Neowin News Feed for: Benchmarks

TechSpot: Bioshock Infinite Benchmarked

Julio Franco — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:15:36 +0100

Along with DX11 effects, folks playing on PC can look forward to higher resolution textures and a healthy range of customization. Infinite comes with six graphical presets from "very low" to "ultra".. Read more...

Galaxy S4 takes the crown in Geekbench 2 scores

Ben Buffone — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:37:05 +0000

Samsung's new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S4, has been subjected to Geekbench 2's rigorous testing. As expected, results show the device flies ahead of competitors. Read more...

TechSpot: Crysis 3 Tested, Benchmarked

Julio Franco — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:11:23 +0000

PC gamers won't have to wait for graphical extras. Crysis 3 launched with high-resolution textures, DX11 support and plenty of customization options that set it apart from the diluted consoles builds. Read more...

TechSpot: Call of Duty Black Ops II Benchmarked

Julio Franco — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:20:26 +0000

For Call of Duty fans, developer Treyarch just delivered an early Christmas present when they released Black Ops II this week. As the ninth game in the Call of Duty franchise and the sequel to the... Read more...

TechSpot: Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 Performance

Julio Franco — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:47 +0100

For comparing Windows 7 and Windows 8 we will measure and test the performance of various aspects of the operating system including: boot up and shutdown times, file copying, encoding, browsing... Read more...

TechSpot: Battlefield 3 Beta Performance Test

Julio Franco — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:11:29 +0100

Battlefield 3, the latest in a long line of Battlefield titles is likely the most anticipated game of 2011. Using the new Frostbite 2 engine the game promises to deliver jaw dropping visuals... Read more...

TechSpot: Deus Ex Human Revolution Performance Test

Julio Franco — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:58:03 +0100

Deus Ex: Human Revolution appears to be every bit as good as its predecessors. In other good news, it's capable of fully utilizing the power and features of today's high-end graphics cards. Read more...

TechSpot: Bulletstorm GPU & CPU Performance In-depth

Julio Franco — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:44:07 +0000

First-person shooter Bulletstorm has been out for a week and we must say the generally positive reviews and commentary from critics remind us of the simplistic and old-fashioned shooter Serious Sam. That, plus a generous... Read more...

Crysis 2 Performance Preview

Julio Franco — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:40:03 +0000

Crysis 2 is one of the year's most anticipated PC games. Considering that the original title to this very day can put a mid-range machine to crawl, we were keen to preview how the game... Read more...

ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT Details & Performance Benchmarks

Slimy — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:28:14 +0100

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After several delays, AMD plans to launch its long-awaited DirectX 10 lineup with the flagship ATI Radeon HD 2900 XTX. Other models such as the Radeon HD 2900 XT, Radeon HD 2600-series and Radeon HD... Read more...

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX Benchmarks

stncttr908 — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:26:33 +0100

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Some of the first NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX benchmarks have been posted on the web, showcasing NVIDIA's flagship GPU in a mobile form for high end, desktop replacement laptop computers. The initial results... Read more...

PC Magazine, VeriTest Scrap Benchmarks Development

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 13:12:27 +0100

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VeriTest and PC Magazine, the developers of industry-recognized benchmarks, said they would cancel the development of a number of PC performance measuring tools without giving any reasons for the decision. Among the discontinued products are... Read more...

ATI Response to Doom 3 Benchmarks

malebolgia — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 22:49:12 +0100

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One of Team Radeon staffs contacted ATI to inquiry about the highly debated Doom 3 benchmarks that were recently released, here is what was asked: "I'm just emailing you because I have... Read more...

id Software's Official DOOM3 Benchmarks

malebolgia — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:50:30 +0100

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Much of the gaming and hardware community has been waiting with bated breath for DOOM 3 from id Software. That time is almost here, but before the game goes for sale on store shelves, id... Read more...

Half Life 2: First Benchmarks

Marcel Klum — Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:28:27 +0100

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Thanks Civilian for posting this on our forum. Gamers Depot brings you the first benchmarks of Half-Life 2 on both NVIDIA and ATI hardware. These scores confirm our reports last week that NVIDIA... Read more...

Microsoft benchmarks step up Linux assault

malebolgia — Fri, 05 Sep 2003 17:16:07 +0100

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Stepping up its campaign against the Linux operating system, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released file and Web serving benchmark results that, it claims, show that Linux on the mainframe lags behind Windows 2003 on Intel... Read more...

NASA Benchmarks the New G5 Powermac

malebolgia — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 22:48:06 +0100

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sockit2me9000 from Slashdot writes: "Well NASA's Langley Research Center recently benchmarked the new G5 dual 2ghz Powermac against a dual 1ghz Xserve, a dual 1.25 ghz Powermac, a Pentium4 2 ghz, and... Read more...

Dacris Benchmarks 5.0

cybermatrix — Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:48:53 +0100

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Dacris Benchmarks is a program that tests, compares, and optimizes your system. Version 5.0 is an exciting new upgrade to this benchmarking program. It has been completely rebuilt for stability and simplicity. Based on a... Read more...

DOOM 3 Benchmarks

malebolgia — Thu, 15 May 2003 12:31:37 +0100

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What we are showing you here today are DOOM 3 benchmarks. We have been asked not to comment on game content seen during this testing. So don't ask, as we are not telling. ... Read more...

Microsoft issues benchmarks favouring AMD over Intel

NTUsEr — Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:41:11 +0100

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There will be more head scratching at Intel today when benchmarketeers read today that Microsoft, which uses an MMB2 benchmark to measure figures, compares the Opteron processor against Intel Xeons with hyperthreading and finds... Read more...