Why was the APC project group formed?
A. Within SPEC’s Graphics Performance Characterization (GPC) Group there was a strong belief that it is important to benchmark graphics performance based on actual applications. Application-level benchmarks exist, but they are not standardized and they do not cover a wide range of application areas. The Application Performance Characterization (APC) group feels that end users will benefit from a broad-ranging set of standardized benchmarks for graphics-intensive applications.