3DMark 11
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3DMark 11 is the latest version of this hugely-popular synthetic benchmark. Making use of DX11 features such as tessellation, compute shaders and multi-threading, it provides modern-day results and is available as a free download.
3DMark 11 gets us off to a strong start. Gigabyte's overclock is enough to propel the custom-cooled GeForce GTX 670 WindForce 3X past a stock-clocked Radeon HD 7970. The gap between itself and the GeForce GTX 680 is narrowed dramatically, so let's see how it plays out in real-world games.
