Far Cry 4 - The AMD Radeon R9 Fury Review, Feat. Sapphire & ASUS

Publish date: 2024-04-14

Far Cry 4

The next game in our 2015 GPU benchmark suite is Far Cry 4, Ubisoft’s Himalayan action game. A lot like Crysis 3, Far Cry 4 can be quite tough on GPUs, especially with Ultra settings thanks to the game’s expansive environments.

Far Cry 4 - 3840x2160 - Ultra Quality

Far Cry 4 - 3840x2160 - Medium Quality

Far Cry 4 - 2560x1440 - Ultra Quality

Like The Talos Principle, Far Cry 4 is another game that has traditionally favored AMD cards, and as a result the R9 Fury looks quite good here. On a relative basis it’s ahead of the GTX 980 by 33% at 4K and 22% at 1440. On an absolute basis this is enough to keep the average framerate above 60fps at 1440, something the GTX 980 could not do, and above 40fps at 4K.

Shifting gears, comparing the R9 Fury to the 290X paints the R9 Fury in a more favorable light than earlier, but it’s still not great. The performance advantage for AMD’s new card tops out at 26% here, which isn't poor, but at the same time is not all that great given the fact that it has been almost 2 years now since the 290X launched at the same price point.

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