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Games starting to take advantage of multi/faster core CPUs

PaddyTheNth · 2008-10-17 09:04:28

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,663817/Reviews/Far_Cry_2_GPU_and_CPU_benchmarks/?page=2 My understanding was that previously for games there was very little return from going faster than 2.0Ghz dual core. Looks like thats going to no longer be the case, at least with some publishers.

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17-10-2008 10:04am

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http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,663817/Reviews/Far_Cry_2_GPU_and_CPU_benchmarks/?page=2

The Dunia Engine really benefits a lot from multi-core CPUs. Therefore a Core 2 Quad Q6600 with 2.4 GHz is as fast as a Core 2 Duo E8400 with 3 GHz. Unlike Crysis for example, Far Cry 2 still benefits from a faster CPU even with a Radeon HD 4870 running at 1,680 x 1,050 with 4x FSAA and 16:1 AF - it seems like the workload is divided to the individual components in a better way.

My understanding was that previously for games there was very little return from going faster than 2.0Ghz dual core. Looks like thats going to no longer be the case, at least with some publishers.

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