Raw Data is an early access game for the HTC Vive, one which requires space to move and which allows the Vive to show off its tracking ability.  [H]ard|OCP wanted to see how the GPUs found in most high end systems would perform in this VR game and so grabbed several AMD and NVIDIA cards to test out.  Benchmarking VR games is not an easy task, instead of raw performance you need to focus on the dropped frames and unstable fps which result in nausea and a less engrossing VR experience.  To that end [H] has played the game numerous times on a variety of GPUs with settings changing throughout to determine the sweet spot for the GPU you are running.  VR offers a new gaming experience and new tests need to be developed to demonstrate performance to those interested in jumping into the new market.  Check out the full review to see what you think of their methodology as well as the raw performance of the cards.

"Both AMD and NVIDIA have had a lot to say about "VR" for a while now. VR is far from mainstream, but we are now seeing some games that are tremendously compelling to play, putting you in middle of the action. Raw Data is one of those, and it is extremely GPU intensive. How do the newest GPUs stack up in Raw Data?"

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