Unreal Performance Test News

Got a press release announcing the release of the Unreal Performance Test. Described as "The Ultimate Game Benchmark" and is meant to be a performance test for future games. Though the PR mentions the "release" of the Performance Test, it doesn't say where it is available or when it will be but perhaps we'll hear more about it soon.

Aiming to stress-test the functionality and power of today's graphics performance, the benchmark is a barometer of how current hardware technology measures up against next generation gaming applications. The Unreal Performance Test is the first game benchmark to utilize a widely used game engine, Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine. Licensed by many of the recognized leaders in PC gaming such as Electronic Arts (Undying, Adventure Pinball), Infogrames (Epic's own Unreal Tournament), and Eidos (Deus Ex, Deus Ex 2, Thief 3), the Unreal Engine is viewed as the game industry's most advanced and widely used complete 3D game engine. "It is well recognized throughout the industry that games drive hardware innovation," said Mark Rein, vice president at Epic Games. "At Epic, we are striving to influence and educate the card manufacturers and consumers to improve the overall quality of the gaming experience. We created the Unreal Performance Test to be the first true indicator of how gaming hardware will respond to the ever-increasing demands of tomorrow's games." [...]