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ASUS ROG MARS 2 3GB Video Card Review w/ NVIDIA Surround

Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: MARS II/2DIS/3GD5
Date: Thu, Sep 01, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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DiRT 3

Dirt 3 PC Game

Dirt 3 (stylized DiRT 3) is a rallying video game and the third in the Dirt series of the Colin McRae Rally series, developed and published by Codemasters. However, the "Colin McRae" tag has been completely removed from this iteration. The game was released in Europe and North America on the 24 May 2011.

Dirt 3 Game Settings

Dirt 3 Game Settings

Dirt3 uses Ego 2.0 Game Technology Engine (more commonly referred to as Ego Engine or EGO, stylised ego), which is a video game engine developed by Codemasters. Ego is a modified version of the Neon game engine that was used in Colin McRae: Dirt and was developed by Codemasters and Sony Computer Entertainment using Sony Computer Entertainment's PhyreEngine cross-platform graphics engine. The Ego engine was developed to render more detailed damage and physics as well as render large-scale environments.

Dirt 3 PC Game Benchmark Results
Benchmark Results: With all the image quality settings maxed out we had a ton of fun playing, testing and benchmarking Dirt 3 on these two video cards on a triple monitor setup.  The ASUS ROG MARS 2 video card was faster than the AMD Radeon HD 6990 OC by 9.5 FPS or 20.0%. 

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Review Index
Page 1 - A Video Card For Those That Want The Best
Page 2 - A Closer Look at the MARS II
Page 3 - The Test System
Page 4 - Aliens vs. Predator
Page 5 - Just Cause 2
Page 6 - Metro 2033
Page 7 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 8 - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Page 9 - DiRT 3
Page 10 - 3DMark 11
Page 11 - Temperature Testing
Page 12 - Power Consumption
Page 13 - ASUS MARS 2 Overclocking
Page 14 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions