9 October 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

UL Releases 3DMark Night Raid DirectX 12 Benchmark

Today we are releasing 3DMark Night Raid, a new DirectX 12 benchmark test for notebooks, laptops and tablets with integrated graphics. Night Raid also has native ARM support for the latest Always Connected PCs powered by Windows 10 on ARM. Night Raid is a free update for all editions of 3DMark. To celebrate the launch, we’re offering 75% off 3DMark Advanced Edition on Steam and the UL Benchmarks website until October 15. DirectX 12 benchmarking for mobile computing 3DMark Night Raid is a DirectX 12 benchmark for laptops, notebooks, tablets and other mobile computing devices with integrated graphics. You can also use Night Raid to benchmark and compare the performance of Always Connected PCs, a new category of devices that […]

16 November 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

VRMark Cyan Room DirectX 12 VR Benchmark Coming Soon

Futuremark is excited to announce that VRMark Cyan Room—our new DirectX 12 benchmark test for VR—will be released on November 22. VRMark is a benchmarking application for measuring VR performance. You can run VRMark tests on your monitor—no headset required—or on a connected HMD. Each benchmark runs on a fixed path, which makes it easy to repeat the test on other systems to compare performance. Cyan Room is a new DirectX 12 benchmark test for VR. It uses a pure DirectX 12 engine built in-house and optimized for VR. It features a large, complex environment and many eye-catching effects. Cyan Room shows how using an API with less overhead can help developers deliver impressive VR experiences even on modest PC […]

11 October 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

3DMark Time Spy Extreme 4K DirectX 12 Benchmark Available

Today Futuremark released a major update for 3DMark today that adds Time Spy Extreme, a new DirectX 12 benchmark test for 4K gaming PCs. Time Spy Extreme is a benchmark for gamers who want to play at the highest settings, system builders configuring 4K-capable machines, and overclockers who are tweaking the latest PC hardware for every last bit of extra performance. Time Spy Extreme is the world’s first 4K DirectX 12 benchmark test, developed with input from AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and the other members of our Benchmark Development Program. With its 4K Ultra HD rendering resolution and a redesigned CPU test, Time Spy Extreme is the ideal benchmark test for the latest high-end graphics cards and new processors with […]

20 March 201421 March 2014Product PreviewsBy Olin Coles

GDC14: Microsoft DirectX 12 Debuts

At the 2014 Game Developers Conference (GDC14) this morning, Microsoft revealed their new DirectX 12 graphics API built upon Direct3D 12. The briefing was light on solid details and heavy on imagination, but still revealed enough solid evidence to provide a working proof in concept prototype that portends to offers real-world performance benefits. Overall, Direct3D 12 can be summed up as: performance optimizations derived through refined allocation of processor resources.

20 March 201410 November 2014Technology EditorialsBy Olin Coles

Microsoft DirectX 12 and Windows 7 Support

At the 2014 Game Developers Conference (GDC14) this morning Microsoft revealed DirectX 12, built upon Direct3D 12. For those who ride the cutting edge of game development, the latest features announced in Direct3D 12 are strikingly similar to those already present from one of their partners: AMD’s Mandle API. Benchmark Reviews will deliver a preview of DirectX 12 features and improvements in a parallel article, and focus on one very important question in this piece: will DirectX 12 support the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system?