Testing methodology
HEXUS Driver Test Bench | |||
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| Hardware Components | HEXUS Review | Product Page | |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-4790K (quad-core, overclocked up to 4.40GHz) | June 2014 | Intel.com |
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-A | May 2014 | Asus.com |
| Memory | 16GB GeIL EVO Veloce (2x8GB) DDR3 @ 1866MHz | September 2012 | Geil.com.tw |
| Graphics Card | AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB) | November 2013 | AMD.com |
| Power Supply | Corsair AX760i | - | Corsair.com |
| Storage Device | Hynix SH910A 256GB SSD | August 2014 | SKHynix.com |
| Chassis | Corsair Graphite Series 600T | October 2010 | Corsair.com |
| Monitor | Philips Brilliance 4K Ultra HD LED (288P6LJEB/00) | - | Philips.co.uk |
| Operating system | Windows 8.1 (64-bit) | October 2012 | Microsoft.com |
HEXUS Driver Benchmark Suite | |
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| Synthetic Benchmarks | |
| 3DMark | Fire Strike and Fire Strike Extreme |
| Gaming Benchmarks | |
| Title | Settings at 1,920 x 1,080 (FHD) |
| BioShock Infinite | AA Enabled, Ultra Preset inc. Depth of Field |
| Crysis 3 | 4xMSAA, Very High Textures, Very High System Spec |
| Grid Autosport | 8xMSAA, Maximum Quality Settings (Soft Ambient Occlusion On, Advanced Lighting On, Rear View Mirror Off, Global Illumination On) |
| Tomb Raider | FXAA, Ultra Quality Preset, TressFX Disabled |
| Total War: Rome II | Extreme Preset |
Notes
To analyse the performance of AMD's new Omega driver we compared it to the WHQL 14.4 driver release of May earlier this year, providing a six-month gap between driver revisions. Tests were run three times and frame-rates were recorded using Fraps. AMD's Radeon R9 290 was left in its stock configuration with the 'uber' BIOS mode activated.