3DMark 11 measures Shader 5.0 (i.e., DirectX 11) performance. We ran this program at three 16:10 widescreen resolutions, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, and 2560×1600, selecting the four graphics tests available and deselecting the other tests available. We used two image quality settings for each resolution, “Performance” and “Extreme,” both at their default settings. The results being compared are the “GPU Score” achieved by each video
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Let’s compare the performance of two competing CPUs that are being released this week, the Intel Core i5-2500K (3.3 GHz) and the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE (3.6 GHz).
Learn how to repurpose an old NVIDIA-based video card to be used as a dedicated PhysX processor in order to improve the experience inside games based on this technology.