What Benchmark Should I Use?

[_danielpwils01]

Simple question here. I have an MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4G GPU and I am looking for a solid (preferably free) benchmark I can use to test my GPU. I use to use 3DMark but then heard questionable things about it. I was thinking of the Unigine Valley or Heaven benchmarks. Do you guys have any recommendations? What score should I receive with my GPU? Any information is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[mdd1963]

Test it with a game you play...it does not take too long to figure out if getting substandard framerates such as 20-30 fps, etc., at your chosen resolution.

 

[_danielpwils01]

Test it with a game you play...it does not take too long to figure out if getting substandard framerates such as 20-30 fps, etc., at your chosen resolution.

Yes, I could do that, but I am curious as to what my actual GPU score is.

 

[exroofer]

Firestrike.
Unigene Heaven for looping, to temp test. Because you can run it windowed and see your gpu temp at the same time.

 

[Susquehannock]

Your scores can vary widely depending on settings and hardware used. I have same RX 480 gaming X card as you and get about 10,200 in Firestrike with the system in my signature.

3dMark, Unigene Heaven, Kombustor, Furmark, and others ... I see the highest loads when playing games like Doom with all settings maxed out.

GPU-Z is a good one if you want to monitor every aspect of the card, voltages, temps, etc ...

>> https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

 

[maxalge]

Simple question here. I have an MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4G GPU and I am looking for a solid (preferably free) benchmark I can use to test my GPU. I use to use 3DMark but then heard questionable things about it. I was thinking of the Unigine Valley or Heaven benchmarks. Do you guys have any recommendations? What score should I receive with my GPU? Any information is appreciated. Thanks.

superposition right now is probably the best

i like valley as well

 

[dontlistentome]

3dmark is helpful since they have an online database where you can look at other people's scores and compare your own. I like to use two or three non game benchmarks, then if the system seems to be working normally you can try some of your games. What I look for is not scores per se, or framerates, but anomalies.

If your 3dmark score is way off, that's an anomaly. If everything seems fine, except one game has a very poor framerate, that's an anomaly. That's how I zero in on problems and narrow down what kind of troubleshooting needs to be done.