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Why application-based benchmarks matter
Hierarchy of benchmarking methodologies explained. By Bob Cramblitt An article last year in Jon Peddie’s Tech Watch provided an overview ...
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Microsoft delivers machine learning to every windows developer
ONNX API now available in Windows By Peter McGuiness At the recent Windows Developer Day, Microsoft executive Kevin Gallo announced ...
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Using application-based benchmark results for professional workstation performance evaluation
SPECapc benchmark results are available online. By Bob Cramblitt Performance evaluation is complex. There’s no silver bullet or one-size-fits-all. Performance ...
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New JPR report: GPU developments in 2017
Mobiles devices use more GPUs than all other platforms combined. Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry’s research and consulting firm ...
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Using SPECwpc website results for workstation performance evaluation
Detailed configuration information helps recreate the same performance as that documented on the SPEC website. By Bob Cramblitt A lot has ...
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Using SPECviewperf website results to measure graphics system performance
It’s that time again. By Bob Cramblitt Your CAD package or 3D animation software is running slower than you think ...
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Overall GPU shipments increased 9.3% from last quarter: AMD increased 8%, Nvidia increased 30%, and Intel increased 5%
Year-to-year total GPU shipments decreased -3.3%, desktop graphics increased 2%, notebooks decreased -6%. The desktop gain is attributed to gaming ...
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Challenging the status quo
HP unveils its take on a tablet-mode mobile workstation. By Alex Herrera Describing an industry as mature tends to connote ...
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Skin in the game: who are the best people to create benchmarks?
Graphics and workstation vendors have their major interests in performance. By Bob Cramblitt “It’s the fox guarding the henhouse.” “Sounds ...
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Is that benchmark leather or pleather?
Users can run synthetic benchmarks without having actual application installed and still get rigorous results. By Bob Cramblitt In ancient ...
