HQV Benchmark 2.0 is an updated version of the original tool and it consists of various video clips and test patterns which are designed to evalute motion correction, de-interlacing, decoding, noise reduction, detail enhancement and film cadence detection.
There are two versions of the program, standard definition on DVD and high definition on Bluray. As our audience will be concentrating on HD content so will we.
This has a total of 39 video tests which is increased from 23 in the original and the scoring is also up from a total of 130 to 210. As hardware and software gets more complicated, the software has been tuned to make sure we can thoroughly maximise our analysis.
Read our initial analysis over here
XFX HD7950 BE |
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Dial
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4 |
Dial with static pattern | 5 |
Gray Bars | 5 |
Violin | 5 |
Stadium 2:2 | 5 |
Stadium 3:2 | 5 |
Horizontal Text Scroll | 5 |
Vertical Text Scroll | 5 |
Transition to 3:2 Lock | 5 |
Transition to 2:2 Lock | 0 |
2:2:2:4 24 FPS DVCAM Video
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5 |
2:3:3:2 24 FPS DVCam Video
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5 |
3:2:3:2:2 24 FOS Vari-Speed
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5 |
5:5 FPS Animation
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5 |
6:4 12 FPS Animation
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5 |
8:7 8 FPS Animation
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5 |
Interlace Chroma Problem (ICP)
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5 |
Chroma Upsampling Error (CUE)
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5 |
Random Noise: Sailboat
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5 |
Random Noise: Flower
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5 |
Random Noise: Sunrise
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5 |
Random Noise: Harbour Night
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5 |
Scrolling Text
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5 |
Roller Coaster
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5 |
Ferris Wheel
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5 |
Bridge Traffic
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5 |
Text Pattern/ Scrolling Text
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5 |
Roller Coaster
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5 |
Ferris Wheel
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5 |
Bridge Traffic
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5 |
Luminance Frequency Bands
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5 |
Chrominance Frequency Bands
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5 |
Vanishing Text | 5 |
Resolution Enhancement
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15 |
Theme Park
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5 |
Driftwood | 5 |
Ferris Wheel
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5 |
Skin Tones
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7 |
Total | 196 |
A score of 196 points is class leading right now, the ideal solution for high definition media playback on a big screen.
great looking board, but it looks like it might be more than £400………
I love the look of this card, like the 7970. Still too much cash for most people, they need a good performing card around £200. not £350-£500. very few people can afford any of these cards
Not questioning the hardware, but its such a small market. Im more interested in the £150 sector. and what AMD can do for that.
isn the logical move to buy the cheapest 7950 and just overclock the nuts off it ? dont see any need to spend a lot more above this, for a cooler.
Dont see this version on sale yet.