AMD Radeon HD 7850 and 7870 review

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DX11: Anno 2070

DX11: Anno 2070

It's 2070 and the world has changed. The seas rising level has harmed the coastal cities and climate change has made large stretches of land inhospitable. In Anno 2070 the game offers a new world full of challenges, where you will need to master resources, diplomacy and trade in the most comprehensive economic management system seen yet in the Anno series.

Radeon HD 7800

This particular test has the following enabled:

DX11
Very high Quality mode
in-game AA enabled
in-game AF enabled

Our scores are average framerates so you need to take in mind a margin for lower FPS at all times. As such we say 40 FPS for this game should be your minimum.

Radeon HD 7800

The Anno series remains very strong for the entire Radeon HD 7000 series, both the R7850 and R7870 show excellent performance with the R7850 at GeForce GTX 570 level and the R7870 passing the GeForce GTX 580.

An example of what level and city complexity we test, this level is used to measure performance.

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