Hi Kaap,
Results should be stored in the ProgramFilesx86>Steam>>SteamApps>Common>CIV folder.
The only thing there that could be it is a file called lategameview but how you open it I don't know.
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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth Benchmark
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The only thing there that could be it is a file called lategameview but how you open it I don't know.
Caporegime
Send me the file Kaap and i will take a look. Drop me a mail.
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Caporegime
Can someone confirm what stage of the game does the benchmark test??
Is it a late game benchmarks after 100s of turns on a large map??
If it isn't then its not really a decent benchmark.
Is it a late game benchmarks after 100s of turns on a large map??
If it isn't then its not really a decent benchmark.
I have to get some sleep as I work nights but I will be back in a bit.
If someone figures out how to get the bench results please post the answer.
If someone figures out how to get the bench results please post the answer.
Soldato
I have to get some sleep as I work nights but I will be back in a bit.
If someone figures out how to get the bench results please post the answer.
Also interested to know this...I've got the "lategameview" file but I can't interpret it...looks like this:
0.000000,14.495035,10.682569,14.485966,9.765073,9.018437,9.031017,8.922475,8.684031,8.676131,13.899364,5.861326,8.857231,8.720017,8.748981,8.576365,9.298718,8.778530,13.618206,3.638094,8.577536,8.641024,8.655944,8.621128,8.629906,8.693978,13.579587,3.665303,8.614400,8.603281,8.637219,8.664136,8.588068,8.645119,14.193688,3.376831,8.466945,8.726161,8.673498,8.765073,8.585728,8.691345,13.678182,3.692805,8.661211,8.701585,9.483913,8.639560,8.730842,8.662380,13.644244,3.668814,8.673791,8.669695,8.673206,8.701293,8.696611,8.667939,13.713876,3.631658,8.668524,8.667939,8.696319,8.595383
etc. etc. ad infinitum
Looks like a CSV file, but I've no idea how to interpret the data and turn it into useful informaiton
Edit: bit more digging, and it is definitely a CSV file that is output. What you write in the the launch options after "-benchmark" is the name of the output file.
Edit 2: more digging...the data in each cell is frame time. Use the formula "1000 / Average (All Frame Times) = Avg FPS" to convert the frame times into an average FPS It will only give you a mean result, you won't see highs & lows without further analysing the data
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Caporegime
You might be on to something Havana. Maybe this will help too. I will get the game myself soon.
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Soldato
OK...my benchmark test drew 4663 frames. The total frametime was 50019.61 (ms, I presume), and therefore the average was 10.72692ms / frame.
1000 / 10.72692 = 93.22345 FPS.
If the benchmark ALWAYS draws 4663 frames then it's simple to work out.
use the launch options:
-benchmark lategameview.csv (so it will automatically open in Excel or Google docs, then add up the total time take in line 1, and apply the following formula
=1000/*SUM OF LINE 1*
There's your FPS
If someone can verify that the test always draws 4663 frames then there's your formula
Update, I ran it again and this time it drew 4662 frames. I would therefore postulate that the number of frames drawn is a function of the frame time, and therefore variable dependent upon performance.
SO...the formula is:
=1000 / ("*SUM OF FRAME TIME* / "NO. OF FRAMES*)
My two results were:
Result 1:
=1000/(50003.05/4662)
=93.23 FPS
Result 2:
=1000/(50019.61/4663)
=93.22 FPS
UPDATE 2
AND...the cross check. I OC'd the GPU to maximum and almost 1000 additional frames were drawn BUT, the benchmark is always 50 seconds long. SOOOOOOO...you only need to know how many frames were drawn.
Result 3 (OC'd GPU):
=1000/(50004.84/5597)
=111.93 FPS
To calculate your FPS in the benchmark you need to know how many frames were drawn. You can work this out in Excel by simply dragging a frame count number to increment it until you get to the end of the run.
The formula is:
=1000/(50000/*NUMBER OF FRAMES DRAWN*)
Kaap, my results for the table (1080P):
111.93 FPS
Spec is 780Ti @ 1294/2000, i7 4770K @ 4.5GHz (all air-cooled)
1000 / 10.72692 = 93.22345 FPS.
