Graphics Boosted: 790GX's Side-Port Explored

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Test System And Benchmark Setup

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CPUAMD Phenom X4 9350e (65 nm, 2.0 GHz, 2 MB L2 + 2 MB L3 Cache)
AMD Chipset: 790GXJetway HA07 Ultra, Rev 1.0
Row 2 - Cell 0 AMD 790GX, BIOS: A02
RAM2x 2GB DDR2-800 Apogee AU2G732-12GH001
HDD for SYSmarkSeagate Barracuda 7200.11, 500 GB
Row 5 - Cell 0 7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 32 MB cache
Blu-RayLG GGW-H20L
Graphics Card IRadeon HD 3300
Row 8 - Cell 0 GPU: 700 MHz
Row 9 - Cell 0 RAM: 128 MB GDDR3 (533 MHz)
Graphics Card IRadeon HD 3450
Row 11 - Cell 0 GPU: 600 MHz
Row 12 - Cell 0 RAM: 256 MB GDDR3 (400 MHz)
Power SupplyCoolermaster, ATX 2.3, 850 W
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Operating SystemWindows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 (Build 6000)
DirectX 10DirectX 10 (Vista default)
DirectX 9Version: April 2007
ATI Graphics DriversRadeon 8.10 (Vista)
Intel ChipsetINF: 9.0.0.1008
JavaJava Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 1
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We used a 65 W AMD Phenom X4 9350e processor, running at 2.0 GHz.

Benchmark Setup

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BenchmarkDetails
CrysisVersion: 1.2.1Video Mode: 800x600Overall Quality: HighDemo: GPU-Benchmark
Unreal Tournament 3Version: 1.2Video Mode: 1280x1024Sound and DirectX10; Window offVideo Quality:Texture Details: 1Level Details: 1 Demo: vCTF-CONTAINMENT_flyTime: 12/60
World in ConflictVersion: 1.0.0.9Video Mode: 1280x1024Video Quality: medium detailsDemo: Game-Benchmark
Supreme CommanderForged AllianceVersion: 1.5.3599Video Mode: 1280x1024Video Quality: game defaultDemo: WallaceTX_006_006Benchmark: Fraps 2.9.4 - Build 7037Start time 00:48:20 (60 seconds) realtime play
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BenchmarkDetails
3DMark VantageVersion: 1.02Options: EntryGraphics Test 1Graphics Test 2CPU Test 1CPU Test 2
PCMark VantageVersion: 1.00, PCMark Benchmark, Memories Benchmark, Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646
SiSoftware Sandra XII SP2Version 2008.5.14.24CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMediaMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark
Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos