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The final score is a weighted sum of the game tests. The results of CPU and other tests are not taken into account.

As a complete package, 3DMark03 consists of:

• 4 game tests:
  • GT1: Wings of Fury - SM1.1 vertex shaders are used alongside fixed function pixel processing.
  • GT2: Battle of Proxycon - SM1.1 vertex shaders / SM1.4 or 1.1 pixel shaders / stencil shadows
  • GT3: Trolls' Lair - SM1.1 vertex shaders / SM1.4 or 1.1 pixel shaders / stencil shadows
  • GT4: Mother Nature - SM1.x and SM2.0 vertex and pixel shaders
• 2 CPU tests - low resolution versions of GT1 and GT3, using software vertex shaders to provide the CPU load
• 4 Feature tests:
  • Single and multi-texturing fillrate - fixed function rendering
  • Vertex shader - SM1.1 vertex and pixel shaders
  • Pixel shader 2.0 - procedural texturing
  • Ragtroll - ragdoll physics and SM1.1 rendering
• Sound tests - a sequence of graphics tests that uses 0, 24 and 60 sound sources

The final score is a geometric mean weighting the game tests equally. The CPU results are not taken into account.

In the free version only the part 1, "Return to Proxycon", of the demo is shown now.

The scoring formula was changed to incorporate CPU tests results: "For the first time in its history, the CPU result affects the final 3DMark score. This was done due to the fact that there are more and more games using complex AI algorithms and complex physics calculations."

Some of the graphics tests have the following features:

• HDR rendering
• Shadow mapping is used for all objects (specifically cascaded shadow mapping, with the depth textures filtered via hardware percentage-closer filtering (PCF))
• Water surfaces are created using pixel shaders with HDR refraction, HDR reflection, depth fog and Gerstner wave functions
• Atmospheric effects are generated via the use of heterogeneous fog, light scattering and cloud blending
• Material surfaces use either Blinn-Phong shading model or Strauss lighting model and subsurface scattering in some cases

The CPU tests in 3DMark06 are different from those found in previous 3DMark versions - instead of using software vertex shading to provide the CPU workload, path-finding, physics and engine routines are used instead, across multiple threads.

The free version only shows the part 1, "Return to Proxycon", of the demo.

Initially the 3DMark Vantage range included a free trial which allowed a single run, the Basic Edition priced at US$6.95 and the Advanced Edition priced at US$19.95. On March 15, 2011 Futuremark released an update for 3DMark Vantage that discontinued the trial edition and made the Basic Edition free to download.

3DMark 11 included four Graphics tests - Deep Sea 1 & 2, High Temple 1 & 2 - for measuring GPU performance, a Physics test measuring CPU performance, and a Combined test targeting CPU and GPU performance.

3DMark 11 included a Demo that adds a soundtrack to the visual content.

Scores from Windows, Android and iOS can be compared making this version of 3DMark the first to enable cross-platform performance comparisons.

Unlike previous versions, 3DMark features separate benchmark tests with each producing its own score.

Ice Storm is a DirectX 11 feature level 9 / OpenGL ES 2.0 test targeting smartphones, tablets and entry-level PCs. Ice Storm Extreme is a variant of Ice Storm that uses more demanding settings to provide a suitable test for high-end mobile devices.

Sling Shot is a mobile-only test introduced in March 2015 for Android and iOS, which is aimed at recent mobile devices and flagship phones.

Cloud Gate is a DirectX 11 feature level 10 test for typical home PC and notebooks.

Sky Diver is a DirectX 11 test aimed at gaming laptops and mid-range PCs that cannot achieve double-digit frame rates in the more demanding Fire Strike test.

Night Raid is a DirectX 12 test designed for systems using integrated graphics, such as tablets, laptops, and desktops lacking dedicated graphics hardware.

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 test for gaming PCs. Fire Strike Extreme is a variant of Fire Strike used to test high-performance gaming PCs with multiple GPUs. Fire Strike Ultra is yet another variant of Fire Strike, which is meant to test enthusiast-grade PCs that are able to game at 4K resolution.

Time Spy is a DirectX 12 test added in July 2016. DirectX 12 is only available in Windows 10 and newer, so the test is not available on older OS versions. As with Fire Strike Extreme, Time Spy Extreme is a variant of Time Spy used to test high-end gaming PCs.

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