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PaLiT GeForce GTX 260 55nm Video Card Review

Manufacturer: Palit Microsystems
Product: GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 216 SP
Date: Tue, Mar 17, 2009 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Chris Morrell -
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Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released on October 21, 2008 in North America. Crytek, the developers of the original game, were not involved in the development of Far Cry 2.

FarCry2 Screen Shot

Ubisoft has developed a new engine specifically for Far Cry 2 called Dunia, meaning "world," "earth" or "living" in Parsi but also used in many languages. The Dunia Engine was built specifically for Far Cry 2 by the Ubisoft Montreal development team. It delivers realistic destructible environments, special effects such as dynamic fire propagation and storm effects, real-time night-and-day cycle, dynamic music system and non-scripted enemy A.I. The engine takes advantage of multi-core processors as well as multiple processors and supports DirectX 9 as well as DirectX 10. Only 2 or 3 percent of the original CryEngine code is re-used, according to Michiel Verheijdt, Senior Product Manager for Ubisoft Netherlands. Far Cry 2 also supports the amBX technology from Philips. With the proper hardware, this adds effects like vibrations, ambient colored lights, and fans that generate wind effects.

Palit GTX 260 55nm Far Cry 2 1280x1024 0xAA

Palit GTX 260 55nm Far Cry 2 1280x1024 0xAA

Palit GTX 260 55nm Far Cry 2 1680x1050 0xAA

Palit GTX 260 55nm Far Cry 2 1680x1050 4xAA

At lower resolutions the higher frequency 65nm GTX 260 edges it out while at higher resolutions the 55nm GTX 260 matches performance.

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Review Index
Page 1 - The 55nm Palit GeForce GTX 260
Page 2 - Box and Bundle Images
Page 3 - Card Images
Page 4 - Test System
Page 5 - 3DMark Results
Page 6 - Crysis Warhead
Page 7 - Far Cry 2
Page 8 - Supreme Commander : Forged Alliance
Page 9 - Power Consumption and Overclocking
Page 10 - Conclusion