Results: Luxmark 2.0
I was quite curious about the OpenCL performance of these latest cards. AMD has really been pushing the compute API as of late, especially in advance of their Kaveri APU release. They have a pretty solid OpenCL 1.2 implementation for their GCN based chips. NVIDIA, of course, has been blowing the GPGPU horn as loudly as possible over the years, although they are focused on their CUDA API. Oddly enough, Kepler made compute performance take a back seat to enable better performance and efficiency in graphics applications. I used the 64 bit version of Luxmark 2.0 with the Sala test.
The combination of more stream units, higher clockspeed, and more memory bandwidth makes it so the 280X is the undisputed single GPU leader here. Note how the lower end, but Maxwell based 750 Ti is very close to the older Kepler based 760. My guess here is that the GTX 960 takes those gains and matches, if not exceeds, that of the R9 285.
Would have liked a comparison
Would have liked a comparison against the GTX960, other than that good review, Josh.
Yup, that would have been
Yup, that would have been nice, but didn't have one in the collection yet. Soon, hopefully!
it’s like poetry
it’s like poetry
In that it is like a really
In that it is like a really bad limerick?
It’s sort of, they rhyme.
It’s sort of, they rhyme.
Please review any GTX 960
Please review any GTX 960 4GB.
http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/STRIXGTX960DC2OC4GD5/
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-960-GAMING-4G.html
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5436
http://www.evga.com/articles/00914/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-960-4GB/
Hmm…I’d have prefered the
Hmm…I’d have prefered the power connector to have been at the top of the card instead of facing the back.
Josh did you mean gddr”5″ on
Josh did you mean gddr”5″ on the first page under “The R9 285 ITX OC Edition”
Most likely!
Most likely!
Holy Cow, Josh Walrath
Holy Cow, Josh Walrath replied directly to me. I shell tell all I know of this day.
Don’t tell too many people.
Don't tell too many people. Otherwise, your name will go on a list as to who's back goes against the wall first when the revolution comes.
Jayztwocents gave this card a
Jayztwocents gave this card a glowing review as well. Really looking forward to see what the alleged full tonga is going to be like.
yep im pretty sure tonga is
yep im pretty sure tonga is going to be in all the new amd cards.but man those are some pretty good numbers wish i had waited for the 285 instead of geting the r9 280.
Has this card been out for a
Has this card been out for a while?
Considering getting this or a GTX960, but I’ll probably wait until AMD announces their next run…
I think I can wait a week!
The R9 380 is going to be the
The R9 380 is going to be the r9 285. So going between the 285 and the 960 it just depends on which company you like.
So…..let me get this
So…..let me get this straight…..
No HEVC 8 and 10 bit decoding…high power consumption….
Comparable performance got GTX 960 (hardware hevc 8 + 10 bit decode, fan won’t spin for most of time due to low heat output)
Any reason to get AMD 285 ITX version for HTPC chassis alike?
GTX 960 sure is the better alternative here….
Good points!
Good points!
Good review! Thanks!
Good review! Thanks!