I tried the 'stress test your GPU hopes you never run' and it made my main gaming rig look like a chump
I can hear my 4070 Super screaming in the background.
A new software program called Nukemark is available for testing the limits of graphics cards, even those considered top of the line. Nukemark, built in Unreal Engine 5.7 with Nanite, MegaLights, and Lumen ray tracing, pushes cards to their absolute limits with 8K virtual textures. The RTX 5090 reportedly achieves only 15-20 average FPS at native resolution, according to developer Ezbench.
Using an RTX 4070 Super, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, and 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, I tested Nukemark on my gaming rig. At 1440p, both Nukemark's tests performed like a slideshow, with averages of 22 fps for Pandora and 18 fps for Emberhold. Interestingly, the DLSS option seemed to worsen performance, possibly due to a software issue or specific rig bottleneck.
While Nukemark is marketed for system builders, overclockers, and gamers, it seems more like a bragging tool and a curiosity for the tech-savvy. Its primary goal, however, is to act as a benchmark for future GPU releases.
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