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ASUS Radeon HD 7970 3GB CrossFire Review

Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: ASUS HD7970-3GD5-3DI2S
Date: Fri, Jan 20, 2012 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2 is a sandbox style action video game developed by Swedish developer Avalanche Studios and Eidos Interactive, published by Square Enix. It is the sequel to the 2006 video game, Just Cause. 

Just Cause 2 Game Settings

Just Cause 2 employs a new version of the Avalanche Engine, Avalanche Engine 2.0, which is an updated version of the engine used in Just Cause.  The game will be set on the other side of the world, compared to Just Cause, which is on the fictional tropical island of Panau in Southeast Asia. Rico Rodriguez will return as the protagonist, aiming to overthrow the evil dictator Pandak "Baby" Panay and confront his former boss, Tom Sheldon.

Just Cause 2 Benchmark Results
Benchmark Results: The AMD Radeon HD 7970 does decently on Just Cause 2 as we reached an average of 62.66 FPS at 1920x1080 on a single card.  By adding in the ASUS Radeon HD 7970 and enabling CrossFire we were able to get a the performance up to 104.12 FPS, which is an increase of 66%. 

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Review Index
Page 1 - Our First Retail Radeon HD 7970 GPU!
Page 2 - Retail Box and Bundle
Page 3 - The Test System
Page 4 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 5 - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Page 6 - DiRT 3
Page 7 - H.A.W.X. 2
Page 8 - Just Cause 2
Page 9 - Metro 2033
Page 10 - 3DMark 11
Page 11 - Power Consumption & Temps
Page 12 - Overclocking the 7970 in CrossFire
Page 13 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions