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.
We are using an AMD HD6970 for this test today.
Read our initial analysis over here.
Fatal1ty / HD 6970 |
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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 |
The highest levels of image quality are available from the HD6970 running via the ASRock Fatal1ty motherboard.
Looks the part, thats for sure. nice specs. They are never a company I consider when im looking at a motherboard however.
great looking product, no doubt about it.
Layout looks good, i wouldnt be so sure about jumping from Asus mind you yet, early days for them in this sector/
I wouldn’t mind one of these for my new system next month, but im waiting on an MSI big bang board whenever that is scheduled. anyone know?
Interesting to see ASROCk trying to break their older reputation for releasing poorly configured but cheap products. they seem to be doing well this year so far.
Excellent all round specifications and build quality. pricing isnt too bad either, although for 60 more you can get into the X58 sector.
I love red and black, wicked. Just hate to see that guys face everywhere, very annoying!
Previously I was only looking at Gigabyte and Asus (in that order) but lately I start to notice MSI and now ASRock… interesting…
There is almost no reason to get this board when the ASRock Extreme 4 is basically the exact same board without the silly fatality mouse port and red colors while being $40 cheaper.
And you don’t have to stare at the guy’s face while in UEFI :p
Oops, meant the extreme6, not extreme4
I just ordered one – hope its clocks my 2600k well