• Crysis 2 Performance Preview

    Crysis 2 Performance Preview

    Roydon Cerejo, Mar 01, 2011 1618 hrs IST

    A peek into what Crytek has to offer come March 25

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Of all the most awaited games of 2011, Crysis 2 has got to be the one to top the list. Crytek (the creators of Crysis and Crysis Warhead) first created waves in the gaming fraternity back in 2004 when they introduced Far Cry. The game was based on its own engine and had stunning graphics with a fast paced and engaging game play, which was simply unheard of for its time.

Fast forward to 2007 when Crytek launched their masterpiece that still haunts many gamers even today. A new franchise was born and Cevat Yerli (designer and director of Crytek) promised us many more titles that would expand the story of the characters just like we've comes to love Gordon Freeman over the past years. Although Crysis wasn't optimized well for multi-GPU setups at first, the game brought every system down to its knees and became the universal benchmark for all gaming systems.

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For a short time, the worth of graphics card was determined on whether or not it could handle Crysis, as that was the most important factor in the buying decision. Crysis Warhead was still based on CryEngine 2, as Crysis was a lot more optimized. It wasn't any less forgiving than the original game but it was noticeably more polished, as it looked much better than Crysis and ran slightly smoother on the same hardware. All that's history though, as come March 25 (22 in the US) Crytek will pull the covers off its latest creation, a sequel to the original game, Crysis 2.

Now before we go ahead let me make it very clear that today's performance test is based on the Beta build that was leaked on the internet a couple weeks back and is no way indicative of the final performance of the game. We will be bringing you the review of the full game once we get our hands on our copy, but till then this is just a glimpse into what sort of a gaming rig would you need to play Crysis 2 in all its glory.

Even though the sequel is going multi-platform for the first time, Cevat Yerli did state that the PC version will be graphically superior to the console counterparts. This means you'll be able to push the engine as far as it can go provided you have the right hardware. Here are a couple of things you need to know about the Beta version of Crysis 2.

  • The game only runs in DX9 mode and there's no way to switch to DX10 or DX11. Even so, the games looks breathtaking and highly detailed.
  • There are plenty of bugs and glitches since this is after all a Beta. So if you happen to download this, expect random spawning of enemies, crash, etc. This happens mostly when you try to lead a "quick save" game.

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Anonymous
,Blore, on May 05, 2011 06:24 PM
will this run smoothly on 2.5Ghz, 4650HD ATI Radeon 1GB, Intel Core 2 duo processor?
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Lord
,Chennai, on Mar 01, 2011 04:59 PM
you said "mainstream cards like 9800GT and the HD 4850", but you benched 9600GT what's wrong? 9800GT or 9600GT?
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Roydon
,Techtree, on Mar 01, 2011 05:07 PM
It was the 9600GT indeed. i intended to bench a 9800GT/ 4850 as well but couldn't get my hands on it. I'll update the score card once I do that.
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Anu
,Delhi, on Mar 13, 2011 04:54 PM
Hi, can the game run on DV4 1133tx? I have run Crysis and Crysis warhead on the same and both used to run fine in medium settings. The system specs are: Intel core 2 duo t5800 2ghz Windows vista home 3 gb ram Nvidia geforce 9200m gs Pls do let me know in case this config can handle this game.
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yoyo
,Vekta, on Mar 01, 2011 09:09 PM
i cannot believe how well optimised this is. Roydon, do you have any idea how my GTX 460 1GB, C2D 2.5 ghz, 4gb will ram handle it? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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Surma
, Bhopali, on Mar 02, 2011 12:00 AM
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yoyo2
,vekta, on Mar 02, 2011 10:56 AM
If you knew anything about whores or computers you'd know that my CPU is a bottleneck and that you can't get women for 50 bucks. Since you know f*ckall about either is suggest you crawl back under your brodge, you useless waste of sperm
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Surma
, Bhopali, on Mar 02, 2011 12:23 PM
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Surma
, Bhopali, on Mar 02, 2011 12:31 PM
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yoyo
,Vekta, on Mar 02, 2011 01:54 PM
you must have extremely low standards if you think having a gtx 460 is attention whoring. whats the matter nachiket, lost all the arguments in the other threads so you're following me around? also, cut it with the maternal abuses, its immature and im above such low class discussion so i refuse to retaliate in kind.
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yoyo
,Vekta, on Mar 02, 2011 01:59 PM
Also, you useless mentally impaired Neanderthal, the athlon was paired with 9600, not a 460. maybe the difference in numbers is too much for your un -evolved mind to understand. Back from whence you came, troll.
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Surma
, Bhopali, on Mar 02, 2011 05:52 PM
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Surma
, Bhopali, on Mar 02, 2011 05:53 PM
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yoyo
,Vekta, on Mar 02, 2011 06:24 PM
wow, you're so stupid its unbelievable. I've heard that there are olympics and other such programs for special people like you. I apologize, i should have been more patient with you, i've only just come to learn of your disability. I HAVE A 460. My CPU IS EQUIVALENT OF AN AMD 4400+. IT HAS BEEN TESTED WITH A 9600. I AM ASKING ABOUT WHAT SORT OF IMPACT I CAN EXPECT IN PERFORMANCE. There, big letters, maybe now you understand.
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ABRAHAM
,TRVANDRUM, on Mar 02, 2011 12:11 PM
chances of working on i3 530 graphics?
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yoyo
,Vekta, on Mar 02, 2011 02:12 PM
ask surma, he'll tell you.
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Adarsh G
,Thane, on Mar 02, 2011 12:58 AM
Hi. What was the monitor size used in this review? Any ideas which card will run the 1080p hardcore settings on a 27"screen?
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Roydon
,Techtree, on Mar 02, 2011 09:23 AM
We used a 22" screen but your 27" screen should Give similar performance since the resolution is the same.
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