Software Update: 3DMark2001 SE

Anonymous: 43343 and Saekerhett simultaneously reported that 3dmark 2001 SE is ready for download. A list of mirrors is here to find. Of course something has changed compared to the 2001 version. Below is a list of updates to 3D mark 2001 SE.

Major Improvements:

* Support for Microsoft DirectX® 8.1

* Fully compatible with Windows XP®

* New test utilizing pixel shader 1.4

* Updated ‘system info’ which can now display additional system configuration info, including installed hard drives and AGP settings

* Support for the latest AMD® and Intel® processors

Minor Corrections:

* The usage of compressed textures has been optimized.

* The dynamic shadows in the game tests now work correctly on all supported hardware.

* There is a new texture format ‘DXTC1 only’, enabling compressed texture usage on cards supporting DXTC1 only.

* All reported compatibility issues have been addressed.

Important Notes:

* Benchmark results from the original release of 3DMark2001 and 3DMark2001 SE ARE COMPARABLE. When comparing results, please note that every performance-testing tool has a small margin of error. If testing conditions do not vary, 3DMark2001 SE is accurate within a 3% error margin.

* 3DMark2001 SE has shown a minor average performance increase, but it remains below the 3% error margin.

* 3DMark2001 SE is available as a full version download only.

* The registration codes for 3DMark2001 also work for 3DMark2001 SE.