ASUS HD 6950 Review

Testing:

Just Cause 2 is a third-person shooter that takes place on the fictional island of Panau in Southeast Asia. In this sequel to 2006's Just Cause, you return as Agent Rico Rodriguez to overthrow an evil dictator and confront your former boss. When you don't feel like following the main story line, you're free to roam the island, pulling off crazy stunts and causing massive destruction in your wake, all beautifully rendered by the Avalanche Engine 2.0. In the end, that's what the game basically boils down to — crazy stunts and blowing things up. In fact, blowing things up and wreaking havoc is actually necessary to unlock new missions and items.

Settings

• 4xAA
• 16xAF
• Global Settings = High
• Water Detail = Medium
• Dark Tower Time Demo

Higher = Better

The ASUS HD6950 performed just above the GTX 560 Ti in each of the stock resolutions. The overclock brought our card within about two frames of the HD6970 in every resolution.