MSI Kombustor | Geeks3D https://www.geeks3d.com Graphics Cards and GPUs News, Graphics Programming, Home of FurMark Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:28:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.geeks3d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-geeks3d-icon-20241010-01-32x32.jpg MSI Kombustor | Geeks3D https://www.geeks3d.com 32 32 MSI Kombustor 4.1.0 Released (UPDATE: v4.1.24) https://www.geeks3d.com/20190822/msi-kombustor-4-1-0-released/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20190822/msi-kombustor-4-1-0-released/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:05:15 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=9922 Downloads MSI Kombustor v4.1.24.0 (win64) MSI Kombustor v4.1.5.0 (win64) Forum thread (EN)   1 – Release Notes This new version of MSI Kombustor brings the support of recent GeForce RTX GPUs (RTX 2080 SUPER, variants of RTX 2060/2070 SUPER). The main user interface has been updated and list of detected GPUs is displayed:   A new PhysX 4 test has been added: PhysX 4 CPU … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 4.1.0 Released (UPDATE: v4.1.24) »

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MSI Kombustor 4.0.1.0 Released https://www.geeks3d.com/20190704/msi-kombustor-4-released/ Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:38:54 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=9898 Downloads MSI Kombustor v4.0.1.0 (win64) Forum thread (EN)   1 – Release Notes MSI Kombustor is back, after nearly one year without update. This new version brings several new stress tests and benchmarks, adds the support of recent NVIDIA and AMD GPUs, fixes bugs in the Vulkan renderer and in other parts of the underlying 3D framework (GeeXLab engine) and allows to submit scores to … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 4.0.1.0 Released »

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MSI Kombustor v3.5.2 (64-bit) and v2.6.0 (32-bit) released (**Updated: v3.5.2.1**) https://www.geeks3d.com/20150710/msi-kombustor-v3-5-2-64-bit-v2-6-0-32-bit-download-gpu-stress-test-benchmark/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20150710/msi-kombustor-v3-5-2-64-bit-v2-6-0-32-bit-download-gpu-stress-test-benchmark/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:12:59 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=9100 A maintenance release of MSI Kombustor is available. Both 32 and 64-bit versions have been updated. 1 – MSI Kombustor Downloads MSI Kombustor 3.5.2.1 (64-bit): MSI Kombustor 2.6.0 (32-bit): AMD Radeon owners: MSI Kombustor requires the PhysX support for some tests. If PhysX runtimes are not present on your system, Kombustor will not start properly. You can download latest PhysX runtimes from THIS LINK. 2 … Continue reading MSI Kombustor v3.5.2 (64-bit) and v2.6.0 (32-bit) released (**Updated: v3.5.2.1**) »

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MSI Kombustor 3.5.0 released, New GPU Computing Tests Added (Updated: v3.5.1.0 + v2.5.9) https://www.geeks3d.com/20140917/msi-kombustor-3-5-0-gpu-burn-in-stress-test-opengl-opencl-benchmark/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20140917/msi-kombustor-3-5-0-gpu-burn-in-stress-test-opengl-opencl-benchmark/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:32:57 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8887 Article index: 1 – Downloads 2 – Release Highlights 3 – Changelog 4 – Scores Comparative tables 1 – MSI Kombustor Downloads MSI Kombustor v3.5.2 + v2.6.0 UPDATES available HERE MSI Kombustor 3.5.1.0 (64-bit): [ DOWNLOAD ] MSI Kombustor 2.5.9 (32-bit): [ DOWNLOAD ] AMD Radeon owners: MSI Kombustor requires the PhysX support for some tests. If PhysX runtimes are not present on your system, … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 3.5.0 released, New GPU Computing Tests Added (Updated: v3.5.1.0 + v2.5.9) »

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MSI Kombustor v2.5.6 and v3.3.0 Available https://www.geeks3d.com/20131118/msi-kombustor-v2-5-6-and-v3-3-0-available/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20131118/msi-kombustor-v2-5-6-and-v3-3-0-available/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:08:34 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8704 MSI Kombustor 3.3.0, PhysX 3 fluids stress test 1 – MSI Kombustor Downloads 2 – MSI Kombustor Overview MSI Kombustor v3.5.0 and v2.5.8 released! Downloads available HERE 1 – Downloads MSI Kombustor 2.5.6 (32-bit): [download#377#image] MSI Kombustor 3.3.0 (64-bit): [download#378#image] You can post your feedbacks or bug reports in the following places: Afterburner forum or in the comments section of this article. 2 – Overview … Continue reading MSI Kombustor v2.5.6 and v3.3.0 Available »

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MSI Kombustor 2.5.2 Released https://www.geeks3d.com/20130328/msi-kombustor-2-5-2-gpu-videocard-burn-in-stress-test-utility-benchmark-nvidia-geforce-amd-radeon/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20130328/msi-kombustor-2-5-2-gpu-videocard-burn-in-stress-test-utility-benchmark-nvidia-geforce-amd-radeon/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:57:50 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8528 The version 2.5.2 of MSI Kombustor is available. This maintenance release includes the latest version of ZoomGPU with support of GeForce GTX Titan, GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST and RadeonHD 7790. New resolutions for multiple 16/9 monitors have been added (one, two or triple FHD or WQHD screens). The embedded GPU Shark has been updated to version 0.6.10. Update (2013.11.18): MSI Kombustor 2.5.6 + MSI … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.5.2 Released »

