Firefox OS based smartphone arrives tomorrow

#4628969

kanej2007

2013-07-31 12:35

I wouldn't at all be surprised at their evil doings!

#4629011

eclap

2013-07-31 13:55

thing is, I can beat all of their advertised scores in any benchmark anyway 🙂 EDIT: just read that article, all they're saying is that the gpu runs at 533mhz in some benchmarks and then in some apps/games it'll downclock to 480mhz. That's pretty standard behavior.

#4629043

Denial

2013-07-31 14:49

thing is, I can beat all of their advertised scores in any benchmark anyway 🙂 EDIT: just read that article, all they're saying is that the gpu runs at 533mhz in some benchmarks and then in some apps/games it'll downclock to 480mhz. That's pretty standard behavior.

Well once again we have some random tech site putting a spin on the actual content. Anandtech's original article sounds no where near as malicious as every other tech site linking to them. The click bait **** is getting ridiculous. Anandtech Title: "Looking at CPU/GPU Benchmark Optimizations in the Galaxy S4" Redmondgarbage Title: "Samsung Caught Artificially Boosting Galaxy S4 Benchmark Results" Also most sites are completely leaving out the fact that the S4 runs at max clock speed with most benchmarks not specifically listed anyway.

#4629062

GeniusPr0

2013-07-31 15:26

My S4 belongs in the garbage bin after seeing the NVIDIA Ira demo on a 2W Kepler.

#4629125

Lane

2013-07-31 16:43

My S4 belongs in the garbage bin after seeing the NVIDIA Ira demo on a 2W Kepler.

well you have time, this Tegra5 will be released in 1year, it is not even in production and yet they use prediction at 1ghz+ on a 192SP Kepler with a cooler as large of GK110 cores .. Forget to see it run at this speed on a smartphone, maybe at 400-500mhz, and coupled with LPDDR3 shared, i fear the gpu performance will not be as good as they want to show it.

#4629180

deltatux

2013-07-31 18:08

Here's Samsung's official response:

Under ordinary conditions, the GALAXY S4 has been designed to allow a maximum GPU frequency of 533MHz. However, the maximum GPU frequency is lowered to 480MHz for certain gaming apps that may cause an overload, when they are used for a prolonged period of time in full-screen mode. Meanwhile, a maximum GPU frequency of 533MHz is applicable for running apps that are usually used in full-screen mode, such as the S Browser, Gallery, Camera, Video Player, and certain benchmarking apps, which also demand substantial performance. The maximum GPU frequencies for the GALAXY S4 have been varied to provide optimal user experience for our customers, and were not intended to improve certain benchmark results.

Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/30/samsung-allegedly-boosting-galaxy-s4-benchmarks-by-selectively-changing-gpu-frequency-in-certain-apps/ deltatux

#4629333

Neo Cyrus

2013-07-31 21:26

Dynamic clocks that don't allow the maximum in gaming but allow it in benchmarks? http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=674544&d=1367286233

#4629337

NeoElNino

2013-07-31 21:37

no point in getting an 8-Core CPU or Quad one for a mobile device esp. for texting, emails, few apps left and right.. literally no point especially that if you wanna game the phone will easily overheat. The difference btw a 4 cores and 8 cores CPU on a mobile device is probably minimal to non-existant in real life scenarios. I played few games like angry bird on my mobile and my device gets above 40C quickly and is a lil too warm to the touch.

#4629355

Lane

2013-07-31 22:20

Dynamic clocks that don't allow the maximum in gaming but allow it in benchmarks?

benchmakrs are really bad on mobile.. no warm up, they are too short and never use fully the processor and gpu as they should. so basically you will not overload anything with them.

#4629442

scoter man1

2013-08-01 00:03

no point in getting an 8-Core CPU or Quad one for a mobile device esp. for texting, emails, few apps left and right.. literally no point especially that if you wanna game the phone will easily overheat. The difference btw a 4 cores and 8 cores CPU on a mobile device is probably minimal to non-existant in real life scenarios. I played few games like angry bird on my mobile and my device gets above 40C quickly and is a lil too warm to the touch.

It can't use all 8 at the same time though. It's basically 4 cores with 2 different power levels. It's sorta similar to the tegra 3, except there is a lower power core for each high power core.

#4629690

Ven0m

2013-08-01 10:34

Well once again we have some random tech site putting a spin on the actual content. Anandtech's original article sounds no where near as malicious as every other tech site linking to them. The click bait **** is getting ridiculous. Anandtech Title: "Looking at CPU/GPU Benchmark Optimizations in the Galaxy S4" Redmondgarbage Title: "Samsung Caught Artificially Boosting Galaxy S4 Benchmark Results" Also most sites are completely leaving out the fact that the S4 runs at max clock speed with most benchmarks not specifically listed anyway.

Yeah, thanks for sharing this. I really hate such reposts - take good article, add sensation, subtract reason.