{"id":33936,"date":"2013-02-26T04:55:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T04:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33936"},"modified":"2013-08-02T16:06:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T15:06:28","slug":"resident-evil-6-benchmark-frame-time-measurement-gtx-680-vs-titan-vs-hd-7970-ghz-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/resident-evil-6-benchmark-frame-time-measurement-gtx-680-vs-titan-vs-hd-7970-ghz-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil 6 Benchmark &#8211; Frame Time measurement &#8211; GTX 680 vs. Titan vs. HD 7970 GHz ed."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-7021221536180758\"; \/* 468x60, created 11\/11\/09 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"1949837292\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Capcom has just released a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/games-applications\/pc-games\/resident-evil-6\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/games-applications\/pc-games\/resident-evil-6', 'new Resident Evil 6 benchmark']);\" >new <em>Resident Evil 6<\/em> benchmark<\/a> in advance of the PC release on March 26th.\u00a0 Although it is DX9c, it is quite demanding at higher resolutions and we are going to evaluate it at 1920&#215;1080, 2560&#215;1600 and at 5760&#215;1080 with our GTX 680, Geforce Titan, and HD 7970 with an eye to &#8220;smoothness&#8221; of frame delivery.\u00a0 We are also going to compare frame latency charts at 1920&#215;1080 at both 60Hz and 120Hz.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33941\" title=\"RE6-titan-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-1.jpg?resize=480%2C300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-1.jpg?resize=480%2C300 800w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-1-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In our last three evaluations, we established that <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33060\">Fraps is a very good measure<\/a> of frame rates (fps) as well as its ability to measure frame times for single-GPU video cards. Fraps outputs results that can be charted in Excel or a similar spreadsheet program if &#8220;frametimes&#8221; is checked (along with &#8220;FPS&#8221; and &#8220;MinMaxAvg&#8221; which are usually measured, under the &#8220;FPS&#8221; tab). And we also established that <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33091\">using a SSD versus a HDD<\/a> for benching does not generally impact frame time smoothness although we will take care to use identical drives when benchmarking.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Metro-frame-times.jpg?resize=360%2C172\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We looked at <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33257\">eleven in-game benchmarks<\/a> &#8211; especially the <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33060\"><em>STALKER, Call of Pripyat<\/em> stand-alone benchmark and <em>Metro 2033&#8217;s<\/em> official benchmark, as well as <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33060\">Far Cry 2<\/a>, <\/em>because their game engines also measures frame times. By comparing the game engines reported timing with Fraps frame time measurements, we found that the charts &#8211; although not identical &#8211; were so close as to nearly mirror each others results.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33232\" title=\"FrapsImage\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/FrapsImage1.jpg?resize=352%2C214\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/FrapsImage1.jpg?resize=352%2C214 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/FrapsImage1-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We feel reasonably confident as we proceed that Fraps is as useful a tool in reporting frame times as it is for frame rates. We also found that <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33091\">using a hard disk drive (HDD) versus a solid state drive (SSD) has little impact using Fraps<\/a> to measure the smoothness of a gaming experience although we shall always bench from identical drives.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/3ssds-1hdd.jpg?resize=300%2C255\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>We are still using the stock-clocked GTX 680 in in this evaluation and we shall pit its frame time smoothness of delivery versus the HD 7970 at GHz edition clocks in\u00a0this demo\u00a0benchmark.\u00a0\u00a0Nvidia released <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=33836\">GeForce GTX Titan last week and ABT was able to evaluate it using\u00a036 benchmarks\u00a0with the traditional average frame rate (fps) comparison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/3-cards-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33938\" title=\"3-cards-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/3-cards-1.jpg?resize=384%2C297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/3-cards-1.jpg?resize=384%2C297 480w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/3-cards-1-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, raw frame rates simply do not convey the complete gaming experience and this has been especially illustrated with multi-GPU, where otherwise satisfactory frame rates may feel much slower than then they should due to uneven delivery of frames. And now we see this unevenness or &#8220;jitter&#8221; on single GPUs in some games.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to note is that we have overclocked our Core i7-3770K CPU to 4.5GHz to make sure that there is no CPU bottleneck. We are testing at 1920&#215;1080 with a 120Hz display versus at 60Hz, and we shall also test at 2560&#215;1600 and 5760&#215;1080. We are testing <em>Resident Evil 6<\/em> demo benchmark using\u00a03xHQAA with maximum (High) DX9c details; the highest available in the benchmark demo. We are benching with GeForce (WHQL\/Launch) 314.70\/314.90\u00a0drivers and with the very latest Catalyst 13.2 Beta\u00a06 and the latest CAPs.