XFX Radeon HD 5830 Video Card Review
Fallout 3
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Fallout 3 is based on the same engine used by The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and it is a DirectX 9.0c (Shader 3.0) game. We configured the game with “ultra” image quality settings, maxing out all image quality settings, at three 16:10 widescreen resolutions, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, and 2560×1600. To measure performance, we used the FRAPS utility running an outdoor scene at God mode, running through enemy fire, triggering post processing effects, and ending with a big explosion in front of Dupont Circle.
| Fallout 3 – Ultra | 1680×1050 | Difference |
| GeForce GTX 260/216 | 59.3 | 0.9% |
| Radeon HD 5830 | 58.8 | |
| GeForce GTX 275 | 58.5 | 0.5% |
| Fallout 3 – Ultra | 1920×1200 | Difference |
| GeForce GTX 260/216 | 58.7 | 0.7% |
| Radeon HD 5830 | 58.2 | |
| GeForce GTX 275 | 56. 3 |
3.5% |
| Fallout 3 – Ultra | 2560×1600 | Difference |
| GeForce GTX 260/216 | 53.5 | 3.1% |
| Radeon HD 5830 | 51.9 | |
| GeForce GTX 275 | 51.5 | 0.9% |