System Requirements
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It is possible that 3DMark06 will run on PCs that do not meet the minimum recommendation above, but the benchmark performance may be seriously affected. For example, insufficient video memory will result in texture swapping - this will cause fluctuations during the tests, reducing the reliability of the generated scores.
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Minimum System Recommendation
- Single-core Intel® or AMD® compatible processor 2.5GHz or higher
- DirectX® 9 compatible graphics adapter with Pixel Shader 2.0 support or later, and graphics memory of 256MB*
- 1GB of system RAM or more
- 1.5GB of free hard disk space
- Windows® 7, Windows® XP or Windows Vista™ 32 or 64bit operating system with latest Service Packs and updates installed
- DirectX® 9.0c December 2005 or later
- Visual C++ 2005 Redist
- Microsoft Excel® 2003/XP or later for some 3DMark functionality
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later for some 3DMark functionality
- Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (December 2005) System Development Kit is required to run the image quality test using the reference rasterizer.
Recommended System
- Multi-core Intel® or AMD® compatible processor 2.0GHz or higher
- DirectX® 9 compatible graphics adapter with Pixel Shader 3.0 support or later, and graphics memory of 512MB*
- 2GB of system RAM or more
- 1.5GB of free hard disk space
- Windows® 7, Windows® XP or Windows Vista™ 32 or 64bit operating system with latest Service Packs and updates installed
- DirectX® 9.0c December 2005 or later
- Visual C++ 2005 Redist
- Microsoft Excel® 2003/XP or later for some 3DMark functionality
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later for some 3DMark functionality
- Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (December 2005) System Development Kit is required to run the image quality test using the reference rasterizer.
It is possible that 3DMark06 will run on PCs that do not meet the minimum recommendation above, but the benchmark performance may be seriously affected. For example, insufficient video memory will result in texture swapping - this will cause fluctuations during the tests, reducing the reliability of the generated scores.
For a full list of cards capable of running 3DMark06, please visit this page.