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s check out our hardware and software used for this\u00a0part of our ongoing evaluation testing gaming smoothness of <em>Resident Evil 6<\/em> benchmark.<\/p>\n<p><!--pagetitle: Introduction--><!--nextpage--><!--pagetitle: Test Configuration--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Test Configuration <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Test Configuration &#8211; Hardware <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intel Core i7 3770K (overclocked to 4.5GHz); Turbo is on.<\/li>\n<li>EVGA Z77 FTW motherboard (Intel Z77 chipset, latest beta BIOS, PCIe 3.0 specification; CrossFire\/SLI 16x+16x using Plex chip.)<\/li>\n<li>8GB Kingston DDR3 PC1866 Kingston RAM (4&#215;2 GB, dual-channel at 1866MHz; supplied by Kingston)<\/li>\n<li>Power Color Radeon HD 7970 (3GB, overclocked to GHz Edition speeds with Boost locked on at\u00a01050\/6000MHz)<\/li>\n<li>Nvidia GTX 680 (2GB, 1006\/6008MHz, reference clocks), supplied by Nvidia<\/li>\n<li>Onboard Realtek Audio<\/li>\n<li>Two identical 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 hard drives configured and set up identically from drive image; one partition for Nvidia GeForce drivers and one for ATI Catalyst drivers<\/li>\n<li>Thermaltake ToughPower 775 W power supply unit supplied by Thermaltake<\/li>\n<li>Thermaltake Overseer RX-I full tower case, supplied by Thermaltake<\/li>\n<li>Cooler Master Seidon 240M CPU Watercooler supplied by Coolermaster<\/li>\n<li>Philips DVD SATA writer<\/li>\n<li>HP LP3065 30&#8243; 2560&#215;1600 60Hz display<\/li>\n<li>ASUS VG278 27&#8243; Light Boost enabled 3D Vision 2 ready 120Hz display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Test Configuration &#8211; Software<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Resident Evil 6 <\/em>stand-alone demo benchmark<\/li>\n<li>Fraps 3.5.9 full version<\/li>\n<li>Frafs Benchmark Viewer, latest beta<\/li>\n<li>ATi Catalyst 13-2 Beta6 drivers; highest quality mip-mapping set in the driver; use application settings; surface performance optimizations are off. Latest CAPs used.<\/li>\n<li>Catalyst Control Center used to set power draw to maximum for the HD 7970; clocks, voltage and fan profiles are stock for the GTX Titan and the GTX 680<\/li>\n<li>EVGA PrecisionX used to set power draw (and temperature limit for Titan)\u00a0to maximum for Nvidia cards; clocks voltage and fan profile are stock<\/li>\n<li>NVIDIA GeForce Titan launch driver GeForce 314.90 &amp; WHQL 314.79.\u00a0High Quality; maximum performance<\/li>\n<li>Windows 7 64-bit; very latest updates<\/li>\n<li>Latest DirectX<\/li>\n<li>All games are patched to their latest versions.<\/li>\n<li>vsync is forced off in the control panels.<\/li>\n<li>All results show average frame rates and frame times<\/li>\n<li>Highest quality sound (stereo) used in all games.<\/li>\n<li>Windows 7 64, all DX9 titles were run under DX9 render paths, DX10 titles were run under DX10 render paths and DX11 titles under DX11 render paths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Benchmark<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong>DX9<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Resident Evil 6 Benchmark<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33942\" title=\"RE6-titan-2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-2.jpg?resize=480%2C300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-2.jpg?resize=480%2C300 800w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-2-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Resident Evil 6 Requirements:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Minimum System Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: Windows Vista\/XP, Windows 7, Windows 8<\/li>\n<li>Processor: Intel CoreTM2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD AthlonTM X2 2.8 Ghz or better<\/li>\n<li>Memory: 2 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Hard Disk Space: 16 GB free hard drive space<\/li>\n<li>Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS or\u00a0better<\/li>\n<li>DirectX: 9.0c or greater<\/li>\n<li>Sound: Standard audio device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended System Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: Windows Vista\/XP, Windows 7, Windows 8<\/li>\n<li>Processor: Intel CoreTM 2 Quad 2.7 Ghz or better, AMD\u00a0Phenon II X4 3 Ghz or better<\/li>\n<li>Memory: 4 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Hard Disk Space: 16 GB free hard drive space<\/li>\n<li>Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or better<\/li>\n<li>DirectX\u00ae: 9.0c or greater<\/li>\n<li>Sound: Standard audio device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before we head to the charts to see the frame time comparison between frame time results of the <em>Resident Evil 6<\/em> benchmark, let&#8217;s look at Frafs Benchmark Viewer and our methods for posting the charts that you will see in our frame time measurement evaluations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><!--pagetitle: FraFs Bench Viewer &amp; Methodology--><\/p>\n<h2><strong> Frafs Benchmark Viewer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lindsay Bigelow, an established member (raffriff) of <a href=\"http:\/\/frapsforum.com\/threads\/new-tool-for-viewing-fraps-benchmark-files.2121\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/frapsforum.com\/threads\/new-tool-for-viewing-fraps-benchmark-files.2121\/', 'FrapsForum.com']);\" >FrapsForum.com<\/a>, developed an uncomplicated tool for simply dragging and dropping Fraps frame time csv files into a program, named Frafs Bench Viewer, that quickly makes a chart. We would like to support his efforts by also using his tool and encouraging our readers to also make these simple charts.