AMD ATI FirePro Round-up: V7800, V4800, V3800
Testbed and Cinebench R11.5
HOW WE CONFIGURED THE TEST SYSTEM: In order to provide comparable results, each graphics card was installed on the same, high end X58 based test system. The components we used consisted of an EVGA Classified motherboard, Core i7 980X Extreme Edition processor, and 6GB of OCZ Blade memory. Within the BIOS, we configured the processor to an overclocked speed of 4.38GHz and memory to 1857MHz. These settings will minimize the occurrences of performance bottlenecks during benchmark runs and allow the graphics cards to show their true potential. Furthermore, our Crucial M225 solid state drive entered the testing process with a clean copy of Windows 7 Professional 64-bit installed. Once installation was complete, we fully updated the OS and installed the latest drivers and applications relevant to the review article.
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Hardware Used: ATI FirePro V8800 2GB |
Relevant Software: Windows 7 Professional 64bit ATI Catalyst Display Driver 8.723 - Workstation Benchmarks Used: Cinebench R11.5 64bit SPEC Viewperf R10 SiSoft SANDRA 2010 |
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Cinebench R11.5 is an OpenGL 3D rendering performance test based on Cinema 4D from Maxon. The benchmark goes through a series of tests that measures the performance of the graphics card under real world circumstances. Within Cinebench, graphics card testing makes use of a complex 3D scene depicting a car chase which measures the performance in OpenGL mode. Results are given in frames per second; the higher the number, the faster the graphics card. |
Another interesting comparison is found between the V4800 and V3800. These entry level cards are separated by only $80 in asking price, but their scores indicate a much larger disparity in ability. At 49.63 FPS, the V4800 is 55% faster than its less expensive sibling. Now let's get into some real world testing to see if these performance marks carry through.
