3DMark11 Announced by Futuremark

#1 shift

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Posted 25 May 2010 - 06:45 PM

http://www.anandtech...ounces-3dmark11

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Futuremark confirmed that the next version of their popular graphics benchmark will be 3DMark11, due out later this year. Unlike previous releases, the "11" refers to DirectX 11, and the new suite will require DirectX 11 hardware. This follows on from 3DMark05/06 that benchmark DirectX 9 and 3DMark Vantage that benchmarks DirectX 10 hardware.

By utilizing an in-house, independent DirectX 11 engine, Futuremark states that 3DMark11 will be capable of rendering test scenes making the most of all the new features of DirectX 11 such as tessellation, depth of field effects, volumetric lighting, compute shaders, and multi-threading. Some of these features can be done in DX10, but the performance impact is much higher as it would require multiple rendering passes.

Maybe this give a good opportunity for Jonathan to revamp our GPU testing platform (time and motivation permitting)

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Posted 25 May 2010 - 07:22 PM

Here's the email I got from Futuremark yesterday:

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Hello

We are excited to put an end to the rumors today by officially
announcing 3DMark 11, the latest version of our popular benchmark for
gamers. For your readers we have a new trailer created entirely with
DirectX 11 using an early build of the 3DMark 11 engine. The "Deep Sea"
trailer is a tantalizing glimpse of what gamers can expect from DirectX
11 games in years to come.

The full press release is below. The 3DMark 11 Deep Sea trailer is
hosted on YouTube. If you would like the original file you can download
it from our file share where you will also find a 3DMark 11 Press Kit
containing logos, key art, screenshots and a fact sheet with detailed
explanations of the technology used in 3DMark 11.

Download trailer and press kit: [removed]
username: [removed]
password: [removed]

If you have any questions about 3DMark 11 or Futuremark please don’t
hesitate to contact me.

Warm Regards,
Oliver

Oliver Baltuch
President
Futuremark Inc.

But yeah synthetic pre-made benchmarks aren't hard. It's the proprietary benchmarks that count

#3 TL6MT

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Posted 26 May 2010 - 04:22 PM

I wish I had a computer that would even run 3dmark Vantage.

Would be interesting to use this for your Atom benchmarks!

#4 chconline

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Posted 26 May 2010 - 08:54 PM

Trust me, it won't run.

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Posted 27 May 2010 - 01:24 AM

Yay a new version, meaning time to get a new GPU and BTW chc, I can provide my Steam account which has a few modern games for benchmarking as well if needed.