Catalyst 10.11 Performance Analysis
Test Configuration
Hardware
| CPU: | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S @ 3.75GHz (441×8.5) |
| CPU Cooler: | Thermaltake BigWater 760is |
| Motherboard: | ASUS P5E Deluxe X48 (Rampage Formula BIOS) |
| Hard Disk: | Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB (ST3500418AS) |
| Memory: | G.SKILL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-1000 PQ |
| Video Cards: | AMD Radeon HD 5830 1GB (reference clocks: 800/1000) |
| Display: | 24” Gateway FHD2401 LCD |
| Power Supply: | Cooler Master UCP (Ultimate Circuit Protection) 1100W* |
| Chassis: | CM Storm Sniper – Black Edition – Mesh Version |
* – supplied by Cooler Master.
Software
- ATI Catalyst 10.9, 10.10 and AMD Catalyst 10.11; highest quality mip-mapping set in the driver, Catalyst AI set to “Standard”
- Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate
- All games are patched to their latest versions.
- vsync is off in the control panel and is never set in-game.
- 4xAA enabled in all games; all in-game settings for all games at “maximum” or “ultra” with 16xAF always applied
- All results show average frame rates except as noted.
- Highest quality sound (stereo) used in all games.
- Windows 7, all DX10 titles were run under DX10 render paths
- Windows 7, all DX11 titles were run under DX11 render paths
The Benchmarks
- Call of Juarez
- Crysis
- Far Cry 2
- Dirt 2
- Lost Planet 2
- Just Cause 2
- Resident Evil 5
- World in Conflict
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
- BattleForge
- Mafia II
- Heaven 2.1
Thank you for doing this on a consistent basis, it’s very useful.
May I throw in my usual begging to add Starcraft 2 as a benchmark? It’s not only very popular, it’s heavily GPU bound. A test case with a massive battle between some maxed out armies would be great.