Posted on Friday, October 22 2010 @ 18:26 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Futuremark is working on a refresh of its ORB service and unfortunately this new edition will no longer support the company's older benchmarks like 3DMark05 and earlier.
ORB 2.0 will likely arrive in time for the launch of 3DMark 11, which is slated for sometime later this year.
The new ORB is said to be easier to maintain and more responsive, it will have a Hall of Fame like the current version, and will support 3DMark06, 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark 11, PCMark05 and PCMark Vantage. What's missing from the revamped ORB is support for 3DMark 2001 SE, 3DMark03, 3DMark05, PCMark 2002 or PCMark04, which means people who still use these old timers (classics but still old timers) won't be able to upload their results online for improved bragging and easier comparison.
Source: TC Mag
