Rydermark, the new benchie, finally announced

Well, it is getting real, the Rydermark benchmark just got officially announced. We saw it running back at Game Developers Conference a few weeks ago but we were asked to keep it quiet, as the textures were not then at full quality.

This will be a free DirectX 9 benchmark. It uses a multi-threading game engine based on an actual game scheduled for later release. The benchmark shows real-time 3D graphic features and can stress the latest hardware. It is made with high-end PCs with dual core CPUs and 512MB graphic cards, or more.

The benchmark includes True 64-bit High Dynamic Range Lighting with Antialiasing, Parallax Occlusion Mapping, Soft Shadows, Normal Mapping, Soft Particles, Full Scene Motion Blur, Depth-of-Field, Heat Haze, Volumetric Fire and a Realistic Water Physics.

It is the first benchmark to show off Parallax Occlusion Mapping. This marchitecture makes your textures look better, and gives you much better visual effects than Bump Mapping or Parallax Mapping techniques.

Unlike a synthetic benchmark, Rydermark uses 3D models, textures and Shaders developed for an actual video game. This should help buyers make a decision about the next-generation hardware. The benchmark also supports true 5.1 Surround Sound.

Best of all is that there will be the DirectX 10 version of it as well. The company behind the benchmark is called Candella Sofware. µ

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