DX12 MGPU Benchmark

[Scottx125]

Ok, so I'm new to this software and benchmarking in general, just wondering if 3dMark has DX12 MGPU testing (2 different GPU's working together), or will it have it in the future?

[UL_Jarnis]

Time Spy will support only explicit MGPU in linked adapter mode (ie. identical GPUs, SLI / Crossfire) at launch.

[Slice]

When is the lunch? I cant wait to bench my 480 CF!

[UL_Jarnis]

Soon(tm)

[Oven Mitt]

Time Spy likely won't be released until long after the GTX 1060 launch to ensure we see another GPU launch come and go without exposing Nvidia and their lack of GPU innovation that has existed for years. My guess is the Doom Vulkan patch is being held back for the same reason. Nvidia has a number of tactics they employ to ensure they maintain their mindshare for as long as they possibly can... and one of these tactics right now is ensuring that all popular benchmarks and games used in reviews/comparisons utilize outdated or stripped down versions of APIs that prevents accurate comparisons. Nvidia's main business is manipulation and companies in the manipulation business do not allow accurate comparisons. What possible explanation exists for Async Compute being removed from the Rise of the Tomb Raider port? The fact that the developers obviously went out of their way to strip out multiple DX12 benefits while porting the game over didn't stop almost every DX12 review from showing Rise of the Tomb Raider GPU benchmarks... and these critical facts were typically footnotes, at most. Nvidia has been focused on the marketing/manipulation business since at least 2003 when their first 3DMark scandal came out... and they continue using every trick in the book to this day. Even when Time Spy is released, there will surely be critical DX12 settings disabled by default to make sure AMD has to fight another round with their hands tied behind their back. For example, even if Async Compute is enabled by default (as it obviously should be) you will certainly see review sites bending to Nvidia and disabling it often enough to create confusion and doubt. Uncertainty has always been Nvidia's ally and despite DirectX 12 being released over a year ago virtually nothing is utilizing it; another generation of GPUs is being launched with benchmarks using last generation technology. Once again, Nvidia wins and consumers lose. People see what Nvidia wants them to see - like Apple, Bose, and many others before them they are some of the greatest magicians capitalism has ever seen. These companies will go down in history for their diabolical anti-consumer business models and exploitations. Whether FutureMark is knowingly in on it or not, Nvidia is pulling the strings on this release schedule because Time Spy has the potential to actually weaken Nvidia's armor for the first time in a decade. This is one of the first times in recent history Nvidia has a real issue on their hands - they're backed into a corner and are running out of options outside of throwing around thinly veiled cash (which they have plenty of). Trust me - Time Spy won't see the light of day until Nvidia gives FutureMark the green light.

[hailey616]

SX12 is going to fail

[UL_Jarnis]

Originally posted by bholzer:

Time Spy likely won't be released until long after the GTX 1060 launch to ensure we see another GPU launch come and go without exposing Nvidia and their lack of GPU innovation that has existed for years. My guess is the Doom Vulkan patch is being held back for the same reason. Nvidia has a number of tactics they employ to ensure they maintain their mindshare for as long as they possibly can... and one of these tactics right now is ensuring that all popular benchmarks and games used in reviews/comparisons utilize outdated or stripped down versions of APIs that prevents accurate comparisons. Nvidia's main business is manipulation and companies in the manipulation business do not allow accurate comparisons. What possible explanation exists for Async Compute being removed from the Rise of the Tomb Raider port? The fact that the developers obviously went out of their way to strip out multiple DX12 benefits while porting the game over didn't stop almost every DX12 review from showing Rise of the Tomb Raider GPU benchmarks... and these critical facts were typically footnotes, at most. Nvidia has been focused on the marketing/manipulation business since at least 2003 when their first 3DMark scandal came out... and they continue using every trick in the book to this day. Even when Time Spy is released, there will surely be critical DX12 settings disabled by default to make sure AMD has to fight another round with their hands tied behind their back. For example, even if Async Compute is enabled by default (as it obviously should be) you will certainly see review sites bending to Nvidia and disabling it often enough to create confusion and doubt. Uncertainty has always been Nvidia's ally and despite DirectX 12 being released over a year ago virtually nothing is utilizing it; another generation of GPUs is being launched with benchmarks using last generation technology. Once again, Nvidia wins and consumers lose. People see what Nvidia wants them to see - like Apple, Bose, and many others before them they are some of the greatest magicians capitalism has ever seen. These companies will go down in history for their diabolical anti-consumer business models and exploitations. Whether FutureMark is knowingly in on it or not, Nvidia is pulling the strings on this release schedule because Time Spy has the potential to actually weaken Nvidia's armor for the first time in a decade. This is one of the first times in recent history Nvidia has a real issue on their hands - they're backed into a corner and are running out of options outside of throwing around thinly veiled cash (which they have plenty of). Trust me - Time Spy won't see the light of day until Nvidia gives FutureMark the green light.

Can you give me some of that tinfoil... I seem to be running low.

Time Spy will launch when it is ready and it will be soon. We actually have already "locked down" the tests (and did so prior to 1060 announcement) with full cooperation of AMD, NVIDIA, Intel etc. all companies that are part of the Benchmark Development Program.