3DMark 11 Benchmark Tool Revealed with Trailer

Fresh off its first foray into actual game development--Futuremark Games Studio's

May 24, 2010 10:20 AM

Fresh off its first foray into actual game development--Futuremark Games Studio's Shattered Horizon--software creator Futuremark has announced the latest iteration of its popular 3DMark benchmark tools.

Due out in the third quarter of 2010--a.k.a. between July 1 and September 30--3DMark 11 has been "designed to measure the performance of DirectX 11 gaming PCs" and "uses a native DirectX 11 engine created in-house," with a free version due upon launch.

The announcement was paired with screenshots and a trailer from a work-in-progress version of 3DMark 11's "Deep Sea" tech demo, which features volumetric lighting, tessellation, post-processing and an "original composition" of music:

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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taczbr

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May 24, 2010 10:25 AM

"A free edition that allows unlimited runs will be available."

YAY! And a smart move. :)
- taczbr
  
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  May 24, 2010 10:27 AM
  
  http://www.yougamers.com/news/28256_3dmark_11_announced_with_trailer/
- Jobos
  
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  May 24, 2010 12:13 PM
  
  Great! I always said, "Create a game division and use that to fund your FREE benchmark tool, and then use that tool to promote your games."
  
  Actually, when I said it it came out more like, "Fuck you, Futuremark -- I'm not paying for a program that will tell me how awesome I know my computer is!"