Attention 3DMark05 Has Now Been Released (View News Post)


3D Mark 05 Facts:
• 3DMark05 will require that your graphics card is capable of Pixel Shader 2.0, or higher
• 3DMark05 Pro (download): $19.95
• 3DMark05 Pro (CD-ROM): $29.95
• 3DMark05 Business Edition (CD-ROM): $250.00
• 3DMark05 Pro will also give you access to the Pro Online ResultBrowser! The Pro ORB for 3DMark05 Pro includes a plethora of search parameters (more than ever before), MultiCompare, Dynamic Compare URLs, unlimited number of submits, unlimited number of published results and more
• There will be an upgrade version from 3DMark03 Pro to 3DMark05 Pro
• In order to run 3DMark05, the minimum requirement for your graphics card is (along with support for PS2.0 or better) 128MB of video memory. Minimum system memory is 512MB.
• In 3DMark05 Pro we introduce a completely new benchmarking mode called "Graphs". Using Graphs you can run the tests and export the results to MS Excel for more in-depth analysis. There will be 6 different types of graphs in 3DMark05 Pro, and from all of them you can view the highest, lowest and average results. And more.. This is a Pro Version & Business Version only feature!
• The first letter in the countdown is "O". The second is "W".
• The 3DMark05 installer package is 283MB.

3DMark05 Minimum System Recommendations/Requirements:
• DirectX 9 compatible graphics adapter with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 or later, and graphics memory of 128 MB or above.
• x86 compatible processor with SSE support, 2GHz or above.
• 512 MB system memory or more.
• 1.5 GB of free hard disk space.
• Windows 2000 or XP operating system with the latest Service Packs and updates installed.
• DirectX 9.0c runtime installed with the latest updates.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 installed, for some 3DMark functionality.
• Microsoft Excel 2000, 2003 or XP, for some 3DMark05 Pro functionality.
• Microsoft DirectX 9 Summer Update 2004 System Development Kit is required to run the image quality test using the reference rasterizer (3DMark05 Pro).

Extras:
• Official 3D Mark 05 Screenshot 1
• Official 3D Mark 05 Screenshot 2

Good to know, I've been waiting for this to be released.

you guys ready to see a drop in your scores back down to 1,000-3,000 range
3dmark05 will say this to you computer.

oh my god i need an upgrade!

wahts 3d mark?

3d Mark is a benchmark. It tests your computer. Especialy Your Processor and graphic card (3D-means graphic test) . There are also different tests for your sound card. After you run this benchmark, you get a score (xxxx marks). In dependece of your score you can see at what level is your computer.

yeah its basically a standardized test given to your computers video card to see how it stands compared to other comparible cards.
The new one is only going to have 3 game tests this time around but I know it is going to give alot of people the same experience of a powerpoint presentation.
First card i checked out 3dmark03 with was my geforce4 mx420, scored like 1,000 marks, geforce4 ti4200...about 3,000ish , radeon 9600 around 4,000, radeon 9800pro 5,000ish+, x800pro 10,100+
So far what futurmark has been doing is when people start getting over 10,000 points then you start hearing about a new version coming out. has been approx. every 2 years, but newer faster video cards are being pumped out so fast its getting harder to keep up.

Look it up on www.futuremark.com

on their site look for 3dmark01 se, 3dmark03

enjoy

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Attention 3DMark05 Has Now Been Released (View News Post)

Forceware 66.70 No OC

Finally downloading it now, should have a score up sometime soon. I think everyone is downloading the heck out of this, so im only DL it at 95k.

try this mirror

http://www.tcmagazine.info/modules.php?op=...q=getit&lid=126 (direct download link)

Bit Torrent Links

http://www.filerush.com/torrents/3DMark05_...ler.exe.torrent (recommened)
http://www.futuremark.com/files/3DMark05_v...ler.exe.torrent (down)
http://www.futuremark.com.nyud.net:8090/fi...ler.exe.torrent (down)

View: 3DMark05 Official Mirror's List

*bump*.... some links that might interest you.....

• 3DMark05 Approved Drivers

• 3DMark05 Whitepaper (Warning; PDF)

• Benchmarking Guide (Warning; PDF)

• 3DMark05 FAQ

• System Recommendations

• Pro & Buiness Features

• Pro ORB

• Cards Capable Of Running 3DMark05

What's the point of this program? "You have 4000 3D Marks, keep on playing Doom III cuz your PC wont live till 2006..."
People who knows what hardware they have in their PC don't need this junk. That's what I think about this program, don't take it seriously

NVidia put their 6800 Ultra to the benchmark and posted their score on their news page:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_16083.html

ADD: Something tells me that my card might not support Pixel Shader 2.0. How can I be sure?

Awesome, DLing it now. Thanx singh

No problem mate, after all we are "Your source for Technology news". Anyway if you are wondering how they calculate the scores, check below:

(CPU1fps * CPU2fps)^1/2 * 1500 = CPU score

(GT1fps * GT2fps * GT3fps)^1/3 * 250 = 3DMark score

* = Times
^ = To the power of...

Does my Radeon 9600 Pro works with it. I do not 'want' junk install on my computer.

Yes 3DMark05 will run with a Radeon 9600 Pro

• Cards Capable Of Running 3DMark05