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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
1080p is a standard resolution we use with the Heaven Benchmark on all graphics cards, this means all review results are comparible throughout previous months.
Shaders are set to high, Tessellation to normal, anistrophy to 4 and Anti Aliasing is disabled.
The XFX HD6850 Black Edition averages 31.7 fps, just behind the overclocked GTX460 cards. It manages to outperform the reference clocked GTX460's however.
Shit on a stick, thats insane clocks man!
Ohhhh lovely. their modded cooler is good. shame its a tiny bit louder, but we can forgive it with those insane clocks.
ill buy a few of these I think for christmas 😉
First HD6850 over 1ghz, very sexy indeed. XFX are really taking it to Sapphire lately.
Heh, this is the start of extreme solutions. I can predict some amazing overclocks before christmas.
Absolutely stunning card, hope the price isnt much higher though.
I am not that interested in the core clock increases set in the bios, the potential overhead is what I love about the black edition boards. they have been doing this for years really and im stunned they got a 6850 black edition out so early. nice scoop KG.
Its AMD lovin on kitguru 🙂
Have to hand it to XFX< they are showing their worth as a partner for AMD. nvidia must be crying into their cornflakes.
cocks.
oh, this will make a nice christmas present, I just need to persuade the missus to fork out for it. fat chance.
Damn it, I wasn’t expecting this so quick. XFX got the edge on Sapphire.
but for how long? 1.1ghz possible before christmas? I think so.
XFX + AMD = Great Combo
XFX – NVIDIA = All 4 AMD
NVIDIA You Where Stupid To Let XFX Go As A Partner
To all the dumbasses saying Nvidia dropped XFX;
Get your bloody facts right – XFX dropped Nvidia when they made the 400-series cards.