The 7950GT (and in fact any 7xxx card) is too slow for crysis. It's a 8800GTS/GTX game really. If you want to really enjoy it I'd recommend a 4890 or GTX 280. If you want to max it out graphically and get a perfectly smooth experience run it on a GTX 480 or HD 5870

7950 GT should be enough for Full HD on Low preset or 1024:768 with Medium preset (that Medium just barely tho).

Radeons X19xx series are A LOT better for Crysis (from D9c only cards).

If you want fluid High settings with Full HD resolution, you will need at least Radeon 4870 or GTX 260.

It can handle it at Low MEdium at no higher than 1280x1024, tested it on my 7900GTX SLI and to maintain playable preformance meant medium @ 12x10 to stay over 30FPS

Thanks all for chiming in! I assumed since quake 4/Doom 3 ran great on it then Crysis would. Question is if I upgrade the 7950GT to a GTX 280 will that break the earlier age games (say 2003-2006)?

buckeye wrote:

Thanks all for chiming in! I assumed since quake 4/Doom 3 ran great on it then Crysis would. Question is if I upgrade the 7950GT to a GTX 280 will that break the earlier age games (say 2003-2006)?

Nope. The 7950 itself breaks compatibility with a small few 1998-1999 titles but those are meant to be played on a win98 rig anyway.

agent_x007 wrote:

7950 GT should be enough for Full HD on Low preset or 1024:768 with Medium preset (that Medium just barely tho).

Radeons X19xx series are A LOT better for Crysis (from D9c only cards).

If you want fluid High settings with Full HD resolution, you will need at least Radeon 4870 or GTX 260.

Our definitions of playable, fast and fluid differ greatly. The 4870, even if faster then the 260 is only enough for medium-high @ 1600x1200 (40-50 fps). The 280x does 45-60. A GTX 480 @ 1920x1080 - ultra and a little AA does 50-90.

10x7 Ultra preset = 8800GTX
12x10 Ultra preset GTX 280
1080p Ultra Preset GTX 480
1600P Ultra Preset GTX 690
4k Ultra Preset GTX 980 Ti

candle_86 wrote:

10x7 Ultra preset = 8800GTX 12x10 Ultra preset GTX 280 1080p Ultra Preset GTX 480 1600P Ultra Preset GTX 690 4k Ultra Preset GTX […]
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10x7 Ultra preset = 8800GTX
12x10 Ultra preset GTX 280
1080p Ultra Preset GTX 480
1600P Ultra Preset GTX 690
4k Ultra Preset GTX 980 Ti

^this

And 8k Ultra preset nothing exists yet to run that 🤣.

My 9800GX2 can handle Crysis maxed without AA @ 25-30FPS fairly consitantly at 1600x900 or lower.

Keep in mind Crysis scales well with SLI in my experience.

kanecvr wrote:

agent_x007 wrote:

7950 GT should be enough for Full HD on Low preset or 1024:768 with Medium preset (that Medium just barely tho).

Radeons X19xx series are A LOT better for Crysis (from D9c only cards).

If you want fluid High settings with Full HD resolution, you will need at least Radeon 4870 or GTX 260.

Our definitions of playable, fast and fluid differ greatly. The 4870, even if faster then the 260 is only enough for medium-high @ 1600x1200 (40-50 fps). The 280x does 45-60. A GTX 480 @ 1920x1080 - ultra and a little AA does 50-90.

Probably 😀
I consider 24-30 FPS in Crysis as fluid.
You can't go "Ultra" in Crysis with Win XP (DirectX 10).

agent_x007 wrote:

Probably :) I consider 24-30 FPS in Crysis as fluid. You can't go "Ultra" in Crysis with Win XP (DirectX 10). […]
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kanecvr wrote:

agent_x007 wrote:

7950 GT should be enough for Full HD on Low preset or 1024:768 with Medium preset (that Medium just barely tho).

Radeons X19xx series are A LOT better for Crysis (from D9c only cards).

If you want fluid High settings with Full HD resolution, you will need at least Radeon 4870 or GTX 260.

Our definitions of playable, fast and fluid differ greatly. The 4870, even if faster then the 260 is only enough for medium-high @ 1600x1200 (40-50 fps). The 280x does 45-60. A GTX 480 @ 1920x1080 - ultra and a little AA does 50-90.

Probably 😀
I consider 24-30 FPS in Crysis as fluid.
You can't go "Ultra" in Crysis with Win XP (DirectX 10).

50-60 fps for me. Less then that and I get nausea and headaches...

So I guess this game maxed out would be best played on a "modern rig"? Thinking about building one soon so may wait till then to try again.

kanecvr wrote:

agent_x007 wrote:

kanecvr wrote:

50-60 fps for me. Less then that and I get nausea and headaches...

That sucks 🙁

4k Ultra Preset GTX 980 Ti

980 Ti for Crysis @ 4k ?
My GTX 780 Ti gets "cinematic 24FPS" in Crysis @ 4k with AA 16x (that's MSAA x4 w/additional samples) 😀
Video : LINK
AA8xQ and 16xQ require over 3GB of VRAM, and crash on my card 😒

buckeye wrote:

So I guess this game maxed out would be best played on a "modern rig"? Thinking about building one soon so may wait till then to try again.

Great PC! But can it run Crysis?

Of course modded and with AA that'll lose a few fps so yeah 980 TI/1080 for the all important 60fps @ 4k. I'm sticking with 2560x1440 @144hz myself until $800 OLED panels. Reminds me I need to bench at that res now.

agent_x007 wrote:

That sucks 🙁

Yup... it's the reason I spent a butt-load of $$$ ( one whole paycheck) to get a GTX 1070... If a game doesn't run smoothly I can't play it. I also like eye candy turned up as high as possible - some games look so good it's a shame to play them w/o maxed out graphics settings.

And it's not exactly the framerate - yes, smooth framerate capped at 30 is bothersome (I can see a subtle stutter) but it's tolerable. What I really can't stand is huge FPS variations - like 15-60 where it drops to 15 fps then rises to 60 in a 2-3 second interval. That's really nauseating.

Sorry, can't leave this one alone. So in a nutshell, if I wanted to run Crysis via XP and Dx9c, what card(s) would allow smooth gameplay at "reasonable settings"? Seems from the posts upgrading to a Geforce 9800gtx or a Radeon in the same range would do it.

buckeye wrote:

...if I wanted to run Crysis via XP and Dx9c, what card(s) would allow smooth gameplay at "reasonable settings"?

^To put it bluntly :
You are asking Us about a resonable priced car, that won't breakdown (basicly).
Can you answer that question by picking only one model of one car brand ?

BE MORE SPECIFIC.

What Resolution and Quality preset you want (ALL options "Medium" or All options "High"), and at what framerate you get your "smooth gameplay" (because I get it around 24-30FPS, but @kanecvr needs 60FPS).

buckeye wrote:

Sorry, can't leave this one alone. So in a nutshell, if I wanted to run Crysis via XP and Dx9c, what card(s) would allow smooth gameplay at "reasonable settings"? Seems from the posts upgrading to a Geforce 9800gtx or a Radeon in the same range would do it.

at what resoultion.

At high id say

800x600 x1950XTX
10x7 8800 GTS 640
12x10 GTX 275
1080p GTX 460
1600p GTX 770
4k GTX 980

My experince back in the day

my 7600GT would play all Low at 10x7 and get around 30-35FPS
my 8800GS would play at 12x10 for Medium and get around 35-40FPS
my GTS 450 would do medium high 12x10 and get 35-40FPS

hope that gives an idea