<\/p>\n<p>Frafs Bench Viewer can be downloaded at <a href=\"http:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/frafsbenchview\/files\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/frafsbenchview\/files\/', 'SourceForge.com']);\" >SourceForge.com<\/a> or from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softpedia.com\/get\/Multimedia\/Video\/Other-VIDEO-Tools\/FrafsBenchViewer.shtml\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.softpedia.com\/get\/Multimedia\/Video\/Other-VIDEO-Tools\/FrafsBenchViewer.shtml', 'Softpedia.com']);\" >Softpedia.com<\/a> as freeware. All you do is drag and drop a Fraps frametimes.csv file into the program and it automatically creates a customizable graph!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/frafsbenchviewer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33085\" title=\"frafsbenchviewer\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/frafsbenchviewer.jpg?resize=480%2C253\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/frafsbenchviewer.jpg?resize=480%2C253 600w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/frafsbenchviewer-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Frafs Benchmark Viewer is a very useful an easy-to-use tool to display frame times and we encourage our readers to submit their own graphs and experiences on ABT forum. Because of the limitations of the program, we actually spend a lot of time comparing individual runs and charts made from them to pick a &#8220;representative&#8221; run. If we just averaged all of the results, there would tend to be unexplained spikes. In our case, comparing many charts can lead us to conclude if a spike or dip in the frame time is &#8220;regular&#8221; to the run or not.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"FC2-HDD-FT\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/FC2-HDD-FT.jpg?resize=440%2C212\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> Jitter becomes noticeable to gamers at different levels. Some are quite sensitive to it while others are less so. A 2ms to 4ms spike is very hard to notice, even with two displays side-by-side and maybe then only in slow motion. However, a 16.7ms spike effectively cuts the frame rate in half on a 60hz monitor (with the appearance that the frame rate has suddenly dropped by 30fps for an instant) and beyond that, any spike or swing beyond 20ms is usually quite noticeable as unevenness &#8211; a stutter or jitter that disrupts the smooth delivery of the frames.<\/p>\n<p>There are 1,000 milliseconds in a second, so if we divide 1000 by the specified frame rates below, we find the following times as expressed in a chart:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/fps-ft.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33230\" title=\"fps-ft\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/fps-ft.jpg?resize=255%2C201\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We also like Frafs Benchmark Viewer as a simple and easy tool to create nearly instant graphs out of Fraps frame time runs as well as the ability to show the frame time chart rankings. This function will become very useful in comparing smooth frame delivery of two video cards.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"FC2-SSD-rank\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/FC2-SSD-rank.jpg?resize=438%2C203\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The numbers we will be comparing are:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Average time: <\/strong>Average time across the entire run<\/li>\n<li><strong>1% time: <\/strong>Time it takes to draw 99% of frames<\/li>\n<li><strong>0.1%: <\/strong>Time it takes to draw 99.9% of frames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is one issue with the way that Frafs Benchmark Viewer displays their charts. The upper range of the chart is determined by the highest spike and there may be some differences between the chart&#8217;s scale (also in the length of the runs between two video cards). In that case, the charts will be adjusted slightly as to give a more porportionate representation between them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We plan to continue to use Fraps and Frafs Benchmark Viewer as we explore &#8220;smoothness&#8221; by measuring frame times, relating them to frame rates and perhaps posting Youtube videos of our own GTX 680 versus Radeon HD 7970 side-by-side runs at 60 fields per second, 120 fps, and 240 fps. We plan to test all of the games in our 30-game benchmark suite.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to weigh in on our future testing methods or to specifically discuss micro stutter and frame time testing methods, feel free to comment in the comment section, ask questions, make requests, or have a detailed discussion at <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/\">ABT forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, please continue on to <em>Resident Evil 6<\/em> benchmark.<!--nextpage--><!--pagetitle: Resident Evil 6 Evaluation--><\/p>\n<h2>Resident Evil 6<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Resident Evil\u00a06<\/em> is a survival horror third-person shooter developed and published by Capcom. The game is the eighth installment in the Resident Evil series and it was released for\u00a0consoles last year and it will be released for PC next month. <em>Resident Evil\u00a06<\/em> revolves around investigators that are pulled into another bio-terrorist threat ten years after the Raccoon City incident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33943\" title=\"RE6-titan-3\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-3.jpg?resize=480%2C300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-3.jpg?resize=480%2C300 800w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-3-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Capcom has just released a brand new stand-alone\u00a0benchmark to give potential buyers a chance to see how\u00a0<em>Resident Evil 6 <\/em>will run on their PC. We chose the\u00a0highest settings available in the\u00a0benchmark and benched at 1920&#215;1080 both at 60Hz and 120Hz and also at 2560&#215;1600 and 5760&#215;1080 at 60Hz.\u00a0 Benching at 60Hz or 120Hz at the higher resolutions will make no difference since the game rarely hits over 60 fps.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>First at 1920&#215;1080 at 60Hz and at 120Hz<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/120hz-1920x1080-setting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33953\" title=\"120hz-1920x1080-setting\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/120hz-1920x1080-setting.jpg?resize=576%2C324\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/120hz-1920x1080-setting.jpg?resize=576%2C324 1000w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/120hz-1920x1080-setting-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is the\u00a0frametime chart for\u00a0the <strong>GTX 680 at 1920&#215;1080 at 60Hz &#8211; 79.2 was the average<\/strong> reported by Fraps:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-19x12-60hz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33944\" title=\"GTX680-FT-19x12-60hz\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-19x12-60hz.jpg?resize=550%2C285\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-19x12-60hz.jpg?resize=550%2C285 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-19x12-60hz-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now the <strong>GTX 680 frame time chart also at 1920&#215;1080 but at 120Hz with 79.5 fps<\/strong> reported by Fraps<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-19x12-120HZ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33945\" title=\"GTX680-FT-19x12-120HZ\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-19x12-120HZ.jpg?resize=550%2C281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-19x12-120HZ.jpg?resize=550%2C281 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-19x12-120HZ-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We now see nearly the same\u00a0<strong>average fps of 73.3\u00a0using the HD 7970 at GHz edition speeds, first at 60Hz at 1920&#215;1080<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-19x12-60.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33947\" title=\"HD7970-rank-19x12-60\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-19x12-60.jpg?resize=550%2C282\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-19x12-60.jpg?resize=550%2C282 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-19x12-60-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the same run of the <strong>HD 7970 but now at 120Hz at 1920&#215;1080 with 73.2 fps average<\/strong>\u00a0reported by Fraps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-19x12-120HZ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33948\" title=\"HD7970-FT-19x12-120HZ\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-19x12-120HZ.jpg?resize=550%2C283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-19x12-120HZ.jpg?resize=550%2C283 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-19x12-120HZ-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is not a lot of difference other than the 120Hz run having a slightly lower minimum fps and slightly higher spike.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the benchmark&#8217;s run on the <strong>GTX\u00a0Titan at 1920&#215;1080 at 60Hz for 102.8 fps <\/strong>as reported by Fraps:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-19x12-60hz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33950\" title=\"TITAN-FT-19x12-60hz\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-19x12-60hz.jpg?resize=550%2C283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-19x12-60hz.jpg?resize=550%2C283 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-19x12-60hz-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the same run on the <strong>GTX Titan at 1920&#215;1080 but now at 120Hz with 105 fps<\/strong> reported by Fraps:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-19x12-120hz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33951\" title=\"TITAN-FT-19x12-120hz\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-19x12-120hz.jpg?resize=550%2C282\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-19x12-120hz.jpg?resize=550%2C282 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-19x12-120hz-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now lets&#8217;s look at the\u00a0ranking chart for the GTX 680.\u00a0 There is no difference other than the variability of the benchmark runs between 120Hz and 60Hz for the ranking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-RANK-19x12-60hz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33946\" title=\"GTX680-RANK-19x12-60hz\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-RANK-19x12-60hz.jpg?resize=550%2C283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-RANK-19x12-60hz.jpg?resize=550%2C283 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-RANK-19x12-60hz-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now check out the frame\u00a0ranking chart for the HD 7970 GHz edition:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-19x12-120HZ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33949\" title=\"HD7970-rank-19x12-120HZ\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-19x12-120HZ.jpg?resize=550%2C284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-19x12-120HZ.jpg?resize=550%2C284 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-19x12-120HZ-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now the GTX\u00a0Titan rank:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-RANK-19x12-60hz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33952\" title=\"TITAN-RANK-19x12-60hz\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-RANK-19x12-60hz.jpg?resize=550%2C283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-RANK-19x12-60hz.jpg?resize=550%2C283 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-RANK-19x12-60hz-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now we see the comparison:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Average time: <\/strong>Average time across the entire run<\/li>\n<li><strong>1% time: <\/strong>Time it takes to draw 99% of frames<\/li>\n<li><strong>0.1%: <\/strong>Time it takes to draw 99.9% of frames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33969\" title=\"19x10-cht\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/19x10-cht.jpg?resize=277%2C82\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>The Titan is able to deliver completely satisfactory gameplay at 1920&#215;1080 with the GTX 680 and the HD 7970 fairly far behind.