3DMark 11 Benchmark Tool Revealed with Trailer

Fresh off its first foray into actual game development--Futuremark Games Studio's

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Fresh off its first foray into actual game development--Futuremark Games Studio's Shattered Horizon--software creator Futuremark has announced the latest iteration of its popular 3DMark benchmark tools.

Due out in the third quarter of 2010--a.k.a. between July 1 and September 30--3DMark 11 has been "designed to measure the performance of DirectX 11 gaming PCs" and "uses a native DirectX 11 engine created in-house," with a free version due upon launch.

The announcement was paired with screenshots and a trailer from a work-in-progress version of 3DMark 11's "Deep Sea" tech demo, which features volumetric lighting, tessellation, post-processing and an "original composition" of music:

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    May 24, 2010 10:25 AM

    "A free edition that allows unlimited runs will be available."

    YAY! And a smart move. :)

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