3DMark bedarf eigentlich keiner langen erläuterungen. Es handelt sich um einen synthetischen Grafikkartenbenchmark, welcher die Systemleitung - insbesondere jene der Grafikkarte - analysiert.
Futuremark nennt die Mindestsystemvorraussetzungen wie folgt:
* Single-core Intel® or AMD® compatible processor 2.5GHz or higher
* DirectX® 9 compatible graphics adapter with Pixel Shader 2.0 support or later, and graphics memory of 256MB*
* 1GB of system RAM or more
* 1.5GB of free hard disk space
* Windows® XP 32bit or Windows Vista™ 32bit operating system with latest Service Packs and updates installed
* DirectX® 9.0c December 2005 or later
* Visual C++ 2005 Redist
* Microsoft Excel® 2003/XP or later for some 3DMark functionality
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later for some 3DMark functionality
* Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (December 2005) System Development Kit is required to run the image quality test using the reference rasterizer.