F.E.A.R. GPU Performance Tests: Setting a New Standard
@ 2005/10/20As we said in our introduction, FEAR does indeed set a new standard for games, and there is no denying the quality of its graphics. Perhaps there could have been more variety in some areas, but the beauty of the action sequences can't be matched in any first person shooter we've seen. For graphics, FEAR paves the way for a new generation of games, and is also the first game able to bring the highest powered cards available to their knees when played at its full graphical potential.
I hope you have DISABLED soft shadows, as it does not add anything to the game and slows things down a lot. A single 7800GTX averages at 56fps at 1024x768, but I'm not sure if there is a suitable SLI profile available for this game?
try to lower FSAA to 2* and play a bit with the medium/high settings, as some affect performance more and don't change the visual aspects of the game (or barely noticable)
I'm playing it fluently on 6800GT & 3000+ S754, and it doesn't look bad (look at the screenies in my post above)