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The thread discusses a new DirectX 12 benchmark called Time Spy introduced in 3DMark, highlighting its advanced features and development by major industry players. The original poster shares their positive experience with DX12 graphics in a racing game and provides screenshots, while another user comments on the need for more DX12-optimized games to fully utilize such benchmarks. Overall, the discussion is optimistic about DX12's potential but notes the limited current game support as a point of concern.
kemical

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A new benchmark will soon be coming to 3DMark as reported in their blog


''Time Spy is a new DirectX 12 benchmark test, coming soon to all Windows editions of 3DMark. With its pure DirectX 12 engine, built from the ground up to support new features like asynchronous compute, explicit multi-adapter, and multi-threading, Time Spy is an ideal benchmark for testing the DirectX 12 performance of the latest graphics cards.

Developed with input from AMD, Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and the other members of the Futuremark Benchmark Development Program, Time Spy shows the exciting potential of low-level, low-overhead APIs like DirectX 12''.


Looks good! I can't wait to give it a try :)
 

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now we just need some games that use it so we can justify the $... ashes of the singularity turned out to be (well not really a lie) disappointing
 

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Recently I've been playing the free beta Forza Motorsport 6 downloadable from the store. It's a neat game and I often jump on to blat round some track or other in a Pagini or other such monster. The graphics, all dx12, are simply fantastic: Driving a supercar is pretty neat too:

An image from 'New DX12 Benchtest coming to 3DMark'. A red and purple Pagani Huayra races in daylight and night scenes in Forza Motorsport 6 Apex.


An image from 'New DX12 Benchtest coming to 3DMark'. A red and purple Pagani Huayra races in daylight and night scenes in Forza Motorsport 6 Apex.


I took these next shots using the in built screenshot editor
An image from 'New DX12 Benchtest coming to 3DMark'. A red and purple Pagani Huayra races in daylight and night scenes in Forza Motorsport 6 Apex.


An image from 'New DX12 Benchtest coming to 3DMark'. A red and purple Pagani Huayra races in daylight and night scenes in Forza Motorsport 6 Apex.


An image from 'New DX12 Benchtest coming to 3DMark'. A red and purple Pagani Huayra races in daylight and night scenes in Forza Motorsport 6 Apex.
 

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William B

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Nice. Do you use a racing wheel?
 

kemical

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Just the k'board old skool stylee.. ;) Works surprisingly well though.
 

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Driving games is in genre I actually never fully got into. I did flying games still have my HOTAS setup from the old LOMAC days. Those screenshots above look incredible :)
 

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