The Basic Edition of 3DMark 11 will arrive at the end of the month, however pre-orders for the Advanced Edition are currently underway.
Friday Futuremark said that the Basic Edition of 3DMark 11 will be released on November 30, 2011. The Advanced Edition still doesn't have a firm release date, however the benchmark software will be priced at $19.95 and can be pre-ordered from the 3DMark website.
"Futuremark has updated the 3DMark website to highlight the exclusive features in the Advanced Edition and has released a new pre-order preview trailer showing graphical improvements in the Deep Sea and High Temple scenes," the company said. "A selection of new before and after screenshots demonstrate tessellation, volumetric lighting and other effects created with DirectX 11."
According to Futuremark, the free Basic Edition will include a performance PC benchmark preset, an audio-visual demo fixed at 720p, the ability to browse, search and compare results online, and an option to store one result online.
As for the $19.95 Advanced Edition, the list of features include the following:
- Entry level PC benchmark preset
- Performance PC benchmark preset
- Extreme PC benchmark preset
- Custom benchmark settings
- Audio visual demo, custom resolutions
- Benchmark looping for stability testing
- Browse, search and compare results online
- Unlimited online results storage
- Hide results from public view
- Offline result management
- Advert-free online service
Futuremark said that the new pre-order preview trailer shows off a number of improvements from the previously released work-in-progress tech demo videos. Take a look below:
Bring back MadOnion. Long live 3DMark 2001SE!
Hmm So its going to be released next year
As to the benchmark, I'm still on a GTX 260 so I can't run it.
As to the benchmark, I'm still on a GTX 260 so I can't run it.
Hmm So its going to be released next year
Bring back MadOnion. Long live 3DMark 2001SE!
Heh, yeah. I still use 01SE every now and again for kicks and nostalgia.
They all are amazing benchmarks,and great music too!
Though 3Dmark 03 did not look very great on an igp.
That is why you can compare the GPU score only which disregards the CPU all together. And I have found that 90% of the time the vantage GPU score is dead on with DX10 game performance when comparing cards....try running the bench some before bashing it
From the website
3DMark 11 requires DirectX 11, a DirectX 11 compatible video card, and Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Source
I have DX11 and W7 but a DX10 card.
The website says a DX11 system is required. It is also to be noted that this software was written solely for DX11.
http://vimeo.com/14480956
Take notice to the Sub and Car logos....
All in all this is better looging than vantage, and now they seems to bring back the music for the demo part! I really missed music in Vantage! And now both Nvidia and AMD have good GPU's at this moment, so maybe some real game support in next 5 years? (Not very hopefull with the adaptation speed, but more promising than DX10 adaptation was!)
http://vimeo.com/14480956
Well actually 3dmark 11 looked better. The crysis video is so static, no real time movement of vegetation etc. but ofcource it is so much older! For so old graphic demo, it's still breathtaking! They really where ahead of time (and hardware allso ;-)
Now wonder how it tormented hardware (and still does) so long.
If you please, proof. From what I've seen and tested, if you rank the cards based on points, you get a good idea of where you'll be in relation so the others. Sometimes, AMD or Nvidia does better in a particular game, but, the cards still rank the same.
I really am curious as to how you consider this bloatware. Just because you can't afford to use something doesn't mean you have to insult people that made it, especially when it comes to a company that helps stimulate the progress of computer systems, by giving users the desire to make their rigs more powerful, thus showing developers and programmers that we DO want advancements. If you want to know more, look back at some of my posts talking about Windows 7 over XP, etc., and you might get an idea about how things work: People don't buy the new stuff, there's no reason to move on to the next stage.
Now, mind you, I'm not saying gamers are the be-all, and end-all of computer usage, but, if gamers aren't online playing these games, surfing the web, etc. Companies like Blizzard, Google, Steam, etc Have no reason to upgrade their servers as well. Things steam-roll. I don't mind if I get rated down for rambling a bit, but, these people that want to complain about things all the time...really..get a life.