• Three new game tests, all requiring DirectX 9 hardware support.
• Feature tests focusing on key characteristics of graphics performance.
• The 3DMark05 demo the ultimate display of real-time 3D graphics featuring an original sound track.
• Multiprocessor CPU test. A CPU-intensive run of two game tests, adding CPU loads typical for 3D games and tuned for multiprocessor systems.
• A wide range of benchmark settings and professional tools for image quality inspection, texture filtering quality testing, automated batch runs and a lot more.

• 3 Game tests, using DirectX 9 features extensively.
• A multiprocessor CPU test focusing on CPU intensive tasks in 3D games.
• An exciting and awe-inspiring 3DMark demo, pushing your system to its limits.
• System Info utility, which provides an in-depth analysis of the status and features of the components in your PC.
• Access to the Online Result Browser for global comparison of PC performance.

• Full control over the benchmark display configuration, including resolution, colour palette, anti-aliasing and texture filtering.
• Feature tests measuring shader performance, and other essential graphics performance features.
• Professional tools, including image quality analysis and graph creation of runtime statistics.
• Result import to MS Excel tool for easier result management and report creation.
• Access to the Pro-Online Result Browser, a must have for all professional system testers and enthusiast overclockers.

Minimum Requirements for 3DMark05:

• DirectX 9 compatible graphics adapter with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 or later, and graphics memory of 128 MB or above.
• Intel® or AMD® compatible processor running on 2 GHz or above.
• 512 MB system memory or more.
• 1.5 GB of free hard disk space.
• Windows 2000 or XP operating system with the latest Service Packs and updates installed.
• DirectX 9.0c runtime installed (download) with the latest updates.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 installed, for some 3DMark functionality (download).
• Microsoft Excel 2000, 2003 or XP, for some 3DMark functionality.
• Microsoft DirectX 9 Summer Update 2004 System Development Kit is required to run the image quality test using the reference rasterizer.

Technical Details Associated with the New 3DMark05 (Build 1.2.0)

• Benchmark scores do not change between build 1.2.0 and build 1.1.0, except when the system is influenced by the changes listed below;
• Updated System Info module with support for the latest CPU and graphics hardware;
• GeForce FX-series now use VS2.a as default;
• Modified anisotropic texture filtering settings to ensure that all hardware performs the desired amount of filtering when anisotropic filtering is selected from the benchmark settings;
• Updated version of the Entech library, which is used to detect the clock frequency of the graphics chip core and memory;
• Improved compatibility for graphics cards with 128MB of video memory when using Anti-Aliasing;
• Various fixes & corrections to Image Quality Tools;
• Fixed all reported & reproduced bugs;
• Possible result vulnerability has been blocked

New feature for the Basic Edition (Free)

The Professional & Business Editions will continue to show the results offline, but 3DMark05 Build 1.3.0 introduces a new feature for the Basic Edition (Free) users - the score is viewable online only. This new feature will enable new users to get an online analysis of their system, and to quickly & easily compare their results to others. The new online service called "Result Analyzer" is one of the key elements of the next generation of benchmarks from Futuremark.
 

Fixes & Updates

• Fixed looping crash;
• Improved startup speed by optimizing the SystemInfo component;
• Updated SystemInfo component with support for the latest CPU and graphics hardware;
• Fixed all reported & reproduced issues.