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If you already have 3DMark03 you do NOT need to download this file. All you have to do is download and install the PATCH FILE. which is significantly smaller.[File Size:177MB]Benchmark Structure. 3DMark03 is a collection of 3D tests. These include a set

of four game tests; these are the only tests used to calculate the overall 3DMark03

score. The benchmark also includes a set of CPU, feature, image quality, and sound

tests. Each of these tests measures specific 3D-related functionality, but their

result is not included in the overall score. They do not fall into the target

usage, but are included to allow the user to evaluate these features. The CPU

test is a convenient way to measure the performance of the CPU for typical 3D

usage. The feature tests isolate the performance of key 3D features primarily

relating to shader technologies. The next set of tests is an exciting new addition

to 3DMark: the 3D sound tests. These evaluate the impact of 3D sound sources on

3D graphics performance. The software also includes a set of much-improved image

quality tools. These provide a powerful way to ensure integrity of the graphics

hardware and drivers.

Real-Time Rendering. Each 3DMark03 game test is a real-time rendering of a

  3D scenario. It is important to note that these renderings are not merely animations

  or a set of recorded events; they are designed to function like 3D games work.

  As with 3D games, all computations are performed in real time. This is a critical

  part of FutureMarks philosophy of 3D graphics benchmarking.

DirectX. All tests have been compiled and linked with DirectX 9.0 libraries.

  However, only a small part of the benchmark requires DirectX 9 hardware. As

  DirectX 8 hardware is now commonly available, a major portion of tests requires

  DirectX 8 hardware support. A small part of the benchmark can be run with only

  DirectX 7 compatible hardware. Note that 3DMark03 is not appropriate for solely

  evaluating DirectX 7. 3DMark2001 SE should be used to measure DirectX 7 and

  early generation DirectX 8 hardware.

Frame-based Rendering. For the first time, 3DMark provides two different real-time

  rendering mechanisms: time-based rendering and frame-based rendering. Each game

  scene has a timeline or natural pace of action. Also provided is a frame-based

  rendering mechanism that renders a fixed number of frames for each second of

  the timeline. The number of frames is user configurable.

Shader Technologies. FutureMark believes that future 3D products will move

  to using vertex shaders and pixel shaders.3DMark03 focuses on these.

3D Engine. Previous versions of 3DMark used the MAX-FX 3D engine. The trend

  in 3D engines is moving towards very lightweight DirectX wrappers as more and

  more work is transitioned to the API and graphics card. 3DMark03 based the benchmark

  directly on top of the DirectX 9.0 3D platform. This allows the benchmark to

  be independent of specific technologies embedded in a single 3D engine implementation.


Real-time Physics. Besides 3D rendering, typical 3D games include CPU workloads.

  3DMark03, uses physics calculations to represent this workload. It is important

  to note that these computations are being performed in real-time to accurately

  represent real game usage. Natural

Requirements

  Minimum Graphics Card Requirement:

  DirectX?.0 compatible graphics adapter that has 32MB of memory and is fully

  DirectX?.0 compliant.

  DirectX 8.0 compliant graphics adapter to run the demo and all but 4 of the

  benchmarks

Minimum CPU Recommendation:

  1000MHz x86 compatible processor (PCMark2002 CPU score of over 2500) movements

  such as falling characters and crashes in 3DMark03 use real-time physics.

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