Test Setup And Benchmarks
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| Test Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processors | Intel Core i7-990X (Gulftown) 3.46 GHz at 4.00 GHz (30 * 133 MHz), LGA 1366, 6.4 GT/s QPI, 12 MB Shared L3, Hyper-Threading enabled, Power-savings enabled |
| Motherboard | Asus Rampage III Formula (LGA 1366) X58/ICH10R, BIOS 0505 |
| Memory | Crucial 12 GB (3 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333, MT16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 @ 9-9-9-24 and 1.65 V |
| Hard Drive | Intel SSDSC2MH250A2 250 GB SATA 6Gb/s |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 3 GB |
| Row 5 - Cell 0 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 4 GB |
| Row 6 - Cell 0 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 2 GB |
| Row 7 - Cell 0 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 2 GB |
| Row 8 - Cell 0 | AMD Radeon HD 5970 |
| Row 9 - Cell 0 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1.25 GB |
| Row 10 - Cell 0 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5 GB |
| Row 11 - Cell 0 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5 GB |
| Power Supply | Cooler Master UCP-1000 W |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 |
| Graphics Driver | Nvidia GeForce Release 267.71 (For GeForce GTX 590) |
| Row 17 - Cell 0 | AMD 8.84.3 Beta 2 (For Radeon HD 6990) |
| Row 18 - Cell 0 | AMD Catalyst 11.2 |
| Row 19 - Cell 0 | Nvidia GeForce Release 266.58 |
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| Games | |
|---|---|
| Lost Planet 2 | Highest Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 4x MSAA or 32x CSAA / 16x AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, DirectX 11, Steam version, Test A |
| Just Cause 2 | Highest Quality Settings, No AA / 2x AF, 8x AA / 16x AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, Bokeh filter and GPU water disabled (for Nvidia cards), Concrete Jungle Benchmark |
| Metro 2033 | High Quality Settings, AAA / 4x AF, 4x MSAA / 16x AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, Built-in Benchmark, Depth of Field filter enabled, Steam version |
| F1 2010 | Ultra High Settings, No AA / No AF, 8x AA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, Steam version, Custom benchmark script, DX11 Rendering |
| Aliens Vs. Predator Benchmark | High Quality Settings, SSAO, No AA / 16xAF, Ultra Quality Settings, 4x MSAA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600 |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Custom (Highest) Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 8x MSAA / 16xAF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, opening cinematic, 145 second sequence, FRAPS |
| 3DMark 11 | Performance Default |
| HAWX 2 | Highest Quality Settings, 8x AA, 1920x1200, Retail Version, Built-in Benchmark, Tessellation on/off |
| World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | Ultra Quality Settings, No AA / 16x AF, 8x AA / 16x AF, From Crushblow to The Krazzworks, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, FRAPS, DirectX 9 Rendering |
