Crysis is one of the hottest new games out there, not only for playing but also for benchmarking. Following up on Far Cry, which also gave computers of its day a run for their money, Crysis takes advantage of DirectX 10, among other new graphics technologies.



Once again, the lower clock of the 3850 bottlenecks its performance. However, this performs is maintained exceptionally well with the introduction of higher MSAA settings. The 3850 even outperforms the 3870 in the toughest scenario.