Couldn't they technically gone higher than that? I have a feeling that's not accurate; I want to see some proof that it actually runs games like that.
What I'm getting at is this... Those are his "Current 3d settings". And he's in 2d mode right now. I can bump my 8800GTS to 1000+ (performance 3d) on the core through RivaTuner and all be well surfing the web, but it sure won't play games like that since they run in 3d mode.