Demos and Benchmarks
These demos showcase the capabilities of PC hardware released between 1995 and 2005. Those with benchmarking tools can be used to compare the performance of different systems and components.
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3DMark99 Max is a DirectX 6 demo with a built-in benchmark. Register with username Futuremark and key 78TR2-8DBDU-BMXXS to unlock extra tests and resolutions above 800x600x16.
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3DMark2000 is a DirectX 7 demo with a built-in benchmark. Register with username Futuremark and key 6VZTY-SDZ75-KA9V7 to unlock extra tests. 3DMark2000 has the broadest compatibility of any Futuremark demo.
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XL-R8R is a DirectX 7 demo released alongside 3DMark2000. Unlike 3DMark2000, XL-R8R has no built-in benchmark. Start with command line arguments -demo -loop -x1024 -y768 -bpp32 to run a looping demo at 1024x768x32.
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3DMark2001 SE is a DirectX 8.1 demo with a built-in benchmark. It targets GeForce3, GeForce4 Ti, and Radeon 8500 cards. Register with username Futuremark and key 7QMF2-TSLJR-ESRDD-L3FJF to unlock extra tests.
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3DMark03 is a DirectX 9 demo with a built-in benchmark. It targets the first generation of DirectX 9 video cards (Radeon R300 series, GeForce FX series). Register with key N4LWE-T6HUX-8U4JB-28YLV to unlock extra tests.
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3DMark05 is a DirectX 9 demo with a built-in benchmark. It targets the second generation of DirectX 9 video cards (Radeon X800 series, GeForce 6 series). Register with key C1S0A-2VF80-D6RHW-UWZLU to unlock extra tests.
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3DMark06 updates 3DMark05 with enhanced shaders and new demo scenes. Targets the third generation of DirectX 9 video cards (Radeon X1000 series, GeForce 7 series). Register with code 3DM06-YKL9-C7R6-73WW-AAPA-VHKW to unlock extra tests.
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Rage Dawning was developed by 3DForge, a division of Futuremark, to showcase the capabilities of ATI's Rage 128 video cards. The demo runs on other video cards with Windows 98, but does not work with Windows XP.
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This demo showcases the capabilities of the Matrox G400 line of video cards. Add i_promise_i_will_go_buy_a_matrox_g400 to the config file to run on non-Matrox hardware.
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X-Isle is a DirectX 8 demo that showcases the capabilities of the GeForce3 GPU. Crytek eventually used the technology behind X-Isle to develop the game Far Cry.
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Codecreatures is a DirectX 8.1 demo with a built-in benchmark.
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AquaMark 3 is a DirectX 9 demo with a built-in benchmark. Register with license type Professional Plus, username edx//SSG, and key UASD-29NU-WJ44-8S18-EAED-ZRPP-9JV2-TK2W-7AHR to unlock custom test settings.
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