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The Guru of 3D has posted 3DMark 11 Basic Edition



3DMark 11 is the latest version of what probably is the most popular graphics card benchmark.

These will be the requirements:

3DMark 11 requires DirectX 11, a DirectX 11 compatible video card, and Windows Vista or Windows 7.
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7
Processor: 1.8GHz dual-core Intel or AMD CPU
Memory: 1 GB of system memory
Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
Hard drive space1.5 GB
Audio Windows Vista / Windows 7 compatible sound card
There will be a free edition and the usual paid versions.

Graphics Test 1

Based on the Deep Sea scene
No tessellation
Heavy lighting with several shadow casting lights
Graphics Test 2

Based on the Deep Sea scene
Medium tessellation
Medium lighting with few shadow casting lights
Graphics Test 3

Based on the High Temple scene
Medium tessellation
One shadow casting light
Graphics Test 4

Based on the High Temple scene
Heavy tessellation
Many shadow casting lights
Physics Test

Rigid body physics simulation with a large number of objects
This test runs at a fixed resolution regardless of the chosen preset
Combined Test

Runs rigid body physics simulation on a moderate number of objects
Soft body physics using DirectCompute and the Bullet physics library running on the GPU
Medium tessellation
Medium lighting
  3DMark 11 Basic Edition