3DMark 2001 SE

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3DMark 2001 SE

Post by Electoad @ 09:01pm 18/02/02 | 16 Comments

If you haven't noticed MadOnion.com have released the Second Edition (how original) of their premier DirectX bench marking suite 3DMark 2001.

MadOnion.com is pleased to announce the release of 3DMark�2001 Second Edition, a major enhancement to its 3DMark� benchmark solution, originally launched in 1998. Combining DirectX 8.1 support with the latest in 3D graphics, 3DMark2001 SE objectively measures how effectively a PC runs 3D graphics applications and provides users with an online results comparison tool that allows them to make informed hardware assessments and upgrade decisions.

3DMark2001 SE new features:

Microsoft DirectX 8.1 support
Verified Microsoft Windows XP compatibility
A new DirectX 8.1 feature test utilising pixel shader 1.4 (Fish Demo pic below)
System Info can now detect more components of your PC, like AGP settings that are crucial for 3D performance.
The usage of compressed textures has been optimised.
Lots of reported compatibility issues fixed. For example the dynamic shadows now look correct on graphics cards doing tile based rendering.(Kyro2)