3DMark Basic Edition 1.1.0

The new 3DMark (2013) includes everything you need to benchmark your hardware. With three all new tests you can bench everything from smartphones and tablets, to notebooks and home PCs, to the latest high-end, multi-GPU gaming desktops.

And it's not just for Windows. With 3DMark you can compare your scores with Android and iOS devices too. It's the most powerful and flexible 3DMark we've ever created.

• The world's most popular benchmark.
• An all new version of the world's most popular benchmark.
• Includes three stunning tests for DirectX 9, DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 hardware.
• Test everything from tablets to gaming PCs.
• Includes Ice Storm, Cloud Gate and Fire Strike.
• Compare scores across Windows, Android and iOS.
• Easy to use, no technical know-how needed.
• Free online account to manage your results.

Fire Strike is our new showcase DirectX 11 benchmark designed for high-performance gaming PCs. It is our most ambitious and technical benchmark ever, featuring real-time graphics rendered with detail and complexity far beyond what is found in other benchmarks and games today. Fire Strike will only be available in the Windows editions of 3DMark initially.

• Designed for high-performance gaming PCs.
• Extreme preset for multi-GPU systems.
• Stunning DirectX 11 showcase graphics.

Cloud Gate is a new test that is designed for Windows notebooks and typical home PCs. Cloud Gate includes two graphics tests and a physics test. Cloud Gate uses a DirectX 11 engine limited to Direct3D feature level 10 making it suitable for testing DirectX 10 compatible hardware. Cloud Gate will only be available in the Windows editions of 3DMark initially.

• Designed for typical home PCs and notebooks.
• DirectX 11 engine supporting DirectX 10 hardware.
• Includes two graphics tests and a physics test.

Ice Storm works to test the performance of your smartphone, tablet, ultra-portable notebook or entry level PC. Ice Storm includes two graphics tests focusing on GPU performance and a physics test for measuring CPU performance. On Windows, Ice Storm uses a DirectX 11 engine limited to Direct3D feature level 9. On Android and iOS, Ice Storm uses OpenGL ES 2.0. You can compare scores across platforms.

• Designed for the widest range of hardware.
• Includes two graphics tests and a physics test.
• Compare scores across Windows, Android and iOS.

What's New:

This update adds the Ice Storm Extreme test and fixes issues when testing systems with multiple GPUs. 3DMark scores will increase slightly on systems with two GPUs and significantly on systems with three or four GPUs.

New

The Ice Storm Extreme benchmark test has been added to 3DMark Advanced Edition. Ice Storm Extreme is a Direct3D feature level 9 benchmark test for Windows tablets, ultrabooks and notebooks. Ice Storm Extreme raises the rendering resolution from 720p to 1080p and uses higher quality textures and post-processing effects in the graphics tests to create a more demanding load for the latest mobile devices. You can compare Ice Storm and Ice Storm Extreme scores from Windows and Android devices.

Fixed

• 3DMark now works correctly on systems with up to four GPUs.
• Fixed the issue caused by Windows update KB2670838, which added partial DX11.1 support to Windows 7.
• Fixed a problem with the bloom post-processing effect when using very high rendering resolutions in custom settings.