Technabob » benchmark http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 16:00:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 3dmark 11 Will Crush Your Lousy Graphic Card http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/24/3dmark-11-release-announcement/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/24/3dmark-11-release-announcement/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 01:53:35 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=33540 The guys at Futuremark just took wraps off the latest version of their 3DMark benchmarking suite, and it’s guaranteed to put your graphic chipset through the most aggressive set of tests it’s ever been tasked with.

3dmark 11 deep sea demo

The new version of the software is designed to exercise the latest in DirectX 11 gaming technology featuring such challenges as volumetric lighting, tessellation, depth of field and lens effects in real time. From the looks of the “deep sea” demo reel below, you’ll definitely want to upgrade your video card before giving this bad boy a whirl.

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Expect 3DMark 11 to hit in Q3 2010. For more info, head on over to the Futuremark’s website.

[via CrunchGear]

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hqv benchmark highdef

Fortunately, Silicon Optix has answered the call by releasing high definition versions of their popular HQV Benchmark discs. The $20 discs are available in both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats and recorded at 1080i resolution, the benchmarks are designed for testing for noise, resolution, “jaggies” and other annoying image artifacts to see if your video processing is up to snuff.

So if you’ve wanted to put your new HD equipment through its paces, or just to test out the latest gear at the electronics store, now is your chance.

[via ecoustics]

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