| Test Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processors | Intel Core i7-980X (Gulftown) 3.33 GHz at 3.73 GHz (28 * 133 MHz), LGA 1366, 6.4 GT/s QPI, 12 MB Shared L3, Hyper-Threading enabled, Power-savings enabled |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte X58A-UD5 (LGA 1366) Intel X58/ICH10R, BIOS FB |
| Memory | Kingston 6 GB (3 x 2 GB) DDR3-2000, KHX2000C8D3T1K3/6GX @ 8-8-8-24 and 1.65 V |
| Hard Drive | Intel SSDSA2M160G2GC 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1.25 GB |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5 GB | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5 GB | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.25 GB | |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB (CrossFire) | |
| AMD Radeon HD 5970 2 GB | |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 1 GB | |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 1 GB | |
| Power Supply | Cooler Master UCP-1000 W |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 |
| Graphics Driver | AMD Catalyst 10.10d |
| AMD Catalyst 10.10e (For Radeon HD 6850 1 GB in CrossFire) | |
| Nvidia GeForce Release 263.09 (For GTX 570) | |
| Nvidia GeForce Release 260.99 (For GTX 480 and 470) | |
| Nvidia GeForce Release 262.99 (For GTX 580) | |
| Games | |
|---|---|
| Lost Planet 2 | Highest Quality Settings, No AA / 16x AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1900x1200 / 2560x1600, DirectX 11, Steam version |
| Just Cause 2 | Highest Quality Settings, No AA / 16xAF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, Bokeh filter and GPU water disabled (for Nvidia cards), Concrete Jungle Benchmark |
| Metro 2033 | Medium Settings, AAA / 16x AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, Built-in Benchmark, Steam version |
| DiRT 2 | Ultra High Settings, 4x AA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, Steam version, Custom benchmark script, DX11 Rendering |
| Aliens Vs. Predator Benchmark | Highest Quality Settings, SSAO, No AA / 16xAF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 2560x1600 |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Custom (Highest) Quality Settings, 8x MSAA / 16xAF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, opening cinematic, 145 second sequence, FRAPS |
| 3DMark Vantage | Performance Default, PPU Disabled |
| HAWX 2 | Highest Quality Settings, 8x AA, 1920x1200, Retail Version, Built-in Benchmark, Tessellation on/off |
Summary
- GeForce GTX 570: Now That's More Like It
- Meet Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 570
- Tessellation: Unigine Gives Us Synthetic Numbers
- Tessellation: HAWX 2 Gives Us Real-World Numbers
- The BS Of Benchmarking
- Test Hardware And Software
- Benchmark Results: 3DMark Vantage
- Benchmark Results: Metro 2033 (DX 11)
- Benchmark Results: Lost Planet 2 (DX 11)
- Benchmark Results: Aliens Vs. Predator (DX 11)
- Benchmark Results: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DX 11)
- Benchmark Results: DiRT 2 (DX 11)
- Benchmark Results: Just Cause 2 (DX 11)
- Power Consumption And Noise
- Conclusion
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