Testing methodology
Test system
GPU comparisons |
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| Graphics card | GPU clock (MHz) |
Stream processors |
Shader clock (MHz) |
Memory clock (MHz) |
Memory bus (bits) |
Graphics driver | |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Classified (4,096MB) | 1,111+ | 1,536 | 1,111+ | 6,008 | 256 | GeForce 304.48 beta | |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 OC (2,048MB) | 1,072+ | 1,536 | 1,072+ | 6,008 | 256 | GeForce 304.48 beta | |
| Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz TOXIC (6,144MB) | 1,200 | 2,048 | 1,200 | 6,400 | 384 | Catalyst 12.7 beta | |
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz (3,072MB) | 1,050 | 2,048 | 1,050 | 6,000 | 384 | Catalyst 12.7 beta | |
HEXUS high-end test bench |
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| Processor | Intel Core i5-2500K (3.30GHz, 6MB smart cache, quad-core, LGA1155) | |||||||||||
| Motherboard | Intel Desktop Board DP67BG | |||||||||||
| Memory | 8GB Corsair Vengeance (9-9-9-24 @ 1,600MHz) | |||||||||||
| Power Supply | Corsair AX750W | |||||||||||
| Monitor | BenQ E2430 x 3 | |||||||||||
| Disk drive(s) | Crucial RealSSD C300 (256GB) | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Corsair Graphite Series 600T | |||||||||||
| Operating system | Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit, SP1) | |||||||||||
HEXUS high-end benchmark suite |
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| Aliens vs. Predator | DX11, 1,920x1,080, 5,760 x 1,080 resolutions, 4xAA, 16xAF, very high quality | |||||||||||
| Batman: Arkham City | DX11, 1,920x1,080, 5,760 x 1,080 resolutions, 8xMSAA, extreme quality | |||||||||||
| Battlefield 3 | DX11, 1,920x1,080, 5,760 x 1,080 resolutions, 4xMSAA, 16xAF, ultra quality | |||||||||||
| Crysis 2 | DX11, 1,920x1,080, 5,760 x 1,080 resolutions, 4xAA, ultra quality | |||||||||||
| Just Cause 2 | DX10, 1,920x1,080, 5,760 x 1,080 resolutions, 4xAA, 16xAF, very high quality | |||||||||||
| Total War: Shogun 2 | DX11, 1,920x1,080, 5,760 x 1,080 resolutions, 4xMSAA, 16xAF, high quality | |||||||||||
Notes
We're to show benchmark results from running a single full-HD screen (1,920x1,080-resolution) and then on three identical BenQ screens software-joined together by either AMD's Eyefinity or NVIDIA's Surround technologies. Running in accordance with previous methodology employed when using three screens, we are going to examine the average framerate, per-second framerate and per-frame rendering times. All will become clear as you see the graphs, folks.
