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H.264 / AVC Playback
H.264 decoding is a bit harder on the system than VC-1 but nonetheless, all of the products we tests passed with flying colors. Things do change around a bit though with the HD 5450 now leading the way with the least amount of CPU usage.
Dragon Age: Origins
To benchmark Dragon Age, we used a simple walkthrough coupled with a short combat sequence. The benchmark run begins with a walk through one of the most demanding scenes we have come across in the game so far: the walk over the bridge and through Ostagar. This is followed by a combat sequence outside of the fortress itself. In total the runthrough takes about 6 minutes.
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Left 4 Dead 2
For benching Left 4 Dead 2, we used a pre-recorded 6 minute timedemo taken on the hectic Atrium level. Framerates were captured with FRAPS.
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