"I got my hands on the final code for 3DMark06 a little while ago and I’ve been playing with it a lot, running it on different hardware setups with different settings and comparing results. My initial reactions to the benchmark were "This looks amazing" followed by "this is really hammering the hardware". One thing’s for sure, I can’t criticise 3DMark06 for not using cutting edge features - Tero has been as good as his word, and then some."