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Playing Rise of the Tomb Raider at 12.3 megapixels
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“The Mobile Experience” examines the state of the art in smartphone user experience, documents current benchmarks, and proposes new ways ...
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SPECapc releases PTC Creo 2.0 benchmark
New software can be used to test Creo’s performance on various computer workstations. Independent testing organization SPECapc has released a ...
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Review: The Boxx 4920 Xtreme workstation
Alex Herrera says extreme attention to detail and an overclocked Core i7 CPU make this a powerhouse for the most ...
