Sapphire HD4890 1GB Atomic PCI-e Video Card

S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky is another game that takes advantage of the capabilities of DirectX 10.1, and it also happens to have a free downloadable benchmark.  Set in the time period before Shadows of Chernobyl, the player assumes the role of a mercenary in a radioactive wasteland.  Based on the X-Ray 1.5 engine, Clear Sky makes for a popular benchmark. 

For the today's review, testing was again done at 1680x1050, with all other settings maxed out, including DX10.1 rendering and 4xMSAA. 

4890 Toxic Stock:

4890 Atomic Stock:

At the stock settings, the Atomic beats the Toxic by 3.22%, 0.8%, 2.19%, and 2.71%.   

4890 Toxic OC:

4890 Atomic OC:

Once the overclocks are applied, the Atomic beats out the Toxic by 1.1%, 2%, 0.5%, and 0.6%.  A very close race between the two cards in this test.

Intro Packaging and Layout Test Setup and Overclocking 3DMark Unigine S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky X3: Terran Conflict Crysis: Warhead Conclusion