3DMark06 Performance Review:
 

Futuremark’s 3DMark testing suites are always in the middle of different discussions and arguments. Some would accuse them of generating unfair results, the others regard them as the only measuring tool for 3D performance… But one fact is truly undeniable: very often 3DMark results are prophetic predicting the graphics cards performance in the upcoming gaming applications with high certainty, even though these games are still under development. We witnessed this with 3DMark03 and 3DMark05. Will the new 3DMark06 be able to repeat the success of the predecessors? This is the question we are going to answer in out today’s article devoted to detailed testing of 20 graphics cards and 19 CPUs in the new 3DMark06 suite