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Test Setup & Methodology
Test Setup
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K @4.5GHz
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow Extreme SB-E
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VI Hero
RAM: G.SKILL TridentX DDR3-2400MHz 2x4GB CAS 10
PSU: Enermax MaxRevo 1350W 80PLUS Gold
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Methodology:
All benchmarks are done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit that is fully up-to-date with Windows Updates to ensure that the performance reflects a real-world scenario and not that of a tweaked benchmarking system. Every benchmark runs for a total of three times and then an average is taken of those results.
GPUs:
ASUS GTX 770 DirectCU II
ASUS R7 250
EVGA 4GB GTX 760
HIS IceQ X2 HD7950
HIS IceQ X2 R9 270X
HIS IceQ X2 R9 280X
HIS R7 250
MSI GTX 780 Gaming
ZOTAC GTX 770 AMP!
3D Benchmarks:
3DMark 11 – Performance and Extreme presets
3DMark Fire Strike – Normal and Extreme presets
Unigine Heaven 4.0 – Basic and Extreme presets
Unigine Valley – Extreme and Extreme (HD) presets
Gaming Benchmarks:
Bioshock Infinite
F1 2012
Hitman Absolution
Tomb Raider
