It seems many have had issues with advanced dof in metro 2033. The effect isn't even that great, just leave it off, + I don't think a hd6870 can even handle playable fps with adv. dof on very high settings at 1080p. Although updating drivers may fix the issue, don't install new ones over old ones, sweep them first.
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