Before we get too excited, Heaven appears to run faster under Windows (Direct X) vs OS X (OpenGL):
2010 Mac Pro 6-core w/ GTX 680 Classified = 57 FPS (OS X)
2010 Mac Pro 6-core w/ GTX 680 Classified = 77 FPS (Windows)
FENN's 2012 iMac 27" Core i7 3.4GHz w/ GTX 680MX = 52 FPS (Windows)
hmm so it could be down around 32 on osx
that's pretty poor optimisation for the mac. 20fps is nothing to sneeze at
Some of the apps are written to run under Direct X. Then when translated to Mac OS X to run under OpenGL, something gets lost in the translation or there is failure to optimize.
Before we get too excited, Heaven appears to run faster under Windows (Direct X) vs OS X (OpenGL):
2010 Mac Pro 6-core w/ GTX 680 Classified = 57 FPS (OS X)
2010 Mac Pro 6-core w/ GTX 680 Classified = 77 FPS (Windows)
FENN's 2012 iMac 27" Core i7 3.4GHz w/ GTX 680MX = 52 FPS (Windows)
3DMark Benchmarks!
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2012 Geforce 680mx (w/ current Nvidia 310.70 beta drivers)..........6883
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5212798
Over 2x the performance from 2011 model, WOW!
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2012 Geforce 680mx (w/ stock Apple bootcamp drivers)..........6333
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5212432
2011 Ati 6970m..........3287
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5212575
LuxMark 2.0 under Windows, Sala scene, GPU only
FENN's 2012 iMac 27" Core i7 3.4GHz w/ GTX 680MX =427 Ksamples/sec
2010 Mac Pro 6-core w/ GTX 680 Classified = 655 Ksamples/sec
Again, unfair to compare Mobile GPU with Desktop GPU but it's important that new iMac owners with the 680MX don't have delusions of grandeur. ;-)
Also, let's not forget that the Classified is a highly overclocked edition of the 680, meaning the gap between a stock 680mx and a reference 680 would be closer, maybe even "a lot" closer.
I plan to run more GPU tests Monday once I have my sweaty paws on the CTO we ordered. Those will include GPU intensive functions in Pro Apps like Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Davinci Resolve, and World of Warcraft.
Can someone post Crysis benchmarks please.
Be glad to if you can point me to how best to benchmark Crysis.
Be glad to if you can point me to how best to benchmark Crysis.
2012 - OS X
Heaven (Native resolution, default settings.)
FPS: 38.7
Scores: 974
Min FPS: 24.4
Max FPS: 95.9
LuxMark (Sala default, GPU only)
Samples/sec 814K
Rays/sec 7840K on 488.5k tris
Geeks 3D GPUTest (native resolution, default options)
FurMark
Score: 1916 points (FPS: 31)
GiMark
Score: 3623 points (FPS: 60)
2011 - Windows
Heaven (Native resolution, default settings.)
FPS: 26.4
Scores: 664
Min FPS: 15.3
Max FPS: 50.9
LuxMark (Sala default, GPU only)
Samples/sec 492K
Rays/sec 4749K on 488.5k tris
Geeks 3D GPUTest (native resolution, default options)
FurMark
Score: 1161 points (FPS: 19)
GiMark
Score: 2602 points (FPS: 43)
2012 - Windows
Heaven (Native resolution, default settings.)
FPS: 51.9
Scores: 1307
Min FPS: 28.6
Max FPS: 115.3
LuxMark (Sala default, GPU only)
Samples/sec 430K
Rays/sec 4155K on 488.5k tris
Geeks 3D GPUTest (native resolution, default options)
FurMark
Score: 1821 points (FPS: 30)
GiMark
Score: 3484 points (FPS: 58)
If this card is only to be used in Apple's iMacs, will NVIDIA even bother to make proper Windows drivers for it?