Benchmarks
The SPEC Graphics Performance Characterization (SPECgpc) group updated the Windows version of the workstation GPU benchmark suite - SPECviewperf 2020 - twice last year. The intent of the benchmark is to replay GPU workload traces from real-world professional applications (Maya for media and entertainment, Catia, Creo, NX, and Solidworks for CAD/CAM, OpendTect for the energy industry, and the Tuvok visualization library for rendering medical images). Version 3.0, released in December 2021, updated the Solidworks viewset to better reflect the OpenGL API calls in the latest version of the software. Version 2.0 had enabled selective downloading of the viewsets. While the Windows version of the benchmark had been through three versions, the Linux community was left out, having to rely on the SPECviewperf 13 released almost...
Behind The Scenes: Evaluating NAS Units with Solution-Based Benchmarks
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a leading NAS vendor and provide some insights on how we evaluate NAS units. In particular, the talk dealt with the importance...
17 by Ganesh T S on 10/29/2015
Basemark & Crytek To Develop New VR Benchmark
After a very public development process over the last couple of years, this year we have seen the consumer release of virtual reality headsets become a matter of when...
8 by Ryan Smith on 8/6/2015
UL Acquires Futuremark, Expanding into Benchmarking Services
Earlier this week, in something of an unexpected move, UL (Underwriters Laboratories) and Futuremark announced that UL had acquired the benchmarking company, signaling their expansion into the software development...
14 by Jarred Walton on 11/7/2014
Benchmarked - Metro: Last Light Redux
Last month 4A Games released updated versions of the two earlier games in the Metro series, Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux. The games have both been...
29 by Jarred Walton on 10/2/2014
3DMark Update Brings DX11 Sky Diver Benchmark
This afternoon Futuremark released an updated version of their 3DMark benchmark for PCs. The new release brings 3DMark to version 1.3.708 and includes a new benchmark for DX11 systems...
10 by Jarred Walton on 6/11/2014
PCMark 8 Basic and Advanced Editions Available
We’ve had a “preview” release of PCMark 8 for a few months now, but Futuremark was still working on a few minor issues it seems – plus the pending...
3 by Jarred Walton on 10/21/2013
Futuremark Updates PCMark 8 with Windows 8.1 Support
We’ve begun using PCMark 8 for some of our laptop reviews over the past few months, but this is honestly the rockiest launch we’ve ever seen from Futuremark. There...
2 by Jarred Walton on 10/10/2013
Update on GPU Optimizations in Galaxy S 4
Yesterday we posted our analysis of the Exynos 5 Octa's behavior in international versions of the Galaxy S 4 in certain benchmarks first discovered by Beyond3D user @Andreif7. Samsung...
38 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 7/31/2013
Looking at CPU/GPU Benchmark Optimizations in Galaxy S 4
Somehow both Anand and I ended up with international versions of Samsung’s Galaxy S 4, equipped with the first generation Exynos 5 Octa (5410) SoC. Anand bought an international...
112 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/30/2013
Epic Games Releases Epic Citadel for Android Devices - We test it out
Epic Games granted us a huge wish and released Epic Citadel for Android devices publicly this week, and included a benchmark inside. Getting Epic Citadel for Android and thus...
52 by Brian Klug on 1/30/2013
Updating AnandTech’s 2013 Mobile Benchmark Suite (RFC)
If it seems like just last year that we updated our mobile benchmark suite, that’s because it was. We’re going to be keeping some elements of the testing, but...
47 by Jarred Walton on 1/29/2013
Introducing the 2012 Mobile Benchmark Matrix
Testing computer hardware can be a difficult process. On the one hand there’s a desire for more information and benchmarks, and on the other hand there’s a desire for...
48 by Jarred Walton on 1/6/2012
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