From our The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimreview: 'It’s like watching Star Wars and genuinely thinking, ‘what about those poor Death Star construction workers?’ You’re missing the point: Skyrim is a huge and engaging world to explore and it treats you with great moments, from your first dragon encounter to finally being able to craft dwarven armour.'
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
1,920 x 1,080 4x AA 16x AF, 4xAA, DirectX 9
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 3GB
AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB
AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1280MB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2,560 x 1,600 4x AA 16x AF, 4xAA, DirectX 9
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 3GB
AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1280MB
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
5,760 x 1,080 4x AA 16x AF, 4xAA, DirectX 9
AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB
AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
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*due to Skyrim's recent patch significantly altering performance, we have not yet had the opportunity to re-test every card. Sorry about that.