Measuring graphics performance with 3DMark Vantage 1.1.0

Installing and patching 3DMark Vantage

1.Download the 3DMark_Vantage_v110_installer.exe Windows package from http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmarkvantage/download/.

2.Install 3DMark Vantage 1.1.0 with the default options by double-clicking the 3DMark_Vantage_v110_installer.exe file.

3.At the Welcome screen, click Next.

4.At the License Agreement screen, click I accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next.

5.At the Setup Type screen, click Express, and click Next.

6.At the Ready to Install the Program screen, click Install.

7.When the 3DMark Vantage Read Me page appears in your Web browser, review the document, and click Close when you are finished.

8.At the Setup Complete screen, click Finish.

9.Launch 3DMark Vantage 1.1.0 by double-clicking on the 3DMark Vantage desktop icon. Enter the registration code, and click Register.

10.Exit 3DMark Vantage 1.1.0.

Running 3DMark Vantage 1.1.0

For Entry-level results:

1.Reboot the system, and wait 2 minutes.

2.Double-click the 3DMark Vantage desktop icon to launch the benchmark.

3.In the 3DMark Vantage Main section, click the Preset drop-down menu arrow, and select Entry.

4.Click the Options tab, then click the Graphic Tests tab, and ensure that both tests are selected.

5.Click the CPU Tests tab, and ensure that both tests are selected.

6.Click the Feature Tests tab, and deselect all six tests by clicking the check mark by each title.

7.Click Run Benchmark.

8.When the benchmark run completes, take a screenshot of the results, and record them as follows:

3DMark Score

GPU Score

CPU Score

9.Perform steps 1 through 8 two more times, and report the median of the three runs.

For Performance-level results:

1.Reboot the system, and wait 2 minutes.

2.Double-click the 3DMark Vantage desktop icon to launch the benchmark.

3.In the 3DMark Vantage Main section, click the Preset pull-down menu arrow, and select Performance.

4.Click the Options tab, then click the Graphic Tests tab, and ensure that both tests are selected.

5.Click the CPU Tests tab, and ensure that both tests are selected.

6.Click the Graphic Tests tab, and ensure that both tests are selected.

7.Click the Feature Tests tab, and deselect all six tests by clicking the check mark by each title.

8.Click Run Benchmark.

9.When the benchmark run completes, take a screenshot of the results, and record them as follows:

3DMark Score

GPU Score

CPU Score

10.Perform steps 1 through 10 two more times, and report the median of the three runs.

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