\u00a0 There is a section where all the video cards seem to choke with a big spike giving a similar experience between the two GTXes with a drop in\u00a0fps not quite as severe as with the HD 7970.\u00a0Let&#8217;s move on to\u00a02560&#215;1600 at 60Hz<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2560&#215;1600 at 60Hz<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33954\" title=\"60hz-2560x1600-fin\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/60hz-2560x1600-fin.jpg?resize=480%2C300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/60hz-2560x1600-fin.jpg?resize=480%2C300 1000w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/60hz-2560x1600-fin-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are now back to 60Hz for the rest of our benching.\u00a0 Here is the frametime chart for the GTX 680 with an average of\u00a049.3 fps reported by Fraps:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-2560x1600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33955\" title=\"GTX680-FT-2560x1600\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-2560x1600.jpg?resize=550%2C288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-2560x1600.jpg?resize=550%2C288 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-2560x1600-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We now see nearly the same score using the <strong>HD 7970 at GHz edition speeds for 2560&#215;1600 at 60Hz\u00a0&#8211; slightly\u00a0slower at\u00a047.2 fps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-2560x1600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33957\" title=\"HD7970-FT-2560x1600\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-2560x1600.jpg?resize=554%2C271\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the benchmark&#8217;s run on <strong>the GTX Titan at 2560&#215;1600 at 60Hz\u00a0with an average of\u00a067.8<\/strong> fps:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33959\" title=\"TITAN-FT-2560x1600\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-2560x1600.jpg?resize=550%2C283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-2560x1600.jpg?resize=550%2C283 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-2560x1600-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now lets&#8217;s look at the ranking chart for the GTX 680.<\/p>\n<p>,<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33956\" title=\"GTX680-rank-2560x1600\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-rank-2560x1600.jpg?resize=550%2C281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-rank-2560x1600.jpg?resize=550%2C281 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-rank-2560x1600-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now check out the frame ranking chart for the HD 7970 GHz edition:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33958\" title=\"HD7970-rank-2560x1600\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-2560x1600.jpg?resize=550%2C284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-2560x1600.jpg?resize=550%2C284 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-2560x1600-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now the GTX Titan rank:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-RANK-2560x16001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33972\" title=\"TITAN-RANK-2560x1600\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-RANK-2560x16001.jpg?resize=550%2C283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-RANK-2560x16001.jpg?resize=550%2C283 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-RANK-2560x16001-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now we see the fps and frame time comparison.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Average time: <\/strong>Average time across the entire run<\/li>\n<li><strong>1% time: <\/strong>Time it takes to draw 99% of frames<\/li>\n<li><strong>0.1%: <\/strong>Time it takes to draw 99.9% of frames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/25x16-cht.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33970\" title=\"25x16-cht\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/25x16-cht.jpg?resize=277%2C82\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are more spikes with the HD 7970\u00a0and also a lower minimum fps\u00a0than with the GTX 680 although the apparent average framerate appears to be fairly close. The Titan has no problem providing a relatively smooth experience compared to the other two cards at this demanding resolution. Let&#8217;s move on to 1920&#215;1080 at 120Hz<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5760&#215;1080 at 60Hz<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/5760X1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33961\" title=\"5760X1080\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/5760X1080.jpg?resize=600%2C113\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/5760X1080.jpg?resize=600%2C113 1000w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/5760X1080-300x56.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are some issues with viewing the menus in SuperWidescreen mode.