Following the success of Crysis, the stand alone expansion "Warhead" was hotly anticipated to bring more game play, more weapons, improved visuals whilst maintaining better performance, the latter being what gamers wanted most. After all how many people upgraded their rigs just to play this game... In the game, you play as the upbeat Brit Sergeant "Psycho" Sykes, chasing down a Korean nuclear warhead. Throw in some ice shooting aliens and we're bound to have a great game. It sure delivered.


We can immediately see some improvements from the new drivers in Crysis Warhead. Catalyst driver 10.3, which is hailed as the driver that unlocked the full potential of the HD5000 series of cards claimed performance improvements of up to 6% in Crysis Warhead. In our tests, we see a boost ranging from 3-6.5% in the average FPS proving ATI's claim even in the latest 10.4 drivers. A slight increase in the minimum FPS also ensures a smoother gameplay. Not too shabby for a driver update.