Serious Sam II - Greendale, 1024 x 768, 32
bit
GeForce
7800GTX TOP
7800GTX TOP
GeForce
7800GTX
7800GTX
GeForce
7800GT
7800GT
No, that's not spaces you see above. Since we're using scores from FRAPS, we see a lower minimum frame rates in this game - mostly because of texture and data loading. Looks like even 2xQ is unusable with both the 7800GT and standard 7800GTX, with average frame rates just slightly above 30 fps. The 7800GTX fares slightly better, but not much. Let's take a look at the fps progress graph below before making any conclusions.
Serious Sam II - Greendale, 1024 x 768. 32
bit fps Progress
37.5 fps
25 fps
12.5 fps
0 fps
| 7800GTX TOP |
7800GTX | 7800GT |
||||
| 4x | 2xQ | 4x |
2xQ | 4x |
2xQ |
|
| <30 fps | 63 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 63 |
13 |
| 30-45 fps | 0 | 37 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
50 |
| 45-60 fps | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 |
| 60-90 fps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| 90-120 fps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
Ignoring the very first and very last part of the graph (where loading occurs), we all can see that only the 7800GTX TOP offers barely playable frame rates of 25 fps with 4x AA. Serious Sam 2 is just too heavy with transparency antialiasing for the GeForce 7 series (sans 7800GTX 512 MB). So, 2x and 2xQ is the only viable alternative with this game. With 2xQ, the 7800GT pretty much stays around the 30 fps mark, while the 7800GTX stays pretty much around 35 to 38 fps. The 7800GTX TOP offers more improvement, reaching over 40 fps in most parts. This does show why these slightly higher clocked cards are worth the extra bucks Unlike Richard Burns Rally, the 7800GTX TOP gains the most by switching to 2xQ here.
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