Testing Methodology
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti Specification |
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GPU Comparisons |
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| Graphics Card | GPU Cores | Base Clock (MHz) |
Boost Clock (MHz) |
Memory Size (MB) |
Memory Clock (MHz) |
Memory Bus (bits) |
Graphics Driver | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti (6GB) | 2,816 | 1,000 | 1,076 | 6,144 | 7,012 | 384 | 352.90 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X (12GB) | 3,072 | 1,000 | 1,076 | 12,288 | 7,012 | 384 | 347.84 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 (4GB) | 2,048 | 1,127 | 1,216 | 4,096 | 7,012 | 256 | 347.84 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan (6GB) | 2,688 | 837 | 876 | 6,144 | 6,008 | 384 | 347.84 | |
| AMD Radeon R9 295X2 (8GB) | 2,816 x2 | N/A | 1,018 | 4,096 | 5,000 | 512 x2 | 15.3 beta | |
| AMD Radeon R9 290X (4GB) | 2,816 | N/A | 1,000 | 4,096 | 5,000 | 512 | 15.3 beta | |
| AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB) | 2,560 | N/A | 947 | 4,096 | 5,000 | 512 | 15.3 beta | |
HEXUS Graphics Test Bench |
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| Hardware Components | HEXUS Review | Product Page | |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-4770K (quad-core, overclocked up to 4.40GHz) | June 2013 | Intel.com |
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D15 | April 2014 | Noctua.at |
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-A | May 2014 | Asus.co.uk |
| Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro (2x8GB) DDR3 @ 1,866MHz | - | Corsair.com |
| Power Supply | Corsair AX760i | - | Corsair.com |
| Storage Device | Crucial M500 240GB SSD | July 2013 | Crucial.com |
| Chassis | Corsair Graphite Series 600T | October 2010 | Corsair.com |
| Monitor | Philips Brilliance 4K Ultra HD LED (288P6LJEB/00) | - | Philips.co.uk |
| Operating system | Windows 8.1 (64-bit) | October 2012 | Microsoft.com |
Benchmark Suite |
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| Synthetic Benchmarks | |||
| 3DMark | Fire Strike, Fire Strike Extreme and Fire Strike Ultra | ||
| Gaming Benchmarks | |||
| Title | Settings at 1,920x1,080 (FHD) |
Settings at 2,560x1,440 (QHD) |
Settings at 3,840x2,160 (4K UHD) |
| Alien: Isolation | SMAA-T2x, Maximum Quality | SMAA-T2x, Maximum Quality | FXAA, Maximum Quality |
| BioShock Infinite | AA Enabled, Ultra Preset inc. Depth of Field | AA Enabled, Ultra Preset inc. Depth of Field | AA Enabled, Ultra Preset inc. Depth of Field |
| Grid Autosport | 8xMSAA, Maximum Quality Settings (Soft Ambient Occlusion On, Advanced Lighting On, Global Illumination On) | 4xMSAA, Maximum Quality Settings (Soft Ambient Occlusion On, Advanced Lighting On, Global Illumination On) | 4xMSAA, Maximum Quality Settings (Soft Ambient Occlusion On, Advanced Lighting On, Global Illumination On) |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Ultra Quality Preset | Ultra Quality Preset | Very High Quality Preset |
| Tomb Raider | FXAA, Ultra Quality Preset, TressFX Disabled | FXAA, Ultra Quality Preset, TressFX Disabled | FXAA, Ultra Quality Preset, TressFX Disabled |
| Total War: Rome II | Ultra Preset | Ultra Preset | Ultra Preset |
| General Benchmarks | |||
| Power Consumption | To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record system-wide mains power draw both when idle and while playing Grid Autosport. | ||
| Temperature | To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record GPU core temperature both when idle and while playing Grid Autosport. | ||
| Noise | A PCE-318 meter is used to record noise levels when idle and while playing Grid Autosport. | ||
| Overclocking | Maintaining out-the-box voltage, we increase the card's power target and aim for an optimal balance of core and memory overclock. With the heightened frequencies in place, the 3DMark and Total War: Rome II tests are re-run. | ||
