Futuremark Announces 3DMark 11 DirectX 11 Benchmark

By Nathan Kirsch

Futuremark today announced 3DMark 11, the latest version of their industry standard benchmark for real-time 3D graphics. Designed to measure the performance of DirectX 11 gaming PCs, 3DMark 11 uses a native DirectX 11 engine created in-house. To accompany the announcement Futuremark has released a trailer and
screenshots taken from a 3DMark 11 tech demo called “Deep Sea”. 3DMark 11 will be released in the third quarter of 2010. There will be a free edition available at launch. We are uploading the tech demo to YouTube right now.

Futuremark 3DMark 11

Deep Sea is a demonstration of DirectX 11 technologies created using an early development build of the 3DMark 11 engine. The Deep Sea trailer features submersibles exploring the sea floor. Volumetric lighting illuminates the seabed with tessellation used to add rich detail to the rock, coral and manmade structures. Post processing delivers depth offield and other lens effects. The music is an original composition.

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