Mau1wurf1977 wrote:

I like how it looks, but couldn't figure out how to control the colours of the line (so that the single card and SLI results of one CPU are of the same colour).

That probably depends on your version of Excel... but in 2007 you double-click the line itself (so it's highlighted), then right click and choose "format data series". You'll get a menu with Line Color amongst other things. It'll probably be set to Automatic, so change that to Solid Line and you'll be able to choose your own color.

Ok that worked. But when I add a few results it quickly becomes a mess of lines 🙁

In that case you should go 3D... it's only appropriate in this context. 🤣

Very nice! Did you create this in Excel?

Yeah, you can select a line graph, go to the Chart Tools -> Design ribbon, hit "change chart type" and pick one of the 3D types. Presets for each type are available in the "chart layouts" thingie.
Then the Format ribbon lets you play with rotations, axes, effects, etc. to your heart's content... takes a while to make it look passable though 😀

Edit: attaching the file, maybe you can play around with it and adapt it to your own data format.

One thing to keep in mind here - if you want to present all of the data from 4 resolutions with 50+ combinations with CPUs and SLI in one graph it will look incredibly cluttered/complicated no matter HOW you have it draw, because that's 200 different points of data. Making multiple graphs will simplify that presentation dramatically. IMHO I'd do what the "big boys" (like Anandtech or Guru3D) do - graph per resolution with a basic bar chart, so you have a 512x384 chart that shows all of the CPUs and stacks whatever 20-50 high, and then one for SLI, and so on. You'll end up with 4-8 total graphics depending on if you separate SLI or not, and it will be much easier to view the kinds of trends you want to represent.

EDIT I do like that 3D graph though. 😀

There will have to be all sorts of graphs. I'm finding it a lot of work to be honest.

I think I will focus on getting the raw data first, then tackle the graphs.

The graphs will have to show findings from all sorts of angles. But yea, lots of work it seems 😵