IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles Aces Expansion Pack
For IL-2, here is (as promised) two benchmark series with the new add-on, a new map and a new demonstration saved by Michel Vebert, whom we thank once more.
With the landscape in “excellent” mode, the standard IL-2 parameter for the simplified highest graphic settings, the GeForce 6600 GT already has excellent results better than the FX 5900 XT and the Radeon 9800 Pro. The GeForce 6600 is faster than the X600 XT and even faster than the FX 5900 XT, with exception in 1600 x1200 without AA /Aniso.
With advanced settings, landscape details in perfect, IL-2 activates – amongst others functions- the Shader 2 for the water. The result is very impressive but requires a lot of resources.
Even if a flight simulator requires a smaller framerate than a Quake-like game, all results were relatively low and you will probably want to reduce your resolution compared to the test resolution. Performance gains due to the Detonator 65 with NVIDIA are significant and the gap with supposedly equivalent graphic cards widens.
This time the 6600 GT isn’t far from the 6800, except in 1600*1200 4X/8X. Its performance was slightly inferior to the X800 Pro in 1600 x 1200 and superior in 1024*768 4X/8X. This is a good result!
Warcraft III
Even if performance is restricted by the internal CPU with most strategy games like Warcraft III, performance gaps are visible when increasing the resolution. The GeForce 6600 GT is clearly above the GeForce FX 5900 XT. The standard version is slightly below the 5700 Ultra and the X600 XT. The 6600 GT’s performance was comparable to the 9800 Pro.
