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Serious Sam II - Greendale (HDR), 1024 x 768
Single
Multi
38 (16x AF)
45.385 (16x AF)
57 (16x AF)
.
38 (16x AF)
45.154 (16x AF)
57 (16x AF)
Serious Sam II - Greendale (HDR), 1280 x 960
Single
Multi
27 (16x AF)
32.779 (16x AF)
41 (16x AF)
.
28 (16x AF)
32.722 (16x AF)
42 (16x AF)
Serious Sam II - Greendale (HDR), 1600 x 1200
Single
Multi
19 (16x AF)
23.106 (16x AF)
30 (16x AF)
.
19 (16x AF)
23.06 (16x AF)
30 (16x AF)

Hmm, pretty much the same thing. Here are the transparency SSAA results.

Serious Sam II - Greendale (Transparency SSAA), 1024 x 768
Single
Multi
13 (4x AA 16x AF)
14.958 (4x AA 16x AF)
19 (4x AA 16x AF)
.
12 (4x AA 16x AF)
15.86 (4x AA 16x AF)
20 (4x AA 16x AF)
Serious Sam II - Greendale (Transparency SSAA), 1280 x 960
Single
Multi
9 (4x AA 16x AF)
10.844 (4x AA 16x AF)
14 (4x AA 16x AF)
.
10 (4x AA 16x AF)
11.821 (4x AA 16x AF)
15 (4x AA 16x AF)
Serious Sam II - Greendale (Transparency SSAA), 1600 x 1200
Single
Multi
6 (4x AA 16x AF)
7.545 (4x AA 16x AF)
10 (4x AA 16x AF)
.
7 (4x AA 16x AF)
8.76 (4x AA 16x AF)
10 (4x AA 16x AF)

Well, SLI is faster but it won't make any difference. Now, we can rule out these results as system limited, but that excuse can't be applied to AA and AF results. Of course, we could also have screwed up the results, but that's unlikely. These SLI test results are obtained during the same session as Richard Burns Rally and F.E.A.R, so we know SLI is working properly. So, it looks like we have to repeat last week's conclusion - SLI should always be considered a complimentary solution. It can and does work, but it won't give you higher frame rates all the time. Based on what we see here, faster frame rates or higher performance should not be the main reason for choosing SLI.

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