Comparison between FurMark 1.8.2(left) and FurMark 1.9.0(right)

FurMark 1.9.0 Introduction

It must be not strange for graphics players towards Furmark software,which is mainly used for test temperature and stability of graphics card.Two weeks ago,the GPU stress test tool was updated from v1.8.8 to v1.9.0,adding the support for the currently mainstream graphics(including NVIDIA,AMD,Intel,S3,etc.)

Compared with v1.8.2,FurMark 1.9.0 is said to feature heavier graphics workload.The interface is more simple.To make benchmark process simpler,there are now two presets that allow to submit an online score: Preset:1920*1080 and 1280*720.Users can just click on a preset button and the benchmark starts with predefined settings.

The updated features of FurMark 1.9.0

- Support of all latest GeForce GTX 500 and Radeon HD 6000 Series,etc
- Added/gtx500ocp checkbox for GPU-Z to disable GTX 500 OCP(over current protection)

- GPU-Z 0.5.1 and GPU Shark 0.4.1 are now embedded in FurMark
- Added programmable GPU temperature alarm.When GPU temperature exceeds a threshold,an alarm sound is played

- Added warming-up step to benchmarking
- Improved OSD(on-screen display data) readability(key V)
- Added GPU monitoring in 3D window
- Added GPU-Z full GPU power consumption data(power,voltage and current) if available
- Caution message displayed before every burn-in test.
- Score submission is now limited to two presets: Preset:1080 and Preset:720
- Increased graphics workload
- Added animated background image option based on iq’s code
- Added animated camera option with multiple furry torus
- Two burn-in modes are now available: normal burn-in mode and Xtreme burn-in mode
- Spikes in temperature graphs are now filtered
- Many minor bugs

Page 1: FurMark 1.9.0 Introduction
Page 2: The Major Change In FurMark 1.9.0
Page 3: Benchmark Platform & Settings
Page 4: Furmark 1.8.2/1.9.0 Comparison Test
Page 5: Conclusion

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