If the benchmark ALWAYS draws 4663 frames then it's simple to work out.
use the launch options:
-benchmark lategameview.csv (so it will automatically open in Excel or Google docs, then add up the total time take in line 1, and apply the following formula
=1000/*SUM OF LINE 1*
There's your FPS
If someone can verify that the test always draws 4663 frames then there's your formula
Update, I ran it again and this time it drew 4662 frames. I would therefore postulate that the number of frames drawn is a function of the frame time, and therefore variable dependent upon performance.
SO...the formula is:
=1000 / ("*SUM OF FRAME TIME* / "NO. OF FRAMES*)
My two results were:
Result 1:
=1000/(50003.05/4662)
=93.23 FPS
Result 2:
=1000/(50019.61/4663)
=93.22 FPS
UPDATE 2
AND...the cross check. I OC'd the GPU to maximum and almost 1000 additional frames were drawn BUT, the benchmark is always 50 seconds long. SOOOOOOO...you only need to know how many frames were drawn.
Result 3 (OC'd GPU):
=1000/(50004.84/5597)
=111.93 FPS
To calculate your FPS in the benchmark you need to know how many frames were drawn. You can work this out in Excel by simply dragging a frame count number to increment it until you get to the end of the run.
The formula is:
=1000/(50000/*NUMBER OF FRAMES DRAWN*)
Kaap, my results for the table (1080P):
111.93 FPS
Spec is 780Ti @ 1294/2000, i7 4770K @ 4.5GHz (all air-cooled)
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Soldato
Matt, here's the formula:
To calculate your FPS in the benchmark you need to know how many frames were drawn. You can work this out in Excel by simply dragging a frame count number to increment it until you get to the end of the run.
The formula is:
=1000/(50000/*NUMBER OF FRAMES DRAWN*)
Now...Alien Isolation or Star Citizen....hmmm
To calculate your FPS in the benchmark you need to know how many frames were drawn. You can work this out in Excel by simply dragging a frame count number to increment it until you get to the end of the run.
The formula is:
=1000/(50000/*NUMBER OF FRAMES DRAWN*)
Now...Alien Isolation or Star Citizen....hmmm
Caporegime
Thank you Havana.
I expect a tool will pop up soon that will simplify the process like it did for Battlefield 4.
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Soldato
It takes only 1 minute in Excel to translate the total frame-count into frames per second.
It is also very easy to create a frame-time graph from the benchmark data.
The increase in frame-time (reduction in FPS) occurs when the benchmark zooms right out for a short time,
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Caporegime
How are you finding the game mate?
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Soldato
Not had the chance to have a go yet! Quickly installed it this morning and had a play about with interpreting the benchmarks but I had to go out for meetings. Not long home so will probably have a play tonight.
It's not Alpha Centauri, I'll say that much...
It was never pretending to be as the developers said
Soldato
Well the benchmark seems to work for the demo 
And using Havana's formula there mine comes out at 103.6fps for 1440p (970 sli) at max settings. Strange having no nice output window...
And using Havana's formula there mine comes out at 103.6fps for 1440p (970 sli) at max settings. Strange having no nice output window...
Soldato
Hasn't it been said many times that average fps only tells you so much, minimum fps are also very important.
Also, as it happens, isn't that what Mantle usually helps out a lot in?
Come on Matt, tell us how to get minimum fps so we can see how much difference Mantle makes!
Also, as it happens, isn't that what Mantle usually helps out a lot in?
Come on Matt, tell us how to get minimum fps so we can see how much difference Mantle makes!
Soldato
I've now got min & max FPS for my previous run
Min: 34 FPS
Max: 296 FPS
Avg: 112 FPS
To get frame-by-frame FPS, use the calculation:
1000/*frame time"
Then sort the data on rows (left to right) smallest to largest
Just did a quick check and out of the 5597 frames rendered in my bench run, only 420 were below 60 FPS (or 9.3%)
492 frames were above 120 FPS (or 8.8%)
Min: 34 FPS
Max: 296 FPS
Avg: 112 FPS
To get frame-by-frame FPS, use the calculation:
1000/*frame time"
Then sort the data on rows (left to right) smallest to largest
Just did a quick check and out of the 5597 frames rendered in my bench run, only 420 were below 60 FPS (or 9.3%)
492 frames were above 120 FPS (or 8.8%)
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