Company of Heroes
Given that Company of Heroes received a DirectX 10 patch that adds a real plus on the graphics level, we decided to add it to our test protocol. All graphic settings were pushed to a maximum except for terrain details which remained on High (Ultra mode is reserved for DirectX 10). Textures were also limited to High, because the game indicates a lack of system memory for the GeForce in DirectX 9 mode with Ultra textures.
We run the integrated test on version 1.71.
Company of Heroes also shows very high gains in multi-GPU mode; however, triple SLI isn't very useful here. Actually, a single card is generally enough.
It’s the identical situation with antialiasing 4x activated except for demanding gamers that want to play in 2560x1600.
In DirectX 10, performances are clearly lower as the graphics engine is more advanced. This time two graphic cards are of use even in 1920x1200. In these conditions the Radeon HD 3870 does not allow playing in 2560x1600 with satisfactory quality.
Triple SLI becomes useful here in 2560x1600.
