Futuremark aggiorna i propri benchmark

Futuremark ha rilasciato alcuni aggiornamenti software ai propri benchmark 3D Mark 2005 e 2003, oltre ad una nuova versione di PCMark 2004. Dalla sezione software di Hardware Upgrade è possibile scaricare sia le versioni intere dei benchmark, sia le patch di aggiornamento necessarie per adeguare la versione con release vecchie; di seguito i link dettagliati:

• 3D Mark 2005 Patch, versione 1.2.0
• 3D Mark 2003 Patch, versione 3.6.0
• PCMark 2004 Patch, versione 1.3.0
• 3D Mark 2005 versione 1.2.0 completa
• 3D Mark 2003 versione 3.6.0 completa
• PCMark 2004 versione 1.3.0 completa

Di seguito sono riportate le novità introdotte nelle nuove versioni:

Technical Details Associated with 3DMark05 Patch (Build 1.2.0):

• Benchmark scores do not change between build 1.2.0 and build 1.1.0, except when the system is influenced by the changes listed below;
• Updated System Info module with support for the latest CPU and graphics hardware;
• GeForce FX-series now use VS2.a as default;
• Modified anisotropic texture filtering settings to ensure that all hardware performs the desired amount of filtering when anisotropic filtering is selected from the benchmark settings;
• Updated version of the Entech library, which is used to detect the clock frequency of the graphics chip core and memory;
• Improved compatibility for graphics cards with 128MB of video memory when using Anti-Aliasing;
• Various fixes & corrections to Image Quality Tools;
• Fixed all reported & reproduced bugs;
• Possible result vulnerability has been blocked

Technical Details Associated with 3DMark03 Patch (Build 3.6.0):

• Benchmark scores do not change between the build 3.6.0 and build 3.5.0;
• Updated System Info module with support for the latest CPU and graphics hardware;
• Updated version of the Entech library, which is used to detect the clock frequency of the graphics chip core and memory;
• Requires Microsoft DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime;
• Fixed all reported & reproduced bugs;
• Possible result vulnerability has been blocked

Technical Details Associated with PCMark04 Patch (Build 1.3.0):

• Benchmark scores do not change between the build 1.3.0 and build 1.2.0;
• Updated System Info module with support for the latest CPU and graphics hardware;
• Updated version of the Entech library, which is used to detect the clock frequency of the graphics chip core and memory;
• Fixed all reported & reproduced bugs;
• Possible result vulnerability has been blocked