Graphics Card Test System
- Motherboard – Aorus Z390 Gaming Master
- Processor – Intel Core i9-9900K (Stock)
- RAM – Crucial Ballistix Gaming 32GB (4 x 8GB) 3000 MHz
- CPU Cooler – Noctua NH-D15S
- Power Supply – Be Quiet Power Zone 1000W
- Main Storage Drive – Toshiba OCZ VX500 500GB
- Chassis – Thermaltake Core P5 TG
- Operating System – Windows 10 64-bit
- Monitor – AOC 28-Inch 4K Gaming Monitor
Gaming
To gauge performance levels which are easily reproduced time after time, by both ourselves and our readers, we now stick strictly to games default profiles. With our previous reviews, we used the “Medium or Normal” preset. However, as GPUs get faster, we’ve now moved that up to “High” profiles for all games, at all resolutions. V-Sync is always disabled in our testing, as are FreeSync and G-Sync technologies or similar. Graphics card power usage set to optimised or balance, and the system power mode set to High Performance within Windows and the available GPU driver software. Identical settings are used for all resolutions unless otherwise stated.
The RAGE 2 was using the first outdoor scene in the games opening sequence. It’s got a great mixture of lighting effects, explosions, enemies, NPCs, and is quite a large area, making it a fairly balance test. The high profile was used for frame rate testing with V-Sync off, Scaling Off, and Chromatic Abrasion and Motion Blur Off (because I hate them). Furthermore, we also test 1080p resolution only, using the low, medium, high and ultra profiles.
