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Toss3
11-10-05, 03:45 PM
Hello everyone!

So the first screenshot of Futuremarks next 3dmark has seen daylight and it looks amazing!!

Here is the link to the beyond3d interview: http://www.beyond3d.com/interviews/fm05/p2/index.php?p=01
And the screenshot itself: http://www.guru3d.com/admin/imageview.php?image=6203

And I'm sorry if this has been posted already....
jAkUp
11-10-05, 04:16 PM
Nice!!! So soon? Usually they go 2 years between releases... I guess SLI is causing a more tight schedule :)
SH64
11-10-05, 04:46 PM
3DMark2007 here we come ..
evilchris
11-10-05, 05:19 PM
Nice!!! So soon? Usually they go 2 years between releases... I guess SLI is causing a more tight schedule :)

At one point it was every year! First Final Reality, then 3DMark 98, 99, 2000, 2001.
Silver Shamrock
11-10-05, 05:34 PM
WOW that does look lovely!

MINUMUM of a 256mb card with FULL SM3.0 will be required to run it!
rohit
11-10-05, 06:10 PM
i bet it will crawl on the 6800's
AthlonXP1800
11-10-05, 08:35 PM
Here another screenshot...

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/8003/3dmark0623pi.th.jpg (http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3dmark0623pi.jpg)

It 3DMark 2006!

http://www.vr-zone.com.sg/?i=2930
Toss3
11-11-05, 10:22 AM
Here another screenshot...

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/8003/3dmark0623pi.th.jpg (http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3dmark0623pi.jpg)

It 3DMark 2006!

http://www.vr-zone.com.sg/?i=2930
Wow, the snow in the pic could be real! I mean it looks so soft and , well like real snow looks like! :D 3dmark06 is gonna rock!! 2x7800gtx are in for a challange! :D
Scorpiuscat
11-11-05, 10:27 AM
Interesting, I'd like to see how it runs on my 6800 Ultra.
fivefeet8
11-11-05, 01:50 PM
i bet it will crawl on the 6800's

And certain parts won't even run on any x800's. ;)
AthlonXP1800
11-11-05, 02:02 PM
And certain parts won't even run on any x800's. ;)

Well it said all tests in 3DMark 2006 require SM3.0 hardware to run so that mean none of the tests will run on X300, X700 and X800 hardwares because of SM2.0 only.
retsam
11-12-05, 10:39 AM
OHMG ...those look awsome!!!!.....i cant wait to play :rolleyes:
Daydre@m
11-12-05, 02:27 PM
OMG its Shader Model 3.0 heaven ....:eek:

Now we really need the 7800GTX 512 meg SLI to tackle this thing :angel:
Nv40
11-13-05, 07:37 AM
Wow, the snow in the pic could be real! I mean it looks so soft and , well like real snow looks like! :D 3dmark06 is gonna rock!! 2x7800gtx are in for a challange! :D


yes that Snow looks so nice there.. they are using HDR to emulate the whiteness i think.

The other screenshot have the nicest looking water and lighting reflection ever made in a game or benchmark. Looks stunning. However while the sky looks good , i think they need to lower A LOT the clouds intensity ,because there is too much illumination there.While looks cool , Doesnt look realistic.
macatak
11-13-05, 11:28 PM
Well it said all tests in 3DMark 2006 require SM3.0 hardware to run so that mean none of the tests will run on X300, X700 and X800 hardwares because of SM2.0 only.

From the interview...
I don’t want to spill all the beans about the next 3DMark yet, since the benchmark is not done, and there are some things that may still change. The minimum required shader model will be 2.0, but we will also have a couple of graphics tests requiring SM3.0 with support for FP16 textures and blending of these.

Doesn't that mean certain parts of the test will run on non-SM 3.0 cards ??