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This benchmark is conducted using a retail copy of the game patched to version 1.08. We run tests at 1280x1024, 1600x1200 and 1920x1200. Anti aliasing is set at 4x with 16x anisotropic filtering in one test, the other has soft shadows enabled and AA/AF disabled.

Similar to prey, F.E.A.R. is another game that demonstrates the trouble for mainstream cards in terms of performance. The frame rate is quite low in all tests, and no card is able to run the game at smooth frame rates at 1920x1200 or 1600x1200. The only viable option for smoother performance is to lower filters. The minimum scores of the test show that a huge bottleneck is present at higher resolutions. This can most likely be attributed to the amount of memory the cards have.

Enabling soft shadows and turning off AA and AF only repeat the scene of the previous test. Scores are higher compared to the previous benchmark, but in any case it is still not an ideal frame rate.