Items tagged with 'futuremark'

Futuremark & Gigabyte Tag Team On Overclocking Competition

Futuremark & Gigabyte Tag Team On Overclocking Competition

Looking for yet another venue to showcase your overclocking skills? Look no further, as two of the biggest names in overclocking have joined hands in order to offer up an array of prizes for those willing to push the very boundaries most folks are fine with accepting. Futuremark (the company responsible for the benchmarking... Read More
Futuremark Removes GPU PhysX Results

Futuremark Removes GPU PhysX Results

It was about a month ago that NVIDIA released drivers that included PhysX support, leading to multiple allegations of cheating.  Why?  Well, quite naturally the CPU physics test (3DMark Vantage) shows much higher results with PhysX in the mix, as the CPU load moves greatly to the PPU.According to a forum post,... Read More
Futuremark Unveils 3DMark Vantage

Futuremark Unveils 3DMark Vantage

Futuremark has just officially unveiled the latest version of their 3DMark benchmark suite, 3DMark Vantage.  Like PCMark Vantage which was released a few months ago, this latest version of 3DMark was designed for testing Windows Vista-based systems.  This latest version of the 3DMark, however, is specifically... Read More
Futuremark Unveils 3DMark Vantage

Futuremark Unveils 3DMark Vantage

Futuremark has just officially unveiled the latest version of their 3DMark benchmark suite, 3DMark Vantage.  Like PCMark Vantage which was released a few months ago, this latest version of 3DMark was designed for testing Windows Vista-based systems.  This latest version of the 3DMark, however, is specifically... Read More
Futuremark Tries to Trademark PWNAGE

Futuremark Tries to Trademark PWNAGE

In the strangest trademark application we've seen since Fark tried to trademark NSFW, Futuremark is attempting to trademark PWNAGE.If it is approved, Futuremark's request will cover an extremely wide slice of the digital entertainment market, including (but not limited to) the following:"Computer game software for communication... Read More
Futuremark Releases Vista Supported 3DMark and PCMark

Futuremark Releases Vista Supported 3DMark and PCMark

Futuremark, the creator of the popular benchmarking suites 3DMark and PCMark, has updated their site with new versions of 3DMark06 and PCMark05. The updates bring not only a few bug fixes, but added support for Windows Vista. Benchmarks native to Windows Vista should be out in 2007, and will take advantage of the latest... Read More
In-Depth Look: Futuremark 3DMark06

In-Depth Look: Futuremark 3DMark06

Futuremark's 3DMark06 is now available for everyone's enjoyment. Featuring a great set of benchmarks that will bring your brand new hardware to its knees, Techgage takes a look at what this new benchmark has to offer."We take the latest version of the popular benchmark for a test-drive to see what's new, what's changed... Read More
Futuremark 3DMark06 Launched

Futuremark 3DMark06 Launched

Futuremark has launched a brand-new version of their popular benchmark today, 3DMark06. The new version of the benchmark is updates in a number of ways, and now includes not only Shader Model 2.0 tests, but Shader Model 3.0 and HDR tests as well.  Some of the existing assets have been re-used, but the scenes are now... Read More
Futuremark Interview, Sapphire Radeon X1800XL

Futuremark Interview, Sapphire Radeon X1800XL

Hey folks! A new version of Croteam's Serious Sam II Demo is available today. The new demo contains the v2.064b patch and the level "Greendale" from the retail version. Grab the demo from FileFront, or Fileshack if your interested. Futuremark Interview (Part 1) @ Beyond3D "Over the years, Futuremark Corporation... Read More
More Sempron, Futuremark Q&A, ATi Tweaking & Others Assorted Goodness

More Sempron, Futuremark Q&A, ATi Tweaking & Others Assorted Goodness

Welcome back folks!  If you knew what's been going on behind the scenes here at HotHardware, you'd know the kind of whirlwind the past couple of weeks have been.  Luckily, we've weathered to storm and can now get back to our normal everyday activities.  Speaking of normal activities, this is just about when... Read More