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MSI Kombustor 2.5.1 Released https://www.geeks3d.com/20130208/msi-kombustor-2-5-1-gpu-burn-in-opengl-benchmark/ Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:57:18 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8475 MSI Kombustor has been updated to version 2.5.1. This maintenance release includes the latest version of ZoomGPU (with latest NVAPI), and new command line options to customize the launch of Kombustor (see the start_3d_tests.bat file for more details). You can download MSI Kombustor 2.5.1 here (left-click to grab the file): [download#321#image] You can post your feedbacks or bug reports in the following places: Afterburner forum … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.5.1 Released »

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MSI Kombustor 2.5.0 Released https://www.geeks3d.com/20121129/msi-kombustor-2-5-0-vga-gpu-videocard-stress-test-burn-in-utility/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20121129/msi-kombustor-2-5-0-vga-gpu-videocard-stress-test-burn-in-utility/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:51:11 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8431 MSI Kombustor, GF OC Test MSI Kombustor has been updated to version 2.5.0. This new release includes a new 3D test, updates Kombustor loader for Windows 8 (KLoaderWin32.exe) and takes account the offsets for core and memory clock speeds on GeForce GTX 600 series. The latest version of GPU Shark has been embedded too. The new 3D test, called GF OC Test is a simple … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.5.0 Released »

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MSI Kombustor 2.4.2 Released https://www.geeks3d.com/20120911/msi-kombustor-2-4-2-released/ Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:58:21 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8388 MSI Kombustor has been updated to version 2.4.2. This maintenance release includes the support of GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 650, the latest version of ZoomGPU (v1.8.7) and the latest version of GPU Shark. You can download MSI Kombustor 2.4.2 here (left-click to grab the file): [download#302#image] You can post your feedbacks or bug reports in the following places: Afterburner forum or in the … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.4.2 Released »

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MSI Kombustor 2.4.0 Released https://www.geeks3d.com/20120817/msi-kombustor-2-4-0-gpu-stress-test-opengl-direct3d/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20120817/msi-kombustor-2-4-0-gpu-stress-test-opengl-direct3d/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:59:10 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8375 MSI Kombustor 2.4.0 new stress test MSI Kombustor has been updated to version 2.4.0. This new version includes the support of the freshly launched GeForce GTX 660 Ti as well as a new stress test. This new test, that mixes the fur rendering + tessellation, produces more GPU load than the regular fur rendering stress test, especially on GeForce cards. On Radeon cards, the test … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.4.0 Released »

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GeForce GTX 580 and GPU Throttling with TDP-Apps https://www.geeks3d.com/20120425/geforce-gtx-580-and-gpu-throttling-with-tdp-apps/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20120425/geforce-gtx-580-and-gpu-throttling-with-tdp-apps/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:55:13 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8272 Just a quick note about the GPU throttling with the GeForce GTX 580 (extreme GTX 580 cards like EVGA GTX 580 Classified or ASUS GTX 580 Matrix are not concerned by this article). In recent versions of FurMark, EVGA OC Scanner X and MSI Kombustor, I added the monitoring of true GPU clock speed for NVIDIA cards. The true GPU clock speed is useful with … Continue reading GeForce GTX 580 and GPU Throttling with TDP-Apps »

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MSI Kombustor 2.3.0 Released (Download) https://www.geeks3d.com/20120423/msi-kombustor-2-3-0-download-gpu-stress-test-opengl-direct3d-physx/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20120423/msi-kombustor-2-3-0-download-gpu-stress-test-opengl-direct3d-physx/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:26:20 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8275 A new version of MSI Kombustor is available for download. Kombustor is MSI’s GPU stress test and graphics card benchmarking tool (for NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon). More information about Kombustor can be found HERE. The main new feature of Kombustor 2.3.0 is the support of the GeForce GTX 680 (clock speeds, power monitoring as well as some small changes in KMark PhysX code). You … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.3.0 Released (Download) »

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Precise Qualifier in GLSL and NVIDIA GeForce Cards (***Updated***) https://www.geeks3d.com/20120106/precise-qualifier-in-glsl-and-nvidia-geforce-cards/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20120106/precise-qualifier-in-glsl-and-nvidia-geforce-cards/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:43:24 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8019 Note: I wrote the original article in french some months ago. I didn’t tested with recent drivers but I think the content of the article is still valid. Hope that helps! The keyword (or qualifier) precise in GLSL (introduced with the GL_ARB_gpu_shader5 extension) allows to specify to the GLSL compiler to not apply optimizations on the computations of a variable. Especially, some situations require that … Continue reading Precise Qualifier in GLSL and NVIDIA GeForce Cards (***Updated***) »

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MSI Kombustor 2.2.2 Released, Xmas Competition Edition! https://www.geeks3d.com/20111212/msi-kombustor-2-2-2-competition-opengl-physx-benchmark/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20111212/msi-kombustor-2-2-2-competition-opengl-physx-benchmark/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:20:27 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8116 A new update of Kombustor, MSI’s GPU stress test and graphics card benchmarking tool (for NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon), is available. You can download Kombustor 2.2.2 here (left-click to grab the file): [download#262#image] You can post your feedbacks or bug reports in the following places: Afterburner forum, oZone3D.Net GPU tools forum or in the comments section of this article. Main new changes in Kombustor … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.2.2 Released, Xmas Competition Edition! »

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MSI Kombustor 2.2.0 Beta Released with New OpenGL Benchmarks https://www.geeks3d.com/20110923/msi-kombustor-2-2-0-beta-gpu-stress-test-opengl-benchmarks/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20110923/msi-kombustor-2-2-0-beta-gpu-stress-test-opengl-benchmarks/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:37:06 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8021 *** UPDATE ***: new Kombustor v2.2.2 is available HERE. A new beta version of Kombustor, MSI’s GPU stress test and benchmarking tool for NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards, is available. You can download the latest beta version of Kombustor 2.2.x here (left-click to grab the file): [download#252#image] You can post your feedbacks or bug reports in the following places: Afterburner forum, Kombustor 2.2.0 … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.2.0 Beta Released with New OpenGL Benchmarks »

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(Download) MSI Kombustor 2.1.2 BETA Released https://www.geeks3d.com/20110902/download-msi-kombustor-2-1-2-beta-released/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20110902/download-msi-kombustor-2-1-2-beta-released/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:34:44 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=8001 A new beta version of Kombustor, MSI’s GPU stress test and benchmarking tool, is available. Kombustor 2.1.2 does not bring big new things except a little update at the level of the on-screen information in the 3D window. A GPU loadmeter as well as a GPU thermometer are now displayed in the 3D zone. The GPU loadmeter is useful in fullscreen mode with multi-GPU systems … Continue reading (Download) MSI Kombustor 2.1.2 BETA Released »

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(Download) MSI Kombustor 2.1.1 Beta Available https://www.geeks3d.com/20110825/download-msi-kombustor-2-1-1-beta-available/ Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:58:45 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=7991 A new beta version of MSI Kombustor is available for testing. Kombustor is MSI’s GPU stress test and benchmarking utility. The GPU stress test is based on FurMark technology and is available in OpenGL and Direct3D. Kombustor 2.1.1 is the first public version of the 2.1.x branch and prepares the path to the 2.2.x branch that will be available with new OpenGL and Direct3D benchmarks … Continue reading (Download) MSI Kombustor 2.1.1 Beta Available »

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(Download) MSI Kombustor 2.0.2 https://www.geeks3d.com/20110407/download-msi-kombustor-2-0-2/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20110407/download-msi-kombustor-2-0-2/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:30:36 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=7830 A maintenance release of Kombustor, MSI’s GPU stress test and benchmarking utility included in MSI Afterburner package, is available. More information about the branch 2.x.x of Kombustor can be found HERE. MSI Kombustor offers the following modules: GL2, GL3, D3D9, D3D10, D3D11 burn-in module (based on FurMark) GL4 benchmark (tessellation, PhysX). *** MSI Kombustor 2.2.0 beta available! *** MSI Kombustor 2.0.2 download: [download#226#image] For multi-GPU … Continue reading (Download) MSI Kombustor 2.0.2 »

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MSI Kombustor 2.0.1 Maintenance Release https://www.geeks3d.com/20110310/msi-kombustor-2-0-1-download/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20110310/msi-kombustor-2-0-1-download/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:19:14 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=7756 Here is a maintenance release of Kombustor, MSI’s GPU stress test ang benchmarking utility included in MSI Afterburner package. More information about the branch 2.x.x of Kombustor can be found HERE. *** UPDATE ***: MSI Kombustor 2.0.2 is available. *** MSI Kombustor 2.2.0 beta available! *** You can download MSI Kombustor 2.0.1 here: [download#211#image] For multi-GPU support (SLI and CrossFire), read this article: (Tips) How … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.0.1 Maintenance Release »

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(Tips) How To Enable SLI and CrossFire Support for MSI Kombustor 2.0 https://www.geeks3d.com/20110310/tips-how-to-enable-sli-and-crossfire-support-for-msi-kombustor-2-0/ https://www.geeks3d.com/20110310/tips-how-to-enable-sli-and-crossfire-support-for-msi-kombustor-2-0/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:12:50 +0000 http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=7751 Several weeks ago I wrote an article about how to enable SLI / CF for OpenGL applications. Today, the article shows some other tips for enabling SLI and CrossFire support for MSI Kombustor. Of course, these tips are also valid for other OpenGL apps like FurMark, TessMark or your own OpenGL demo! 1 – How to enable SLI support for GeForce cards MSI GTX 460 … Continue reading (Tips) How To Enable SLI and CrossFire Support for MSI Kombustor 2.0 »

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