AMD R9 290X & R9 280X Vs Nvidia GTX Titan & GTX 780

Testing Procedure

Methods

To test the 4K performance of video cards at eTeknix we run a variety of tests at the 4K resolution across a suite of games and benchmarks. We run each of these benchmarks three times to take an average and use the latest WHQL-certified video card drivers from AMD and Nvidia to test with – namely Catalyst 13.11 v5  and Nvidia Forceware 327.23.

Test System:

• Motherboard – Asus Rampage IV Extreme X79 LGA 2011 (chipset fan disabled)
• Processor – Intel Core i7 3960X at stock clock speeds of 3.3GHz with Turbo Mode disabled.
• RAM – 16GB (2 X 8GB) Corsair Vengeance Pro Series 1866MHz at 9-10-9-27
• CPU Cooler – Corsair H100i with Quiet Fan Profile
• Power Supply – Corsair HX1050W
• Main Storage Drive – Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD over SATA III interface
• Chassis – Lian Li T60 Test Bench
• Displays – Sharp PN-K321
• Operating System – Windows 7 64 Bit

We would like to thank AMD, Asus, Corsair, Kingston, Lian Li and all our other partners who supplied us with test equipment and hardware. Their generosity makes our testing possible and without them we wouldn’t be able to produce the reviews we do, so thank you!

Games Used

• Aliens Vs Predator
• Dirt Showdown
• Hitman: Absolution
• Metro Last Light
• Sleeping Dogs
• Bioshock Infinite
• Tomb Raider

Resolution(s) Used

• 3840 x 2160

Software Used

• Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0
• Windows 7 64-bit