The test the performance of the drivers, we will be using Catalyst 11.7 as well as the latest 11.8 drivers from AMD and running each test three times to obtain a fair average set of results.
Test system:
- Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
- Intel Core i7 2600k
- 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz
- Asus Radeon HD 6950
- Corsair Hydro H80
- Corsair HX1050W
- Kingston V+100 128GB SSD
- Lian Li T60
Games used:
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Dirt 3
- Just Cause 2
- Mafia II
- Metro 2033
Software used:
- 3DMark 11
- 3DMark Vantage
- Unigine Heaven Benchmark
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit