The independent DirectX 3D Benchmarking Project, released a new version of the D3D RightMark graphics benchmarking suite.

Features of D3D RightMark include:

- Open source code for shaders and benchmarking modules;
- Latest DirectX 9 technologies;
- Flexible and deep control of all benchmarking parameters;
- Pixel Filling Test;
- Geometry Processing Speed Test;
- Hidden Surface Removal Test;
- Pixel Shader Test;
- Point Sprites Test;
- Experimental State Profiling Test;
- Wise choice of shaders - FFP, 1.X, 2.X and HLSL;
- Updated DirectX 9 Shader Compiler;
- Hardware feautures list (driver CAPS tree);
- Intuitive shell with extensive batching facility;
- Detailed HTML and XLS (Microsoft Office XP compatible) result reports;
- Modular structure (new tests can be easily integrated into shell);

Limitations: To obtain full functionality, you need fully DirectX9-compatible graphics adapter. For reading XLS reports, generated by tests, you need Microsoft Office XP or above.

What's New in This Release:

В· Vertex Shaders 3.0 and Pixel Shaders 3.0 support in some tests(!)
В· The new "skinned" user interface for shell and modules
В· The new look of the results files (for XML and HTML formats)
В· The new look of the reports files (for HTML format)
В· VS dynamic flow control support for the "Geometry Processing Speed"
В· New PS 2.a shaders for the "Pixel Shading" test (Water and Cook-Torrance lighting)
В· New PS 1.1 and 1.4 shaders for the "Pixel Shading" test (Psychodelic and Wood)
В· More new shader profiles for the "Pixel Filling" and "Geometry Processing Speed" tests
В· The "Pixel Filling" test has the separate PPS(pixels/second) and TPS(texels/second) results
В· The "State Profiler" test was removed
В· A lot of bugs fixed