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    3DMark Sky Diver - a new benchmark for gaming laptops and mid-range PC's

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by sa7ina, May 30, 2014.

  1. sa7ina

    sa7ina Notebook Consultant

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    why do we need a special bench tool for laptops and mid-range PC's?... i don't know.
     
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    sa7ina, May 30, 2014
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    Agreed. Although neat looking bench though. It's not like you have different software to run on laptops and mid-range PC's
     
    HTWingNut, May 30, 2014
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    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    Sky Diver will be benched by desktop users and the other benchmarks will be benched by mobile users anyway :p

    But cool with a new benchmark non the less
     
    Cloudfire, May 30, 2014
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  4. sa7ina

    sa7ina Notebook Consultant

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    it's obvious it will be used for all kind of systems...it's all about the comparison.
    that why this definition is weird.
     
    sa7ina, May 30, 2014
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    It will be a free upgrade to owners of 3DMark (13). This will be a good tool to test laptops with mid end GPUs like the 850/860m from Nvidia as opposed to integrated graphics such as Iris Pro in potentially Broadwell laptops.
     
    vsg28, Jun 1, 2014
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    Hmm.. I kind of liked having a comparison across iGPU, Mobile GPU and desktop GPU. This seems like it's fixing a problem that doesn't exist.

    That said I guess since it's free can't hurt having another benchmark, maybe it'll gain a following in respective communities
     
    hfm, Jun 1, 2014
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  7. octiceps

    octiceps Nimrod

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    It looks ugly and really fake. The animation seems really off for some reason, like uncanny valley kind of weird. 3DMark05/06 is more impressive than this.
     
    octiceps, Jun 1, 2014
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    LanceAvion Notebook Deity

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    "a new benchmark for gaming laptops and mid-range PC's........"

    Seems legit. I guess it won't install on all computers then huh? :p
     
    LanceAvion, Jun 1, 2014
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    LOL they brought the semantics argument on themselves. "But my Chromebook is a gaming laptop, too! It can play FarmVille and solitaire!"
     
    octiceps, Jun 1, 2014
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