\u00a0 Here is the benchmark&#8217;s run on the <strong>GTX 680 at 5760&#215;1080 at 60Hz\u00a0with an average of\u00a035.7 fps<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-5760X1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33963\" title=\"GTX680-FT-5760X1080\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-5760X1080.jpg?resize=550%2C283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-5760X1080.jpg?resize=550%2C283 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-FT-5760X1080-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We now see nearly the same score using the <strong>HD 7970 at GHz edition speeds &#8211; slightly slower at\u00a034.4 fps at 5760&#215;1080 at 60Hz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-5760x1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33964\" title=\"HD7970-FT-5760x1080\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-5760x1080.jpg?resize=550%2C283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-5760x1080.jpg?resize=550%2C283 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-FT-5760x1080-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the benchmark&#8217;s run on the<strong> GTX Titan with an average of 49.2.2 fps at 5760&#215;1080 at 60Hz<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-5760x1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33967\" title=\"TITAN-FT-5760x1080\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-5760x1080.jpg?resize=550%2C286\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-5760x1080.jpg?resize=550%2C286 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-FT-5760x1080-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now lets&#8217;s look at the frame time\u00a0ranking for the GTX 680.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-RANK-5760X1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33966\" title=\"GTX680-RANK-5760X1080\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-RANK-5760X1080.jpg?resize=550%2C283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-RANK-5760X1080.jpg?resize=550%2C283 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GTX680-RANK-5760X1080-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now check out the frame time ranking for the HD 7970 GHz edition:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-5760x1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33965\" title=\"HD7970-rank-5760x1080\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-5760x1080.jpg?resize=550%2C281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-5760x1080.jpg?resize=550%2C281 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/HD7970-rank-5760x1080-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now the GTX\u00a0Titan rank:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-rank-5760x1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33968\" title=\"TITAN-rank-5760x1080\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-rank-5760x1080.jpg?resize=550%2C284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-rank-5760x1080.jpg?resize=550%2C284 550w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/TITAN-rank-5760x1080-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Average time: <\/strong>Average time across the entire run<\/li>\n<li><strong>1% time: <\/strong>Time it takes to draw 99% of frames<\/li>\n<li><strong>0.1%: <\/strong>Time it takes to draw 99.9% of frames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/57x10-cht.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33971\" title=\"57x10-cht\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/57x10-cht.jpg?resize=277%2C82\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At this demanding widescreen resolution, only the Titan is providing a playable experience.\u00a0 The GTX 680 and the HD 7970 are providing a more jittery and less smooth experience in this benchmark with the HD 7970 bringing up the rear.\u00a0 We are looking forward to seeing what the final game and later driver revisions will bring.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><!--pagetitle: Conclusion--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This\u00a0was just a quick\u00a0look at the <em>Resident Evil 6<\/em> benchmark\u00a0by using\u00a0an alternate and better\u00a0way to benchmark PC games for smoothness than by just using the fps average.\u00a0 We look forward to the game&#8217;s release next month and adding it to our regular benching suite as a eventual replacement for Resi<em>dent Evil 5<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-33973\" title=\"RE6-titan-4\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-4.jpg?resize=300%2C187\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-4.jpg?resize=300%2C187 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RE6-titan-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From just looking at\u00a0this benchmark, we see that the HD 7970 at GHz edition clocks has slightly more difficulty providing even frame rates once the resolution goes way up. The GTX 680 does a slightly better job of delivering a smoother experience in our benchmarks despite the HD 7970 generally having\u00a0similar average\u00a0fps (framerates). Of course, this game has not been released yet and there is plenty of time for more optimized drivers as there are large spikes apparent in all of the charts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/titan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-33974\" title=\"titan\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/titan.jpg?resize=300%2C107\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/titan.jpg?resize=300%2C107 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/titan.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are certainly not finished with our frame time measurements.\u00a0 And of course now we have a new Titan.\u00a0 Stay tuned, there is a lot more coming from us as we continue comparing our HD 7970 at GHz edition\u00a0clocks to the stock GTX 680 and the GeForce Titan\u00a0<em>with the rest of our 30-game benchmark suite<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Afterward, we shall present side-by-side video &#8211; including slow motion &#8211; for your examination. 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