- Introduction
- Test Bench and Testing Methodology
- Futuremark Benchmark
- OpenGL Benchmarks
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Hitman
- DOOM
- GPU Computation Benchmark
- Folding at Home and LuxMark OpenCL Benchmark
- GPU Cooling and Manual OC Impressions
- Conclusion
- Online Purchase Links
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Test Setup
Hardware BBQ gets very minimum support from hardware manufacturers since we have a no-strings-attached policy and ended up blacklisting even tier 1 brands for improper misconduct. But thanks to a handful of companies who value the importance and benefits of providing components for the test bench, we do what we’re good at with the resources at hand. I would like to thank:
- Gigabyte India for providing Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming GT Rev 1.0 motherboard
- WD India for providing 4x WD Red 3TB NAS drives
- Coolermaster India for providing Coolermaster GX450 RS-450-ACAA-D3 Power Supply
Test Setup for: | ZOTAC GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme Edition |
CPU+ CPU Cooler | Intel i7 4790K + Noctua NH-U12S |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming GT Motherboard |
Memory | Kingston 8GB 1600 MHz DDRIII |
Primary OS drive | SanDisk Extreme 240GB SSD + WD Red 3TB WD30EFRX |
Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
Chassis | Lian Li A70F Full Tower PC Case |
Driver Version: 368.64
The fan speed is kept at auto for stock benchmark and on 100% when overclocked via WATTMAN and on Turbo presets when overclocked via Gigabyte Xtreme Engine. The
Futuremark Benchmarks
- 3DMark: Sky Diver, Fire Strike, Fire Strike Extreme and Fire Strike Presets
With more tests coming soon, we’ve given 3DMark a new interface that’s faster, more flexible and easier to use. What’s more, you can now get faster downloads and save storage space by choosing to install only the tests you need.
- 3DMark 11: Xtreme Preset
OpenGL Benchmarks: Cinebench 11.5 and Cinebench R15
Game Benchmarks
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor DX 11 with 3 presets
Ashes of the Singularity DX 11 and DX 12 with 3 presets each
- Rise of the Tomb Raider DX 11 and DX 12 with 3 presets each
- Hitman (2016) DX 11 and DX 12 with 3 presets each
- DOOM OpenGL 4.5 with 3 presets each
For measuring GPU computation, I’ve included Compubench benchmark workloads.
- Face Detection and TV-L1 Optical Flow Test
- Ocean Surface Simulation Test
- Particle Simulation-64K Test
- Computation Benchmark- Graphics and Video Composition
- Bitcoin Mining
OpenCL Benchmarks
- Folding at Home Benchmark
- LuxMark OpenCL Benchmark