Futuremark Announces 3DMark 11 Release Date, Begins Pre-Ordering

Editor’s Note: Futuremark has had to postpone 3DMark 11’s release date. The new date is unknown at present. Details have been posted in the comments.

This morning we received a press release from Futuremark announcing the release date of its newest benchmark, 3DMark 11 – November 30th, 2010. That’s right, we’ve got less than two weeks until we have another bench to torture our hardware with!

There’s also a new trailer that “shows off a number of improvements from the previously released work-in-progress tech demo videos. The Deep Sea scene now includes particle effects in the water as submersibles explore the sea bed and discover a sunken World War II submarine. In the High Temple scene the foliage is now animated and there are changes in the lighting conditions as the sun sets on the mysterious temple.”

Here is what you can expect from the two versions that will be available:

3DMARK 11 BASIC EDITION – Free, available from November 30

• Performance PC benchmark preset
• Audio visual demo, fixed at 720p
• Browse, search and compare results online
• Store one result online

3DMARK 11 ADVANCED EDITION – $19.95 – PRE-ORDER NOW

• Entry level PC benchmark preset
• Performance PC benchmark preset
• Extreme PC benchmark preset
• Custom benchmark settings
• Audio visual demo, custom resolutions
• Benchmark looping for stability testing
• Browse, search and compare results online
• Unlimited online results storage
• Hide results from public view
• Offline result management
• Advert-free online service

You can see more information, trailers and screenshots from Futuremark at http://www.3dmark.com/. Write it on your calendars folks – November 30th, 2010. Can’t wait to see how our hardware fares!

–Jeremy Vaughan (hokiealumnus)