GPU Benchmark Tweaks

Updated 6 October 2026



Benchmark

Max Cores / Threads

LOD Value

Best OS

Additional information

3DMark - Cloud Gate

8/16

Banned

Windows 7 for GPU score

Windows 10 for CPU score on Z790


3DMark - Cloud Gate (GPU)

8/16

Banned

Windows 7


3DMark - Fire Strike

29T (8P / HT + 13E)

3


Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark - Fire Strike (GPU)

29T (8P / HT + 13E)

3


Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark - Fire Strike Extreme

29T (8P / HT + 13E)

3


Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark - Fire Strike Ultra

29T (8P / HT + 13E)

3


Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark - Ice Storm

6C / 6T

Banned



3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme

6C / 6T

Banned



3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited

6C / 6T

Banned



3DMark - Night Raid

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Port Royal

All Cores – e-core OFF

Banned


RTX 3000 / 4000 / 5000: edit NVIDIA Inspector; rBAR enabled; rBAR options 0x00000001 (Return_RDR2), 0x00000000 (Return_RDR2).

3DMark - Sky Diver

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Sling Shot (I) 1080p


Banned



3DMark - Sling Shot (I) 1440p


Banned



3DMark - Solar Bay

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Speed Way

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Steel Nomad DX12

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Steel Nomad Vulkan

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Time Spy

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Time Spy (GPU)

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Time Spy Extreme

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Time Spy Extreme (CPU)

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Wild Life

All Cores

Banned



3DMark - Wild Life Extreme

All Cores

Banned



3DMark 99 Max

2 Cores


Windows XP

Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark Vantage - Extreme

All Cores, HT disabled

5

Windows 7

Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark Vantage - Performance

All Cores, HT disabled

5

Windows 7

Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark Vantage - Performance (GPU)

All Cores, HT disabled

5

Windows 7

Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark03

4 Cores – max clock

15 (27 for XP and AMD)


Disable tessellation – AMD; realtime priority; low screen resolution; LOD Override.

3DMark05

4 Cores – max clock


Windows 8.1 or Windows 7

Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark06

All Cores


Windows 8.1 or Windows 7

Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark11 - Entry

X3D – Intel 8/16

15


Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark11 - Extreme

X3D – Intel 8/16

15


Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark11 - Performance

X3D – Intel 8/16

15


Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark11 Physics

X3D – Intel 8/16



Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark2000

2 Cores


Windows XP

Disable tessellation – AMD

3DMark2001 SE

4 Cores – max clock

5

Windows XP

Disable tessellation – AMD; test runner; Game3 High Details; Game1&2 High Details (together); Game1&2 Low Details (together); Game3 Low Details; Game4 Nature.

Aquamark

2 Cores

15 (27 for XP and AMD)

Windows 8/7

Disable tessellation – AMD

Unigine Heaven - Basic

4 Cores – max clock

15

Windows 7

Disable tessellation – AMD

Unigine Heaven - Xtreme

4 Cores – max clock

15

Windows 7

Disable tessellation – AMD

Unigine Superposition - 1080p Xtreme

8P

30


Disable tessellation – AMD

Unigine Superposition - 8K Optimized

8P

9


Disable tessellation – AMD

VRMark - Blue Room

All Cores

Banned



VRMark - Cyan Room

All Cores

Banned



VRMark - Orange Room

All Cores

Banned