Thursday, May 20th 2010
Next Generation 3DMark Named, Detailed
Futuremark is readying the next generation of its popular 3D graphics benchmark, the 3DMark. The new version will be called 3DMark 11 (probably named after the year 2011 or DirectX 11), and will strive to be every present-generation GPU's worst nightmare (stress test). With NVIDIA's entry into the DirectX 11 generation of graphics following ATI making the new GPUs "current", 3DMark 11 will focus on the GPUs' DirectX 11 capabilities, probably exploiting new texturing and hardware tessellation features.
The benchmark will be able to push present and future GPUs to their maximum capabilities. At least one of its game tests have been known to be called "Undersea Submarine". There is no mention of NVIDIA PhysX, so it's safe to assume that the benchmark will use industry standard features which are available to all DirectX 11 generation GPUs. However, similar to a marketing deal with Sapphire for 3DMark Vantage (where a certain game test showed a futuristic vehicle with Sapphire logo on it), this version will market MSI. What's more, it will be bundled with MSI graphics cards when the software releases. Futuremark will show off its latest creation at this year's Computex event held in early June, in Taiwan. The software will be released some time in Q3, 2010.
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The benchmark will be able to push present and future GPUs to their maximum capabilities. At least one of its game tests have been known to be called "Undersea Submarine". There is no mention of NVIDIA PhysX, so it's safe to assume that the benchmark will use industry standard features which are available to all DirectX 11 generation GPUs. However, similar to a marketing deal with Sapphire for 3DMark Vantage (where a certain game test showed a futuristic vehicle with Sapphire logo on it), this version will market MSI. What's more, it will be bundled with MSI graphics cards when the software releases. Futuremark will show off its latest creation at this year's Computex event held in early June, in Taiwan. The software will be released some time in Q3, 2010.
48 Comments on Next Generation 3DMark Named, Detailed
I have never used 3DMark.(im not so big on the benchmarking scene), but this sounds good.
Al Shatrpon and Jesse Jackson finaly stepped in. Now all TPU do your part stop doing is making phyx a Con for ATI cards. You didnt make Avivo a con for Nvidia. lol its stupid.
Dual 8800GT score 10k in GPU points using a Phenom I x4 2.4GHz
With a Core i7 @ 4.2GHz, GPU point is 10,0100. Yes, and increase of ~100 point in GPU by using a totally better CPU with higher clock.
Take off one card give me over 5k a lil in GPU score, SLI them and it's 10k.
What about 2006? Phenom 2.4GHz SLI 8800GT = 11k total score, 5k in SM 2.0 and 6k in SM 3.0
Result with Core i7 4.2GHz = 23k total score, 10k in SM2.0 and 10k in SM3.0
It's not that the CPU score is higher, but the GPU score is doubled (FPS).
GPU util software is not reliable, most of the time, it doesn't work.
Much appreciated. Thanks. :)
Current known DX11 benchmarks: Bitsquid, Unigine, and Futuremark DX11.
On another note, MSI have stopped impressing me ages ago now. I don't know why though, I guess Gigabyte just feels a bit more thought out these days than MSI. Oh well.
At any rate, I hope this 3Dmark is better than Vantage was. Vantage wasn't nearly a brutal as it needed to be.
just gpu bench will do fine. thanks
Very simple right ;)
About Vantage being bad looking? Exact same thing happened with 3DMark05, it just didn't run good on anyone and that made it look bad. 3DMark06 was the same benchmark, but year later when everyone had better computers and it ran better.
Vantage looks great as long as you run it widescreen resolution and have to power to run it smooth. 3DMark11 will "look horrid" for all but 4x0/58xx users, but in couple years time it'll be good.