3d Mark 06 Released - Repost

[mzkhadir]

"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 available features.

as per slashdot

 

[MX2]

Post your scores peoples

 

[Sureshot324]

I only download 3dmark for the cool demos, and it looks like this year they're recycling a lot of last version's demos, so i'll pass.

 

[skykiller]

3358 with a AMD 3000 7800GT 1 gig of XMS

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: skykiller
3358 with a AMD 3000 7800GT 1 gig of XMS

Holy crap!
You waited a whole year before making your first post.

(Or R U l33t h4x0r ?)

 

[skykiller]

Originally posted by: shortylickens

Originally posted by: skykiller
3358 with a AMD 3000 7800GT 1 gig of XMS

Holy crap!
You waited a whole year before making your first post.

(Or R U l33t h4x0r ?)

I signed up when I was bored at work one day then never came back....

Now Im bored at work and ill post

 

[allstars]

Oh yessssss...

Unfortunately my system is NOT 2006 bench ready..

Only have an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128mb
.. should i cry or ..

CHECK THIS !!

Minimum System Recommendations

Intel® or AMD® compatible processor 2.5GHz or higher
DirectX® 9 compatible graphics adapter with Pixel Shader 2.0 support or later, and graphics memory of 256 MB minimum*
1GB of system RAM or more - 1.5GB of free hard disk space
Windows® XP 32bit operating system with latest Service Packs and updates installed
DirectX® 9.0c October 2005 or later
Microsoft Excel® 2003 or XP for some 3DMark functionality
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for some 3DMark functionality
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (October 2005) System Development Kit is required to run the image quality test using the reference rasterizer.
* To run the HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, a DirectX 9 compatible graphics adapter with support for Pixel Shader 3.0, 16 bit floating point textures and 16 bit floating point blending is required.

It is possible that 3DMark06 will run on PCs that do not meet the recommendations above, but the benchmark performance may be seriously affected. For example, insufficient video memory will result in texture swapping - this will cause fluctuations during the tests, reducing the reliability of the generated scores.