Thread: Crossfire/SLI Shootout

Originally Posted by HeavyG

I am trying to finalize my list of games/benchmarks to run for the testing. I would like to use games with an in game benchmarking tool so that I can have an apples to apples comparison between the cards. I also plan on picking a BF4 map and doing some multiplayer testing to get a real end user experience. Here are the games I have chosen so far:

Tomb Raider: Benchmark

Sleeping Dogs + High Res Texture Pack: Benchmark

Hitman Absolution: Benchmark

Bioshock Infinite: Benchmark

Grid 2: Benchmark

Batman Arkham Origins: Benchmark

Crysis 2 + DX11/High Res Texture Pack: Benchmark (3rd party tool)

Battlefield 4: Multiplayer FPS captured with FRAPS

Are you doing this this weekend, or next?

Let me know, and maybe Saturday Morning or Sunday Morning, when the server is dead, I can help you get whatever BF4 tests you need. Getting your numbers for each set of cards at the same period of the map(s) (as in before/during/after levolution) will increrase their accuracy.

Originally Posted by dex71

Are you doing this this weekend, or next?

Let me know, and maybe Saturday Morning or Sunday Morning, when the server is dead, I can help you get whatever BF4 tests you need. Getting your numbers for each set of cards at the same period of the map(s) (as in before/during/after levolution) will increrase their accuracy.

I might just find a 24/7 server and try it out that way. Play a full map with each card setup.

Originally Posted by HeavyG

I might just find a 24/7 server and try it out that way. Play a full map with each card setup.

Decent plan. Might help to have other people and 'splosions going on to further push everything.

If you change your mind, let me know. I'd be happy to help any way I can.

Originally Posted by dex71

Decent plan. Might help to have other people and 'splosions going on to further push everything.

If you change your mind, let me know. I'd be happy to help any way I can.

Oh, it will be on a full server. I want the real experience.

Cool project. I have a water cooled overclocked R290. I didn't see a noticeable performance improvement from mantle since I am not CPU constrained with a liquid cooled i7 4770k but it did let me multi task like crazy while playing BF4. I am looking forward to seeing your numbers.

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Hey Heavy, can you also throw in the Star Swarm Benchmark from Steam? Supposedly it has the best-case-scenario implementation of Mantle, and I'd like to see its DX11 performance compared to Mantle.

I was gonna recommend crisis2 + DX11 high res texture pack but it appears you have that covered

There is a crysis2 extreme graphics mod which puts even higher res textures on everything. I don't know if it has a benchmarking tool though

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Originally Posted by salty99

I was gonna recommend crisis2 + DX11 high res texture pack but it appears you have that covered

There is a crysis2 extreme graphics mod which puts even higher res textures on everything. I don't know if it has a benchmarking tool though

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I did some testing last night, but did not get to Crysis 2 w/ DX11 + High res because... I didn't have the game downloaded. I hope to get to it tonight. I did all of the testing on the Titan cards yesterday. I did all tests at 2560 x 1440 resolution with max detail, and I ran each test on a single card, and then with SLI enabled on two cards.

I plan on doing the single card tests again at 1080p.

Originally Posted by Allane

Hey Heavy, can you also throw in the Star Swarm Benchmark from Steam? Supposedly it has the best-case-scenario implementation of Mantle, and I'd like to see its DX11 performance compared to Mantle.

I will download it and give it a whirl.