Test System
Test System - VGA 2022.3 |
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Processor: | Intel Core i9-13900K (Raptor Lake, 36 MB Cache) PL1 = PL2 = 253 W |
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Motherboard: | ASUS Z790 Maximus Hero BIOS 0703 |
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Resizable BAR: | Enabled on all supported AMD, NVIDIA & Intel cards |
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Memory: | Thermaltake TOUGHRAM, 2x 16 GB DDR5-6000 MHz 36-38-38-76 |
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Cooling: | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 mm AIO |
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Thermal Paste: | Arctic MX-5 |
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Storage: | 2x Neo Forza NFP455 2 TB M.2 NVMe SSD |
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Power Supply: | Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium 850 W |
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Case: | darkFlash DLZ31 Mesh |
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Operating System: | Windows 10 Professional 64-bit Version 21H2 (Nov 2021 Update) Will switch to Windows 11 next month |
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Drivers: | RX 7900 XT & XTX: 22.40.00.57 Press Driver NVIDIA: 527.37 WHQL AMD: 22.11.2 WHQL |
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Benchmark scores in other reviews are only comparable when this exact same configuration is used.- All games and cards are tested with the drivers listed above—no performance results were recycled between test systems. Only this exact system with exactly the same configuration is used.
- All graphics cards are tested using the same game version.
- All games are set to their highest quality setting unless indicated otherwise.
- AA and AF are applied via in-game settings, not via the driver's control panel.
- Before starting measurements, we heat up the card for each test to ensure a steady state is tested. This ensures that the card won't boost to unrealistically high clocks for only a few seconds until it heats up, as that doesn't represent prolonged gameplay.
- For better real-life applicability, all game tests use custom in-game test scenes, not the integrated benchmarks
Each game is tested at these screen resolutions:
- 1920x1080: Most popular monitor resolution.
- 2560x1440: Intermediary resolution between Full HD and 4K, with reasonable performance requirements.
- 3840x2160: 4K Ultra HD resolution, available on the latest high-end monitors.