Indeed, the new benchmark does not have a lot of new features. The hero of this article is solidly based on the good old Mark05. Why not? – DX version is the same, changes on the graphics landscape are minimal and come down to two main facts – DX9 update in December (it's rumoured to have SM4 specifications, while the compatible hardware - R600 and G80 - will be available much later, together with Vista) and the announcement of the new generation of ATI architectures that finally support SM3. There are some reservations, vertex texturing for example. Well, even such news is enough for a new version of the mark – it should support R5XX and use new DX9 libraries. By the way, the benchmark offers to update them to the December state. Click "yes" to continue...



Link: Digit Life