Test Methodology
Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 1080 Black |
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GPU Comparisons |
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Memory |
Miscellaneous |
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Cores |
Base (MHz) |
Boost (MHz) |
Size (MB) |
Clock (MHz) |
Bus (bits) |
Power Config |
Driver |
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| Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 1080 Black | 2.560 | 1,759 | 1,898 | 8,192 | 10,408 | 256 | 6+8 | 375.95 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition | 2,560 | 1,607 | 1,734 | 8,192 | 10,008 | 256 | 8 | 375.95 | |
| AMD Radeon R9 Fury X | 4,096 | - | 1,050 | 4,096 | 1,000 | 4,096 | 8+8 | 16.11.4 | |
HEXUS Graphics Test Bench |
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| Hardware Components | Product Page | |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-6700K (overclocked to 4.4GHz) | intel.com |
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D15S | noctua.at |
| Motherboard | Asus Z170 Pro | asus.com |
| Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-2400 | crucial.com |
| Power Supply | be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850W | bequiet.com |
| Primary Storage | 256GB Samsung 950 Pro | samsung.com |
| Secondary Storage | 512GB SK hynix Canvas SC300 | skhynix.com |
| Chassis | Fractal Design Define R5 Windowed | fractal-design.com |
| Monitor | Philips Brilliance 4K Ultra HD LED (288P6LJEB/00) | philips.co.uk |
| Operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) | microsoft.com |
Benchmark Suite |
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| Synthetic Benchmarks | ||
| 3DMark | Fire Strike, Fire Strike Extreme, Fire Strike Ultra, Time Spy and Time Spy Stress Test | |
| VRMark | Orange Room and Blue Room | |
| Gaming Benchmarks and Settings | ||
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | DX12, TAA, Ultra Quality | |
| Doom | Vulkan, TSSAA (8TX), Ultra Quality | |
| Gears of War 4 | DX12, TAA, Ultra Quality | |
| Hitman | DX12, SMAA, Ultra Quality | |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | DX12, SMAA, Very High Quality | |
| Total War: Warhammer | DX12, FXAA, Ultra Quality | |
| General Benchmarks | ||
| Power Consumption | To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record system-wide mains power draw both when idle and while playing Gears of War 4. | |
| Temperature | To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record GPU core temperature both when idle and while playing Gears of War 4. | |
| Noise | A PCE-318 meter is used to record noise levels when idle and while playing Gears of War 4. | |
| Overclocking | Maintaining out-the-box voltage, we increase the card's power target and aim for an optimal balance of core and memory overclock. | |
Notes
To minimise the impact of any CPU bottlenecks, our test platform is configured with a quad-core Intel Core i7-6700K processor overclocked to 4.4GHz across all cores and 32GB of Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 memory set to run at 2,400MHz using the built-in XMP profile.
For our high-end benchmark suite, we have an array of games tested at FHD (1,920x1,080), QHD (2,560x1,440) and 4K UHD (3,840x2,160) resolutions. Where applicable, any vendor-specific enhancements such as PhysX and TressFX are disabled to help even the playing field. In-game benchmark results are recorded as average frames per second and minimum fps is included where available.
It has been a while since we last tested an enthusiast GPU, so we're starting from scratch with a straight shoot-out of the top-end consumer cards: GTX 1080 and R9 Fury X. All cards are tested using the latest drivers at the time of writing, and with software having been given time to mature over the course of the past six months, we're intrigued to see how the GeForce and Radeon compare in recent DX12 titles.