3DMark06 Advanced and Professional Features

The Gamers' Benchmark

3DMark06 is the latest version in the popular 3DMark series, including advanced SM2.0 and HDR/SM3.0 Shader graphics tests and now including single, multiple core and multiple processor CPU tests as part of the 3DMark score! Our accurate performance and image quality diagnostic tool, designed for DirectX®9.0c, provides you with all the information you need to make informed hardware assessments.

Please note that all the tests & options listed below can only be accessed in 3DMark06 Advanced or 3DMark05 Professional Editions!

Primary 3DMark06 Advanced and Professional Features:

DirectX® 9 3D game performance benchmark
Includes separate graphics card and CPU benchmarks
Produces workloads that simulate next generation 3D gaming requirements
Advanced 3D game engine supports HDR Rendering with SM3.0 Shaders, in addition to SM2.0 Shaders
Includes two HDR/SM3.0 game tests and two SM2.0 game tests
CPU performance testing via AI and physics workloads for both single core systems and multi-threaded, multi-core and multiple processor environments
3D graphics feature tests include Fill Rate, Pixel Shader, Vertex Shader, SM3.0 tests, and Batch Size tests
Full control over the benchmark display configuration, including resolution, shader profiles, anti-aliasing and texture filtering.
Feature tests measuring shader performance, and essential graphics performance features.
Playable mini-game based on CPU test
Professional tools, including image quality analysis and graph creation of runtime statistics.
Result import to MS Excel tool for result management and report creation.
Access to the Pro-Online ResultBrowser

Exclusive 3DMark06 Professional Features:

Command line functionality for test automation
Batch run functionality for automated testing
Full commercial license
Demo Loop option

Which Version Is The Right One for You?

3DMark06 is available in two full editions: 3DMark06 Advanced Edition is legally restricted to home or personal use only, with no commercial use permitted. 3DMark06 Professional Edition is fully licensed for all business and commercial use. In addition, we offer a free, limited functionality 3DMark06 Basic Edition for non-commercial, evaluation purposes only.

Version Comparison

	3DMark®06 Basic Edition	3DMark®06 Advanced Edition	3DMark®06 Professional Edition
Full DirectX9.0c Support	Yes	Yes	Yes
2 SM2.0 Graphics Tests	Yes	Yes	Yes
2 HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Test	Yes	Yes	Yes
2 CPU Tests	Yes	Yes	Yes
3DMark Total Score	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sub-Scores	Yes	Yes	Yes
Offline Score View	No	Yes	Yes
3D Graphics Feature Tests	No	Yes	Yes
Fill Rate Tests	No	Yes	Yes
Pixel Shader Test	No	Yes	Yes
Vertex Shader Tests	No	Yes	Yes
SM3.0 Feature Tests	No	Yes	Yes
Batch Size Test	No	Yes	Yes
Playable Mini Game	No	Yes	Yes
Graph Benchmark Mode	No	Yes	Yes
Pro-Online ResultBrowser Access	No	Yes	Yes
Benchmark Display Settings	No	Yes	Yes
Shader Profile Settings	No	Yes	Yes
Texture Filtering & AA Tool	No	Yes	Yes
Image Quality Tool	No	Yes	Yes
Full Demo & Settings	No	Yes	Yes
Extra Rendering Settings	No	Yes	Yes
Ref Rast Image Database	No	Yes	Yes
Export to MS Excel	No	Yes	Yes
Graph Benchmark Mode	No	Yes	Yes
Technical Support	No	Yes	Yes
Full Demo Looping	No	No	Yes
Command Line Functionality	No	No	Yes
Batch Run for Automated Testing	No	No	Yes
Commercial Use	No	No	Yes

You may purchase 3DMark06 Advanced Edition and Professional Edition from our Online Store.
Note: 3DMark06 Basic, Advanced, and Professional all require DirectX®9.0c and DirectX9 December 2005 update in order to run. You can download the latest version of DirectX from Microsoft.