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Futuremark Releases Stunning 3DMark Screens

by Nick Breckon, Jan 31, 2008 11:07am PST

Related Topics – PC, Futuremark

Benchmark software developer Futuremark has unveiled a set of gorgeous screenshots for its upcoming DirectX 10 and Vista-only 3DMark Vantage utility.

No date has been set for the release of Vantage, but recommended system requirements are available: an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or equivalent AMD CPU, a fully DX10/SM4.0 compliant graphics card with 512MB of RAM, and 2GB of system RAM.

Minimum specs come to a x86/x64 single core CPU with SSE2 support or Intel Pentium D 3.2GHz, a fully DX10/SM4.0 compliant graphics card with 256MB of RAM, and 1GB of system RAM.

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Freespace 3

Jan 31, 2008 1:35pm PST

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  Not enough people own joysticks; I'm pretty sure that's the simple reason why this won't happen. The deve... : FlatlineDixay
  - The decrease in joysticks can be linked with the decrease in flight-sims. Make more flight-sims and th... : Chepito.

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CCP: Please use this in the next engine update for Eve

Jan 31, 2008 11:21am PST

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CCP: Please use this in the next engine update for Eve : zerog83
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- LucasArts: Please make a new X-Wing/TIE Fighter with these specs. : kungfusquirrel
- Eve Trinity looks pretty damn good to me right now. I don't really see a nedd for an updgrade before at l... : pillzer

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Whoa, that's pretty impressive. Too bad it will make my system cry.

Jan 31, 2008 11:18am PST

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Whoa, that's pretty impressive. Too bad it will make my system cry. : ColoradoCNC
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- Yeah... this benchmark would make my PC cry those blood-tears like the mother mary statue. : Gwyndion

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Why aren't they making a Battlestar Galactica game that looks like this.

Jan 31, 2008 11:49am PST

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Why aren't they making a Battlestar Galactica game that looks like this. : Porkasaurus
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- This, a million times. : Nick Breckon
- Holy shit, you're so right its scary. Spot on. : Darth_Kupi
- Because few people would ever be able to play a game that looks like this. : Rag and Bone Man

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And you can only run the free version ONCE!!! If you want to run it again, you have to buy it!

Jan 31, 2008 12:33pm PST

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And you can only run the free version ONCE!!! If you want to run it again, you have to buy it! : FragMeistart
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  And as far as I can see, you can downloadit now - am downloading mine now, and already have a key! : FragMeistart
  - Are you sure? I only see PCMark Vantage on the site not 3DMark. : aznboysix
- Just realised... am downloading PCMark Vantage, not 3DMark Vantage :( D'oh! I'll get my coat. : FragMeistart

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OMG it's Coruscant!

Jan 31, 2008 12:56pm PST

OMG it's Coruscant! : jackomack

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http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16142530#itemanchor_16142530

Jan 31, 2008 12:48pm PST

http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16142530#itemanchor_16142530 : pwnage1232

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Well even if its kinda useless at least Futuremark's stuff always looks pretty nice.

Jan 31, 2008 12:47pm PST

Well even if its kinda useless at least Futuremark's stuff always looks pretty nice. : aznboysix

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Why the hell did they ever change their name to Mad Onion back in the day?

Who's bright idea was that?

Jan 31, 2008 12:21pm PST

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Why the hell did they ever change their name to Mad Onion back in the day? Who's bright idea was that? : pgharavi
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- The Crazy Onions? : pixelat3d

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Well I don't have any good games that use DX10 well, but check out this fuckin' sweet benchmark!

I'm still waiting for a game that will make me want to upgrade my PC. :(

Jan 31, 2008 12:08pm PST

Well I don't have any good games that use DX10 well, but check out this fuckin' sweet benchmark! I'm s... : shredomatic

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Looks amazing, but all the Futuremark benchmarks do :)

Excited to see how my system does. Even though it hits the recommended dead on, I'm sure it'll just crawl, damn you Futuremark!

As far as DX10/Vista only, cry me a river. I may or may not lose 5% performance versus XP, but when I'm in the middle of destroying people in CoD4 or UT3, I can asure you that I'm not counting 60fps vs. 63fps. Hell, anyone who plays with FPS displays on are just asking for headaches, just enjoy the game.

Jan 31, 2008 11:57am PST

Looks amazing, but all the Futuremark benchmarks do :) Excited to see how my system does. Even though... : PROTEST the hero

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Great to see pc technology moving foward. Now we need new up and coming devs to take advantage of it since the old devs we used to count on are more worried about getting a piece of the console cash pie.

Jan 31, 2008 11:37am PST

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- The new Steam Devkit oughtta help quite a bit. I know some people hate Steam, but It's the best hope for ... : shikatsu
- or making an MMO with graphics on a whole other plane of limitation : thebigbeefsandwich

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dx10 only, hmph. i'm only against vista right now because of the lowered performance and the fact that no game uses dx10 to any real advantage. dx10 will be worth something in a couple of years from now, though.

Jan 31, 2008 11:49am PST

dx10 only, hmph. i'm only against vista right now because of the lowered performance and the fact that n... : ferraro

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Looks good, its going to be another benchmark thats going to make me say time to upgrade again ( didnt I do this last year). Still intrested to see how my system will handle this. Im wondering how much multiple GPU / Video cards / multi core systems will have a performance advantage with this one. Would be nice if they also threw in a psysics test in there.

Jan 31, 2008 11:27am PST

Looks good, its going to be another benchmark thats going to make me say time to upgrade again ( didnt I ... : magester99

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Minimum specs for a benchmarking tool???

Jan 31, 2008 11:13am PST

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- Ah, Vista/DX10 only, I see : dlr(2)

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http://www.3dmark.com (Vantage site)

http://www.yougamers.com/news/17256_3dmark_vantage_-_the_next_generation_of _benchmarking/

* It's for Windows Vista PCs only - it won't run on Windows XP machines
* It's Futuremark's first DirectX 10 only benchmark
* Direct3D 10 includes a new Shader Model (4.0), plus Geometry Shaders, and it also involves a new driver model for graphics cards

Jan 31, 2008 11:20am PST

http://www.3dmark.com (Vantage site) http://www.yougamers.com/news/17256_3dmark_vantage_-_the_next_gen : SlamDunk

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Impressive, I'll give it that.

Jan 31, 2008 11:13am PST

Impressive, I'll give it that. : Zips