With Nvidia releasing the RTX 3050 graphics card later this week, it was only expected that we would soon see the first 3DMark results being leaked. In our first look at performance, the RTX 3050 is drawing comparisons to the GTX 1660 Ti. The benchmark scores were shared by VideoCardz, …
Read More »3DMark adds storage benchmark to its test suite
3DMark is adding a new benchmark to its already vast suite of testing tools. Developed to benchmark storage devices, 3DMark's Storage Benchmark aims to bring a better correlation between benchmark results and real-world performance. Most storage synthetic benchmarks were developed back when HDDs were the superior storage solution. However, SSDs …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6600 3DMark Time Spy benchmark results leak
The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is expected to be announced next week, but while we wait, we can take a look at a new leaked benchmark result. The latest leaked Radeon RX 6600 benchmark score shows the SKU’s performance in 3DMark Time Spy, coming in slightly below an RTX 2060 …
Read More »Samsung Exynos with RDNA 2 graphics scores higher than any other phone in 3DMark Wild Life
As we learned recently, Samsung is currently building a new Exynos mobile processor with integrated RDNA 2 graphics in collaboration with AMD. The chip has yet to be officially unveiled, but a new 3DMark Wild Life benchmark has revealed high levels of performance, beating out any other phone on the market by a decent margin.
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6700M 3DMark benchmark results spotted
Although it was announced alongside the already available AMD Radeon RX 6800M and RX 6600M, the RX 6700M hasn't released yet. A launch could be happening soon though, as the 3DMark benchmark database now includes results for the upcoming laptop GPU. The benchmark results were shared by Twitter leaker, @ro_game. …
Read More »3DMark introduces CPU Profile, a new set benchmarks for modern processors
3DMark has received a new update introducing CPU profile, a set of CPU benchmarks that include 16 threads, 8 threads, 4 threads, 2 threads, and a single-threaded test to show how a processor performs as the number of loaded threads varies. Like other 3DMark benchmarks, users can see how their …
Read More »Intel Core i9-11900KB benchmarks put it on par with the Core i9-11900
A couple of weeks ago, Intel surprisingly launched new Tiger Lake Core series desktop processors. Now, it looks like someone has managed to get their hands on a Core i9-11900KB and thanks to the 3DMark benchmark database, we can get a better look at what level of performance to expect …
Read More »UL’s Wild Life Extreme is a cross-platform benchmark for Apple, Android, and Windows
UL Benchmarks has recently announced the Wild Life Extreme benchmark, a more demanding version of the Wild Life benchmark. Unlike Wild Life, the Extreme version won't be limited to smartphones and tablets, allowing users to run it on Apple computers with M1 CPUs and Windows 10 PCs, including those powered …
Read More »UL releases the 3DMark Mesh Shader feature test
The developer behind 3DMark has introduced the Mesh Shader feature test mentioned in the Intel Xe HPG tease. By introducing a test using DirectX 12 Ultimate Mesh Shaders, UL “shows how game engines can improve performance” with this feature. Before explaining what a mesh shader is, first, you need to know what …
Read More »Benchmarks surface for alleged Nvidia RTX 3080 20G engineering sample
A video of a Chinese content creator allegedly testing an engineering sample of the RTX 3080 20G has been uploaded to Bilibili. As per the video, the card manufacturer is Colorful, but since the card itself is never shown during the video, it's better to take these test results with …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 3DMark Fire Strike and Time Spy scores have surfaced
Earlier this week, we got our first look at RTX 3060Ti performance thanks to entries on the Ashes of the Singularity and Geekbench databases. Now, 3DMark Time Spy and Fire Strike scores for the upcoming GPU have leaked. This latest leak comes to us via VideoCardz. Based on the results, the RTX 3060Ti …
Read More »3DMark can now estimate game performance based on graphics score
The latest update to the 3DMark benchmark suite has added some interesting new features, the biggest of which is ‘estimated game performance'. Based on the Graphics Score of your system, 3DMark will give an estimation for in-game frame rates for a selection of titles at different settings and resolutions. With new …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT overclocked to 2.8GHz sets new 3DMark world record
With the Radeon RX 6800 XT now out in the wild, professional overclockers are racing to set some new world records. We already saw a 3DMark Firestrike record broke last week, but just a few days later, a new world record has been set for the highest 3DMark Firestrike overall score.
Read More »3DMark DirectX Ray-Tracing benchmark released
UL Benchmarks is updating its PC benchmarking roster with a new addition. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing is now available, just in time for AMD's new RX 6000 series GPUs. With Radeon RX 6000, RDNA 2 equipped next-gen consoles and Nvidia's own RTX GPUs, there are plenty of ray-tracing capable graphics cards …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6800XT 3DMark results show it beating the RTX 3080
Following the leak of the RTX 3070 3DMark results, multiple sources got hold of the 3DMark scores of the Radeon RX 6800 XT. Ranging from Fire Strike benchmarks to Time Spy, the Radeon RX 6800 XT beats the RTX 3080 in 3 out of 6 benchmarks, offering fairly similar performance in …
Read More »RTX 3070 3DMark and Ashes Of The Singularity benchmark results surfaces
3DMark and Ashes Of The Singularity benchmark results for the RTX 3070 have surfaced, putting the new GPU on par with the RTX 2080Ti.
