Exploring “Frame time” measurement – Part 3 – the GTX 680 versus the HD 7970 GHz Edition

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Alien vs Predators DX11 benchmark is a stand alone bench that is only for DX11 cards. It is more demanding than actually playing the game generally. We use a benchmark tool at 1920×1080 with maxed out settings plus 4xAA.

Let’s go right to the graphs and first check the basic tests with the default benchmark score using the GTX 680 and the OWC SSD

Lets’s look at the frame time chart for the GTX 680.

Now check out the frame time chart for the OWC HD 7970 at stock speeds:

Below is the HD 7970 frame time chart at GHz speedsHere is the GTX 680 ranking:

Here is the HD 7970 at stock speed ranking,

Here is the HD 7970 at GHz speed ranking

• Average time: Average time across the entire run
• 1% time: Time it takes to draw 99% of frames
• 0.1%: Time it takes to draw 99.9% of frames

There is really little difference although the GeForce has a single spike that is 4ms higher than the Radeon’s.  Overclocking the HD 7970 to GHz edition clocks brings some benefits besides increasing the framerate.

Let’s on to a new game that is one of ABT’s newer benchmarks, Sleeping Dogs.