Futuremark Unleashes New 3DMark Benchmark Suite for Windows

btarunr · Feb 4, 2013, 03:54 PM

Futuremark released the newest installment to its 3DMark franchise. It's the first 3DMark to lack a version name, making it a "reboot" of sorts. For starters, the new 3DMark is a collection of three independent benchmark suites, each with its own demos, game tests, physics tests, and combined tests, and scoring.

Among the three suits are "Ice Storm," designed for tablets, mobile devices, and entry-level desktops, which needs nothing more than a DirectX 9.0c GPU to get going; "Cloud Gate," for notebook and home desktops, which needs a DirectX 10 feature-level GPU; and "Fire Strike," an over-the-top suite designed for today's gaming desktops, which can make even the fastest graphics cards sweat (for example, our GTX 680 in the screenshots below). The physics tests of each of these can benefit from having multiple cores and advanced instruction sets. TechPowerUp is a premier launch partner, hosting downloads on behalf of Futuremark. Grab yours below.

DOWNLOAD: 3DMark (2013)

The new 3DMark is available in various licensing options, a free version is for people to run the suites at default settings and view scores online; an advanced version that lets you view scores locally and compare scores online, and run tests with custom settings (for most gamers and enthusiasts); and a professional version for engineers, journalists, and reviewers, wanting to dissect each benchmark run, down to second-by-second details. 3DMark has its own data-logger that generates line graphs presenting multiple data points.

The new 3DMark is also the first cross-platform benchmark. Its Ice Storm suite is being ported to iOS, Android, and Windows RT, for people to bench graphics performance on a variety of new devices, making 3DMark the first major 3D graphics benchmark to set foot on the ARM platform. These versions will be released at a later date.

btarunr · Feb 4, 2013, 04:00 PM

Quick note to CrossFireX users:

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Quick update regarding CrossFireX scaling under Windows 8 - you can work around the scaling issue by checking the box for forcing on CrossFireX.

NeoXF · Feb 4, 2013, 04:14 PM

Needs a thorough hardware roundup benchmarking session.

So let me get this straight... with the Ice Storm benchmark, we can compare performance between ARM and x86 systems as well?

claylomax · Feb 4, 2013, 04:15 PM

Nice!

Steven B · Feb 4, 2013, 04:17 PM

1GB? Like that will be fun to move around to every new bench system lol.

btarunr · Feb 4, 2013, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoXF

Needs a thorough hardware roundup benchmarking session.

So let me get this straight... with the Ice Storm benchmark, we can compare performance between ARM and x86 systems as well?

That's the idea.

T4C Fantasy · Feb 4, 2013, 04:34 PM

my result

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/3008

Recus · Feb 4, 2013, 04:46 PM

DOM · Feb 4, 2013, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T4C Fantasy

my result

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/3008

what drivers are you using ? mine are 13.1 and are Not FM Approved

mlee49 · Feb 4, 2013, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T4C Fantasy

my result

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/3008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Recus

http://s3.postimage.org/4w9diglsj/3dmark.png

Start a new thread guys, but beware if you do you'll need to start tracking results.

T4C Fantasy · Feb 4, 2013, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOM

what drivers are you using ? mine are 13.1 and are Not FM Approved

13.2 beta 4

zsolt_93 · Feb 4, 2013, 05:06 PM

Here is mine. Latest WHQL not approved, wtf ?!
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/3403

Kaynar · Feb 4, 2013, 05:16 PM

So it appears that AMD beats nVidia on this one, since i got 6632 score on fire strike with a normal 7970 card (13.2beta3 drivers) and an i7 930...

I liked that the maximum VRAM load was 1700MB but i hope their limitations where not set by nvidia's 2GB ram for top GPUs.

Also, the last Fire Strike combined test looks AMAZING, I hope we get to see games looking like that soon!

T4C Fantasy · Feb 4, 2013, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaynar

So it appears that AMD beats nVidia on this one, since i got 6632 score on fire strike with a normal 7970 card and an i7 930...

yea and I got a 7700 on my 7970 reference card but oced to 1180

leopr · Feb 4, 2013, 05:36 PM

Firestrike Xtreme:

Firestrike Normal:

Frick · Feb 4, 2013, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoXF

Needs a thorough hardware roundup benchmarking session.

So let me get this straight... with the Ice Storm benchmark, we can compare performance between ARM and x86 systems as well?

Quote:

Originally Posted by btarunr

That's the idea.

I really REALLY don't see the point in that.

btarunr · Feb 4, 2013, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frick

I really REALLY don't see the point in that.

x86 vs. ARM pillow-fights.

RejZoR · Feb 4, 2013, 05:43 PM

Time to make my PC sweat a bit again. Though i hate these space benchmarks. They are so lame.
I still remember jaw dropping 3DMark2000, 2001 and 2003 tests. The Nature tests were so amazing. It was also the first time to see pixel shader power even though 3DM2000 rendered amazing water ripples even without any pixel shaders. All the grass, leaves, trees and glittering water. Aaaaaaah. I miss that. And the Max Payne sequence. That was also pretty amazing.

Frick · Feb 4, 2013, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by btarunr

x86 vs. ARM pillow-fights.

Mm yes because Atoms are very benchmark worthy. Especially when it comes to gaming.

I mean I can get why but it's just so stupid.

rickss69 · Feb 4, 2013, 06:06 PM

Oh well...I'll play with this later.

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/4711

DOM · Feb 4, 2013, 06:17 PM

seems its another cpu benchmark from 1050/1500 vs 1300/1950 not a big diffreance with the 3770k at stock clocks just on Fire Strike

natr0n · Feb 4, 2013, 06:31 PM

Every server hosting this is getting slammed at this moment.

rickss69 · Feb 4, 2013, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by natr0n

Every server hosting this is getting slammed at this moment.

Yeah, took me 9 minutes from here lol!

lemonadesoda · Feb 4, 2013, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by natr0n

Every server hosting this is getting slammed at this moment.

I think we need a mirror here on TPU downloads!

Here: http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads...ark_v1.00.html

DOM · Feb 4, 2013, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemonadesoda

I think we need a mirror here on TPU downloads!

its in the OP

Quote:

Originally Posted by btarunr

DOWNLOAD:3DMark (2013)

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