Half Life 2 Episode 2
Still based on the Source Engine, Half Life 2 Episode 2 doesn’t really have anything new on the technological level. It simply optimizes and more heavily relies on the engine’s capabilities, making the game more resource heavy than its previous versions. We carry out a demo with all game options set to a maximum including anisotropic filtering which is in 16x.
The GeForce 8800 GT is on the heels of its bigger sibling and clearly puts some distance between it and the 8800 GTS /Radeon HD 3850. Calculation power seems of utter importance in Half Life 2 Episode 2, to the point that the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 surpasses the GeForce 8800 Ultra !
It’s the exact same situation once 4x antialiasing is activated, except the Radeon HD performances are even more impacted. In this case, the Radeon HD 3870 is equivalent to the GeForce 8800 GTS. Finally, the GTS 512 is ahead of the GTX.
