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DX11: 3DMark 11

DX11: 3DMark 11

3DMark 11 is the latest version of what probably is the most popular graphics card benchmark series. Designed to measure your PCs gaming performance 3DMark 11 makes extensive use of all the new features in DirectX 11 including tessellation, compute shaders and multi-threading. Trusted by gamers worldwide to give accurate and unbiased results, 3DMark 11 is the best way to consistently and reliably test DirectX 11 under game-like loads.

These will be the requirements:

3DMark 11 requires DirectX 11, a DirectX 11 compatible video card, and Windows Vista or Windows 7.
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7
Processor: 1.8GHz dual-core Intel or AMD CPU
Memory: 1 GB of system memory Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
Hard drive space1.5 GB
Audio Windows Vista / Windows 7 compatible sound card

Graphics Test 1

Based on the Deep Sea scene
No tessellation
Heavy lighting with several shadow casting lights

Graphics Test 2

Based on the Deep Sea scene
Medium tessellation
Medium lighting with few shadow casting lights

Graphics Test 3

Based on the High Temple scene
Medium tessellation
One shadow casting light

Graphics Test 4

Based on the High Temple scene
Heavy tessellation
Many shadow casting lights

Physics Test

Rigid body physics simulation with a large number of objects
This test runs at a fixed resolution regardless of the chosen preset

We test 3DMark 11 in performance mode which will give is a good indication of graphics card performance in the low, mid-range and high end graphics card segment. The application is DirectX 11, meaning only so many cards are compatible. Here's a first selection.

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