Read More »Ryzen 3600XT and 3900XT spotted in 3DMark database
The upcoming Ryzen 5 3600XT and Ryzen 9 3900XT processors have been spotted in the 3DMark database, reaching their advertised boost clocks. A 3DMark Time Spy score using the 3900XT was also found, giving us a glimpse of what we might expect from the 12-core processor...
Read More »AMD Renoir 4000-series APU 3DMark performance leaked
We've still had no official word on the release of AMD's Ryzen 7 4700G and Ryzen 5 4400G, but leaker Apisak has already released figures showing the 3DMark performance of the upcoming APUs. Earlier this year, AMD released the 4000-series Ryzen APUs for laptops. These accelerated processing units (APUs) combine the Zen …
Read More »Intel Core i9-10900K 3DMark scores are on par with AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
With Intel's Comet Lake CPUs expected some time later this year, the first 3DMark results have emerged purporting to show how the upcoming 10-core i9-10900K performs in these benchmarks. Compared directly to AMD's Ryzen 9 3900X, 3DMark Physics scores are essentially the same between the two processors. According to Notebookcheck, …
Read More »Support ending for 3DMark 11, PCMark 7 and other benchmarks
With Microsoft planning to bring Windows 7 support to an end next month, UL Benchmarks is also planning to sunset some of its well-known benchmarking tools. From the 14th of January 2020, there will no longer be support or updates for 3DMark 11, PCMark 7, Powermark, 3DMark Cloud Gate or …
Read More »Intel Core i5-10600 shows up in 3DMark database
Following yesterday's leak, a new listing of a Comet Lake processor has appeared in 3DMark's database. This listing shows a Core i5-10600, detailing some of its specifications, and new Z490 motherboard, the MSI Z490 Gaming Carbon. The entry of the new processor was reported by Twitter user momomo_us, who got …
Read More »3DMark updates with Tier 2 Variable-Rate Shading benchmark
DirectX 12 was recently updated with Variable-Rate Shading (VRS), giving developers the ability to improve performance by reducing the level of details in parts of a frame where you are unlikely to notice an impact on image quality. In August, UL Benchmarks added a VRS-specific test to 3DMark, utilising Tier-1 …
Read More »3DMark updates with Variable-Rate Shading benchmark
DirectX 12 was recently updated with Variable-Rate Shading (VRS), giving developers the ability to improve performance by reducing the level of details in parts of a frame where you are unlikely to notice an impact on image quality. Not many games have implemented this technology just yet but to see …
Read More »3DMark releases Port Royal ray tracing benchmark – benchmarks inside!
Last night we saw the official launch of 3DMark's new ray tracing benchmark – Port Royal. This is a 2560×1440 benchmark and is the world's first ‘dedicated real-time ray tracing benchmark for gamers' according to UL, the parent company of 3DMark. For your reference, we have benchmarked the RTX 2060, …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 2080 TimeSpy result reportedly leaks out
We are still waiting for reviews but some RTX 20-series benchmarks are already starting to leak out
Read More »Possible Intel Core-i9 9900K 3DMark benchmark spotted
As the release of Intel's 9th Gen CPUs grows closer, more leaks are coming our way. This latest leak comes in the form of a benchmark test, giving us a good idea of what to expect from Intel's upcoming Core i9-9900K. In a database entry on 3DMark, the Core i9-9900K …
Read More »The world’s first dedicated DX12/4K benchmark is available starting from today
One of the most satisfying parts about building a new system is putting it through its paces and seeing how much more performance you are getting. If you are in need of a new benchmark to spice things up though, then Futuremark has you covered, as 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme is …
Read More »Futuremark gears up to launch 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme benchmark
One of the most satisfying parts about building a new system is putting it through its paces and seeing how much more performance you are getting. If you are in need of a new benchmark to spice things up though, then Futuremark has you covered, as 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme will …
Read More »AMD’s RX 500-Series starts its slow leak to fame
Right now, the Internet is rife with rumours and screen grabs of AMD's latest reincarnation (or rebrand, or rebadge) of its totally vanilla and mainstream RX 400-Series-come-500-Series GPUs. According to one site, someone has been benchmarking the RX 500-Series Radeons on 3DMark and posting their results. The benchmarking event, documented at …
Read More »Support for 3DMark and PCMark Vantage ends next month
As Microsoft gears up to officially drop support for Windows Vista, today Futuremark also confirmed that it would be dropping support for 3DMark Vantage and PCMark Vantage on the same day. These decade old benchmarks were designed around Vista back in the day and with just 1.12 percent of users …
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