NVIDIA has released their powerful middle-weight graphics card GeForce GTX 460. Tests say this is the perfect card for StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, cost-efficient wise.
In a lengthy review over at HardwareCanucks.com, Michael "SKYMTL" Hoenig concludes that the GeForce GTX 460 1 GB is the best choice looking at overall performance, power consumption and price. The card will also be able to keep up with possible patches that would increase image quality.
Most efficiently, NVIDIA's anti aliasing override in the driver lets you play StarCraft 2 with smooth corners. This was something Blizzard did not include in the game panel, thus a welcoming feature for any graphics virtuoso.
The card also feature NVIDIA 3D Vision, which makes you ready for the spoken of 3D experience of StarCraft 2 - that is should you have all the other required gear.
After doing numerous performance testing, it became apparent that the GTX 460 is a wise choice when upgrading your computer. When tested with Ultra High Details in the 1680x1050 resolution, the GTX 460 1GB measured up at 115.9 frames per second, which is more than a distinctive pass for a middle-priced ($230 USD) card.
Even when enabling the anti aliasing at the same resolution, the card holds a 72.27 frames per second which is at a playable framerate.
Looking at cost per frames per second, the GTX 460 comes in at first place over its competitors, with a $2.68 / FPS over 30 - while the more powerful and pricy GTX 480 has a $5.00 / FPS.
Even when in the highest resolution, 2560x1600, with antialiasing, the GTX 460 keeps itself above the 30 frames per second mark, 37.16 in fact. Without the AA, it keeps itself at 66.00 FPS. The test also gives the card a $7.15 ($32.12 with 4xAA) cost per frames per second.
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