Next Generation 3DMark Named, 3DMark 11

RavenXXX2 · 20 May 2010 at 19:25

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.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=122754

IKMS · 20 May 2010 at 19:37

Awesome! 3DMark06 was getting a bit old. Not worthless, but old.

Strife212 · 20 May 2010 at 19:42

3DMark always has awful graphics for the time, I don't know why they always hype that aspect of it so much. Vantage was shocking.

phatboy · 20 May 2010 at 19:53

cue people putting vital organs up on ebay to fund upgrades after their 5970/480GTX gets utterly owned by it!

stulid · 20 May 2010 at 20:00

phatboy said:
cue people putting vital organs up on ebay to fund upgrades after their 5970/480GTX gets utterly owned by it!

truth

mmj_uk · 20 May 2010 at 20:04

I stopped caring about 3DMark when they started charging for all its useful features, still can't believe people pay for a benchmark.

Gerard · 20 May 2010 at 21:50

mmj_uk said:
, still can't believe people pay for a benchmark.

There are people in this world that pay women to step on their nads with heels, paying for a benchmark seems moderately sane in that respect.

wolvers · 20 May 2010 at 22:46

Yyyaawwwwwnnnn. Boring.

layte · 20 May 2010 at 22:59

phatboy said:
cue people putting vital organs up on ebay to fund upgrades after their 5970/480GTX gets utterly owned by it!

I'll take that bet! http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~layte/pics/480-water.JPG

bhavv · 20 May 2010 at 22:59

mmj_uk said:
I stopped caring about 3DMark when they started charging for all its useful features, still can't believe people pay for a benchmark.

Dont you think that the people making the benchmark want money?

Lots of stuff like this charge for the software, but give basic funcionality for free.

It only had like a £3 charge for the useful features anyway, thats not much.

layte said:
I'll take that bet! http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~layte/pics/480-water.JPG

This is one reason for why I wont spend money on water cooling. The cards are expensive, the water blocks even more so because you need new ones for every new card. Id rather just buy new stuff, then when the next stuff is out put my old parts on bay instead of having to sell my organs.

Hmmmm, well, I suppose I only really need one kidny, maybe I could live with only one lung as well ...... Hmmmmmm, WTS kidney for £100, Lung for £150, hurry up and buy, I'm desperate for my next upgrade!

JasonM · 21 May 2010 at 01:14

Lets remember the people behind 3Dmark are also the Future Crew people from the demo days in 90's

It's good whats regarded as todays best gaming benchmark has some history to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtCW-axRJV8

jorzeh · 21 May 2010 at 02:08

bhavv said:
Dont you think that the people making the benchmark want money?

Lots of stuff like this charge for the software, but give basic funcionality for free.

It only had like a £3 charge for the useful features anyway, thats not much.

This is one reason for why I wont spend money on water cooling. The cards are expensive, the water blocks even more so because you need new ones for every new card. Id rather just buy new stuff, then when the next stuff is out put my old parts on bay instead of having to sell my organs.

Hmmmm, well, I suppose I only really need one kidny, maybe I could live with only one lung as well ...... Hmmmmmm, WTS kidney for £100, Lung for £150, hurry up and buy, I'm desperate for my next upgrade!

I'll buy a kidney for £100 mines failing..

SOLD !
Honestly still waiting why cant any other small women die so i can have their kidney

wtt PC for kidney.

straxusii · 21 May 2010 at 06:21

Vantage had the worst performance to eyecandy ratio I think I have ever seen

Alfie · 21 May 2010 at 09:37

I would MUCH prefer it if 3Dmark was just a progress bar with all of the graphics rendering hidden.

Greebo · 21 May 2010 at 09:40

Alfie said:
I would MUCH prefer it if 3Dmark was just a progress bar with all of the graphics rendering hidden.

Nah, I just go make a cup of tea anyway. Plus if your at your extremes of overclocks its handy to check for artifacts.

iv-tecman · 21 May 2010 at 10:20

JasonM said:
Lets remember the people behind 3Dmark are also the Future Crew people from the demo days in 90's

It's good whats regarded as todays best gaming benchmark has some history to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtCW-axRJV8

Now I didn't know this till now..... I remember watching their demos back in the day and being blown away for the time.....

And I don't think 3D Mark and Vantage has awful graphics. I think they look fantastic.....!! I have fond memories of 3D Mark 05 running on my ATI 9700 Pro and being totally amazed, and then I ran 3D Mark 06 in the same hardware and being - oooh noooo..!! its a slideshow. Sadly 3D mark 06 doesn't run too well on Windows 7 64 bit.

Greebo · 21 May 2010 at 11:02

OMG what memories. I can't beleive that's 17 years old now.

I used to play it all the time and impress my mates!

I remember I even had Gravis Ultrasound

Amazing stuff since that was before 3d and it was even in Dolby.

Also I remember at the time there used to be graphics competitions to design the best graphic demo which fitted in a 64k footprint (or something stupidly small)

That used to generate some amazing programming.

RavenXXX2 · 21 May 2010 at 11:13

Yeah vantage GFX wise for me was very poor.

555BUK · 21 May 2010 at 19:27

I bet some marketing company was paid a fortune to come up with that name

.

..but unless it comes free with my next GC purchase I will not be buying it.

Sem · 22 May 2010 at 01:31

i hate 3dmark it used to be useful but now it seems nvidia and ati only create cards and update drivers to out do each other on this stupid benchmark rather than in proper games