MSI Overclocked GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB Review
F.E.A.R.
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F.E.A.R. is a heavy game and we used its internal benchmarking module. We upgraded it to version 1.08 and since we are comparing high-end cards, we ran this program in higher resolutions, as performance difference between high-end video cards is more expressive on such resolutions. We chose three resolutions, 1600×1200, 1920×1440 and 2048×1536. We set “computer settings” to “maximum” and then ran each resolution in two scenarios, first with “graphics card” set at “low” and then with this item set at “maximum”. Let’s take a look at the results, given in frames per second. All video cards listed below were running with the default clock rates defined by the chip manufacturer, except MSI GeForce 8800 GTS “OC”, which is the reviewed model with its default overclocked settings.
| F.E.A.R. 1.08 – 1600×1200 – Low Quality | Score | Difference |
| GeForce 7950 GX2 (XFX) | 284 | 7.17% |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) – OC | 265 | |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) | 237 | 11.81% |
| Radeon X1950 Pro (PowerColor) | 191 | 38.74% |
| GeForce 7950 GT (Zogis) | 168 | 57.74% |
| GeForce 7900 GT (XFX) | 140 | 89.29% |
| GeForce 7800 GTX (XFX) | 135 | 96.30% |
| GeForce 7800 GT (NVIDIA) | 109 | 143.12% |
| F.E.A.R. 1.08 – 1920×1440 – Low Quality | Score | Difference |
| GeForce 7950 GX2 (XFX) | 215 | 10.82% |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) – OC | 194 | |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) | 175 | 10.86% |
| Radeon X1950 Pro (PowerColor) | 139 | 39.57% |
| GeForce 7950 GT (Zogis) | 124 | 56.45% |
| GeForce 7900 GT (XFX) | 102 | 90.20% |
| GeForce 7800 GTX (XFX) | 98 | 97.96% |
| GeForce 7800 GT (NVIDIA) | 80 | 142.50% |
| F.E.A.R. 1.08 – 2048×1536 – Low Quality | Score | Difference |
| GeForce 7950 GX2 (XFX) | 192 | 7.87% |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) – OC | 178 | |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) | 158 | 12.66% |
| Radeon X1950 Pro (PowerColor) | 122 | 45.90% |
| GeForce 7950 GT (Zogis) | 111 | 60.36% |
| GeForce 7900 GT (XFX) | 91 | 95.60% |
| GeForce 7800 GTX (XFX) | 87 | 104.60% |
| GeForce 7800 GT (NVIDIA) | 70 | 154.29% |
| F.E.A.R. 1.08 – 1600×1200 – Maximum Quality | Score | Difference |
| GeForce 7950 GX2 (XFX) | 65 | 32.65% |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) – OC | 49 | |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) | 45 | 8.89% |
| GeForce 7950 GT (Zogis) | 42 | 16.67% |
| Radeon X1950 Pro (PowerColor) | 37 | 32.43% |
| GeForce 7900 GT (XFX) | 36 | 36.11% |
| GeForce 7800 GTX (XFX) | 34 | 44.12% |
| GeForce 7800 GT (NVIDIA) | 30 | 63.33% |
| F.E.A.R. 1.08 – 1920×1440 – Maximum Quality | Score | Difference |
| GeForce 7950 GX2 (XFX) | 48 | 45.45% |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) – OC | 33 | |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) | 31 | 6.45% |
| GeForce 7950 GT (Zogis) | 31 | 6.45% |
| Radeon X1950 Pro (PowerColor) | 28 | 17.86% |
| GeForce 7900 GT (XFX) | 25 | 32.00% |
| GeForce 7800 GTX (XFX) | 24 | 37.50% |
| GeForce 7800 GT (NVIDIA) | 21 | 57.14% |
| F.E.A.R. 1.08 – 2048×1536 – Maximum Quality | Score | Difference |
| GeForce 7950 GX2 (XFX) | 42 | 44.83% |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) – OC | 29 | |
| GeForce 7950 GT (Zogis) | 28 | 3.57% |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB (MSI) | 27 | 7.41% |
| GeForce 7900 GT (XFX) | 23 | 26.09% |
| Radeon X1950 Pro (PowerColor) | 22 | 31.82% |
| GeForce 7800 GTX (XFX) | 22 | 31.82% |
| GeForce 7800 GT (NVIDIA) | 17 | 70.59% |