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There will be four different versions of 3DMark, one each for Windows, Windows RT, Android, and iOS.Futuremark is nearly finished putting the finishing touches on its new 3DMark benchmark for Windows, which it plans to release on Monday, February 4. It will be one of four different versions, as Futuremark is planning to launch 3DMark builds for Windows (including Windows 8), Windows RT (for ARM-based systems), Android, and iOS. Releases dates for the other three versions are not yet known at this time.
"There is more work and testing to be done on the Android, iOS, and Windows RT versions, but we are aiming for a short gap between releases, think weeks rather than months," Futuremark stated in a blog post.
The new 3DMark will use a combination of in-app features and online web services to break down the performance of your hardware. It will also report on GPU and CPU temperatures, as well as CPU power and clockspeed during the benchmark run, Futuremark says.
You'll also be able to interact with the graphs that it spits out, such as honing in on a specific point in time to see what the peak temperatures looked like.
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vrmlbasic
February 03, 2013 at 11:45am
Why make a benchmark for iOS? As I understand it, the point of a benchmark is to "rank" your current hardware, allowing you to see how effective changes you make (ie:upgrades) are & granting bragging rights.
All of that goes right out the window with the un-upgradeable, hardware-standardized iOS. The consumer can't do much to increase his iOS device's performance and the results, relative to other iOS products, will just confirm the obvious:newer iOS devices are better than old devices.
I suppose that comparing the benchmarks could demonstrate that modern Android devices can outperform Apple, but I'm not sure what that will accomplish as the tech enthusiasts already know this and the Apple fanboys won't be swayed by benchmark results.
H1N1theI
February 02, 2013 at 10:11am
Whoooo, DirectX 11.1 /sarcasm.
I don't see why there's a real difference between this and 3D mark for windows 7, nothing has really changed, no new functions, no real features, unless they start adding photon-mapping and photo realistic algorithms, I don't see why this is necessary.
Formedras
February 04, 2013 at 12:11am
Because the way the new 3DMark is designed is meant to be directly comparable to the RT, Android, and iOS versions of the new 3DMark. Likely not properly doable with Vantage or 11.
PCWolf
February 01, 2013 at 7:30pm
I Tried to care but I could not.
Considering that Windows 8 is almost 98% Windows 7 with a Gay UI, what is 3D Mark going to test? How Lame the Metro UI is?
Windows 8 can go suck it. & so can Futuremark for supporting that POS (Personal Operating System)I also find the MSI logos all over the place annoying.
