ASUS GeForce 210, GT 220 & GT 240

I admit that I’m not a huge fan of RTS titles, but World in Conflict intrigued me from the get go. After all, so many war-based games continue to follow the same story-lines we already know, and WiC was different. It counteracts the fall of the political and economic situation in the Soviet Union in the late 80’s, and instead provides a storyline that follows it as if the USSR had succeeded by proceeding with war in order to remain in power.

Many RTS games, with their advanced AI, tend to favor the CPU in order to deliver smooth gameplay, but WiC favors both the CPU and GPU, and the graphics prove it. Throughout the game’s missions, you’ll see gorgeous vistas and explore areas from deserts and snow-packed lands, to fields and cities. Overall, it’s a real visual treat for the eyes – especially since you’re able to zoom to the ground and see the action up-close.

Manual Run-through: The level we use for testing is the 7th campaign of the game, called Insurgents. Our saved game plants us towards the beginning of the mission with two squads of five, and two snipers. The run consists of bringing our men to action, and hovering the camera around throughout the duration. The entire run lasts between three and four minutes.

The GT 220 continues to flaunt its superiority, while both the GT 210 and Intel’s IGP duke it out nicely, with NVIDIA’s card consistently coming out on top.

The results above are the closest the GT 240 has come to the HD 5670, so much so, that a gamer would never notice the difference between the two.

This game might look simple on the surface, but it’s hardcore on graphics. The 210 and GT 220 handled the game fine at 1280×1024, although the 210 was borderline. No one would disagree that 23 FPS is low, but in this particular title, I still deemed it playable enough to warrant the retaining of the settings.