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SPECapc releases new benchmark for Siemens NX

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Randall Newton

A complete redesign offers new models, latest graphics display modes and a fresh GUI. The non-profit group SPEC has released ...

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Benchmarking the new Samsung S7 Edge smartphone

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GfxS staff

A Mt. Tiburon Testing Labs Review from Jon Peddie Research. Samsung has released the long-awaited S7 Galaxy smartphone, with and ...

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Playing Rise of the Tomb Raider at 12.3 megapixels

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GfxS staff

The more you can see … the more you can game. By Pierre LeBoule When playing a high-action, first-person shooter ...

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SPEC extends workstation benchmark to virtualization

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Randall Newton

More than 30 potential workload scenarios are tested, including CPU, graphics, and memory bandwidth. The SPEC Workstation Performance Characterization Group ...

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Review: Nvidia’s GTX 980 Maxwell monster graphics board

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GfxS staff

If you’re a gaming enthusiast, this is the AIB you’ve been waiting for.  By C. Robert Dow When Nvidia introduced ...

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SPECapc releases new 3ds Max 2015 benchmark, outlines future

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Randall Newton

How to test virtual workstation performance is one of the key issues facing this industry non-profit. At Siggraph SPEC’s Application ...

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Surprising results from SolidWorks workstation graphic benchmarking

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GfxS staff

Using a Lenovo ThinkStation E32 to test discrete vs. integrated GPUs found Intel is gaining ground on Nvidia. By L. Stephen ...

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SPEC announces wide slate of new benchmarks

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Jon Peddie

This tanker doesn’t turn fast, but when it does you know it.   The last version of SPECviewperf 11, the ...

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Benchmarking the mobile experience

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Jon Peddie

How do people use a mobile phone today? Turns out, the question is rather complex. By Jon Peddie In trying ...

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Jon Peddie Research releases smartphone white paper

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Randall Newton

“The Mobile Experience” examines the state of the art in smartphone user experience, documents current benchmarks, and proposes new ways ...