3DMark 11 is designed for testing DirectX 11 hardware running on Windows 7 and Windows Vista the benchmark includes six all new benchmark tests that make extensive use of all the new features in DirectX 11 including tessellation, compute shaders and multi-threading.
After running the tests 3DMark gives your system a score with larger numbers indicating better performance. Trusted by gamers worldwide to give accurate and unbiased results, 3DMark 11 is the best way to test DirectX 11 under game-like loads.
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Almost 6,000 points from a HD7850 in this Direct X 11 test is noteworthy, the reference card only scores 5,465 points. The GTX580 is around 500 points ahead, scoring 6,523 points.
Another winner from XFX, great clock speeds out of the box as author says.
impressive, but it is a bit expensive, no? I would expect to pay £200 but no more for a 7850?
I want to see your review of the GTX680, are you not reviewing it Zardon?
Hi Robert, our sample had a hardware problem (fan issue) and we are in the process of reviewing the replacement. Just one of those things.