Benchmarks & Testing
To test the Asus EAH3850 X2 I will be using 3DMark06, Quake Wars, Crysis, and Bioshock. The first test up is 3DMark06.

3DMark06
To test the Asus EAH3850 X2 I ran 3DMark06 at default settings in the application and in the ATI control panel. The Asus EAH3850 X2 scored as follows on 3DMark06:

• Total 3DMarks- 12716
• SM2.0- 4931
• HDR/SM3.0- 6231
• CPU- 3387
• Return to Proxycon- 40.226
• Firefly Forest- 41.950
• Canyon Flight- 71.988
• Deep Freeze- 52.630
• CPU1- 1.099
• CPU2- 1.670

To compare the Asus EAH3870 Top I reviewed scored 11021 3DMarks, the single GPU EAH3850 Top scored 10257 3DMarks and the PowerColor HD 3850 Xtreme scored 11377 3DMarks.

Quake Wars
The first game test up was Quake Wars which I ran at 1920 x 1200 with all settings on high, shaders on ultra and 8x AA. I used Fraps to record frame rate data on a the single player Africa refinery map. Fraps recorded the following frame rate data:

• Min- 18 fps
• Avg- 42.392 fps
• Max- 62 fps

Crysis
The next game up was Crysis. I ran the game at 1600 x 1200 with 2x AA and all settings on medium. Fraps recorded the following frame rate data on a single player game from the initial beach insertion:

• Min- 15 fps
• Avg- 26.5 fps
• Max- 40 fps

Bioshock
The final game test up was Bioshock and it was run at 1920 x 1200 with all settings on high and all settings on. Fraps recorded the following frame rate data:

• Min- 32 fps
• Avg- 57.462
• Max- 63 fps

Final Thoughts
After all the testing was done there was no doubt that the Asus EAH3850 X2 is the fastest ATI video card I have tested. It isn’t as fast as the top cards from NVIDIA like the 9800 GX2, but it’s not as expensive either. The Asus EAH3850 X2 retails for around $350.