Performance in Demigod was spectacular across the gamut of video cards we tested here. At all three resolutions, all seven video cards we tested easily coped with maximum in-game settings and 16X AF. All that was left for us to do was to determine what level of AA each video card was capable of at each resolution.

2560x1600
At 2560x1600, the AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 allowed us to use an impressive 24X CFAA. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 allowed 8xQ MSAA, and the GeForce GTX 285 handled 4X MSAA. The GeForce GTX 275 and GTX 260 were evenly matched for settings, both capable of 2X MSAA at 2560x1600. The Radeon HD 4890 and HD 4870 1GB were also even, coming in at 4X MSAA. The AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 definitely stole the show at 2560x1600.

1920x1200
Moving down to 1920x1200, the three top-end video cards and the Radeon HD 4890 were all able to use their highest possible level of AA, resulting in the best possible gameplay that the game is capable of delivering. For the GeForce GTX 295 and GTX 285 that means 16xQ CSAA, and for the Radeon HD 4870 X2 and HD 4890, that’s 24X CFAA. The GeForce GTX 275 allowed us 16X CSAA and the GTX 260 allowed 8X CSAA, while the Radeon HD 4870 1GB allowed 12X CFAA, all very respectable options. In the end, though, it was the pure [H]ard value in the AMD Radeon HD 4890 that impressed us the most at 1920x1200.

1680x1050
Finally, at 1680x1050, all but one video card in this test were able to run Demigod with the highest possible level of AA. That one video card was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, which finished at 8xQ CSAA (or 8X MSAA). The GeForce GTX 295, GTX 285, and GTX 275 were all able to handle their highest option, 16xQ CSAA. Meanwhile, the AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2, HD 4890, and 1GB HD 4870 were all able to utilize 24X CFAA, their highest available options. Thus, at 1680x1050, the AMD Radeon HD 4870 equipped with 1GB of GDDR5 stole the show at 1680x1050 by giving us the best possible experience for the smallest amount of money.