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.

While the Radeon HD 3870 in CrossFire just manages to surpass the GeForce 8800 Ultra, the Radeon HD 3870 X2 has lower performances equal to those of the 8800 GT.