LOMAC

Lock On: Modern Air Combat – Direct3D

Lock On: Modern Air Combat 1600x1200
Card	Min FPS	Max FPS
GeForce 8800 GTX FX-62	45	156
GeForce 8800 GTX 5000+	41	143
GeForce 8800 GTX 4600+	39	138
GeForce 8800 GTX 4200+	35	127
GeForce 8800 GTX 3800+	33	119
GeForce 8800 GTS FX-62	46	118
GeForce 8800 GTS 5000+	40	118
GeForce 8800 GTS 4600+	39	118
GeForce 8800 GTS 4200+	35	118
GeForce 8800 GTS 3800+	33	96
Radeon X1950 XTX FX-62	34	94
Radeon X1950 XTX 5000+	35	94
Radeon X1950 XTX 4600+	33	95
Radeon X1950 XTX 4200+	32	95
Radeon X1950 XTX 3800+	28	93

Notes

Even in a flight sim like LOMAC, the GeForce 8800 GTX is CPU-bound with pretty much all of AMD’s CPUs, including the FX-62 at lower resolutions. Even at 1920x1200 performance is within 7% of the frame rate we saw at 1280x1024 with the GeForce 8800 GTX/FX-62 combination.

As a result, there are many cases where slower GPUs like the GeForce 8800 GTS are able to outperform the GeForce 8800 GTX if it’s paired with the right processor. This is something you’ll want to keep in mind if you’re into flight sims, this titles are more CPU-bound than other games we test with, so pairing the GTX with a fast CPU is critical to ensuring optimal performance.

The GeForce 8800 GTS is also CPU-bound with the X2 3800+ and 4200+ .