Question What's a good benchmark app to use? I generally run superposition 8k opt as it gives a pretty good reading of a setup performance on GPU-limited games

[Trixr]

I am looking for a benchmarker software that loads the GPU entirely and makes sure to boost the clock up and use a good amount of vram. The goal is to replicate common GPU-based games as well as VR chat realistically instead of just passing the bar to intel due to multi-core util. I used to use Timespy, then Nomad, and now have settled on superposition 8k opt out of recommendation. I know the only real bench is to play the games manually but it's nice to help me test and compare with friends for fun. If it matters I have a 79xtx/76x3d build I just made with a b650 Eagle and 850w udgm psu. Please refrain from any "benchmarks all suck" comments I understand this clearly.

 

[CountMike]

I am looking for a benchmarker software that loads the GPU entirely and makes sure to boost the clock up and use a good amount of vram. The goal is to replicate common GPU-based games as well as VR chat realistically instead of just passing the bar to intel due to multi-core util. I used to use Timespy, then Nomad, and now have settled on superposition 8k opt out of recommendation. I know the only real bench is to play the games manually but it's nice to help me test and compare with friends for fun. If it matters I have a 79xtx/76x3d build I just made with a b650 Eagle and 850w udgm psu. Please refrain from any "benchmarks all suck" comments I understand this clearly.

OCCT and Furmark.

 

[drea.drechsler]

I am looking for a benchmarker software that loads the GPU entirely and makes sure to boost the clock up and use a good amount of vram. The goal is to replicate common GPU-based games as well as VR chat realistically instead of just passing the bar to intel due to multi-core util. I used to use Timespy, then Nomad, and now have settled on superposition 8k opt out of recommendation. I know the only real bench is to play the games manually but it's nice to help me test and compare with friends for fun. If it matters I have a 79xtx/76x3d build I just made with a b650 Eagle and 850w udgm psu. Please refrain from any "benchmarks all suck" comments I understand this clearly.

To know if a gaming PC is adequately optimized one or more of the 3dMark benches (Timespy, Nomad, Speedway, even Firestrike). That's mainly because they have a huge database of like hardware I can compare against, being sure to allow for results that are most likely from extreme overclocking. But what's most important is to know it runs well the benchmark built into whatever game I'm interested in, at the settings I want to play at. Mainly, that it's rendering is smooth throughout and not stressing the GPU too hard.

In general, any benchmark is only going to be valid for the type of workload it was designed for. And conversely, to be informative it should be designed for the workload you're interested in. There is a huge variety of benchmarks largely because there is a huge variety of workloads.