Performance Benchmarks

'What computer do I need to run 12 layers of HD?'

'I need to send 3 videos to 3 outputs, what graphic card do I need?'

We get these questions a lot and there is no easy answer for them. Performance depends on a lot of factors, and any recommendations we make are usually outdated a week later.

So we thought we'd try a different approach: the Resolume Benchmark, patent pending.

Click here to view the results in a handy spreadsheet!

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The idea is simple. You run our test compositions and content on your own computer. You start with no clips playing and you keep triggering clips, one at a time. The moment you cannot play more clips without dropping below 30fps, you got the benchmark for that computer. Then you post results.

This way, hopefully we'll get a good overview of how well different computers perform.

You'll notice that each resolution has two benchmarks, Clean and Noise. This is done because typical VJ content is easy to compress and decompress. Photographic content is usually a bit harder to process. To give an accurate overview, we made separate test material for each type of footage.

Now let's get this benchmark party started!
Download the comps and content and mark some benches!

Files for Resolume 6 and 7:
Benchmark files and composition for 480p
Benchmark files and composition for 1080p
Benchmark files and composition for 4K
Benchmark files and composition for 8K


Files for Resolume 4, and 5:
Benchmark files and composition for 1080p ( this is the main benchmark test, now updated with DXV3 files )
Benchmark files and composition for 4K part 1 and part 2
Benchmark files and composition for 480p

Add your own results via this handy Google Form!




Or read on below for extended results and discussion!

Model: Mac Pro desktop
Operating System: OSX 10.9.2
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1024 MB
Harddisk: Samsung SSD 840, 512 GB
Processor: 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Memory: 8GB RAM
Resolume: 4.1.8

Output Setup: 1 Control Monitor at 1920x1200, 2 Fullscreen Outputs at 1920x1200

Benchmark 1920x1080
Minimal content: 5 layers
Noise content: 3 layers

Benchmark 640x480
Minimal content: 20+
Noise content: 20+


Model: Anttec desktop
OS: Windows 8
GPU: NVidia Geforce GTX 770
Harddisk: Samsung SSD 840
CPU: Intel Core i7 3.20GHz
RAM: 16GB
Resolume: 4.1.7

Setup: 1 Output Monitor at 1920x1200, 2 fullscreen outputs at 1920x1200

Benchmark 1920x1080
Clean: 20+ layers
Noise: 17 layers

Benchmark 640x480
Clean: 20+ layers
Noise: 20+ layers


Model: BTO laptop
OS: Windows 8 Pro
GPU: Nvidia Quadro K3000M 2048MB
Harddrive
CPU: Intel i7, 2.8GHz
RAM: 32GB
Resolume: Arena 4.1.8

Setup: 1 Control Monitor at 1920x1080, 1 Fullscreen Output at 1920x1080

Benchmark 1920x1080
Clean: 8 layers
Noise: 7 layers

Benchmark 640x480
Clean: 9 layers
Noise: 9 layers

( This really shows that the Quadro cards are not really performing that well at the moment. This thing should burn through the 640x480 clips )


Model: MackBookPro Retina Mid 2012
OS: OSX 10.9.2
GPU: NVidia Geforce GT650M 1024MB
Harddisk: Apple SSD 500GB
CPU: 2,6GHz Core Intel i7
RAM: 16GB
Resolume: 4.1.8

Setup: 1 control monitor at Best (Retina), 3 fullscreen outputs at 1920x1200.

Benchmark 1920x1080
Clean: 12 layers
Noise: 10 layers

Benchmark 640x480
Clean: 20+ layers
Noise: 20+ layers

Model: MacBookPro laptop, Mid 2010
OS: Mac OSX 10.8.5
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512 MB
Harddisk: SAMSUNG SSD 830 512 GB
CPU: 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8GB
Resolume: 4.1.8

Setup: 1 control monitor at 1920x1200, 1 fullscreen output at 1920x1080

Benchmarks 1920x1080
Clean: 2 layers
Noise: 2 layers

Benchmarks 640x480
Clean: 12 layers
Noise: 12 layers

There you have it...