FurMark v1.7.0 released

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/03/2009 05:42 PM | source: | 0 comment(s)

FurMark is a small OpenGL benchmark focused on fur rendering.

The rendering algorithm is highly multipass (100 passes) and each pass (or layer) uses a GLSL (OpenGL Shading Language) vertex / pixel shader to make the hairs finer and finer. To increase the fur realism, two dynamic lights are used for self shadowing. The benchmark offers several options allowing the user to tweak the rendering: fullscreen / windowed mode, MSAA selection, window size, duration. The benchmark also includes a GPU Burner mode (stability test).

This benchmark requires an OpenGL 2.0 compliant graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 5/6/7/8 (and higher), AMD/ATI Radeon 9600 (and higher) or a S3 Graphics Chrome 400 series with the latest graphics drivers.

The startup interface allows you to tweak the benchmark features such as:

Benchmark mode or stability test mode (for overclockers)
Fullscreen or windowed for each type of run mode
Window size selection (standard or custom)
MSAA samples selection
Benchmarking parameters: time based or frames based
Contest Mode

New: FurMark is now able to get detailed data from GPU-Z (if GPU-Z is running). In both Stability Test mode,
GPU-Z is used to display additional information (GPU core clock, memory clock, GPU temperature and power consumption).
In Benchmarking mode, GPU-Z is used to retrieve GPU core clock, memory clock, VDDC and VDDC current. Some data (like
VDDC and VDDC current) is only available on some graphics cards (like the GeForce GTX 280).
New: In Benchmarking mode, you can now send your score to your Twitter account (this gadget is experimental).
New: the main GUI is now always available so you can fire up several tests without the need to start again the application.
New: main GUI (graphical user interface) settings are now saved and are re-used.
New: in Stability Test mode, each GPU has now its own temperature graph.
New: in Stability Test mode, you can enable/disable the display of information the I key.
New: in Stability Test mode, you can enable/disable the fur rendering with the SPACE key.
New: added new standard resolutions: 800