AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB

Of all the games we test, it might be this one that needs no introduction. Back in 1998, Blizzard unleashed what was soon to be one of the most successful RTS titles on the planet, and even as of today, the original is still heavily played all around the world – even in actual competitions. StarCraft II of course had a lot of hype to live up to, and it did, thanks to its intense gameplay and superb graphics.

Manual Run-through: The portion of the game we use for testing is part of the Zero Hour mission, which has us holding fort until we’re able to evacuate. Our saved game starts us in the middle of the mission, and from the get-go, we build a couple of buildings and concurrently move our main units up and around the map. Total playtime lasts about two minutes.

I’m not a big fan of benchmarking with StarCraft II due to the fact that its auto-save feature cannot be disabled (hence the sporadic minimum FPS ratings), but even with that, the 1GB card came out ahead of the 2GB. I’m sure these are not the results AMD wants people to see.