MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Video Card Review

Tomb Raider is one of the oldest game franchises that has spawned numerous sequels and even spilled over to the silver screen.  The latest version takes advantage of some of the latest technologies such as Tessellation, Tressfx and FXAA.  In this 3rd person game you follow Laura as she navigates the hub and spoke style of gameplay that borrows elements from the Uncharted series.

Benchmark Settings
Preset Ultimate
Texture Quality Ultra
Texture Filter Anisotropic 16x
Hair Quality TressFX
Anit Aliasing FXAA
Level of Detail Ultra
Depth of Field Ultra
SSAO Ultra
Post Processing On
Tessellation On

We used the in-game benchmark for this test and found the results to be very consistent across resolutions and hardware.  As our charts show a similar performance curve with almost playable framerates at 19x10.  Turn down a few settings and there won't be a problem.

As the charts are showing the R9 270X is giving the GTX 660Ti a good run.  Again, we can claim victory with drivers.