3DMark Vantage Screens

[Aberforth]

Futuremark has released 3dMark Vantage screenshots, this version is supposed to run only on Vista and with DX 10 graphics card.

http://www.futuremark.com/3dmarkvantage/

Enjoy!

Update:;

Developer's Diary #1: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30291.html?type=flv

New Screens: http://www.techpowerup.com/index.php?52632

 

[angry hampster]

oh my god that looks gorgeous.;

 

[PCTC2]

Finally, actual screenshots and not those stupid fakes. I hope it actually turns out as well as it looks.

I want it. Not for a new 3DMARK score. We all know you can only take that half-heartedly. No. I want it just for pure graphics fun.

 

[njdevilsfan87]

I wonder if this built truly for DX10 as in not built up using DX9 with DX10 added. If it's DX10 from scratch we'll finally get a taste of what DX10 really performs like on today's computers. Can't wait!

 

[james1701]

CRAP!!! It looks we will be back to seeing 8fps for the next year or two when we run it. Looks sweet though. I guess I am going to have to get a G2059920419 card to really crank it up. Hurry up Nvidia, I need that card.

 

[Aberforth]

^yep, it definitely won't run smooth for a year at least, it needs something like 1024 shader processors or something

 

[n7]

Purty.

 

[daveybrat]

Those are some gorgeous screenshots. I'm ready to watch the slideshow!

 

[RussianSensation]

OMG! It's StarCraft 2 !!!!

Originally posted by: njdevilsfan87
I wonder if this built truly for DX10 as in not built up using DX9 with DX10 added. If it's DX10 from scratch we'll finally get a taste of what DX10 really performs like on today's computers. Can't wait!

10 FPS on 3870 X2

Game-O-Meter:

Your display card fails the following recommended requirements:
? 512MB memory, you have 320MB :beer:

 

[MetaDFF]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation
OMG! It's StarCraft 2 !!!!

That was my first reaction too!

Maybe this will be the only thing that will finally justify Quad SLI and or Quad CrossFire.

For the rest of the world, we'll just have to wait 2 years after it's release to watch it in silky smoothness running from one video card.

 

[james1701]

An email from Future Mark lists this information.

"Just a couple of facts about 3DMark Vantage that are worth remembering:

* It's for Windows Vista PCs only - it won't run on Windows XP machines;

* It's Futuremark's first DirectX 10 only benchmark - use 3DMark06 to check DirectX 9 performance;

* Direct3D 10 includes a new Shader Model (4.0), plus Geometry Shaders, and it also involves a new driver model for graphics cards;

* You can check if your PC will run 3DMark Vantage by using our Game-o-Meter - click here."

I wonder what the new driver model will be like? I guess that means its DX 10 from the ground up.

 

[secretanchitman]

crap...my 8800GTS 320MB/8600GT will DEFINITELY not cut it.

 

[Aberforth]

New driver model probably means WDDM- Windows Device Driver Model introduced in vista where windows handles the GPU ranther than the driver, this also includes new feature called Video paging that is handled by windows.

A true dx10 application runs faster- as it makes efficient use of geometry shader, vertex buffer and so on but if they abuse it by adding loads of heavy weight graphics then you might see slowdowns.

 

[Paratus]

Dude those aren't 3Dmark pics they are shots of BSG season 4.

 

[Ruptga]

Freespace 3, is that you?!

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: ADDAvenger
Freespace 3, is that you?!

Well Futuremark is intending to making games now.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: ADDAvenger
Freespace 3, is that you?!

Don't get my hopes up, my desire for another good space sim could lead to my death if they are unfulfilled.

 

[Ruptga]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: ADDAvenger
Freespace 3, is that you?!

Don't get my hopes up, my desire for another good space sim could lead to my death if they are unfulfilled.

Well in the meantime you could revisit FS2, are you familiar with the community's source code project? Version 3.6.10 is currently in beta, and it should bring some significant improvements in the already nice graphics.

edit: forgot the link

 

[Aberforth]

I just updated this thread with new info.

 

[TroubleM]

Thx, aberforth. I like the way they clearly separate CPU from GPU tests. 3dmark 06 was useless in the last 2 years because of the importance the CPU score played in the final score. Not reality like, really.

 

[Aberforth]

Actually in 3d Mark, tests are done independently which naurally does not depict the real world performance. A balance average between physics simulation score (by firing independent threads for each CPU core) and 3D rendering within one bencmark would be a good idea.

In real world 3d applications, a CPU is used for a lot of things not just Physics like caclulating net code, game data and so on, like for example MS Flight Simulator X is more CPU dependant than GPU which means the framerate factor depends on how good your CPU is. Also it depends on how well the DX 10 API mainly Geometry shader and vertex buffer code is implemented in the benchmarks because DX10 is a new architecture and so is the driver model. They should follow approved coding standards. Since we don't know that (yea i believe in uncertainity principle), I consider Vantage to be a timepass thingy cuz i like graphics and colorful stuff.

Not only that in a few months from now, NV is going to integrate PhysX - so what will happen to CPU score then? I tell you this whole benchmark thingy is one big inaccurate data...

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: ADDAvenger
Freespace 3, is that you?!

Don't even joke about this :|

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

Am I the only one that thinks that this doesn't look any better, just, shinier?