Bards sing tales of heroes from ages past, but never have the Forgotten Realms so desperately needed a champion. Years have passed since the war between Luskan and Neverwinter, almost enough time for the wounds of war to heal. But the brief peace the Realms have known may be at an end. Tension growing between the mighty city-states means the Sword Coast again teeters on the edge of open war.

Unnoticed, a greater danger stalks the City of Skilled Hands. Unbeknownst to the denizens of the North, deep in the Mere of Dead Men, dark forces from across the Realms have been rallied under the banner of a legendary evil. If left unchallenged, all of the North is doomed to fall under its power.

Even in this darkest hour, hope remains. A mysterious relic is borne to Neverwinter in the hands of a lone hero so that its secrets may be unlocked - secrets that carry the fate of all the North. So begins an epic tale of shattered alliances, noble acts and dark deeds to be told across the Realms for generations to come.

Under Game options, we maxed all available visual settings.

Anisotropic filtering was enabled in the "Advanced Graphics" tab, while Anti-aliasing modes were set by using Nvidia's 3D control panel.

We saved a game and walked through exactly the same route (more or less), moving the camera around the player. This is the worst case scenario while playing. Using FRAPS, we recorded two minutes of game and recorded the lowest and average values.

NeverWinter Nights2 is a "difficult" game with all visual improvements enabled, even for SLI setups. The Asus EAX1950XTX was only bettered by the 7900GS SLI and 7950GT SLI cards. The lowest value of 14FPS shouldn't worry you though, as we are not playing a 3D action shooter game.

Antialiasing is not offered from within the game's options. Using each card's 3D control panel, we enabled up to 6x AA. The Asus EAX1950XTX at 6xAA offers 28FPS, an average performance, compared with the SLI setup cards.