Unigine Heaven has become a popular benchmark for graphics cards, especially those who want to measure DirectX 11 performance. The developers behind the benchmarks has now released a new version of the benchmark that supports more GPUs and new effects, like realtime global lighting.
Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.5 supports indirect occlusion (SSDO) for simulating global lighting in realtime, while it has improved the quality of shadows through an updated support for ambient occlusion.
Unigine has also released a Professional version of the software where a 495 USD license allows you to use the benchmark for commercial purposes, like product demonstrations. More information on Heaven Benchmark and download links can be found at Unigine’s website.
What’s New?
- Added the Professional edition (see details below)
- Improved support of various GPUs
- Added support of indirect occlusion (SSDO) to simulate real-time global illumination
- Improved the stability during multi-hour running
- Fixed Windows GUI launcher compatibility issues
- Improved the quality of ambient occlusion
- Fixed minor content glitches
- Added a user manual
- Improved an installer for Windows
Professional Edition
The professional version is primarily targeted to OEM companies, hardware reviewers and all enthusiasts who need to perform a robust and thorough GPU performance and/or stress testing in the convenient way.
Heaven Pro version features include:
- Command line automation
- Reports in CSV format
- Stress testing mode (benchmark looping)
- Technical support
- Licensed for commercial use
