It's out, it's here ... 3DMark 11 is the latest version of what probably is the most popular graphics card benchmark.
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
There will be a free edition and the usual paid versions.
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
Combined Test
- Runs rigid body physics simulation on a moderate number of objects
- Soft body physics using DirectCompute and the Bullet physics library running on the GPU
- Medium tessellation
- Medium lighting
You can download 3DMark 11 right here:
The download size is roughly 285 MB.