Synthetic Benchmarks
Lets start the benchmark session with some synthetic benchmarks then we shall jump to the gaming performance part.
For the synthetic benchmark part I have used 3D Mark 11,3D Mark and Unigine Heaven V1.03 (the one used in HWBot). The card’s performance both in stock (1033mhz) and overclocked (1200mhz) settings has been mentioned in the following charts.
3D Mark:
“3DMark is a computer benchmarking tool created and developed by Futuremark Corporation (formerly MadOnion.com and initially Futuremark) to determine the performance of a computer’s 3D graphic rendering and CPU workload processing capabilities. Running 3DMark produces a 3DMark score,with higher numbers indicating better performance. The 3DMark measurement unit is intended to give a normalized mean for comparing different PC hardware configurations (mostly graphics processing units and central processing units),which proponents such as gamers and overclocking enthusiasts assert is indicative of end-user performance capabilities. Many versions of 3DMark have been released since 1998. As each 3DMark is based on a specific version of the DirectX API scores cannot be compared across the different releases.”
This is the card’s performance in 3D Mark 11. As we can see we gained a nice performance increase by overclocking the card,its 468 points increase over factory oc speed at 1033mhz.
Ice Storm is the DX9 benchmark test of the latest version of 3D Mark (2013 version):
Cloud Gate is the DX10 benchmark test of the latest version of 3D Mark (2013 version):
Fire Strike is the DX11 benchmark test of the latest version of 3D Mark (2013 version). From the score we can see that Fire Strike is pretty taxing and needs a lot of gpu power to achieve good score:
Unigine Heaven:
“Heaven Benchmark is a GPU-intensive benchmark that hammers graphics cards to the limits. This powerful tool can be effectively used to determine the stability of a GPU under extremely stressful conditions,as well as check the cooling system’s potential under maximum heat output. It provides completely unbiased results and generates true in-game rendering workloads across all platforms, such as Windows,Linux and Mac OS X. Heaven Benchmark immerses a user into a magical steampunk world of shiny brass,wood and gears. Nested on flying islands a tiny village with its cozy, sun-heated cobblestone streets,an elaborately crafted dirigible above the expanse of fluffy clouds,and a majestic dragon on the central square gives a true sense of adventure. An interactive experience with fly-by and walk-through modes allows for exploring all corners of this world powered by the cutting-edge UNIGINE Engine that leverages the most advanced capabilities of graphics APIs and turns this benchmark into a visual masterpiece.”
Unigine Heaven has two type of test,one is the Basic one i.e DX9 test while the other is Extreme i.e DX11. I have used the V1.03 i.e the one used in HWBot. The card gives some nice performance increase when it is overclocked.
Finally its time for some Gaming benchmarks!
