3 Latest Games Tested on 6 Strix Graphics Cards for Performance!
Here we have three of the latest game titles, all tested for performance so you know exactly what kind of performance to expect before you buy. The three titles are Tom Clancy's The Division, Far Cry Primal and the latest installment in the Hitman series - Enter a World of Assassination. These games look incredible, and when a game looks this good you know you're going to need a whole lot of computing power, especially in the graphics card department. The games were tested with different detail settings (Ultra and High) and in different resolutions (Full-HD, 2K and 4K for top-tier cards), the results recorded are all average frames per second (FPS). If you are in the market for a new graphics card, we've done the testing on Strix graphics cards so you won't have to.
The Division
Far Cry Primal
Hitman
Test Bench Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K
MB: ROG Maximus VIII Hero
Memory: 8G DDR4 2133
SSD: 240GB
GPU: Strix GTX 980Ti/980/970, Strix R9 Fury/390X/390
Display: ROG PG27AQ, ASUS MG28UQ
To get the smoothest visuals possible without tearing and stuttering, ROG PG27AQ was used for the GTX range to utilize G-SYNC, while MG28UQ was used for R9 cards to utilize FreeSync.
Tom Clany's The Division
First up, let's take a look at the highly popular The Division. Ideally, you are shooting for 60 FPS (frames per second) or above for great gaming, while 30 FPS is perfectly fine for certain games (such as racing games) this would be classified as playable. When you see that both of the top-tier cards Strix GTX 980 Ti and Strix R9 Fury hanging around the playable mark, you begin the get a better idea of how much power is required to run games at 4K resolution (3840 X 2160 - indicated in blue) with ultra detail settings. It's nice to see both of these card are running at over 30 FPS (average) for all three games, do remember that some parts of the game are more CPU or GPU intensive and the frame rate may drop below 30 FPS (if too much under then the game will be noticeably choppy). It would be wise to play around with the detail settings if you want to play The Division in glorious 4K, either that or drop in another card (or two) for SLI or CrossFire madness! With DirectCU III, premium components and some tinkering, overclocking is a route many people take to get some extra performance for free - so why not?
Strix GTX 980 Ti with 6GB of video memory really excels in this game, lower the detail setting a little to high and you're set. In 2K resolution (2560 X 1440 - indicated in red), all six cards can hit at least 50 FPS either in ultra or high detail settings. In Full-HD (1920 X 1080 - indicated in green), just crank up the detail settings and focus on staying alive in the Dark Zone, any of these cards will rock your world in The Division.
Far Cry Primal
In 4K resolution (blue), do a little tweaking with the detail settings and you're good to go. For 2K (red) gaming, Strix R9 Fury really shines and all cards can hit at least 40 FPS either in ultra or high detail settings. All these cards are VR-Ready, so expect to run any game in Full-HD (green)
Hitman
In 4K resolution (blue), do a little tweaking with the detail settings and you're good to go. For 2K (red) gaming, all the cards can reach at least 50 FPS either in ultra or high, while all Strix R9 cards can hit at least 60 FPS in ultra detail settings. Expect great performance in Full-HD (green).
There you have it! Every one of these VR-Ready graphics cards is ready to play the latest games in 2K or higher. It's really no use to have the power and not have anything to display the games in all its glory. If you are in search of a 4K monitor, check out ROG PG27AQ, ASUS MG28UQ and MG24UQ. If a curved Ultra-wide QHD is your thing, look no futher than an ROG PG348Q. Going for the 2K sweet spot? Check out ROG PG278Q and PG279Q or ASUS MG278Q and MG279Q. Let's not forget ultra-fast Full-HD displays, the latest MG248Q won't disappoint.
