Benchmark Results: StarCraft II
ASRock and Biostar lead in StarCraft II, though those leads are within the typical performance variation between consecutive runs (around 2-3 FPS). Those leads vanish completely at 2560x1600.
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ASRock and Biostar lead in StarCraft II, though those leads are within the typical performance variation between consecutive runs (around 2-3 FPS). Those leads vanish completely at 2560x1600.
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