Games with decent frame rates for older cards?

[LEE929394]

I have an ageing BFG 6800GS which is starting to struggle playing the latest games! Which games that have been out for the last year or two will run at a decent FPS(preferably averaging at least 40 FPS with AA & AS both turned on & max settings @ 1024x768 and above) on my card?

I found the new tomb raider anniversary ran like a dream, with everything turned up & still getting 50-80 FPS in most places.

Hopefully this thread could help owners of cards with similar specs to myself & not waste money on games they cannot enjoy fully!

I'm trying to put off upgrading as long as i can!

 

[LEE929394]

Rainbow six Las vegas,test drive unlimited & call of juarez run pretty bad
(under 25fps)
They may be great games & look great but how come other games can look just as pretty & run a lot smoother FPS?
Is this down to poor coding?