Meet The 2012 Graphics Charts: How We're Testing This Year
It's time to revamp the Graphics Charts section! For 2012, we're increasing the number of games and resolutions, dividing the results into three segments. But that's not all. We also include GPGPU benchmarking, power consumption, temperature, and noise.
More Data, More Transparency, And Better Recommendations
Practical Relevance and Objective Comparisons
The goal of our new benchmarks and 2012 Graphics Charts is to give you all the information you need to choose a graphics card for a wide variety of usage scenarios. Thirteen graphics benchmarks consisting of 39 measurements, as well as scores for three performance levels, illustrate in detail how cards perform under different conditions. Additionally, there are five GPGPU benchmarks and measurements for sound level, temperature, and power draw, which are useful for choosing a suitable case and power supply.
You can visit the 2012 Graphics Charts by clicking this link
We hope that we've helped readers, especially those who requested more transparency in our benchmarking, understand the details of how we benchmark graphics cards. Once we've covered all reference cards in all three performance categories, these charts will also serve as the basis of our regular feature Best Graphics Cards for the Money, which highlights top picks in different performance categories.
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johnny_utah While I love the new techniques, using BITCOIN to bench GPUGPU performance instead of Folding @ Home? Um, okay.Reply -
Still with the bar charts? Would *love* to see scatter plots with price/score on the axes... So much more useful in picking out a card.Reply
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AznCracker Man the charts are dying to be updated. Too bad it isn't done more often since it takes a lot of work.Reply -
pharoahhalfdead johnny_utahWhile I love the new techniques, using BITCOIN to bench GPUGPU performance instead of Folding @ Home? Um, okay.Reply
I agree. I know Tom's spends a lot of time benchmarking, but Folding@home is something that is a bit more common. I would love to see F@H in some articles.
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randomkid Where's the 5760x1080? In the area where I come from, 3x 1920x1080p 22" monitor cost around the same or even less than a single 2560x1440/1600 27" monitor so this is a more likely configuration among gamers.Reply
The 5760x1080 resolution will also push the GPU's harder than a 2560x1440/1600 could so why limit the resolution there? -
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We'll add up to 20 new boards each month until the lower end of the performance range is filled out, too.
How far back in GPU generations are you going to test, if at all? I saw the power consumption charts and could only see GTX 500, 600 and Radeon 6000, 7000 series. I have an EVGA GTX 480 SC for two years and do like to know how it compares to the newer series of GPUs. Much appreciated. -
Yargnit MMO FanYup no surprise here typical Nvidia benchmark suite fuck sakes.Reply
So what would YOU like to see used then? If they were trying to push Nvidia wouldn't Hawx 2 be in the suite? -
shinym For Starcraft II you say "This game doesn't stress the CPU, and is thus well-suited for GPU benchmarking." Looks like you got CPU and GPU mixed up there.Reply