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Futuremark 3DMark06 Released

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the one-chip-to-rule-them-all dept.

jmke writes "Futuremark has released their latest graphics card evaluation software. The 2006 version features all the latest technologies and will stress even the most expensive video cards. From the announcement: 'Continuing forward in the development of advanced game performance benchmarks, Futuremark announced today the release and immediate availability of 3DMark06. A more comprehensive and unrestricted benchmark than previous versions, 3DMark06 includes an array of 3D graphics, CPU and 3D feature tests for overall performance measurement of current and future PC gaming systems.' Futuremark is offering a free download of the software with limited capability while offering an advanced edition for a price. PC Perspectives also has a nice overview of some of the features available."

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  1. Time for a driver redesign.. by StikyPad · · Score: 4, Funny

    DAMN IT!

    -ATI

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  2. Graphics cards or networking/disk subsystem? by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    Boldly going where fools fear to tread, Futuremark announced today the release and immediate availability of 3DMark06 by means of a front-page article on Slashdot.

    Weighing in at a suicidal 575 megabyates, 3DMark06 expands benchmarking from beyond the graphics subsystem to include an array of hard drives, CPU and server failover tests for overall performance measurement of current and future web serving systems when the ever-loving fuck being Slashdotted out of them.

  3. my girlfriend by RedLaggedTeut · · Score: 3, Funny

    My girlfriend can do the same scan of a face in 0.33 seconds.

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  4. Re:On the Subject of Slashdot Article Purchasing by StikyPad · · Score: 4, Funny

    a site of Linux, FreeBSD, and OS X users?

    Are you (incorrectly) implying that most visitors don't use Windows (they do), or that the Linux, FreeBSD, and OS X users are so fragile and delicate that we must avoid discussing anything that runs outside of these environments?

    Or are you just trolling?

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  5. Re:3dmark by Luke+PiWalker · · Score: 2, Funny

    The 3DMark05 benchmark is generally a good indicator of 3DMark05 performance. Any similarity to real gaming is coincidental.

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  6. I wonder... by Aggrajag · · Score: 4, Funny

    If my GeForce FX 5500 will break the 1 FPS barrier with this one :)

  7. Will it work on my Canopus 3D? by shoolz · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've got the 2 Meg version, not the inferior 1 Meg card.

  8. New Screwdrivers?! by G3ckoG33k · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know of some types of screwdrivers - Straight, Phillips, Allen, Torex, and Square. Are there more?