Date:
Monday , August 22, 2011
Author:
Mark Warner
Editor:
Kyle Bennett
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Performance Preview

We secured an advance copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution so that we could show our readers how the game will perform when it launches later today. We've given it a quick once-over with four different video cards. We have a full run-down of the game coming after it officially launches, but this is here to whet your appetites now!

Introduction

The third game in its franchise, Deus Ex: Human Revolution launches at midnight tonight. We were able to secure an advance copy of a reviewer build (version 1.0.579.0), so we'd like to give you a preview of performance and image quality in this game.

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a first-person shooter/sneaker with role-playing game elements. It focuses on a man named Adam Jensen, the security head of the Sarif Corporation, a cybernetic enhancements company based in Detroit. It is set in the relatively near future, playing out around the year 2027. Thus, it is actually a prequel to Deus Ex, the first game in the series, which takes place in 2052. It is a single-player game, with no multiplayer modes available.

Developed primarily by Eidos Montreal and published by Eidos' parent company Square Enix, the game is built upon a modified Crystal Dynamics engine. It takes advantage of DirectX 11 technology with hardware tessellation if turned on in the graphics options. It also has in-game options for NVIDIA's FXAA technology and AMD's MLAA technology. Both FXAA and MLAA work properly on AMD and NVIDIA video cards. We hope to have more detailed technical information on the game and its engine later in our full scale gameplay performance and image quality evaluation. The purpose of this article is to give gamers an idea of what to expect when the game launches tonight.

Test Setup

For this performance preview, we are using four video cards. From NVIDIA, we have a GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 lined up. From AMD, we have a Radeon HD 6970 and a Radeon HD 6950.

For our test system platform we are using an ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution motherboard with an Intel Core i7 920 overclocked to 3.6GHz, and 6GB of Corsair DDR3-1600. For the power supply, we will be using a CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1250W.

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For the NVIDA video cards, we are using NVIDIA's GeForce version 280.26 WHQL driver. For the AMD video cards, we are using AMD's Catalyst 11.8 Preview driver. All drivers are indicated for use with Windows 7 x64.