Version: 1.40
The first version of Far Cry was released on March 31, 2004. It was known for it's graphics and out-door freedom (see screenshots with islands, water, green trees). Far Cry uses the CryEngine (developed by Crytek) which is very suitable for benchmarking graphic cards starting from the 2004-era.
It's said that Far Cry came forth out of X-Isle: Dinosaur Island. A technology demo made for the GeForce 3.
My benchmark method
I used the HardwareOC Far Cry Benchmark (version 1.5). In order to compare the settings I made screenshots of each tab:
