Software Update: Futuremark 3DMark 11 1.01

Futuremark has released an update to version 11 of its benchmarking program 3DMark. This program can measure the performance of a Windows Vista or 7 machine. 3DMark 11 is available in Basic, Advanced and Professional flavors. Prices and mutual differences can be this page are being found. The list of changes and improvements coming with the 1.01 patch is below.

All Editions

• Fixed an issue with SystemInfo that prevented the Physics and Combined tests from running.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash if the DirectX 11 API or .NET was not available.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash if the number of system GPUs was unknown.
• Letterboxing and scaling now works with wide displays.
• The benchmark UI is now minimized during the benchmark run.
• Improved result security when submitting to 3dmark.com.
• Added automatic update notification.
• Updated SystemInfo component to version 3.54.1.1.

Advanced and Professional Edition only

• Added option for manual GPU Count selection to the Advanced tab.
• Added Scaling Mode selection to the Advanced tab, choose from centered or stretched.
• Results tab now shows the individual scores for each of the six tests.

Professional Edition only

• Demo audio now works when running from the command line.
• Image Quality tool now handles unexpected parameters correctly.
• Image Quality tool now works correctly with the reference rasterizer option.