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: GeForce GT430 - ENGT430
Date: Mon, Oct 11, 2010 - 08:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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Metro 2033

Metro 2033

Metro 2033 is an action-oriented video game with a combination of survival horror, and first-person shooter elements. The game is based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. It was developed by 4A Games in the Ukraine. The game is played from the perspective of a character named Artyom. The story takes place in post-apocalyptic Moscow, mostly inside the metro station where the player's character was raised (he was born before the war, in an unharmed city), but occasionally the player has to go above ground on certain missions and scavenge for valuables.

Metro 2033 Settings

Another extremely demanding game, settings were left at High quality, with AA and AF at lowest values- AAA and AF 4x, respectively, for each DirectX 9, 10 & 11 APIs. Advanced DirectX 11 settings were left at default. The section of Metro 2033 tested was the Prologue with fraps polling from when you are climbing up the ladder until opening the door to exit the metro station. This section includes many features found throughout the game including four creatures which attack you before you exit the building, dense particles, ammo in cabinets, a few computer controlled sections and of course Miller, your first companion.

AXLE Radeon HD 5670 1GB Test Results: Metro 2033 @DX9

Benchmark Results: Metro 2033 ran better on the ASUS ENGT430 at a resolution of 1920x1200 since the Radeon HD 5570's 512MB of GDDR5 memory wasn't enough to handle the work load. At 1280x1024 the HIS Radeon HD 5570 did better since it wasn't memory limited. 

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Review Index
Page 1 - NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 Video Cards Arrive
Page 2 - A Closer Look At The ASUS GeForce GT430
Page 3 - Retail Box and Bundle
Page 4 - The Test System
Page 5 - Aliens vs. Predator
Page 6 - Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY
Page 7 - Just Cause 2
Page 8 - Metro 2033
Page 9 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 10 - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Page 11 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 12 - Unigine 'Heaven' DX11
Page 13 - FurMark 1.8.2
Page 14 - Blu-ray 3D Playback Testing
Page 15 - NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 Overclocking
Page 16 - Power Consumption
Page 17 - Temperature Testing
Page 18 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions