Futuremark 3DMark06 Some Few Additions

Sandok · Feb 13, 2006, 03:16 PM

Indeed, the new benchmark does not have a lot of new features. The hero of this article is solidly based on the good old Mark05. Why not? – DX version is the same, changes on the graphics landscape are minimal and come down to two main facts – DX9 update in December (it's rumoured to have SM4 specifications, while the compatible hardware - R600 and G80 - will be available much later, together with Vista) and the announcement of the new generation of ATI architectures that finally support SM3. There are some reservations, vertex texturing for example. Well, even such news is enough for a new version of the mark – it should support R5XX and use new DX9 libraries. By the way, the benchmark offers to update them to the December state. Click "yes" to continue.
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nForcer · Feb 14, 2006, 05:42 AM

I still cannot figure out why the CPU tests run like crap on my dualcore. You'd think (since they state it will auto-detect multi-cores) that you'd get better performance than 1-3 frames per second....but I'm not.

I hope its just a glitch cuz thats kinda disturbing. If it held true, you'd need a quad-core, HT to get any decent frame rate!

Sandok · Feb 14, 2006, 05:45 AM

No if you notice during the test, it supports Agiea Physics card thingy and thus, I think only with a whole PPU (physics processing unit) that you'll be able to get decent frames...

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 14, 2006, 03:53 PM

to bad most of the differnce between it and the 3dmrk05 comes
from useing 1280X1024 insted of the previous 1024x768... wonder
why no one lists that ...

read up n the CPU tests:
This test finally emulates a real gaming load. There are two tests with slightly different balances of physics and AI, but they are still similar. It uses Ageia PhysX library and some complex path finding algorithm, typical of many AI tasks in games.

Its optumized for Ageia PhysX , so figure it as a marketing tool only for PhysX cards
AS they should at lest provida a real CPU test not a sepecfic for Ageia PhysX demo

Necrosis · Feb 14, 2006, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nForcer

I still cannot figure out why the CPU tests run like crap on my dualcore. You'd think (since they state it will auto-detect multi-cores) that you'd get better performance than 1-3 frames per second....but I'm not.

I hope its just a glitch cuz thats kinda disturbing. If it held true, you'd need a quad-core, HT to get any decent frame rate!

I have the same problem.

Feb 13, 2006, 03:16 PM	#1
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Futuremark 3DMark06 Some Few Additions Indeed, the new benchmark does not have a lot of new features. The hero of this article is solidly based on the good old Mark05. Why not? – DX version is the same, changes on the graphics landscape are minimal and come down to two main facts – DX9 update in December (it's rumoured to have SM4 specifications, while the compatible hardware - R600 and G80 - will be available much later, together with Vista) and the announcement of the new generation of ATI architectures that finally support SM3. There are some reservations, vertex texturing for example. Well, even such news is enough for a new version of the mark – it should support R5XX and use new DX9 libraries. By the way, the benchmark offers to update them to the December state. Click "yes" to continue. ___________ Read More / Source: Digit-Life

Feb 14, 2006, 03:53 PM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	to bad most of the differnce between it and the 3dmrk05 comes from useing 1280X1024 insted of the previous 1024x768... wonder why no one lists that ... read up n the CPU tests: This test finally emulates a real gaming load. There are two tests with slightly different balances of physics and AI, but they are still similar. It uses Ageia PhysX library and some complex path finding algorithm, typical of many AI tasks in games. Its optumized for Ageia PhysX , so figure it as a marketing tool only for PhysX cards AS they should at lest provida a real CPU test not a sepecfic for Ageia PhysX demo __________________

Feb 14, 2006, 05:42 AM	#2
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	I still cannot figure out why the CPU tests run like crap on my dualcore. You'd think (since they state it will auto-detect multi-cores) that you'd get better performance than 1-3 frames per second....but I'm not. I hope its just a glitch cuz thats kinda disturbing. If it held true, you'd need a quad-core, HT to get any decent frame rate!

Feb 14, 2006, 05:45 AM	Thread Starter #3
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	No if you notice during the test, it supports Agiea Physics card thingy and thus, I think only with a whole PPU (physics processing unit) that you'll be able to get decent frames...