Performance Games - Dota 2 / 3DMark FireStrike

Performance - DOTA 2 (DX11)

We'll start with a massive online multiplayer game at 1920x1080, our choice is DOTA 2. While the majority of the time players might be running around alone, slaying creeps and heroes alike, the worst-case scenario in a game of Dota 2 usually is a large-scale teamfight. This fight pushes the CPU and GPU to the maximum: Massive amounts of hero models, hats, particles and spells flying around and dropping the framerate.

We also apply:

cl_showfps 2
fps_max 0 //Dota 2 defaults to a 120 fps cap, this gets rid of that
dota_spectator_mode 0
dota_spectator_hero_index 7
host_timescale 0.15
timedemo_start 58200
timedemo_end 59000
And run a timedemo.

We use a sufficient demo file proved to match 3061101068, the first game of the BO5 Grand Finals of Elimination Mode 3.0 between Evil Geniuses and DC (formerly Onyx). There are heavier workloads available but this is a very intense scene and since EM3 was a Moonduck tournament there’s zero harm using it. We render at DX11.

For DOTA 2, just one resolution. The game, as we already discussed in the past, is susceptible towards CPU and memory changes when the game is in a CPU limited environment. The quick to render game was tested pretty much at medium (integrated graphics) quality settings. Hence the difference is measurable. The difference was remarkably low this round.

Performance - Games - GeForce GTX 1080 - 3DMark FireStrike

3DMark includes everything you need to benchmark your hardware. With three all new tests you can bench everything from smartphones and tablets to notebooks and home PCs, to the latest high-end, multi-GPU gaming desktops. And it's not just for Windows. With 3DMark you can compare your scores with Android and iOS devices too. Here (below) are 3DMark FireStrike results. FireStrike is the showcase DirectX 11 benchmark designed for high-performance gaming PCs.