3DMark News

3DMark Speed Way is a new GPU benchmark that showcases the graphics technology that will power the next generation of gaming experiences.

We’re excited to announce that Speed Way, sponsored by Lenovo Legion, is releasing on October 12. Our team has been working hard to get Speed Way ready for you to use benchmarking, stress testing, and comparing the new PC hardware coming this fall.



[h2]3DMark – New price from October 12 - $34.99[/h2]
From October 12 onward, Speed Way will be included in the price when you buy 3DMark.

Since we released Time Spy in 2016, 3DMark users have enjoyed many free updates, including Time Spy Extreme, the 3DMark CPU Profile, 3DMark Wild Life, and multiple tests demonstrating new DirectX features. With the addition of Speed Way, the price of 3DMark on Steam will go up from $29.99 to $34.99.

[h2]3DMark Speed Way Upgrade DLC - $4.99[/h2]
If you already own 3DMark, you will be able to purchase the Speed Way upgrade DLC for $4.99

[h2]Changes to 3DMark Standalone license and Steam. [/h2]
Due to a Steam policy change, standalone 3DMark Advanced edition licenses purchased from UL site after October 12, 2022, and 3DMark Speed Way upgrade licenses purchased from UL site cannot be added to your Steam account.

For more information, please read this article on our website.

We’re excited to release a new 3DMark feature test for Intel’s new XeSS AI-enhanced upscaling technology, available now.

[h2]Compare XeSS performance and image quality with the Intel XeSS feature test.[/h2]
3DMark feature tests are specialized tests for specific technologies. The Intel XeSS feature test helps you compare the performance and image quality of Intel’s XeSS with traditional rendering techniques.

The 3DMark frame inspector tool lets you compare image quality with an interactive side-by-side comparison of XeSS and native-resolution rendering.

Check out the images below to see an example comparison of native resolution rendering and XeSS in the new 3DMark feature test.



[h2]Comparing performance and image quality with the Intel XeSS feature test[/h2]
The test renders a scene based on the 3DMark Port Royal benchmark two times to show the effect XeSS has on performance and image quality. The first run measures baseline performance by rendering the scene with temporal anti-aliasing (TAA) at the output resolution.

The second run renders the scene at a lower resolution and then uses the selected XeSS mode to upscale the frames to the output resolution.

The result screen shows you the average frame rate from each run and the difference in performance expressed as a percentage.



[h2]3DMark Intel XeSS frame inspector[/h2]
The 3DMark Intel XeSS feature test includes the frame inspector tool. This tool lets you compare image quality with a side-by-side view of Intel XeSS and native-resolution rendering. You can render up to 100 consecutive frames from the feature test and freely pan around or zoom in up to 32×.



[h2]About Intel Xess[/h2]
XeSS (Xe Super Sampling) is a new Intel graphics technology that uses AI-enhanced upscaling to improve performance while maintaining high image fidelity. XeSS renders each frame at a lower resolution to boost performance and then uses AI upscaling to generate frames at the target output resolution.
You can find out about XeSS on the Intel website.

To run the Intel XeSS feature test, you must have a GPU that supports Intel XeSS and Microsoft DirectX Raytracing Tier 1.1. XeSS compatible GPUs include Intel Arc GPUs, as well as AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs with Shader Model 6.4 support. You also need Windows 11 or Windows 10 64-bit, version 20H2 or newer.

[h2]Available now[/h2]
The Intel XeSS feature test is included when you buy 3DMark, and a free update for users who purchased 3DMark after January 8, 2019.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/223850/3DMark/

If you already own 3DMark but bought it before January 8, 2019, you'll need to buy the Port Royal upgrade to unlock the Intel XeSS feature test. You can read more about 3DMark updates and upgrades here.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/496103/3DMark_Port_Royal_upgrade/

[h2]What's new in 3DMark v2.23.7457[/h2]
This is a minor update. Benchmark scores are not affected.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue that incorrectly prevented systems compatible with DLSS 2 from selecting it for the DLSS feature test.
  

[h2]What's new in 3DMark v2.23.7455[/h2]
This update supports the launch of the new 3DMark Intel XeSS feature test.

Wild Life Extreme 1.1 contains CPU optimizations to ensure the test is not limited by the CPU. Scores are mostly unaffected, but scores of some high-performance computers may see slight improvements.

New

• Intel XeSS feature test
  

Improved

• Stress tests can now be run in windowed mode.
  
• Improved threading performance to reduce CPU bottleneck on high-performance desktop computers in Wild Life Extreme.
  

Fixed

• Fixed an issue in the standalone version of 3DMark, where some security softwares could prevent the installation of DLCs.
  
• Fixed an issue where SystemInfo would not have enough time to get hardware monitoring data on some systems.
  

Tests

• Wild Life Extreme updated to version 1.1.
  

UL benchmarks use a component called SystemInfo to identify the hardware in your system. This patch updates SystemInfo to version 5.53.
[h2]SystemInfo 5.53[/h2]

• Updated GPU detection module to improve compatibility with latest hardware.
  

UL benchmarks use a component called SystemInfo to identify the hardware in your system. This patch updates SystemInfo to version 5.52.
[h2]SystemInfo 5.52[/h2]

• Updated CPUID module to improve compatibility with latest hardware.
  
• Updated GPU detection module to improve compatibility with latest hardware.
  

UL benchmarks use a component called SystemInfo to identify the hardware in your system. This patch updates SystemInfo to version 5.51.
[h2]SystemInfo 5.51[/h2]

• Updated GPU detection module to improve compatibility with latest hardware.
  
• Added detection for Intel ARC performance optimization settings. For a valid score, Intel ARC driver 31.0.101.3277 or later is required, with performance optimizations set to "Disabled" in Intel ARC Control for all 3DMark tests. This is the default setting for Intel ARC Control.