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17 entry and mid level graphic cards
by Damien Triolet
Published on July 14, 2005
Colin McRae 2005  Comfortable : 1024 x 768 AA 2x : 6600 GT, X700 Pro 800 x 600 2x : 6600 800 x 600 : 6600 LE, X700 SE, X600 Pro, X550 640 x 480 : 6200, X300, X300 SE HM Impossible : 6200 TC 64 MB, 6200 TC 32 MB, 6200 TC 16 MB, PCX 5750, X300 SE, i945G, i915G Acceptable : 1280 x 1024 AA 2x : 6600 GT, X700 Pro 1280 x 1024 : X700 SE 1024 x 768 AA 2x : 6600 1024 x 768 : 6600 LE, X600 Pro, X550 800 x 600 : 6200, 6200 TC 64 MB, 6200 TC 32 MB, PCX 5750, X300, X300 SE HM, i945G, i915G 640 x 480 : 6200 TC 16 MB, X300 SE With 7 cards, play isn’t possible. The fps of entry level NVIDIA graphic cards doesn’t represent the game’s real fluidity, because there are many breaks. GTR  Comfortable : 1280 x 1024 : 6600 GT, X700 Pro 1024 x 768 : X700 SE 800 x 600 : 6600, 6600 LE, 6200, 6200 TC 32 MB, PCX 5750, X600 Pro, X550, X300, X300 SE HM, i945G 640 x 480 : 6200 TC 64 MB, 6200 TC 16 MB, X300 SE, i915G Acceptable : 1280 x 1024 AA 2x : 6600 GT, X700 Pro 1280 x 1024 : X700 SE 1024 x 768 AA 2x : 6600, 6600 LE, X600 Pro 1024 x 768 : 6200, 6200 TC 64 MB, 6200 TC 32 MB, PCX 5750, X550, X300, X300 SE HM, i945G, i915G 800 x 600 : 6200 TC 16 MB, X300 SE Need for Speed Underground 2  Comfortable : 1024 x 768 Medium : 6600 GT, X700 Pro 800 x 600 Medium : X700 SE 1024 x 768 Low : 6600, 6600 LE, PCX 5750, X600 Pro, X550, X300, X300 SE, X300 SE HM 800 x 600 Low : 6200, 6200 TC 64 MB, 6200 TC 32 MB, 6200 TC 16 MB, i945G, i915G Acceptable : 1280 x 1024 Medium : 6600 GT, X700 Pro 1024 x 768 Medium : 6600, 6600 LE, X700 SE, X600 Pro, X550 800 x 600 Medium : 6200, 6200 TC 64 MB, 6200 TC 32 MB, 6200 TC 16 MB, PCX 5750, X300, X300 SE, X300 SE HM, i945G, i915G To play this game under comfortable conditions, you have to use the low quality mode for most graphic cards. Here you have the impression you’ve been sent back three years in graphic quality. FIFA 2005  Comfortable : 1024 x 768 : 6600 GT, 6600, 6600 LE, 6200, 6200 TC 64 MB, 6200 TC 32 MB, 6200 TC 16 MB, PCX 5750, X700 Pro, X700 SE, X600 Pro, X550, X300, X300 SE, X300 SE HM 800 x 600 : i945G, i915G Acceptable : 1024 x 768 : 6600 GT, 6600, 6600 LE, 6200, 6200 TC 64 MB, 6200 TC 32 MB, 6200 TC 16 MB, PCX 5750, X700 Pro, X700 SE, X600 Pro, X550, X300, X300 SE, X300 SE HM, i945G, i915G FIFA 2005 uses a special engine, open to criticism for numerous points. The 1280 x 1024 mode doesn’t work because of a bug and the 1600 x 1200 is unplayable with any card even if it runs 10 or 300 FPS. Movements seem to be made with a fixed latency (for example 25 times per second). It isn’t too obvious in low resolution but gives a bothersome impression of a lack of fluidity in high resolution. You have to use 1024 x 768.
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