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SPEC Releases SPECviewperf 2020 v3.0 Benchmark, Adds Linux EditionBy Ross Cunniff, SPECgpc ChairThe SPEC® Graphics Performance Characterization (SPECgpc) group put tremendous effort into updating the SPECviewperf® benchmarks over the last year, and I'm excited today to discuss some of the new features. The SPECviewperf® 2020 v3.0 benchmark and the SPECviewperf® 2020 v3.0 Linux Edition benchmark - industry-standard benchmarks for measuring graphics performance based on professional applications - measure the 3D graphics performance of systems running under the OpenGL and DirectX application programming interfaces. The benchmark workloads, called viewsets, represent graphics content and behavior from actual workstation-class applications, without the need to install the applications themselves. These benchmarks are vital to the industry, enabling vendors to assess the performance capabilities of their systems using real-world workloads, while enabling buyers to ensure they purchase the right systems for their needs. While the SPECviewperf 2020 v3.0 benchmark, which runs on Microsoft Windows, has been updated several times over the last few years, the Linux Edition had not been updated since the SPECviewperf 13 Linux Edition benchmark, so Iām particularly excited that the Linux community now has access to this major new benchmark. The viewsets in the SPECviewperf 2020 v3.0 Linux Edition benchmark represent the following applications: Maya for media and entertainment, Catia, Creo, NX and Solidworks for CAD/CAM. The benchmark also includes two viewsets representing professional energy and medical applications. Other significant updates in the SPECviewperf 2020 v3.0 Linux Edition benchmark include the following:
To review more features, system requirements and documentation, or to download the SPECviewperf 2020 v3.0 Linux Edition benchmark, visit the webpage. The SPECviewperf 2020 v3.0 benchmark for Windows features an updated Solidworks-07 viewset that uses the same viewport rendering modes in both 4K and 2K resolutions. Further, the viewsets are now individually downloaded and may be independently installed and removed using the new "Manage Viewsets" utility. To review more features, system requirements and documentation, or to download the SPECviewperf 2020 v3.0 benchmark, visit the webpage. |