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Futuremark 3DMark06 Released
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."
On the criteria that 3DMark is the standard for testing gaming performance on Windows, and many of us here on slashdot are gamers who use windows since that's where the games are? Every game console [except maybe 3DO, which is dead] is a closed platform but that doesn't stop slashdot from reporting on 'em.
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http://www.futuremark.com/download/files/3DMark06_ v102_installer.exe.torrent
It requires excel to read a log outputted to excel format. There are other options to output the log, I assume.
don't look the date eh? 2003... Futuremark has added driver verification since then, any driver which tries to cheat is banned for their score submission system
In my opnion 3dmark scores should not be considered in hardware reviews. I have seen video cards get low 3dmark scores, yet play all the latest games out of the box with out problems with speed. I take actual game benchmarks more in to consideration.
Good luck guys. Ive been following 3dmark for a long time, and since 3dmark2001 downloads keep getting worse. Not only is the benchmark a big file (560+MB) but there is something else going on today... The Empire at War demo is out, coming in at 742MB. For those who dont know, empire at war is a StarWars RTS from the makers of Command and Conquer and has positive reviews. Just a heads up
I think there's a recently developed an X-Plane benchmark that is supposed to work under Windows, Linux, and OS X. You might want to check that out...
Looking at the screenshots, I would have to say the changes are very noticeable. And there is one new test. But yes, it is just a refresh of 3DMark05, expect a 3DMark07 after DirectX 10 comes around.
apt-get install amoeba