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Unigine provides an interesting way to test hardware. It can be easily adapted to various projects due to its elaborated software design and flexible toolset. A lot of their customers claim that they have never seen such extremely-effective code, which is so easy to understand.
Heaven Benchmark is a DirectX 11 GPU benchmark based on advanced Unigine engine from Unigine Corp. It reveals the enchanting magic of floating islands with a tiny village hidden in the cloudy skies. Interactive mode provides emerging experience of exploring the intricate world of steampunk. Efficient and well-architected framework makes Unigine highly scalable:
- Multiple API (DirectX 9 / DirectX 10 / DirectX 11 / OpenGL) render
- Cross-platform: MS Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7) / Linux
- Full support of 32bit and 64bit systems
- Multicore CPU support
- Little / big endian support (ready for game consoles)
- Powerful C++ API
- Comprehensive performance profiling system
- Flexible XML-based data structures
We test at 2560×1440 with quality setting at ULTRA, Tessellation at NORMAL, and Anti-Aliasing at x2.
This tessellation heavy benchmark tends to favour Nvidia hardware. As such we can expect great performance from a GTX 1080. The Palit GTX 1080 GameRock Premium Edition takes top spot, averaging 108 frames per second.
What about EVGA FTW? I’ve heard it the fastest card isn’t it why it didn’t include in this test?
No it’s not. Actually it’s the weakest of the whole lot.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3088145/components-graphics/evga-gtx-1080-ftw-review-the-most-powerful-graphics-card-in-the-world-made-better.html
Lol, no. He meant the reference Nvidia 1080 as the fastest card in the world (which actually was) and the EVGA has improved its performance and cooling (which also is true). That said, the others AIB cards do that too, and better as the EVGA (bar the Gigabyte Gaming G1).
At the moment you have the Zotac AMP Extreme as fastest 1080 closely followed by the Palit. The EVGA is rather noisy and hot.
Very good reveiw… enjoying KitGuru..
So glad I picked one of these up for only £480 off amazon.
I like the looks but is this going to give the 11gb/s upgrade like everybody else is?