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GeForce GTX 580 Showdown: ASUS Matrix vs.EVGA Classified

Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: GeForce GTX580
Date: Fri, Dec 16, 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 multisampling set to 8X MSAA and the image quality settings set to ultra we were able to see just a 1.3 FPS difference between the two GeForce GTX 580 video cards.  

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Review Index
Page 1 - The NVIDIA GeForce GTX580 Showdown
Page 2 - The ASUS MATRIX GTX580 Platinum
Page 3 - EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Classified 3072MB
Page 4 - The Bundles
Page 5 - The Test System
Page 6 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 7 - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Page 8 - DiRT 3
Page 9 - H.A.W.X. 2
Page 10 - Just Cause 2
Page 11 - Metro 2033
Page 12 - 3DMark 11
Page 13 - Temperature & Noise Testing
Page 14 - Power Consumption
Page 15 - Overclocking
Page 16 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions